I've unintentionally taken a three-month hiatus from working out. Now that the awful and unnatural bloating caused by taking Benefiber has subsided, I realize that I'm starting to resemble a skeleton wearing a loose-fitting Elisha suit.

Just when exactly did my abs turn to jelly? How am I even able to remain upright?

Curiouser and curiouser.

Time to ( Read more... )

Years of intestinal issues came to a head last Tuesday. This week got in to see my doc and was diagnosed with IBS-A, like I've been saying I've had for years. It is assumed that my poor diet -- i.e. a breakfast sandwich and medium coffee from Dunkies in the A.M., one bottle of water per day, and whatever is around for dinner -- led to and ( Read more... )

So my mother thinks I have cancer... or something ( Read more... )

As you all know, I started medicine for my headaches around the beginning of the month... and there were a few unpleasant side effects - some dizziness, some nausea, changes in taste, loss of appetite.  Though the lack of taste saved me from the rancid taste of an evil Miller Lite when the bar ran out of Budweiser products, and lack of appetite has ( Read more... )

I was totally bumped into the stoneage this weekend by Friday's mini, though tempestuous, snowstorm; at about 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, the phone lines for the neighborhood went down, not to be restored until 3 p.m. Monday.  Therefore, no phone and, subsequently, no internet.  I've never felt so isolated, so archaic.  Thank you, Mother Nature, ( Read more... )

So I went to the doctor on Friday and got put on some medicine to help assuage the pain of my migraines.  I got Imitrex to take when I get the headache, nasal stuff to clear my sinuses, and seizure medicine called Topamax that's supposed to prevent headaches from occuring.  Only problem is, since I've started taking the Topamax, I've experienced a ( Read more... )