I've hesitated to post about this, in fear that someone might feel obligated to remonstrate with me about what I'm doing. Before I go any farther, let me just say ... save your breath/keystrokes. If you know me at all, you know I am a research addict, and I have done my homework before embarking on this. Having gotten that out of the way ( Read more... )

We just got home from seeing Marin Shakes do Taming of the Shrew a la Pirates of the Caribbean (with a few Mel Brooks references thrown in for kicks). Funny and creative, as usual. I'm thinking Shrew would be great rewritten for a leather setting, myself. The scene at the end, where Kate is dressing down the other wives for not showing their ( Read more... )

I had my first follow-up visit with my rheumatologist earlier this month. Since it occurred to me that it was nearly six months since I started making some of my lifestyle changes, I also asked my PCP if we could run a recheck on some of my labs ( Read more... )

I now have the Rheumatologist's confirmation of a working diagnosis: Rheumatoid Arthritis ( Read more... )

The lifestyle changes we've been incorporating very quickly revealed a silver lining: I'm losing weight. And it occurred to me recently that I was probably also experiencing some other health improvements that aren't as visible as weight loss. So, I decided I should make an appointment with my doctor, to have my overdue new patient physical, and ( Read more... )

I'm having a horrendous time getting into the "Christmas spirit" this year. Might have something to do with the challenges we've been grappling with over the past two months, compounded by the fact that this season makes me feel a bit of a spiritual orphan. And the weather's not helping much right now, either ( Read more... )

We are still going to try to present tomorrow night's Newcomers Series class - 100 Ways to Play ( Read more... )

So, last Thursday, I got an email from my doctor saying the results from the biopsy were normal, but ... He couldn't get as complete a sample of tissue as he would have liked, so he wants me to keep him well-informed ( Read more... )

Saturday, May 2nd

Though I actually had my degree conferred back in December, I walked the stage with cap, gown, Masters hood and honors cords. I had waited too long and worked too hard not to.

Friday, May 8th

I went for an endometrial biopsy. Now I wait for the results.

Tuesday, May 12thHaving been introduced recently to a Someone who ( Read more... )