High Anxiety and Jumping in the Deep End
“Relax,” he said. “Hi!” I replied. “Have you met me? I am not a relaxed person.” I have lived with anxiety since I was a child. My first memory of being really anxious was the first day of Grade 1. I remember the red dress I was wearing. I remember being one of only two…
Two Studies on Developing Safer Opioids
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know is that I often rant about the hysteria of the war on opioids and how it often leaves people in pain untreated.There is some good news on the research front. Two new studies show promise for the development of opioids that have no…
Exercising My Lungs
After that medical adventure earlier this year, my lungs are quite miraculously unscathed. When I saw my doctor a couple of days after being discharged from the hospital, she listened to my chest and exclaimed in wonder that my lungs sounded completely clear. About a month later, I had a chest x-ray and in the…
RA Complicatons and Comorbidities
A couple of weeks ago, someone bemoaned the fact that there wasn’t a list of all the extra conditions and complications you have to be aware of when you have RA. So I wrote one: “Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isn’t just a bit of arthritis. It’s a serious disease that affects the joints and other systems…
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