Wow, it’s been over a month since I last wrote. It’s taken me that long to recover from the two-week trip back East. We visited family in Michigan, Maryland, and Massachusetts, by air and by car. Traveling is ALWAYS a ….
Despite the news about the severity of the spinal stenosis, Hubby and I decided to go ahead with our trip, taking precautions as needed. Our flight is today, but before leaving I went to my first acupuncture appointment….
In preparation for our whirlwind trip back East, Hubby and I decided to buy a wheelchair so that I could get around without pain. We plan to visit family in Michigan, Maryland, and Massachusetts….
Today I found out why I have such awful nerve pain and numbness in my back and legs. It’s a condition called spinal stenosis, and we discovered it during my regularly scheduled follow up with my internist, who gave me a referral ….
It’s been one heck of a time for about three weeks now. I’m battling pleurisy—again. The Lupus is causing some very painful inflammation in my lungs and difficulty breathing. It seems like I never really got over the ….
We received really good news at my gyn appointment today. The ultrasound revealed that the huge cyst on my right ovary has completely dissolved! But, my Lupus lab work ….
A few weeks ago, I had really great news about my results with the Paleo diet. I was feeling so much more energy and reduced symptoms of inflammation and pain. I just felt so much better. But…and there’s always a ….
About a week ago, I prepared for what I thought was a routine follow-up with my doctor. Boy, was I wrong! I’ve been having some strange lesions in my mouth, specifically on my tongue.We first thought it to be oral thrush, but….
I knew chemotherapy was used for patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis, but I never heard that it was used for Lupus as well. That’s a good thing because it means that I’m not that far along ….
Today my sister, Dar, had her surgery to remove the cancerous tumor from her breast as well as the lymph nodes where the cancer had spread. The surgery went well, and they also put in a port in her opposite ….
I finally found a psychotherapist here in Reno who I feel I can work well with and be productive. Her name is Dr. B, and she’s a licensed marriage and family therapist. I found her kind of organically through my new ….
Turning 50 wasn’t so bad. I had such a beautiful birthday last week on the central California coast, picnicking at Pfieffer Beach in Big Sur and enjoying a nice, fresh seafood dinner in Monterey. Not too bad for an old Lupie….
Written with by Olivia Davenport
