Yesterday I had an unexpected visit to the rheumatologist because of increasing swelling and pain in a finger on my left hand. He gave me an injection into the finger joint which was not such a fun thing to have done.  Although I have a fairly well-developed vocabulary it seemed to get pared down pretty quickly to one word, “Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!”…

I got an email a few days ago from Jodi, a long time reader and all around really nice person. She suggested the following idea:…

Since this blog was all about colonoscopies last week, I couldn’t resist sharing this with you.  Is that funny, or what?…

Yesterday on the 90-minute drive to Sarah’s appointment, she and I were reminiscing about other procedure/surgeries she’s had over the years—and there have certainly been a good number of them. As we got closer to the doctor’s office, however, I noticed that she was getting quieter and quieter. I asked what was on her mind and she replied, “Oh, it’s just sort of hard for…