Category Archives: Medical

Coughing isn’t fun

Posted on 2024-12-27 by Holly

No one needs to listen to me whine, which is all I have felt like. Also explains why I am not bothering to send out mass emails. It all started perhaps on Saturday night, but certainly by Sunday I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Feeling Lousy

Posted on 2024-12-24 by Holly

After running a fever for three days and coughing I figured that my choices were to go into the Oakland VA outpatient clinic today or run a risk of having to drive to SF tomorrow to the ER. Having worked … Continue reading →

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every three months

Posted on 2024-12-18 by Holly

I think is what we agreed upon. My choices are relatively simple – hang out till the NHL comes back. No, I don’t think so. – go with an every two month schedule for the next two years and hopefully … Continue reading →

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Still Legal

Posted on 2024-10-28 by Holly

As I was attempting to find a lost critical item this morning, I went ahead and grabbed a picture of this –   Most years, I just renew my license when the window opens up 1 Sept. This year, since … Continue reading →

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Scanning

Posted on 2024-08-06 by Holly

I decided a while back that I really didn’t want to know my life’s cumulative radiation exposure. I had yet another PET scan this morning. It made sense to do it – if all the increased activity that showed up … Continue reading →

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whining

Posted on 2024-07-26 by Holly

I will admit it up front. I am feeling sorry for myself.  I seriously dislike pain, discomfort and/or swelling. I equally do not enjoy swallowing handfuls of pills multiple times a day. As of Tuesday evening, when I took my … Continue reading →

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Falling behind

Posted on 2024-07-25 by Holly

Well, I am back from an early run over the SFVA. The trip shouldn’t have needed to happen, but I am home and over it. Yesterday’s squishy lump is now hard and still tender. Go figure. I have dosed up … Continue reading →

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no fun being ill

Posted on 2024-07-24 by Holly

I have had an upper respiratory infection for the last couple of day. George, I am sure, passed his cold to me. When he said “I really haven’t been anywhere” I just shook my head in amazement. I guess meeting … Continue reading →

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doing the math

Posted on 2024-07-09 by Holly

Ok, it isn’t math, it is basic arithmetic. This morning I had 494 stitches left in the leaves. I have nine (9) double strands of floss left in this particular color. Getting 50 stitches out of a meter of floss … Continue reading →

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Went well

Posted on 2024-06-18 by Holly

Apparently, he was the first patient on the schedule this morning and we were back home by close to 0900.  I happily crawled back into my stitching area and George went to “watch” the European Championships from the comfort of … Continue reading →

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Cycle 5

Posted on 2024-06-05 by Holly

Says it all. This is 5/6. I am back at the SFVA this morning. I had enough sense this time to get my port accessed and blood drawn prior to seeing my oncologist. So I was able to finish early … Continue reading →

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Obviously better today

Posted on 2024-05-09 by Holly

Since I don’t think anything could have topped yesterday. Wait! Shouldn’t superstition then hit me with the one thing that could have been worse? I mean – there were no accidents, much less fatalities on the drive home. The motorcyclists … Continue reading →

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Longer than I planned.

Posted on 2024-05-08 by Holly

Today is (was) Wednesday. I had an 0900 appointment at the SFVA. Since traffic going into San Francisco totally and completely sucks, I drive in early. You have already read my rant back a few months about the change in … Continue reading →

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Round 2

Posted on 2024-03-13 by Holly

of six scheduled.  I keep thinking – escape in August.  Meanwhile, it is once to twice a month across the bay, the Bay Bridge, and SF traffic to spend most of the day literally hanging out in the Infusion Center. … Continue reading →

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Early morning

Posted on 2024-02-28 by Holly

and apparently the metering lights now go on before 0600 on the Bay Bridge. Which means that the backup starts even earlier. At least I had my latte from Peet’s while crawling along with the traffic. Once I had cleared … Continue reading →

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It looks benign

Posted on 2024-02-15 by Holly

This capsule that I get to take once a day for 21 days. Then I get a break for 7 days and then I get to do it again. The plan is X6 at this point. there are a ton … Continue reading →

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Another trip

Posted on 2024-02-14 by Holly

Into San Francisco early this morning. Making my usual stop at Peet’s just before they opened I still managed to get caught in the lane control lights at the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. After that point, the traffic was reasonably … Continue reading →

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Lost day

Posted on 2024-01-31 by Holly

AKA – more time spent on public transport than anything else…. Normally, when I have an appointment at the SFVA, since the pandemic, I have just taken to driving over extremely early, sitting in the car and knitting, then appointments, … Continue reading →

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Broomstick Lace

Posted on 2024-01-10 by Holly

Back in my old University of Minnesota days I managed to keep myself awake in some of the classes which had “class notes” by working on afghans. This was especially important for those 1300 in the afternoon (right after lunch) … Continue reading →

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Do the eyes have it?

Posted on 2023-08-16 by Holly

It was not particularly fun to be woken up at 0300 with serious pain in my right eye. Literally eye watering pain. This is not what happened with my left eye, and it was neither expected or desired. Over the … Continue reading →

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