Category Archives: Medical

Another early Wednesday

Posted on 2025-06-11 by Holly

The good thing about an every three month schedule for my forever is that q3mo is better than q2mo. OTOH, it means that I am up at O’dark-a-clock to to make the drive into SF. Obviously there are much worse … Continue reading →

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Across the Bridge

Posted on 2025-03-12 by Holly

the pavement and the cars heading like lemmings toward the Bay Bridge. After a quick stop at Peet’s since I could hardly face the traffic for the second time this week without coffee, I slid my car into the stream … Continue reading →

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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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