Category Archives: Medical

sixteen hundred stitches

Posted on 2025-11-07 by Holly

were added to this which is now about 20% complete. The cat spent most of the day either supervising me or occupying my lap. Otherwise? Four more lectures out of a Primary Care CME conference, a Grand Rounds on Medicare … Continue reading →

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And I really needed the coffee

Posted on 2025-11-05 by Holly

this morning. As well as the final about 200 stitches on this particular cross stitch. I spent a goodly portion of the day on various primary care lectures. Some were interesting, some were a bit too much on the sponsored … Continue reading →

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50 years

Posted on 2025-09-19 by Holly

The reunion activities started this morning with a more than reasonable 0830 offering of continental breakfast and speakers. The distance from the hotel? About 100 meters or less. Obviously it was an easy walk and didn’t even involve any busy … Continue reading →

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Dentisry

Posted on 2025-09-08 by Holly

I don’t know anyone who enjoys going to the dentist. Which makes sense in that I have no known masochists among family or friends. Needles, drills, cleaning tools – none of them hit anywhere on my list of “must have … Continue reading →

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Early again

Posted on 2025-09-03 by Holly

As I have mentioned before, having an appointment at the SFVA gives me several travel options: 1) I can park @ BART – (and pay for parking), then take BART followed by either the free shuttle if my timing is … Continue reading →

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It is a long hill

Posted on 2025-07-24 by Holly

Measured either from Henry Street. Or, if I am being completely honest – Solano Ave a block from the BART overpass. In either case, I would up with an unplanned hike… I should have predicted the confusion. Avenue Yarns has … Continue reading →

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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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