I Rather Get Kicked in the Balls You know it has to be bad if a guy is stating that he would rather get kicked repeatedly in the balls than have to deal with “Specialty” Pharmacies. I got introduced to Specialty Pharmacies when I started taking Enbrel injections. This medication is considered special and needs… Continue reading I Rather Get Kicked in the Balls
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Brain Awareness Week – March 16-22, 2022
Brain Awareness Week – March 16-22, 2020 Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a nationwide effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Society for Neuroscience to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research. The official week for the next BAW is March 16-22, 2020, but any week is a good… Continue reading Brain Awareness Week – March 16-22, 2022
Meditation
Meditation Not only am I working on my physical self, but in this COVID world, I find that my mental self needs work as well. One of the things I have been doing is meditation. Now let me explain, first the old me was a firm believer that, acupuncture and therapy are all bull shit,… Continue reading Meditation
Weight Loss
Weight Loss One good thing about being sick and taking Tramadol (I’m assuming it is Tramadol) is that I have lost a ton of weight since this all started. I have lost 30 pounds in 2022 already. Now that may sound like a ton of weight, but when you weigh 250 pounds that is a… Continue reading Weight Loss
Costochondritis Diagnosis
Costochondritis Diagnosis It has been some time since I updated this blog. That is mostly due to the fact that I have just not been feeling it lately. I haven’t been feeling myself and I haven’t been feeling well. A month ago, on top of my rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) with… Continue reading Costochondritis Diagnosis
February 2nd is Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day
February 2nd is Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day With an estimated 1.5 million Americans afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis, NOW is the time to find a cure. We’re inviting you to join us in raising awareness about rheumatoid arthritis on #Rheum Awareness Day! Link: https://curearthritis.org/raday/
Rheumatologist Appointment
Rheumatologist Appointment I walked into my rheumatologist’s office, well walk is such a strong word, a word that makes you think I was actually standing upright when I entered the office, I was more hunched over to my right side as this tends to help keep the pain to a dull roar, opposed to walking… Continue reading Rheumatologist Appointment
Gastroenterologist appointment
Gastroenterologist Appointment I made it to my gastroenterologist appointment, and I’m all out of pain meds, I have been milking what I have, taking fists full of OTC pain meds, just to make it to this appointment. Long story short, I see the doctor and he tells me that he doesn’t think that I need… Continue reading Gastroenterologist appointment
The trip to the Emergency Room of Hell
The Trip to the Emergency Room of Hell I have been having some strange abdominal pain that just won’t go away. I went to my local ‘doc in a box’ (BetterMed) and the doc there instantly thought that it was my gallbladder, so he prescribed some pain meds and ordered an ultrasound. Getting the ultrasound… Continue reading The trip to the Emergency Room of Hell
Specialty Pharmacies
Specialty Pharmacies Specialty pharmacies are a joke, at least Walgreens is. For my weekly injection of Enbrel, they call me about a week out (I will have one spare injection in case they screw this up, and well they do), and try to arrange to deliver it. But what they don’t tell you is if… Continue reading Specialty Pharmacies
