Well. That's slightly disconcerting.

I abandoned this journal a long time ago, when I heard rumor that LJ had gone the way of the CD...and that readers' attention spans have dwindled to the point that they don't read long stretches of text anymore.

But then this morning I went looking for the email address of an author I want to ask to write a book ( Read more... )

Don't know if I posted in here about my trip to the Mayo Clinic in June. So in summary, I was dissatisfied with the Mayo Clinic's diagnosis of eosinophilic bronchitis. A month or so ago I went to see a lung doctor here in NYC for a second opinion. He sent me to a throat specialist, who immediately suspected that my lung inflammation problem has to ( Read more... )

I've been on Remeron for the past 4 days. The stuff basically feels like weed. Not quite as hazy or disconnected from reality, or prone to thinking everything is hilariously funny, or forgetting what you were talking about, or the same occasional harrowing descent into dread and despair, thankfully, but the same ultra-sedate feeling, and the same ( Read more... )

I have a theory that almost everything I've been experiencing has its source in chronic sinusitis ( Read more... )

Quick entry - getting a comprehensive slew of tests done Monday morning, for thyroid, hormones, thyroid antibodies, and various vitamins. Doc Rxed me dessicated thyroid, but I'm not taking it until blood has been drawn for the tests. Also have a take-home 24-hour cortisol saliva test, to see where my adrenals are at ( Read more... )

I've learned quite a bit about the thyroid and adrenals through my own research, and I'm starting to see evidence that I have hypothyroidism, or some kind of thyroid problem ( Read more... )

I love LJ for the simple fact that your can post semi-anonymously. No need to go to any trouble to make sure various folks from the work sphere of life don't read your posts or see your incriminating pics. And you can post without feeling like you're just adding to the internet's white noise. It's meant as a journal, not a social networking site, ( Read more... )

Not that subgenius engineers like myself don't have our own DM moments, but we're not paid nearly so well...nor do we have the AMA covering our asses to protect us from poor performance ( Read more... )

Recently (within the past 2 months), something happened by chance in a doctor's office that suggested my problems could be thyroid related ( Read more... )

I no longer have reflux. The Hill Repair did work, and thankfully this was found out before a totally unnecessary surgery ( Read more... )