A friend forwarded this story to me today from The Independent — a newspaper in the UK: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2157703.ece I just want to give Nigel a high-five! An atta-boy! A YOU-Go my overseas friend! BUT — I can’t find an email address anywhere for Nigel. Can anyone help? Nigel — if you find this blog, will …
My column in the Syracuse Post Standard on Jan 9 told about my mother-in-law’s hospital acquired infection post surgery in December. Thankfully she’s on the mend. She’s one of the lucky ones. Response to the column has been overwhelming. From stories to photos, one sadder than the next. Scares the bejeezus out of me! A …
A woman contacted me yesterday highly frustrated because she has been trying for seven months to get a diagnosis and so far — nuttin’. She asked me about it because she had just visited a specialist, and his first question to her had been “why are you here?” Turns out, the referral was made by …
She’s elderly. And for more than six months, she has complained with what seemed to be gastro-intestinal symptoms. Bloat, pain, fullness, lack of appetite, swelling and more. Tests on her gastro system including CT scans, ultrasound and an MRI were run and – nothing. Some of her current drugs, including Zoloft, were cut back to …
