09
Nov
2 Pounds of Stress
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The idea of returning to work filled me with dichotomous emotions: a sense of joyful anticipation at seeing friends and doing the job I love...
13
Oct
I hereby name thee…
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You never realize how often organs are referenced in American English language idioms and everyday sayings until you lose said organ. Here is an example....
05
Oct
Yummy Low Sugar, High Protein Blueberry Smoothie
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On the road to finding foods I can eat and tolerate, I have invented this smoothie. Okay. I probably didn’t invent it per se, but...
29
Sep
Sugar, baby sugar.
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A slow wave of heat starts to overcome my body. It’s an inner fire that burns from within and spreads outward. Its onset is somewhat...
20
Sep
Disappointment
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I don’t think there has ever been a time in my life when I have considered myself a Type A personality. What I would say...
15
Sep
One Month Anniversary
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One month since surgery. One month into the rest of my life. There is no turning back. And there have definitely been times I wished...
11
Sep
I have a friend.
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I have a friend. It’s not to say that I haven’t had friends before in my life, because I have. I have been blessed with...
04
Sep
Everyone is looking at me
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My diet has changed for life. Literally, in every meaning of the word life in that last sentence. Not only has the way I eat...
27
Aug
Phase II Diet
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In my previous post, POD2, I wrote about the immediate after surgery experience and pain. That bit has gotten much better. At one point I...
21
Aug
POD2
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The first few days after surgery were an opioid and pain filled fog. Immediately after surgery I woke up in pain, confused and blind. Not...