What Goes Around, Comes Around…
“What goes around comes around . . .” may actually be an old proverb meaning “the status eventually returns to its original value after completing some sort of cycle”. . . . Or, “a person’s actions,...
View Article“Slow down, you move too fast…”
Having a Flare-Up When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease-ulcerative colitis, I remember what a frantic time it was for me. I had three jobs (typical when you live in a rural area) in order to...
View ArticleGetting a Second Opinion
Happy Spring! Time for “a second opinion” for this Crohnie patient…. Oh, not to worry . . . well, kind of. In November, I was told my Crohn’s had spread alarmingly. Another 20cm along my ileum (end of...
View ArticleMayo Clinic, Day 1
I am waiting for Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy at the Mayo Clinic — I will see him this morning April 29 at 8 AM. I arrived last night at 6:00 pm at my hotel the Kahler Grand in Rochester Minnesota, having...
View ArticleMayo Clinic, Day 2
waiting for the doctor April 30 Tuesday 4:30 PM I am waiting for Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy and he will review my case with me. Monday I had a CAT scan here at the Mayo Clinic. I had not eaten for 24 hours,...
View ArticleAfter the Diagnosis
Having returned from Mayo, I want to post a quick update…. I’m good, under the circumstances—not going to let having this disease change things too much. I saw my GI at Dartmouth yesterday. He was...
View ArticleWhat Goes Around, Comes Around…
“What goes around comes around . . .” may actually be an old proverb meaning “the status eventually returns to its original value after completing some sort of cycle”. . . . Or, “a person’s actions,...
View Article“Slow down, you move too fast…”
Having a Flare-Up When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease-ulcerative colitis, I remember what a frantic time it was for me. I had three jobs (typical when you live in a rural area) in order to...
View ArticleGetting a Second Opinion
Happy Spring! Time for “a second opinion” for this Crohnie patient…. Oh, not to worry . . . well, kind of. In November, I was told my Crohn’s had spread alarmingly. Another 20cm along my ileum (end of...
View ArticleMayo Clinic, Day 1
I am waiting for Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy at the Mayo Clinic — I will see him this morning April 29 at 8 AM. I arrived last night at 6:00 pm at my hotel the Kahler Grand in Rochester Minnesota, having...
View ArticleMayo Clinic, Day 2
waiting for the doctor April 30 Tuesday 4:30 PM I am waiting for Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy and he will review my case with me. Monday I had a CAT scan here at the Mayo Clinic. I had not eaten for 24 hours,...
View ArticleAfter the Diagnosis
Having returned from Mayo, I want to post a quick update…. I’m good, under the circumstances—not going to let having this disease change things too much. I saw my GI at Dartmouth yesterday. He was...
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