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Category Archives: medical
Progress
I’m certain you guys are as tired of reading my health updates as I am of writing them. But I was in the hospital, so let’s do a quick update. Last year when I had the same series of injections … Continue reading
Back in the hospital
**This was written in advance. Comment approval and reply will be delayed*** Due to the joys of the American medical system, my herniated disc compressed the sciatic nerve for around five months to the point where it was so irritated … Continue reading
Posted in medical, Singapore
Tagged expat bostonians, hospitalization in singapore, piriformis syndrome
Better
In my last post from about two months ago, I was pretty depressed. Understandably so, given the crappy year I’ve had, health-wise. Things are better. It’s been a slow process, but they’re improving. Hair Losing a lot of hair was … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Education, Helpers, Japan, medical, Random Stuff, Singapore, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country
Tagged expat bostonians, sepsis, sepsis hair loss, sepsis recovery, septic shock, Tokyo
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Sepsis is dramatic, and septic shock even moreso as the latter carries a very real chance of dying. Once you survive, the doctors talk about recovery being a matter of time. Time to regain your strength and stamina. Time to … Continue reading
Posted in medical, Recovery
Tagged expat bostonians, hormonal imbalance, sepsis, sepsis survivor, septic shock, telogen effluvium, vitamin deficiency
Changes
I feel it necessary to put a warning here to avoid this post if medical/psychological matters are triggering for you. I’m alive. In the past I’ve used that kind of greeting to start a blog post after a long hiatus … Continue reading
Posted in Helpers, medical, Recovery, Singapore
Tagged expat bostonians, hiring a maid, hospitals, infection, mental health, recovering from illness, septic shock, Singapore
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Bits and Pieces
Oh blog, how I’ve missed you so! If you follow me on facebook, you know that my hard drive crashed not long after I got back from Cambodia. But it is fixed and I am back, so all is well … Continue reading
Planning travel to Cambodia–healthcare
For a number of years, I’ve wanted to do some solo travel in the region, but life has interfered. This Mother’s Day, though, I’ll be on my own in Siem Reap, Cambodia happily doing hours of photography at Angkor Wat … Continue reading
