The day after the Shingrix shot I thought I was feeling better. But as the day wore on, the headache kept coming back. If I rested, I felt ok, but if I got up and started doing something, I began to feel not so good. At breakfast time I was ok, but when lunch time … Continue reading Day 2
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I think it’s happened
Oh, my God, I think it's happenedStop me quick before I sinkNo, here's the point, whatever happens—Then we'll all go have a drink— — “Franklin Shepard, Inc.” by Stephen Sondheim I had the Shingrix vaccine on Tuesday. And I seem to be having side effects from a vaccine for the first time in my life … Continue reading I think it’s happened
A Followup Appointment
I went for my followup appointment with my new primary care physician or in this case a PA. The first time I saw her, we went over a bunch of things and there were several things that I forgot to tell her. So I had planned to make a list to go over them in … Continue reading A Followup Appointment
A Trip to CVS
I went to CVS to pick up some prescriptions and get some eye drops. Because we’re in the big, bad city, many of the items are locked up behind glass doors, and one has to summon someone to come and unlock the door in order to retrieve the desired item. So it is with eye … Continue reading A Trip to CVS
The Followup
I had the followup appointment with the dermatologist. After having several months to think things over, I still wasn’t entirely sure how I felt about the whole thing. As I wrote previously, for me it was mostly a several hour inconvenience of having to go across town to see a specialist who in the end … Continue reading The Followup
Twin Biopsies
“So tell me why you’re here.” The speaker was the dermatologist, Dr. Chung, at the Penn Dermatology Clinic at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine all the way over on Civic Center Blvd. “Well,” I said, “my regular dermatologist, Dr. Crawford, noticed the redness on my upper arms, and while he had previously diagnosed that … Continue reading Twin Biopsies
A Visit to the Dermatologist
One of the things I like about the dermatologist is he has his office in a building among a row of townhouses. Once inside, you go up a flight and a half of stairs to reach his office. One of the things I don’t like is he joined his practice to a corporate dermatology group. … Continue reading A Visit to the Dermatologist
More Short Takes
There is a bonus episode of the Pluribus podcast featuring Rhea Seehorn and Carol Burnett. It has absolutely nothing to do with the show; it’s simply those two fine women exchanging embarrassing and hilarious anecdotes. Give it a listen: “Carol” and Carol: A Conversation I’ve heard Carol Burnett tell the story about her performance in The … Continue reading More Short Takes
Allegra Free
I stopped taking Allegra though it’s too soon to tell what the results will be. Ask me in a week or so. In the meantime I tried to stop an Allegra order from Amazon but they had already shipped it, so when I received it, I tried to return it. Amazon is generally pretty liberal … Continue reading Allegra Free
The Allergist Echos
Thursday morning I had an echocardiogram. These have become fairly routine, every couple of years. My cardiologist seems to want me to have them for some reason. The procedure takes about a half hour and I try to estimate how much time has gone by, and I’m always wrong. This time I had gotten to … Continue reading The Allergist Echos