Back when we lived on West Main Street in Richland in the early 1960s, my sister developed allergies, and our family doctor, Dr. Nagle, sent her over to Lancaster to see an allergist to diagnose exactly what the problem was. As I recall his name was Dr. Lockey, and he did not have the best … Continue reading Allergies
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Changing Docs
A few years back I wrote about the death of my long time primary care provider, Dr. Major. I ended up selecting another doctor from the same practice as him, but I was never really satisfied with the change. At first I simply assumed that it was the change, I was so used to having … Continue reading Changing Docs
Dilated Pupils
As I was stepping outside, Tugboat was walking past. That made three days in a row that I’ve seen him. He was on his way to the vet. What a coincidence, said I. So am I. After seeing his confusion, I clarified. I was on my way to the eye doctor. But Tugboat was taking … Continue reading Dilated Pupils
These Eyes
Quote of the day: Assumptions are dangerous things.—Agatha Christie It was time for another visit to the, uh, eye doctor. I see him every six months as he claims that he needs to keep an eye on my macular degeneration and my cataracts. The technician gave me the preliminary exam and asked me a bunch … Continue reading These Eyes
I Think I’ll Live
Quote of the day: Better to be busy than to be busy worrying.—Angela Lansbury I had my yearly visit with the neurologist yesterday. That’s the view from the waiting room. Actually, as usual, I saw the nurse practitioner, and she put me through the now familiar tests, and I think I passed them all again, … Continue reading I Think I’ll Live
Dark Mode
Quote of the day: I think religion is presumptuous and I think it is silly, because it makes you believe that you are less than what you can be. As long as you can blame everything on some unseen deity, you don’t ever have to be responsible for your own behavior. —Harlan Ellison In a recent … Continue reading Dark Mode
What’s the Matter with CVS?
Quote of the day: It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.—George Burns The CEO of Rite Aid is an idiot and has mismanaged the company to the point that they closed a whole bunch of their stores last year. … Continue reading What’s the Matter with CVS?
Medical Science and Religion
Quote of the day: Religion is based...mainly upon fear...fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born … Continue reading Medical Science and Religion
The Eyeglasses
Shortly after I got home from the cardiologist, I received a text from Penn Medicine asking me to participate in a survey about my experience. It was a mixture of numbers 1-5 to rate my experience plus I could add any comments that I wanted. Most of my numbers were 5’s because overall the experience … Continue reading The Eyeglasses
The Visit
My appointment with my cardiologist was in the Farm Journal Building, as usual. There’s probably a history to that building and a reason for that name, and one of these days I’ll look it up. I remembered why I made the appointment for 8:00 AM, which is 7:00 AM my time as I’m still on … Continue reading The Visit