Category: Health
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No Hollywood Ending to My Problems
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/P-sWReV2DDQ&source=uds Scottie is finally cured of vertigo (Spoiler Alert, if you haven’t seen the classic Hitchcock thriller). Me? Well, the ENT Specialist thinks I was attacked by a virus that knocked out one of my inner ears either temporarily or (gulp) permanently. I go in for testing at the end…
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When Positive isn’t Very Positive
While the results from my MRI came back negative for any brain tumors, the little nipple I introduced to my doctor as he was walking out the door turned up positive for Squamous Cell Carcinoma–skin cancer! Now they will cut into my check and dig out the rest. Whatever happened to…
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Very Good Yoga!
I had a very good yoga experience this afternoon. The Sunday afternoon class I have been attending for over a year is called “Gentle Yoga,” but it is really a regular Hatha yoga class. The difference is the new teacher, Aviv, emphasizes the modifications rather than the last two teachers…
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Gone But Not Forgotten
My doctor could make me sigh with relief telling me I have an advanced stage cancer and only a month to live. Just kidding. I’m scared shirtless that the nipple-like growth on my cheek is cancer. I won’t get the results back from the lab until next week.
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Getting Old is a Bitch!
No, it’s not a nipple. The big question is, is it cancer. I needed to see my doctor to check on my MRI results. (See previous post.) Good, I don’t have a brain tumor. I will now see an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist to see what they has to say. …
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The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
I had an MRI done yesterday to rule out a brain/inner ear tumor. As stated in earlier posts, I have been suffering from constant and mild dizziness. I don’t think about the specter of a tumor that much, but when I do it is not a pleasant feeling. I recently…
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Pets and Yoga
My labrador has messed up many an inversion. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/QQYK5vT9TBI&source=uds
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Vertigo and Yoga
I have been struggling with what my doctor believed to be Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) for a couple of years now. It seemed obvious at the time and may actually have been this simple form of vertigo: I would get dizzy from time to time when I got up…
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Yoga is for Studs!
Here’s a wonderful example of yoga–practiced by a very skilled man from DoYouYoga.com
BURGER SCOOT 