The last thing Dr. Yoda said to me as he was going out of the country was, "behave yourself." Seriously, do people not think I like a challenge? I don't like to hear stats anymore, "only 1% of people have this complication or <1% of people will develop this disorder." Had he not read the …
The Commitment
The last couple of weeks I have been writing some observation posts, but now we reach a point where my story takes a very personal turn. I know, I know, what could be more personal than sharing poop stories? This post I have struggled with because it is so extremely personal, but so innately pertinent, …
Infection, have you, I think…
By the point I was seeing the Vanderbilt doctor (Dr. Yoda from this point on), I really wasn't feeling too bad.. but Dr. Yoda was going to wean me off my steroids (remember I said that steroids mask many other disorders and can even make some things worse) so they needed to stop. At that …
Cancer, have you, I think
There comes a time when you just know that things aren't going smoothly anymore. I had been working with my doctors several weeks to no avail. It was becoming more apparent that the doctors that I had just didn't know what to do. And that's ok. So how do you know when it is time …
