Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Livin' With a Hernia

Livin' With a Hernia

This morning I woke up with some pretty severe lower back pain. The kind of pain that makes you say “Oh, I guess I can’t bend at the waist today.” It seems I’ve gotten old.

Work Less, Sleep More

Work Less, Sleep More

Today was an unscheduled day off for me as the Mrs. and I thought it would be wiser to visit a doctor sooner rather than later for my recurring chest problems.  Monday’s visit to the doctor resulted in a prescription
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More Than An Annoyance

More Than An Annoyance

Over the last decade or so I’ve been battling a bunch of minor problems such as insomnia, headaches, chest pain, and blood pressure.  Insomnia I can usually deal with as the extra waking hours can be used to analyze things
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The Annual Medical Exam

The Annual Medical Exam

If you would have told me five years ago that I would see a doctor at least once a month and be subject to an annual medical checkup, I would have scoffed like a Brit watching Spain win the World
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Who Has The Right?

Who Has The Right?

The gentle sound of children laughing and playing in the nearby park wafted over a cool autumn breeze. Summer was now over and the cold clutches of winter would soon be upon the city. Sitting by the window, the ex-athlete
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Electric vs. the Blade

Electric vs. the Blade

Facial hair is a funny thing. Not funny “ha-ha”, but funny in that it serves no real purpose for most men, yet continues to grow with an ever-quickening pace. Since the dawn of civilization, many men have sought to keep
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Hello Darkness My Old Friend …

Hello Darkness My Old Friend …

What’s the sound of one heart stopping? It’s a question that few want to know, yet a question where few minds go. To hear the beep next to the bed, like sound comfort next to the head. The fearful pain
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