Fibromyalgia

Health Concerns: Airport Backscatter X-Ray

In a former post, I wrote about the concerns regarding the secondary testing at some airports using the Backscatter X-Ray, also known to some as the “Naked X-Ray”. Personally, I think that concerns over privacy are a bit overrated due to the circumstances which show need for such a device. My safety is worth more [...]

Medical Professional and Flight Attendant

Which one am I? I am a flight attendant. I am a flight attendant that has spent at least 18 years in and out of hospitals. Why do I tell you this? I do not want to lead anyone on to thinking that I have medical experience learned in a school.

I started this blog because [...]

Benefits Of Ambien. What Is A Good Night's Sleep?

It is five in the morning and I have laid awake for at least an hour now contemplating that very question:
What Is A Good Night’s Sleep?
For quite a while there I was prescribed Ambien to sleep at night. If only in my own mind, I was becoming afraid that the use of Ambien was [...]

Wellington Orthopedic Gives Good News

I went to Wellington Orthopedic in Anderson today to check on my ankle that I was told was broken. Of course, since I found this out, I dropped a bunch of 18×18″ vinyl tiles on the top of said foot making it look just horrible!

I had to explain what happened that brought me there [...]

All In The Name Of Work

I just got the results back from an MRI I had done since my ankle and foot still hurts over two weeks after a fall at work.

Broken! Well, actually just fractured. So, that’s good I suppose. I was hoping for a simple tear in the ligament but perhaps this is better? Luckily, since I really [...]

Oh, My Aching Back!

Dear Foot Doctor,

Can I get an ankle replacement? I really would like to have someone else’s ankles. Or someone else’s rear end! I joked around the other day about my ankles not being big enough to support the upper deck, however, this morning I really believe it.

 I woke up with the worst [...]

I Tried To Walk On The Top of My Foot!

Written on September 15th, 2009

 Today was going great. I woke up before the alarm but not at 3:00am like the morning before. Six o’clock on the dot. Wide awake and really hungry. You know the hungry like you haven’t eaten in a week. Or what one would imagine a week of no food to feel [...]