Hi Everyone ,I've done it...I've taken a leap of faith and started my Podcast.My new Podcast, Medical Musings with Sam, is now live on Spotify, Podcasters and my host app, Anchor.It includes the trailer and Season One with five full episodes. I'm so looking forward to sharing an audible version of my most popular blogs … Continue reading I’ve Launched My Podcast!!….Introducing “Medical Musings With Sam”
My title might suggest a study in economics but rest assured it is not where I am heading with this. The Law of Diminishing Returns Refers to a point at which the level of benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested. When you live with chronic illness, over time your expectations, … Continue reading The “Chronic Illness” Law of Diminishing Returns
When you've lived with chronic disease for a while, you'll inevitably arrive at a stage in your journey, where you feel you've come full circle. Perhaps, you feel you are constantly going around in circles. This is often the experience many patients have when first seeking a diagnosis. It can be a confusing and distressing … Continue reading Riding The Chronic Illness Carousel
When you've lived with Chronic Illness for a number of years, at some point, you adjust to a new way of living. You eventually find a new norm. While you might expect a few highs, lows and some disease flares along the way, generally life evolves into a settled and comfortable pattern. Until it suddenly, … Continue reading “Would You Like A Second Opinion?”… Surreal And Scary!
Bigger isn't always better in life. I'm not talking about weight size or the size of your bank balance or home, I'm talking about bigger bones. If you research bone disease on "Dr Google" you'll find copious amounts of information about Osteoporosis, low bone density and the importance of having good healthy bones. Try researching high … Continue reading Bigger Isn’t Always Better In Life
It's so different from who I was physically but I'm still the same person with the same needs, same loves, same likes, same character.
One thing no one wants, when you have Chronic Illness, is another diagnosis to add to the ever-growing list. There are times though when a new diagnosis brings a renewed sense of hope, relief and determination to fight on. After spending 8 days in hospital following my recent repeat spinal surgery, I returned home feeling … Continue reading So Now I’m Insufficient….In An Adrenal Kind Of Way!
Only 3 months ago I was writing about how "surgery can't come soon enough" We knew even then there was a risk of surgery failing. We knew my bone disease was behaving erratically and had a mind of its own. Despite the risks of surgery failure we just didn't have a choice. We had to … Continue reading Here We Go Again…..Spinal Surgery Take Two!
I have a "Now or Never" philopsophy to life that sometimes gets me into trouble. Well, let's face it....always gets me into trouble! Living with a physical progressive disability involves a lot of pain, lack of mobility and extreme fatigue every day. This kind of disease is constant. It doesn't ebb and flow with flares. … Continue reading Pushing And Pacing With A Progressive Chronic Disease….Courageous Or Stupid?
I'm a week post L4/L5 laminectomy and decompression surgery. I've been home from hospital for 5 days and the road to recovery has begun. Well sort of. I really feel like I'm still in survival mode. My Surgeon tells me we did the right thing proceeding with this surgery. My spinal cord was severely compressed … Continue reading The Spinal Surgery Recovery Road
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