The Body

Ganglioneuroma: Rarest and most benign

Despite scant information on ganglioneuromas (many just repackaging the NIH blurb in a different style sheet), I wasn’t losing sleep while waiting for the pathology report.  However, it was still great to get the official phone call confirming it was, in fact, the most benign of -omas.  Because this sort of thing is pretty rare, no fewer than […]

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It’s done

Finally had surgery for the thing.  Here’s a recap of the last few days. Day before (1/11): 8:30 – last solid food.  Though it was slightly tempting to have a celebratory Twinkie, I opted for steel cut oats and bananas.  Going without food the rest of the day was a lot easier than I thought

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That’s no moon…

During last month’s Stone Concert, the CT scan showed two unexpected somethings. I went into my primary care physician ask what, if anything, I should do about them.  Because I’m generally feeling fine, the gallstone can be ignored. (Update: Until next year.) I will probably have to cut back on the butter fried bacon twinkies smothered

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Snap, Crackle and Pop

As I’ve aged, evidence of my lost cat-like stealth comes in the form of various snapping, crackling and popping noises I make when I walk. They’re freakish sounds, though I have no pain associated with it. In fact, it actually feels good when I stretch at night. The most common popping noises people have are

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