There are times I like Joe Rogan and there are times I don't. His interview with Dr. Phil is a perfect example of when I don't like him. Phil McGraw, the man who plays Dr. Phil on TV is not an actual medical doctor. He plays one on TV. Although he holds a ... Continue Reading
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A lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving. It's the one day a year we Americans are required by federal law to overeat, watch football, and think about what we're thankful for. I have a lot to be thankful for. I'm married to the greatest woman in the world. The life we ... Continue Reading
I’m extremely thankful to have health insurance
I'm so, so thankful I have health insurance. I received a statement in the mail from the University of Maryland Medical Center for the surgery to remove part of my large bowel last month. Because I have health insurance, my out of pocket cost for ... Continue Reading
After tomorrow, I will have less large bowel than I have now
Tomorrow morning I check into the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore to have part of my large bowel removed. It's the part that has been damaged by Crohn's. The damaged portion is constricted and there's no way to make it less constricted. ... Continue Reading
I have Crohn’s disease and will have surgery
I went to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore yesterday and met with a professor of medicine and the director of the inflammatory bowel disease program who is a Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis expert. I'm so glad that I did. He ... Continue Reading
When you get sick in this country, you better be sitting on a pile of money
In response to my recent health scare which resulted in spending ten days in the hospital, nine of those days in intensive care, I vowed to myself that I would do whatever I needed to do to never let that incident ever happen again. My diabetes was a ... Continue Reading