A little housekeeping note: I’m blogging all of this about three weeks behind reality – mainly because healing from surgery had me too busy to to more than make some notes to be fleshed out later. Though I didn’t get the best sleep that first night, I woke up feeling …
At my pre-op visit two weeks prior, I’d received a TON of instructions and a goody bag of supplies. I was to avoid a bunch of foods and supplements that could impact bleeding (who knew garlic would be an issue?). I really only had to modify things a bit, cutting …
When I was in my 20s, I had a doctor who took a long look at my belly and said, “You’ll need surgery for that.” Stunned, I said nothing. How dare she assume I’d ever have cosmetic surgery? She barely knew me! Did I like my fuller lower tummy? Of …
Hello dear readers. As you know, I’m a believer in talking about that which people rarely discuss in polite or any company – and I talk about it in great detail (the nitty gritty about cancer treatment, menopause). Today, I’m back with another taboo topic. No, not Bakelite and such. …
March 29th & 30th Days 6 was & 7 were spent at sea, sailing around the Caribbean. After breakfast and mega doses of coffee on day 6, I worked out at the fitness center once more. I noticed that the college-age boys sat on the machines, watching me do a …
We were originally scheduled to go to Labadee today, but that was cancelled due to the ongoing civil war in Haiti. Rather than find another port, RC moved our Jamaica day to day 5 and extended our time in port. For anyone wondering, yes, we were refunded for any port …
