by Gina Ardito | Jul 7, 2015 | Adrenal Function, Cortisol, Doctors, Endocrinologists, Fibromyalgia, Graves Disease, Health, Metabolism, Qsymia, Stop the Thyroid Madness, Synthroid, Thyroid Armour
So about six months ago, I posted a fairly long screed on my medical struggles, thanks to my treatment for Graves Disease and the long-term effects of doctors who wouldn’t listen to me. You can find that post here, if you want to travel down that rocky Memory...
by Gina Ardito | Jan 19, 2015 | Adrenal Function, Cortisol, Doctors, Endocrinologists, Graves Disease, Health, Stop the Thyroid Madness, Synthroid, Thyroid Armour
Warning! Long post. But it could be worth the read for a lot of you.Sometimes, doctors don’t know best. Seventeen years ago, I was diagnosed with Graves Disease, a hyperthyroid disorder that, in my case, had become so acute, I was urged to undergo...
by Gina Ardito | Aug 23, 2014 | Birthday, Calendar Girls, Coffee, Free Read, Health, Reunion in October, Sneak Peek
I’ve officially turned the corner on Week 2 of no caffeine. There’ll be no looking back. I couldn’t if I want to. Most of the days have passed in a gray fugue-like state. Like one of those “artsy” music videos from the eighties when the...
by Gina Ardito | Aug 14, 2014 | Coffee, Health, Writer's block, Writers and Authors
For health reasons, my doctor insisted I have to give up caffeine (temporarily, thankyousweetbabyjesus). When she first gave me this order, I nearly spilled my coffee, laughing. Why is this funny? Because I’m the girl that has a Keurig on her desk at work....
by scottd | Jul 3, 2009 | Health
I’m alive and well, thanks to my super-surgeon and, of all things, Channel 2 News here in New York. So…here’s what happened. Y’all know I’ve been sick since January. But with all the stuff going on with Dad’s brain tumor, getting...
by scottd | May 27, 2009 | Health
No, really.I’m still suffering from the same ailment I’ve had since January–a staph infection in my sinuses. Since I’ve been on half a dozen antibiotics, three different nasal sprays, and that medieval torture device: the Netti Pot, I really...
