Blog Archives – Year Without Carbs

The posts in this blog began on January 1, 2015. They are shown below (with date) in reverse chronological order.

Status of Linda and Neighborhood (5/21/2023)
Dry Eye Diagnosis (3/23/2023)
The Month From Hell (3/2/2023)
Current Stressor (1/13/2023)
Medical Cannabis (9/3/2022)
Linda’s Recovery in August (8/23/2022)
Linda’s Recovery in July (7/31/2022)
Pain Physical Therapy #18: FINAL (7/18/2022)
Linda’s Recovery in June (6/30/2022)
Linda’s Last Days in Hospital (5/31/2022)
Linda Intubated in ICU (5/26/2022)
Linda’s First Week in Hospital (5/21/2022)
Linda Goes to Hospital (5/17/2022)
Acupuncture (April 2022) (4/29/2022)
Permanent Crown (4/28/2022)
Pain Physical Therapy #17: April 2022 (4/12/2022)
Another crown: April 2022 (4/7/2022)
Fasting: April 2022 (4/5/2022)
Linda’s Recovery: The Second Month (3/31/2022)
Fasting: March 2022 (3/7/2022)
My Dietary Challenges, February and March (3/2/2022)
Linda’s Recovery: The First Month (2/28/2022)
Shingles vaccine & acupuncture (2/17/2022)
Linda’s Recovery: The First Week (2/4/2022)
Linda’s Hip Replacement Surgery (1/28/2022)
Pain Physical Therapy #16 (1/17/2022)
January 2022 Asessment (1/5/2022)
Mammogram 2021 (11/11/2021)
October Transitions (11/2/2021)
Request for c-peptide (10/13/2021)
Dentist, Fall 2021 (9/30/2021)
Spa Day for the Girls (9/28/2021)
Emotional Detox, Part 2 (9/25/2021)
Emotional Detox (9/23/2021)
Mindfulness and QiGong (9/14/2021)
Acupressure & QiGong (9/7/2021)
Dr. Prabaharan’s Recommendations (9/1/2021)
Acupuncture & Flea Bites (8/26/2021)
Retrain Pain (8/24/2021)
Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health (8/10/2021)
More QiGong (7/13/2021)
Pain Group Online Again (6/22/2021)
Group Acupuncture 2021-06 (6/17/2021)
Chair Pilates (6/1/2021)
Acupuncture with Sophie #8 (5/18/2021)
Day 1 of The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge (5/1/2021)
Permanent Crowns (4/15/2021)
Microsoft Teams, Take 2 (4/13/2021)
Microsoft Teams (4/6/2021)
Diabetic Retinal Screening (4/2/2021)
Laboratory Appointment, Spring 2021 (3/29/2021)
Dentist Day (3/25/2021)
COVID Vaccine, 2nd shot, and Individual Acupuncture #7 (3/22/2021)
Group Acupuncture Again! (3/9/2021)
COVID Vaccine, 1st Shot (3/1/2021)
Acupuncture Session #6 with Sophie (2/17/2021)
Happy New Year 2021! (1/1/2021)
Happy New Year 2021! (1/1/2021)
Acupuncture with Sophie CANCELLED Again (12/14/2020)
Acupuncture with Sophie after Election (11/4/2020)
A Week of Appointments (10/3/2020)
The Rest of the Week (9/27/2020)
Dentist After Lockdown (9/21/2020)
72-hour Fast Labor Day Weekend (9/6/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 12 (9/1/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 11 (8/26/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 10 (8/22/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 9 (8/11/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 8 (8/4/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 7 (7/28/2020)
Acupuncture In-person with Sophie (7/27/2020)
Annual Physical Video Appointment (7/22/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 6 (7/21/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 5 (7/14/2020)
Blood work in July (7/10/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 4 (7/9/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group Online, Session 3 (6/30/2020)
Fasting Again–This Time a REAL Fast! (6/29/2020)
Measuring Ketones, First 10 (actually 8) (6/28/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group Online, Session 2 (6/23/2020)
Kaiser Pain Management Group Online (6/16/2020)
F&F Fast (6/10/2020)
City and County Curfews (6/5/2020)
Acupressure Video Follow-up (5/27/2020)
Acupressure by Video Appointment (5/18/2020)
COVID-19, Week 9 (5/16/2020)
COVID-19, Week 8 (5/9/2020)
COVID-19 Week 7 (5/2/2020)
COVID-19 Week 6 (4/25/2020)
COVID-19 Week 5 (4/18/2020)
COVID-19 Week 4 (4/12/2020)
COVID-19 Week 3 (4/5/2020)
COVID-19 Week 2 (3/29/2020)
Lent Without Carbs, Last Update (3/21/2020)
Lent Without Carbs Update 2 (3/10/2020)
Lent Without Carbs Update 1 (3/6/2020)
Lent Without Carbs (2/25/2020)
Group Acupuncture 2020, Session 1 (2/3/2020)
Individual Acupuncture 2020, Session 1 (1/16/2020)
Individual Therapy #6 (1/13/2020)
Pain Physical Therapy #15 (1/10/2020)
Pain Physical Therapy #15 (1/10/2020)
Golden Gate Smiles, Winter 2020 (1/6/2020)
Golden Gate Smiles, Winter 2020 (1/6/2020)
Individual Therapy #5 (12/9/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #9 (12/6/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #9 (12/6/2019)
Fasting Blood Draw (11/25/2019)
Pain Physical Therapy #14 (11/22/2019)
Golden Gate Smiles, Fall 2019 (11/18/2019)
Repair of right hearing aid (11/13/2019)
Annual Physical 2019 (11/11/2019)
Individual Therapy #4 (11/4/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #8 (11/1/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #7 (10/4/2019)
Pain Physical Therapy #13 (9/27/2019)
Pharmacy Phantasies (9/13/2019)
Lab Tests, Fall 2019 (9/9/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #6 (9/6/2019)
Bi-annual Mammogram (9/5/2019)
Individual Therapy #3 (9/5/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #5 (8/2/2019)
Pain Physical Therapy #12 (7/26/2019)
Individual Therapy, Session 2 (7/25/2019)
Hearing Center, 6-month Follow-up (6/24/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #4 (6/21/2019)
Individual Therapy, Session 1 (6/20/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019, #3 (6/1/2019)
Pain Physical Therapy #11 (5/17/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019 #2 (4/26/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019 #2 (4/26/2019)
Depression Group #9 (4/21/2019)
Depression Group #8 (4/11/2019)
Depression Group #7 (4/4/2019)
Last Office Visit with Dr. Kalra (4/1/2019)
Depression Group #6 (3/28/2019)
Group Acupuncture 2019 #1 (3/24/2019)
Golden Gate Smiles, Spring 2019 (3/18/2019)
Pain Physical Therapy #10 (3/15/2019)
Depression Group #5 (3/14/2019)
Spring 2019 A1C (& other Tests) (3/8/2019)
Depression Group #4 (3/7/2019)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #10 (2/28/2019)
Depression Group #3 (2/24/2019)
Depression Group #2 (2/7/2019)
Depression Group #1 (1/31/2019)
Hearing and Vision Day (1/14/2019)
Pain Physical Therapy #9 (1/11/2019)
Acupuncture and New Glasses (1/11/2019)
Trying a 60-hr. fast (1/1/2019)
Hearing Aids and Other Things (12/17/2018)
Thyroid Medication (12/13/2018)
Hearing Aid Fitting (12/13/2018)
Routine Eye Exams (12/10/2018)
Lab Tests Again (12/6/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #8 (12/6/2018)
November Gratitudes (12/1/2018)
Pain Physical Therapy #8 (11/19/2018)
Hearing Consultation (11/19/2018)
Lyrica Request #3 (11/18/2018)
Election Day Migraine (11/6/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #7 (11/5/2018)
Gifted (10/19/2018)
Hearing Test (10/18/2018)
Pain Physical Therapy #7 (10/15/2018)
NewWest Summit 4.0 (10/13/2018)
First 24-hr Fast (10/10/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #6 (10/4/2018)
Fall Board Meeting (9/30/2018)
Pain Physical Therapy #6 (9/17/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #5 (9/10/2018)
The Rest of the Routine Lab Work (9/7/2018)
Two Appointments in One Day (9/6/2018)
Routine Lab Work (8/31/2018)
Church 1.0 Family Day at Alameda Beach (8/25/2018)
Interview with Medical Financial Assistance (8/23/2018)
Appointment with New PCP (8/23/2018)
The Lyrica Saga (8/16/2018)
Walking at Pacifica Pier (8/11/2018)
Pain Physical Therapy #5 (8/10/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #4 (8/9/2018)
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #4 (8/8/2018)
Unexpected call from Pain Pharmacist (8/2/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #3 (6/25/2018)
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #3 (6/14/2018)
Pain Physical Therapy #4 (6/8/2018)
Cannabutter (6/4/2018)
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #2 (5/31/2018)
Level 3 Pain Group Follow up #2 (5/23/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #2 (5/17/2018)
Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist (5/3/2018)
Pain Physical Therapy #3 (4/27/2018)
Pain Clinic Drop-in Group (4/24/2018)
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #1 (4/23/2018)
Level 3 Pain Group Follow up (4/11/2018)
Follow up with Francis (3/23/2018)
Office Visit with Dr. Kalra (3/22/2018)
Pain Management: My Review (3/17/2018)
More Lab Tests Ordered (3/16/2018)
Pain Group Acupuncture #3 (2/23/2018)
Day 15 Pain Management (2/23/2018)
Day 14 Pain Management (2/21/2018)
Day 13 Pain Management (2/16/2018)
Day 12 Pain Management (2/14/2018)
Day 11 Pain Management (2/12/2018)
Pain Levels with Activities (2/11/2018)
Pain Group Acupuncture #2 (2/9/2018)
Day 10 Pain Management (2/9/2018)
Day 9 Pain Management (2/7/2018)
Day 8 Pain Management (2/5/2018)
Office Visit with Francis, Physical Therapist (2/5/2018)
Quotes & Rants (2/2/2018)
Pain Group Acupuncture #1 (2/2/2018)
Day 7 Pain Management (2/2/2018)
Day 6 Pain Management (1/31/2018)
Day 5 Pain Management (1/29/2018)
Office Visit with Dr. Whitehead (1/29/2018)
Things I’ve tried and things I haven’t tried (1/28/2018)
Day 4 Pain Management (1/26/2018)
Pain Medications (1/25/2018)
Phone appointment with Dr. Kalra (1/25/2018)
Day 3 Pain Management (1/24/2018)
Day 2 Pain Management (1/22/2018)
Day 1 Pain Management Orientation (1/19/2018)
Group Acupuncture #3 (1/17/2018)
Phone appointment with Dr. Whitehead (1/17/2018)
Pain Management Program at Union City (1/16/2018)
Group Acupuncture #2 (1/5/2018)
Arthritis Flare Left Hand & Wrist (12/31/2017)
Refilling the “cookie jar” (12/29/2017)
MRI of c-spine (12/28/2017)
Group Acupuncture #1 (12/21/2017)
Office Visit with Dr. Sumetanon (12/14/2017)
X-ray of cervical spine (12/12/2017)
P.S. from Carole (12/11/2017)
Physical Therapy, Oakland #4 (12/7/2017)
Physical Therapy, Oakland #3 (11/24/2017)
First Visit to Harborside (11/14/2017)
Physical Therapy, Oakland #2 (11/9/2017)
At the Dentist Today (11/6/2017)
Physical Therapy, Oakland #1 (11/3/2017)
Blood test for Vitamin D3 deficiency (10/31/2017)
HelloMD (10/28/2017)
Phone appointment with physical therapist (10/26/2017)
Exploring the Possibility of TENS (10/25/2017)
Office Max Purchase (10/19/2017)
“Behold, I have given you every green plant” (10/15/2017)
Neck Pain Class (10/12/2017)
Dr. Chan’s First Referrals (9/25/2017)
Deal Breaker Appointment (9/21/2017)
Vegetarians Are Snarky (6/7/2017)
At The Old Spaghetti Factory (5/20/2017)
Losses (5/15/2017)
May Challenges for Healing (5/8/2017)
Ryan Bell Is Back! (3/29/2017)
Vegans (3/17/2017)
EKG and Holter heart monitor (2/21/2017)
Lab Tests Ordered (2/14/2017)
Heart Palpitations (2/9/2017)
Migraines and Nortriptyline (8/18/2016)
Migraine Day 7 (8/16/2016)
Nothing Good to Report (8/15/2016)
Tooth Pain (5/30/2016)
Off to a Slow Start (2/1/2016)
Arthritis Flare, Left Hand (1/22/2016)
A Look Back at the Year (12/31/2015)
A Look Back at the Year (12/31/2015)
Two Months to Go (11/1/2015)
Another Milestone (10/22/2015)
Weekend of Inspiration (10/6/2015)
Over Halfway (8/9/2015)
Is This Progress? (6/20/2015)
Increasingly Disappointed with NEWSTART® (6/18/2015)
Conversation on NEWSTART® Insights (6/10/2015)
NEWSTART® Insights Update (6/9/2015)
Insulin Resistance and Weight Loss (6/4/2015)
Unfounded Fears? (6/3/2015)
End of May (5/31/2015)
May Conference Call (5/20/2015)
Keto Flu (5/19/2015)
Migraine Returns (5/4/2015)
May Day (5/1/2015)
Easter Sunday (4/5/2015)
Stress (3/17/2015)
Time Marches On (3/2/2015)
More About NEWSTART® (2/21/2015)
Facebook Drama (2/16/2015)
From January to February (2/1/2015)
NEWSTART® Insights (1/28/2015)
Stopped Glipizide (1/12/2015)
January Health Status (1/5/2015)
A Short History (1/5/2015)
Present Truth (1/4/2015)
Year Without Carbs (1/1/2015)