Finally, after 4 1/2 months, I was able to have an in-person acupuncture appointment again with Sophie. As instructed by the M.A. when the appointment was made, I called when we got to Union City and the M.A. who answered told me to come on in and upstairs to the Acupuncture Department. At the Building…
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Annual Physical Video Appointment
I checked my blood pressure this morning and it was considerably higher than it was yesterday after the pain group. Today it was 126/89 with pulse of 81. When I clicked on the link to the video appointment, Rochelle (the M.A.) was there and asked the usual questions that she would have asked in an…
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 6
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 We went to Alameda this morning, mainly for the purpose of mailing my re-application for Medical Financial Assistance. I wish I could have done this online, but online is an option only if you are within 2 weeks of your current award expiring. So postal mail was my only choice. Before…
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 5
Grocery shopping in Alameda We had another successful trip to Trader Joe’s in Alameda this morning. We didn’t leave the house until 7:43 so it was just past 8:00 when I got in the Seniors’ Line. I’m beginning to feel a lot more at ease, especially knowing that I can come back in 2 weeks…
Blood work in July
Thursday, July 9, 2020 This is a short post and involves one major category: A1C. Although I had blood drawn for a bunch of stuff, the one I was most interested in knowing—but was most afraid of—was the HbA1C. This should have been done in March, right about the time the lockdown started in the…
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 4
Monday, July 6 Today I woke up with a severe pain in my right shoulder and arm, very much like the neck pain I had in all of 2017 when Dr. Chan wouldn’t give me a muscle relaxant. Nothing helped! None of the pain management exercises or meditation and mindful breathing. Not even taking an…
Kaiser Pain Management Group Online, Session 3
Third session today with the online Pain Management group. Angela Anderson was back as the host for the first half. She did a meditation and then a presentation on “Self-Care” and a discussion. I fell asleep during the meditation, woke up just as the discussion began, but I had NO idea what was presented! Francis…
Fasting Again–This Time a REAL Fast!
Thursday, June 25: Ate a full supper, began fast after supper (approximately 8:00 p.m.). Bedtime blood glucose 127 mg/dL, blood ketones 3.4 mmol/l. I have determined what prescription meds/OTC that I have to have, and everything else I can do without for 3 days. Early AM (1+ hr before anything else) Synthroid levothyroxine AM (breakfast)…
Measuring Ketones, First 10 (actually 8)
Friday, June 19, 2020: I received my new KetoCoach Blood Ketone Monitor starter kit today! I took time to read all the instructions thoroughly and then check the date and time settings on the meter. I figured out how to insert a lancet (30G) into the lancing device. Then I decided to check my ketones…
Kaiser Pain Management Group Online, Session 2
“Calm Mind Calm Body” apparently is the name of the Tuesday drop-in group. Today Julie White (Pain Psychologist) facilitated the first half hour, starting with 10 minutes of guided meditation and it was very reminiscent of the original Pain Management Program, back in the “old days” when we met in person 3 days a week…