Category Archives: Medical Moments
Do you believe in amnesia?
I have just had stitches in my shoulder taken out. This is the last milestone in what has been the strangest journey of my life. Two weeks ago I went in to have very routine surgery on a rotator cuff issue. … Continue reading
30% Chance of Immortality
A couple of weeks ago, I went to have an MRI on my shoulder. It is important that you understand that I was going for an MRI on my SHOULDER. The GP clinic that I go to has a service … Continue reading
Wax on, wax off
A friend of mine told me about his recent visit to the hospital to get an MRI. He was waiting in line and noticed that people were kindly offered ear plugs to stave off some of the noise of the … Continue reading
Allergic to the cold?
As it turns out, my doctor thinks I am allergic to the cold. How weird is that? I have had this god-awful cough that sounds like I’m a duck trying to sound like a dog which comes upon me in … Continue reading
Early Days – medical examination
In the early days of my being in China when I could not keep my blog, I did keep a record of the things that I knew I would forget unless I wrote them down. Then I was able to … Continue reading
The Orthopedic Surgeon and The Dentist
This is not a joke. This is a story of my forays into health care in China. For a long time now I have had a sore foot, not sore enough to stop me walking around but sore enough to … Continue reading
Beguiled 