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LifestreamThird time’s the charm, right? The swelling I had in my left knee subsided with time and anti-inflammatories (Naproxen). The blood test for lyme came back showing that at least at some point in the past I had contracted the disease, but that it was likely not active (testing for lyme is notoriously difficult). A [...]
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Must be my lucky week. So I start feeling a slight pinch in my left knee last Monday, after having been out walking and within 48 hours the knee is almost completely immobilized, stiff and swollen. No particular pain to speak of at least when leg isn’t used, no redness and no heat in the [...]
After the MRI I did a while back I’ve been patiently awaiting the results. Turns out they got lost in the mail or whatever. Can you trust anyone to do their job these day? But anyway we’re back on track, and as predicted I had a herniated lumbar disc (L4-L5) of sorts. Damned if I [...]
Finally got the MRI examination I had been waiting for. Waiting times locally were a year or more so I found a spot in Gothenburg instead. A little awkward to take the trip, sure, but better than waiting a YEAR. Also trains ran on time much to my surprise. On a side note, whoever caused [...]
I did a 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. I can only say this this: Have you tried this at Guantanamo? Have you? I all of a sudden have a far greater appreciation for the power and effects of sleep deprivation. Being jolted back to a semi-waking state every twenty minutes was far more disturbing [...]
I got a heart rate monitor to keep track of and better diagnose my pulse for various applications. After some consideration I went for the Beurer PM 70. It was Beurer’s cheapest offering with both digital transmission and PC connectivity. Which I’d reckon also makes it the cheapest offering on the market with such features. [...]
As I noted previously, I had a little medical complication a while back. In short: Skull splitting nightly headaches that on closer inspection turned out to be caused by high blood pressure. Now it turns out it wasn’t primary hypertension after all. The analysis of the kidney biopsy I did pegged the actual root of [...]
It would seem that I have somehow developed a blood pressure problem. It started with nightly / morning headaches since a couple of months. At first I didn’t think it was significant, but as the headaches became more frequent, I eventually decided to seek medical advice. I was told I had high blood pressure (around [...]
It would be fairly difficult to think of anything more superfluous and tedious than shaving. And yet one doesn’t have much of a choice in the matter. For one I don’t have the hair growth to produce and manage a good beard. So until there is a gene therapy to either turn off facial hair [...]
Having tried a great number of silicon-type contact lenses in the past, including Focus Night and Day and Purevision, which I am currently using, I thought it was time for something new. I have never found these types of lenses to be very comfortable, but they offer breathability that in turns offers the option not [...]
