2008
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Are You Vitamin D Deficient?
At my last visit to the doctor for my annual physical, my doctor ran a blood test and told me I was deficient for vitamin D. The lab test told me that a normal “bottom level” of Vitamin D in someone was 32 ng/ mL, and my level was a “20.8 ng/mL”. (I’m not sure [...]
Pregnancy and AntiDepressants
My doctor, who I absolutely love, told me she was expecting her first child. Of course, she was very excited about this. I told her I was absolutely terrified to have children for fear of falling back into depression. I assumed, of course, that one cannot take antidepressants when one is pregnant [...]
ACK! I Cracked My Toe!
Ouch! After tripping over the dog on my way through the kitchen, I nailed the wall with my foot. After the pain didn’t go away after an hour, I made an appointment for the doctor. Sure enough, the x-ray revealed there was a hairline crack in my toe that appeared to be [...]