The Gatannah Files

Two years ago when I was getting multiple biopsies to try to ascertain whether or not I had cancer in my neck, I wasn't that fussed abou...

I met with my endocrinologist today for the first time since my surgery. She told me that I needed to get a neck ultrasound ASAP, as I reall...

That was a long title! Thank you for staying with me. This past month has been an education, for sure. When James got laid off, he got a sti...

Yesterday, I had my follow-up with my surgeon. She took the Steri-strips off of my incision site, and I had been thinking, "Yay! No mor...

One last thing before we get off of the subject of my glandular heave-homent: This whole thing started because we had insurance (have, until...

Hello, fellow Americans (and any other nationalities, honestly... all are welcome)! Yesterday was Mother's Day in the US, and my local f...

Can't believe it was more than three weeks ago when I wrote that last entry! Time flies... Since I posted that, we had a visitor for a c...

It's been a year, people. Actually, it's been slightly longer, as bloodwork from January 2023 indicated that I have hyperparathyroid...

Apparently, April is the month of dental work here at Team Dave's. D got taken care of last year, but this is THE time for the rest of u...

Aaand, I think we're back. We were all on the mend, but then last weekend, I CRASHED hard. I was nauseated, fatigued, and just felt ...

Friday while I was driving Mal around, I was feeling a bit of stomach unease, and I could tell that a cold sore was trying to crop up. I tak...

Today, James and I had to have some vitals checked and do some blood work for a new life insurance policy. First, the whole thing was kind...

This is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down... Not really. Just a continuation of the previous post about home a...

It's been a while since D has had a well checkup. 12.5 years, if you're counting, which I wasn't until the PA asked, and then I ...