Livin’ With a Hernia
This morning I woke up with some pretty severe lower back pain. The kind of pain that makes you say “Oh, I guess I can’t bend at the waist today.” It seems I’ve gotten old.
Posts Tagged Health
Work Less, Sleep More
Today was an unscheduled day off for me as the Mrs. and I thought it would be wiser to visit a doctor sooner rather than later for my recurring chest problems. Monday’s visit to the doctor resulted in a prescription for some light relaxation medicine, but it wasn’t enough to keep the stabbing pains at [...]
More Than An Annoyance
Over the last decade or so I’ve been battling a bunch of minor problems such as insomnia, headaches, chest pain, and blood pressure. Insomnia I can usually deal with as the extra waking hours can be used to analyze things until either I fall asleep, or solve/rationalize a complex problem. Headaches have been a common [...]
The Annual Medical Exam
If you would have told me five years ago that I would see a doctor at least once a month and be subject to an annual medical checkup, I would have scoffed like a Brit watching Spain win the World Cup. In the first 28 years of my life I’ve seen a doctor no [...]
06.30.09 | Health, Living in Japan | Jason
Who Has The Right?
The gentle sound of children laughing and playing in the nearby park wafted over a cool autumn breeze. Summer was now over and the cold clutches of winter would soon be upon the city. Sitting by the window, the ex-athlete looked at the scene with distaste.
One year ago, on a day much like [...]
Electric vs. the Blade
Facial hair is a funny thing. Not funny “ha-ha”, but funny in that it serves no real purpose for most men, yet continues to grow with an ever-quickening pace. Since the dawn of civilization, many men have sought to keep these sharp hairs from our face, lest the fairer sex refuse to kiss [...]
Hello Darkness My Old Friend …
What’s the sound of one heart stopping?
It’s a question that few want to know,
yet a question where few minds go.
To hear the beep next to the bed,
like sound comfort next to the head.
The fearful pain and watchful signs,
the tragic moment … the tragic lines.
Sorry I’ve been gone for so long. There have been some [...]