THIS FAT OLD LADY’S WEEK THAT WAS – EPISODE 3 

As stated before, I do appreciate and respect healthcare professionals.  But sometimes … This week was sometimes. Third. At least this one didn’t threaten anyone’s life, per se; although the pharmacy employee at Walgreens did have a near death experience, she just didn’t know it. Okay.  It’s that time of year.  Time for old farts…

THIS FAT OLD LADY’S WEEK THAT WAS – EPISODE 2 

As stated before, I do appreciate and respect healthcare professionals.  But sometimes … This week was sometimes. Second. My darling and much loved Cousin has been having some issues, much the same as I faced some years ago – where, despite my advanced age, I was having bleeding.  My gynecologist first tried a D&C and…

THIS FAT OLD LADY’S BUCKET LIST

I don’t have much on my bucket list.  If an opportunity comes up, great; but I don’t yearn for it.  Well, except for certain shows I’d love to do – but I have no control over that; but there was one thing I really wanted to do – sing with a big band – and…

THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FLABBER IS GASTED

Are you tired of my posts about medical shit? Hopefully, someday something non-medical related will happen that inspires me to start typing, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. I am a fat OLD lady and this is my life now. I take this drug, Promacta, for my ITP (immune thrombocytopenia – basically, an auto immune…

THIS FAT OLD LADY IS BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

Thanks to the side effects of Promacta, yesterday, I underwent (first of two) cataract surgery.  The pre-op was almost the worst part.  Jeez.  How many drops can you put in a fat old lady’s eye before said eye floats away?  And then, you wait, wait, wait and get bored, bored, bored and then there’s more…