A recent article in The Guardian is headlined “US health system ranks last compared with peer nations, report finds”. I won’t link to that article, as I don’t like to give clicks to that largely transphobic media source.
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The Beauty Class
16 SepYesterday, I attended a makeup class with a few friends. I was very much looking forward to the event.
Continue readingFalling on the stairs
10 AugA certain klutz (not naming names) fell on the stairs last night trying to carry the recycling down to the garage, and out to the outside bin. It was only the last two stairs, but I ended up almost upside down.
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18 JunI spent a little over 3 hours in an ER today because of a prolonged AFib episode. I tried to wait it out for a couple of hours before giving in and going. I don’t think I’ll wait that long next time. I’m exhausted and I think I’ve triggered another fibromyalgia flare.
I’m home and resting.
Implant surgery update
2 MayTL; DR: The procedure was quite uneventful. I have an implant (or as my heart sister called it, an alien implant) in my chest. It’s under the skin of my left breast, which is tender and sore at the incision site.
Continue readingNew doctors, progress update
6 AprI’ve made progress in finding new doctors since leaving Atlanta and settling here in my new home.
Continue readingLoop recorder implantation, and Shingrix
18 JanI called my insurance company (Medicare Advantage plan) about the procedure to implant the loop recorder. They quoted me a copay amount of $295. That’s the same cost as the (not yet rescheduled) echocardiogram.
Continue readingAnother Estrogen Patch Update
5 JanIn late December, I had my blood work done for the HRT levels. When the results came back, the estradiol level was well below optimal for trans feminization.
Continue readingCT Angiogram
30 DecI woke up early on Friday to get ready and go to an appointment for a CT Angiogram. I had slept poorly that night, so I was up really early. I’m not normally a morning person, but I was anxious about this test. Not the test itself, really, but what the results might show.
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An Aging Trans Woman 