I've been meaning to make a post about Gali for a while - but I didn't want to post without giving real insight and information.I have been using Gali now for over 8 weeks and I can really see how it is helpful as it has shown me so much already! To begin, Gali is... Continue Reading →
Seven Scars & My 10th Procedure
I am just a few days past my one-month post-op date and I just had what should be my last surgery for a while - my right-hand tendon sheath release for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. A month ago, I had more work done on my wonky ribs. With two new incisions, that makes seven scars on... Continue Reading →
Any Way You Slice it – Thoracic & Hand Surgery, Again
Long story short - Thoracic surgery is confirmed for Wednesday - with my COVID test #1. Then, just shy of 2 weeks later, I'll have my first surgery on my right hand - with my COVID test #2. Any way you slice it, June is really going to be fun for me. ๐ But anyway...... Continue Reading →
3 Months Post-Op Slipping Rib Syndrome
April Showers Bring May Flowers - or so the saying goes. April focused on social distancing, with stores still closed and quarantine still in effect to keep everyone safe until late May. And May has included rain, which brings me migraines, and it has included spending my days on the phone with the VA, so... Continue Reading →
Gali Health Ambassador
I am so excited to announce that yours truly is the newest Gali Health Ambassador! ๐คฉ I cannot tell you how excited I am to be a part of their already amazing team of IBD ambassadors. I'm very grateful for the opportunity and I look forward to working with Gali! Me, I am a Navy... Continue Reading →
March Madness – Social Distancing | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG
Well, since my last two full blog posts, the world has been through some real March madness. Let's start with my ribs. After my Slipping Rib Syndrome blog was posted in mid-February, I had just gotten a diagnosis of Influenza Type A. Let me tell you that this was one of the worst sicknesses I... Continue Reading →

