Tag Archives: pain

All The Fun of the Flu…

Posted on 8 February, 2010 by BigBlueFrog

I have a slogan for the makers of pamidronate (brand name Aredia): All The Fun of the Flu, Without Risk of Death! My doctor doubled my dosage of the bone-building anti-osteoporosis medication last Tuesday, from 30mg administered over four hours, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged drugs, flu-like symptoms, osteoporosis, pain, pamidronate | Leave a comment

Cool, Mo’ D

Posted on 21 November, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

The solution to my two year ordeal with sacral pain may be a simple as getting more Vitamin D. Normal levels for Vitamin D are anything greater than 40 nanograms per milliliter of blood up to about 70ng/mL. My levels … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals & Vegetables, Childhood, Coastal Curiosities, Health & Medicine, Science & Technology, The Weather | Tagged birds, chemistry, okra, osteoporosis, pain, sacrum, sardines, vitamin D | 2 Comments

Out-of-Whack Sacroiliac

Posted on 13 September, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I met a fellow Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction sufferer tonight. We were both at the YMCA waiting for the weather to clear up and hoping we could get into the pool for a little low-gravity pain relief. Alan is a (former) … Continue reading →

Posted in Health & Medicine, Life, The Weather | Tagged chiropractic, degenerative disc disease, dysfunction, exercise, hip, hypermobility, iliac, insurance, joint, Kenneth Robinson, lumbar, pain, pelvis, pool, prolotherapy, sacroiliac, sacrum, spine, therapy, thunderstorm, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, YMCA | 2 Comments

If I Said You Had An Interesting Blog, Would You Hold My Y-Chromosome Against Me?

Posted on 1 September, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I recently discovered, beneath the calm, Utopian surface of the blog-o-sphere; beneath the even-handed and pleasant blogs about sex, religion and politics, a seething underworld. I found shocking revelations of governmental and corporate conspiracy; economic terrorism; mental, physical and emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Friends & Family, Life | Tagged Blog with Integrity, blogging, BlogHer, bras, breasts, children, mommybloggers, ovaries, pain, pay-to-say, shaving, vaginas, weblog, writing | Leave a comment

Cue the Village People

Posted on 24 August, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I’ve joined a gym for the first time in my life. My new physical therapist (PT #2 for those who are keeping count) is convinced she can help me with my sacroiliac joint pain through exercise, so I’m going to … Continue reading →