Pills for Breakfast: Is the Mayo Clinic’s Pain Program Worth It?
So I’m pretty sure my insurance isn’t going to cover the three-week pain program at the Mayo Clinic. Or at least that’s how the registered…
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Pills for Breakfast: What’s Next?
The thing about being Type A is that I’ve been trying to figure out the answer to “What’s next?” since I was 5. Back then,…
Pills for Breakfast: Looking for God on the Operating Table
There I was, stomach down on the operating table, in only a hospital gown and my underwear, and I found myself doing the one thing…
Pills for Breakfast: Extra Mayo and a Diagnosis
I went back to the Mayo Clinic for a second round of appointments, tests and anxiety last weekend. Unlike last time, I kept this appointment…
Pills for Breakfast: Still Sick, Even After the Mayo Clinic
Lately, when I think about killing myself, I try to remember Brazil. I recently went on a week-long trip to the beautiful sea-side country, and…
Pills for Breakfast: Countdown to the Mayo Clinic
So I’m going to the Mayo Clinic in a little less than two weeks. In 13 days I’ll be on my way to what many…
Pills for Breakfast: Hold the Mayo
I suppose there are a lot of reasons that I didn’t hesitate to cancel my appointment at the Mayo Clinic the very instant I was…
70% of Americans on Prescription Drugs
Prescription drug use in the U.S. has nearly doubled in the past decade, with nearly seven out of ten Americans being prescribed medications, according to…