Dear Dr. Roach: What is the endgame of hyperthyroidism? I am a 54-year-old female, diagnosed in September 2020 with hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease. My endocrinologist started me on 10 mg of methimazole and 100 mg of metoprolol daily (my heart rate was above 100 beats per minute).
The saying goes “time heals all wounds”, but what happens when a wound does not heal? Wounds go through many stages while healing and complications at any step can prolong the process. The first step is stopping the bleeding.
Seasoned by decades of duty, the old grill was beginning to sizzle as Andrea (Howard) Windholz smashed small mounds of ground beef into patties and sprinkled them with chopped onions. Outside, a customer wearing construction orange, snarfed an early lunch while soaking up a beautiful spring day.
Dear Amy: A few days after Christmas this year, a friend stopped by our house with her husband and her sister. Knowing that they were all vaccinated and boosted, we invited them in and enjoyed their company.
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a woman, 74 years old and in fair health. Eight years ago I had surgery for lung cancer. The first night after, I was told I had atrial fibrillation due to the surgery being so close to the heart. I was started on metoprolol. Every now and then I would feel that my heart skipped a beat. My pulse was usually normal, and my doctors fluffed it off. I had shortness of breath to a mild degree from the surgery, but now it is pronounced on even slight exertion.
Q: I keep hearing about how pollutants in the air are causing all kinds of health problems. I live in the heart of a big city.
Dear Readers, When I worked as an administrator for a large medical practice, my mornings began with greeting co-workers and our habitual exchanges rarely varied. Nearly everyone responded to the question “How ya doing?” with “Fine” or “Pretty Good” and a smile.
Pecans are tasty offerings that are ideal in both savory dishes and desserts. Like fruits of other members of the hickory genus of trees, pecans are not truly nuts, but drupes. A drupe is a fruit with a single stone or pit surrounded by a husk. With pecans, the outer husk dries out and splits open, exposing the “nuts” inside.
Registration has been extended for the Healing Kids’ Hearts Retreat, an event designed to help children deal with loss and grief in healthy ways. Registration for children and volunteers has been extended until Monday, March 7.
Those who do not have time in their schedules to attend a full Ash Wednesday service may still take advantage of “Ashesto-Go” on the Fort Hays State University campus. Individuals will have a choice of traditional ashes or ashes mixed with purple glitter.