Pain control has been our major focus for the past few weeks as Ellen’s hip degeneration has progressed. Unlike simple osteoarthritis, she has avascular necrosis, a rapid breakdown of bone due to a loss of the blood supply to the bone. Her surgeon has told her not to use any opioid drugs before surgery as […]
One of the toughest conditions I have come across is toenail fungus. Patients I have had have been fighting this for years. Some of the drugs that doctors try to prescribe for this are truly scary; very dangerous. And even with these super powerful drugs, the fungus persists. A couple of years ago my […]
Remember the old guessing game 20 questions? One of the first questions involved establishing whether the object to be guessed was animal, vegetable, or mineral. But what if it was none of those? This is the realm of fungus. This fungal realm includes molds, yeasts, mushrooms, and it involves over 3 million species. Some […]