by yoursl | Apr 23, 2020 | Health and Medicine |
Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, which is a finger-shaped pouch with no known purpose that projects out from the large intestine on the lower right side of the abdomen. This inflammation causes abdominal pain of varying degrees and is usually treated by surgical removal of the appendix. If the inflammation is left untreated, the appendix can rupture, which can then release pus or infection into the abdominal cavity that can lead to a life-threatening infection called sepsis. According to the Mayo Clinic, the most common symptoms of appendicitis include sudden pain that begins on the right side of the abdomen; sudden pain that begins around the navel and often shifts to the lower right abdomen; pain that worsens with coughing, walking, or with other jarring movements; nausea and vomiting; loss of appetite; low-grade fever that may worsen; constipation or diarrhea; abdominal bloating; and flatulence. The Mayo Clinic goes on to report that most often appendicitis occurs in people between the ages of 10 and 30 and that the site of pain may vary, depending on age and location of the appendix. As a recent appendectomy patient, I would like to point out that the above is the perfect textbook scenario that emergency room doctors hope to encounter. I, like my life, am anything but perfect or predictable. I went to bed on Monday with a touch of GI upset, which is my normal since I battle with an autoimmune disorder that tends to upset my stomach quite a bit. I woke up on Tuesday with the same light GI upset accompanied by a mild pain in a...
by yoursl | Apr 19, 2020 | Book Reviews, Just For Fun |
Isolation and social distancing can be difficult for the more extroverted among us. We simply need diverse human interactions to thrive and to be happy. Everyone may just need a break from Netflix binges and sleeping too much. During this possibly difficult period of isolation, here are five books Your Sexy Librarian is recommending for your reading pleasure. Please note: My preferred method of online shopping has become smile.amazon.com, which allows me to donate to my favorite charity when I shop. Product links below all lead to Amazon as a result. I make zero money on reading recommendations. Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen is a memoir that was originally published in 2007. Having fled Vietnam as a small child, Minh Nguyen comes of age among the Jennifers and the Tiffanys in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I love this memoir because the views of an outsider, one who did not fit in perfectly with those around her while growing up, are eloquently expressed and beautifully written. This book’s message will resonate well with those of us who grew up as awkward caterpillars among a kaleidoscope of butterflies. This quick read is available on Amazon as an eBook and in paperback and hardcover editions. Fromms: How Julius Fromm’s Condom Empire Fell to the Nazis written by Götz Aly and Michael Sontheimer and translated by Shelley Frisch is a haunting historical accounting of the systematic and calculated financial ruination and overall destruction of Jews living in Germany as well as the story of Julius Fromm, the inventor of the condom vending machine and the founder of one of Germany’s largest condom...
