Karen's road to health

Hard to believe it was a year ago on Feb. 17 that my accident on a Segway occurred. In honor of the event, I looked at some photos taken 3 d...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39382682/ns/health-more_health_news/ Very tragic, but hopefully this will make folks think twice about riding ...

This is a good report, insofar as there's really nothing much to report. My nose still has some swelling and therefore congestion, but i...

Yesterday I went to Boston to follow-up with the ENT surgeon. It was a nice day to visit Boston and an easy trip to and from the T. This s...

Today we had to say goodbye to Rocky. He was a rescue Shih Tzu that came into my life when he was about 7. I'd never had a dog before. H...

Continuing from my previous post... I had seen a new dentist, who had suggested braces, since my regular dentist was out of town and my te...

I should have known that getting ready to sign off on my blog was a recipe for problems to develop. I could just feel the bad karma start to...

I was noting this morning that today marks the 4-month anniversary since the accident February 17, 2010. And that I might not really have th...

So today I got the packing removed from my nose. If you thought my last post was gross, you'll love what's coming! But I'll st...

"TMI" = "Too Much Information." This is an acronym with which I have become immensely familiar, since I have two teenage...

Got home about 4 hours ago. I'm very glad to have this experience behind me; I'd really been dreading it. It might not have been tha...

Well, at this time tomorrow, I'll be either still in pre-op tests (bloodwork, etc.) or in the middle of nasal surgery. The fun starts at...

Blech. I'd rather the title be something like, "Countdown to winning the lottery" or "Countdown to an island vacation....

So, imagine my "shock and awe" (with thanks to my friend Adam for coming up with the clever name "Shock and Jaw" for his...

I fell down on the blogging job. Several friends and family members asked what was up, which prodded me to log on and write tonight. The m...

Today I went to see a dentist about my front teeth, which still are a little loose and still hurt when I bite something. He said that he tho...

First, let me explain...I LOVE birthdays. My own. Other people's. Doesn't matter. I think an occasion that demands cake and ice crea...

Hi there, friends of segwaysarebad! Progress marches on. I even went to a restaurant (Panera) this weekend. That was probably a week or so...

Today was my first day back at work (well, tomorrow officially is). I am really off my game. I couldn't remember a lot of what I do on a...

I haven't posted for a little while. Mostly because, I'm happy to say, there's less and less to report about recovery from the a...