“Hey Doc, do you think I have low T?” It’s a question that comes up quite a lot these days. Whereas 10 or 15 years ago, testosterone (T) was an occasional level to be checked, it is now a frequent part of a blood workup. This may be partly due to...
Thankful for Our Bodies Some sixteen centuries ago, Augustine observed, “People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they...
“Wow, I guess I’m just getting old. Everything hurts and I’m tired even doing little things.” Mrs. Jennings, in her early sixties, was normally one of my more energetic patients. On further questioning it turned out it really wasn’t “everything” that...
“I am the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be better, I cannot tell. I awfully forebode I shall not. To remain as I am...
Seventy year old Mrs. Lansing drew a complete blank as I asked her if she could recall any of the five words I’d given her to remember some 4-5 minutes ago as part of her mental status exam. Inwardly I always wince at those moments. It feels like I’m...
I’m generally not a big sweater. But last evening as my wife saw me returning from chipping and putting a few balls around she noticed the large wet patches on my shirt. “Did you end up going on a bike ride or is that just from hitting a few golf balls?” I...
