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Denise B. Patient Expert

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I'm a 56 year old mom and grandma. I have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ( had myectomy surgery in... Full Bio
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An Award For Top Medical Blog by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I was very surprised to receive this email ( below) this afternoon. I think I would feel better about it if the writer actually mentioned my blog by name, lol I know they we ... Read on »
Update by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I am FINALLY all over my bronchitis and feeling so much better. My 4th grandbaby ( 3rd grandaughter) was born on Oct. 27th. Isabella Nazera weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and 1 ... Read on »
Been A Bad Week by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Today is day number 7 that I've been sick with a sore throat and bad cough and general fatigue. I wasn't sure what I have and wasn't feeling any better by day 6 so made an a ... Read on »
What A Great Fall Day!!! by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I'm lovin' it!!! It's cool enough to have to use a blanket at night and chilly enough in the morning to really enjoy my hot coffee. It's windy and the leaves are whirling an ... Read on »
A Bit Of A Surprise And A HUGE Thank you! by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I just received this email from a site called The Daily Reviewer: Congratulations! Your readers have submitted and voted for your blog at The Daily Reviewer. We compiled an ... Read on »
It's All Good by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause My 9 year old grandaughter started her first day of 4th grade yesterday. She spent the night Wed. night and had a hard time falling asleep because she was too excited. I'm s ... Read on »
MIA by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I've been very busy working on some craft orders and while I'm still not done, thought I'd take a little break and catch up on this 'personal journal'.For the last month or so ... Read on »
Genetic Testing Bill by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Last Thursday we received a bill in the mail from Correlagen Diagnostics where I had my genetic testing done in the early Spring to pinpoint the gene for my Hypertrophic Car ... Read on »
Menopause 'Sisterhood' by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I got an email this morning from a fellow crafter who is a fan of this blog and who has herself been experiencing many of the same menopausal 'ailments' as I've written about ... Read on »
Stay At Home Sunday by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Yesterday was Tom's 59th birthday. He had to work until 5 but when he got home I took him out to dinner. He wanted to go to Blinkey's which is a local tavern/restaurant near ... Read on »
It's Been Awhile by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Have been very busy. Leading up to our 2 week family vacation to the seashore in Wildwood NJ 3 weeks ago, I was busy working on craft orders. While on vacation, I had every ... Read on »
Weight Loss as of June 12, 2009 by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I am still going to Curves at least 3 times a week. I got weighed this morning and I've lost a total of 12.8 lbs so far. and 15.5 inches. Last weekend we went to Michigan fo ... Read on »
Clarification On Genetic Testing by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I belong to the HCMA forum for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. I received some replies to a post I made back when I got my test results. Did you know what your Dad's HCM gene wa ... Read on »
Aaack!! by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Went for a walk with my sister-in-law Caren last night. Lovely night, not too hot, nice little breeze going, chatting it up. We are only about 1/2 way home when all of a sud ... Read on »
1st Month Weigh In by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Today was my first weigh in and measurements since joining Curves last month. I lost 4 1/4 inches and 3 1/4 lbs.I'm thrilled with the inches as I've really been working hard. ... Read on »
Genetic Testing Results by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause I went to my cardiologist for my 6 mo. checkup on Tuesday. I'm doing very well and don't have to go back for another 6 mo. Doc just received the results of my genetic testin ... Read on »
Mrs. Hyde Returns by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Maybe she never really left and was hibernating. I know she's around when I speak up for myself, as I normally take sh*t quietly but fume internally. This is not the case whe ... Read on »
Dining Out by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Tom and I went down to Blinkies, our local tavern/restaurant for dinner after he got home from work today. I wanted fish, but I also wanted their Blinkie hot buffalo chicken ... Read on »
Day 7 at Curves by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Daughter Deana and I went to Curves early this morning since it's so nice out. She will be working out in the yard this morning and then taking the kids to their softball pra ... Read on »
It's Been A Week by Denise B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Menopause Well, I joined Curves on April 7th. I'm wanting to get there everyday that they are open ( they are closed Sundays) and up until yesterday I did go every day. My middle daug ... Read on »