I started with one dentist last year in the quest of dentures, the original guy was the guy who discovered that I suffered from hypertension when he took my blood pressure and it was through the roof. Plans were put off because I was now dealing with Doctors until it was under control. (The Blood […]
It’s All About the Timing
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about my toothache and blood pressure situation, my dentist extracted the offending tooth as per our deal, and I went to the hospital to see my Doctor about the “Letter of Clearance” my dentist wanted. Hey, fair is fair, he lived up to his side of the deal. […]
Health Insurance for Travelers
If you are coming to the Philippines to live here, having some kind of health insurance is a good idea. You need to be protected from the high cost of being sick. Getting sick can really bankrupt you these days. Fortunately, there are some advantages about the Philippines, though. Primarily, the cost of health care […]
That’s Really Odd
I awoke early Sunday morning with a toothache, not an irritating pain but a full blown, knock you down pain marathon. Waiting for sunrise it was just me, a lot of throbbing pain and my bottle of aspirins. Debating whether it would hurt less to reach in with a pair of properly sanitized vice grips […]
Thinking of donating blood!
End of last year was really pretty bad on both side of my family. My first degree cousin at the Rodriguez clan (my mom’s side) died third week of December, I was informed by my niece that she’s sick just middle of last year. I just thought that it wasn’t so serious. So shocked finding that […]
Healthcare & Supplies – EAM
Nothing is sure but death and taxes. A number of people have been credited for that quote. For us Americans, we have mostly been told that it was from Benjamin Franklin. However, the truth is that the first person who said that was Daniel Defoe in the book, The Political History of the Devil in 1726. […]