Bad Tad, MD

Author: Tad

  • Two Parasitophobes

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    The woman was middle aged. Her presenting complaint was “Eye Problem.” She was ill-kept, making me think she might be homeless. She said she had been having “parasites” coming out of her eyes for a long time. At first, they were right inside her eyes and now, they were in the eyelids. Sometimes they were…

  • Two Complications from Car Crashes

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    A twenty-nine-year-old woman came to the emergency department complaining of numbness and inability to move her legs when she woke from a nap earlier in the day. She had pain in her neck and back, and was unable to feel anything from her waist down. She also had numbness of her hands. She had been…

  • Twin Bags

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    Dr. Debbie’s twins enjoying the twin bags I made for them.  

  • Chewy Coconut Oatmeal Cookies With Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate Chips

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    Another cookie recipe that caught my attention because the word “chewy” was in the title and made with all coconut oil. They were sweet, chewy and delicious but a bit boring so I added macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips to make them more elegant and interesting. Source: Adapted from: twopeasandtheirpod.com Yield: 36 cookies Ingredients:…

  • Fall from a Mountain Bike, Part 2

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    Last week, I told about falling off my mountain bike and making it to the hospital with obviously injured left shoulder and leg. I had just arrived at the emergency department at the end of my last posting. I swooned as soon as they pushed me into the treatment room. That passed pretty fast once…

  • Bright Blue Shoulder Purse

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    I made another one of these shoulder bags for my sister-in-law, Kim. It was a bit hard to take a picture in the mirror of myself wearing it but you get the idea. Maybe she can send me a picture of her wearing it. She is a lot better looking than I am.    …

  • Lolly’s Sour Cream Date Cookies

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    We bought sour cream for something we were going to make for dinner but didn’t end up using it. In such cases, I head for Google to see what “sour cream cookies” will produce. Here is the recipe I chose. When I took them to the emergency department, they were rapidly consumed. Pat, a clerk,…

  • Mini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    My parents bought a huge jug of coconut oil at Costco. Though they use some coconut oil, they recognized they didn’t need that much so they gave it to me. I came home committed to using it, since it was a gift from my parents. I Googled “coconut oil cookies” and came up with several…

  • Judy Gets Bag!

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    Judy was the high bidder for the bag. Any money from such sales will be donated to the Foundation at my hospital. Thanks to all who participated!

  • Fall From a Mountain Bike, Part 1

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    A few years ago, I went for a mountain bike ride in the Soquel Demonstration Forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I was several miles up into the ride when I hit a tree and ended up on the ground. As my head cleared, I was in severe pain. I had a lot of pain in…