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That’s All Well and Good

Time for a lifestyle, fitness, health status update. I started seeing a new acupuncturist today. I found her after doing some research; she was awarded best SF acupuncturist by the San Francisco A-List. I also gravitated toward her undergraduate background:…

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Alternatives to IVF

The hubby and I are slowly ticking off actions items on this long and arduous path to breed a single child. I hear from MANY people (including some from my team of doctors) to go directly down the IVF path….

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Kaiser Perma-neglecte: The Ongoing Saga

My website is going through a few updates, so you many see some finicky stuff going on. Hopefully it will all be better very soon. I’ve written some denigrating posts on my financial experience with Kaiser this year. You can…

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Injection Dysfunction

I am so down. We were instructed not to try and conceive for the next several months. What a setback. I feel such sadness, such anger–but not sure who to direct it to. Myself, Kaiser, my doctors? I have been…

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Botox Bubbles

I’ve been getting botox under my armpits for years now. When I first started going, I got the injections every six months like clock work. Recently, I haven’t had to go so often. I went 10 months this time, no…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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