Am I a hypochondriac, or what does it mean to be a “red flag” patient

Posted on February 13, 2022 by mmargsnow

Red flag patient. It is a bad thing to be a red flag patient. When a physician is treating a… Read more Am I a hypochondriac, or what does it mean to be a “red flag” patient

Margaret the Jock

Posted on August 4, 2019November 6, 2019 by mmargsnow

I have always wanted to be an athlete. I was not good at anything as a child. I played games… Read more Margaret the Jock

12/15/07 For those of us shopping for other people’s children

Posted on April 28, 2019 by mmargsnow

I was thinking about my Saturday shopping trip and regretting that my nieces and nephews all live in other… Read more 12/15/07 For those of us shopping for other people’s children

Intro to Taming Faulty Genes 2018/19

Posted on April 28, 2019February 13, 2022 by mmargsnow

I am sitting in my office. My medical assistant just handed me an important test result. I opened the envelope,… Read more Intro to Taming Faulty Genes 2018/19

Nice Flat Chests

Posted on March 26, 2019September 27, 2021 by mmargsnow

Excerpt from Nice flat chests – March 9, 2007 So. Being BRCA + is very much connected with being a… Read more Nice Flat Chests

Snow Genes – BRCA

Posted on March 20, 2019September 26, 2020 by mmargsnow

Copied from mmargsnow@blogspot.com Caveat regarding the status of the medical information on this page: I am a physician but my… Read more Snow Genes – BRCA

Taming Faulty Genes

Margaret's thoughts about dealing with a BRCA1 mutation, and the process of going through risk reduction surgeries, and recovering from those choices.

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