Elevate Your Health Colorado Joyce Gottesfeld's blog

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is making a comeback.  

I have a friend who is pregnant.  38 1/2 weeks pregnant to be exact. 

I really want her to have her baby.  Now.

How was 2011 for you?

That’s what they used to say anyway. 

When I was a resident (back in the stone age, before cars and TV, as my kids would say), it was just the opposite - we let almost anyone who had had a previous Cesarean Section (C/S) try to go through labor.  

Last month, October, was National Breast Cancer Awareness month.  But now it's November, so does that mean we don’t have to be aware of breast cancer any more???

Of course not!  In fact, NOW is the perfect time for you to come in for your screening mammogram!

Well, first of all, special thanks to a special couple folks out there who read my last blog and let me know!  And to provide you some follow up, I did not get fired last week during taper week, but then again, I haven’t actually spoken to my boss since ... so I guess we’ll just have to see!

Some of you may have read my blog post from last year about running the New York Marathon.  It was an amazing experience -- the crowds, the sense of accomplishment. 

In a recent ACOG (American College of OB/GYN) communication, there was a review of alcohol use in pregnancy.  Interestingly, many women who were studied were not counseled by their OB/GYN provider to avoid alcohol in pregnancy and yet, there is a well known “fetal alcohol syndrome” in babies that can be devastating to the baby. 

PMS, a fearful term. 

I hope that title catches a few eyes.  Wouldn’t it be great if I outlined the problem and solution here in a three-paragraph blog?  Not going to happen.