Tag: throat doctor

• Continuing Throat Problems, Odd Cabinet Connections, and OLD – Thoughts from February 1, 2026 – Part 1

  

  On January 22, I had my checkup appointment for my throat. I changed the cough drops I used, but I could still feel something on my vocal cord. The polyp had grown back. I saw that on my last appointment. When the doctor came into the exam room, he asked how my throat was doing.…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 7, 2026

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• First Surgery, Allergy Apps, and Drinking the Costco Lemonade – Thoughts from March 23, 2025

  

  There’s so much I haven’t talked about in these Thoughts papers; I don’t know where to begin. The biggest thing going on in my life is being scheduled for my first surgery. On May 22, I will have that first surgery. I am augmenting my nose to be even larger. Actually, I’m getting the polyp…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 30, 2025

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  2025, additives, allergy app, allergy list, allergy restrictions, Costco, Costco membership, eggs, first surgery, granola bars, grocery list, grocery store, interaction with employees, milk, monthly cost, Patti, pecans, polyp on my vocal cord, problem foods, produce, reactivity, Sam's Club, scan and go app, self-check machines, snack foods, study the ingredients, thoughts, Thoughts papers, throat doctor, wheat

• Horrible People, Gravelly Throats, and Autobiographies – Thoughts from November 9 to 23, 2024

  

  November 9, 2024 I need to write now more than ever, but I’m afraid of what I’m going to say. When Patti and I took our trip along Route 66, there were Trump signs almost every mile as we drove. We knew there was a huge section of America that ignored every horrible thing Trump…

  Brian Kirwan

  October 28, 2025

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  2024, acid reducer, addictions, avoiding family members, being abused, Brian Wilson autobiography, comedy autobiographies, conceptual and performance artist, dietary restrictions, documentary, get it lasered off, gravelly voice, hateful renaissance, HBO, Laughlin, Marina Abramović, medication, medication helping?, mental health issues, misinformation and hate, miss singing in the car, music-making, musical process, negative influence, Patti, people rewarded for horrible behavior, prescription, prescription strength, progress, Republicans, Route 66, stomach pain, Thanksgiving, The Artist is Present, The Beach Boys, thoughts, throat doctor, torture herself for art, Trump signs, vocal cord polyp, worst of the worst people, worst President in history

• Being Irish, Retiring, and Rocks in My Throat – Thoughts from March 17 to 23, 2024

  

  March 17, 2024 St Patrick’s Day means nothing to me. I used to care about wearing green on this day, but I’ve realized over the years that my last name is the only thing Irish about me. I’ve never been to Ireland, don’t drink beer, and am the opposite of a Catholic. Like every other…

  Brian Kirwan

  January 14, 2025

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