DEAR DR. ROACH: Something’s been puzzling me. I’m a 71-year-old female, and my cholesterol tends to hover around the 240 mark. However, I had to give up bread for several weeks due to oral surgery, and my next blood test results showed my cholesterol had plummeted 40 points, to 206. (I actually had them double-check, […]
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Long hours, high debt
DEAR ABBY: I was divorced seven years ago. My ex-wife, “Annie,” and I were married almost seven years and had what I thought was a great relationship. Then we bit off more than we could chew financially. I began working long hours to get us out of the pit, which created distance between us until […]
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Aquarius: Update your surroundings
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Aly Raisman, 24; Demetri Martin, 45; Octavia Spencer, 46; Mike Myers, 55. Happy Birthday: Make your move. Put your plans into motion. Stop procrastinating and letting situations weigh you down and hold you back. Action is required if you want to get things done. Learn from experience, and use your […]
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Safe dose of long-term steroids
DEAR DR. ROACH: Last April, I had back surgery to enlarge the disc openings. Some of my problems were corrected with the surgery, but one major problem still exists: After I sit upright in a chair or drive a car for a period of time, when I attempt to get up, I struggle and have […]
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Daughter sees bleak future
DEAR ABBY: My mother is a narcissist and a user. She has never held down a job and blames everyone else. We rarely get along for more than 15 minutes at a time. I used to blame myself, but have realized over the years that I’m not alone in how I feel about her. The […]
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Capricorn: Stick close to home
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mark Ballas, 32; John C. Reilly, 53; Priscilla Presley, 73; Bob Dylan, 77. Happy Birthday: Interact more. Travel, business meetings and putting physical energy behind your ideas and intentions will help you reach your goals this year. Experiencing different cultures and lifestyles will lead to interesting changes in the way […]
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Heart attack symptoms vary
DEAR DR. ROACH: My very healthy husband collapsed and died on the way to the hospital. They worked on him for a long time but could not revive him. They didn’t do an autopsy, and they declared his death as “atherosclerotic vascular disease.” He was 79 years old and had no health problems. He came […]
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Mom's private life interupted
DEAR ABBY: I’m 54. My 28-year-old daughter, Sarah, lives with me. Our issue is MY sex life. I have a long-term live-in boyfriend, and we enjoy each other in many ways. We try to be quiet while we’re enjoying each other physically, but evidently we are not quiet enough. Sarah complains whenever we make any […]
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Sagittarius: Be straightforward
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Monaco, 42; Jewel, 44; Drew Carey, 60; Joan Collins, 85. Happy Birthday: Stick to the truth, and ask questions when in doubt. How you handle friends, relatives and peers will make a difference. Emotional deception is apparent, and the likelihood of someone trying to take advantage of you should […]
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False positive from mammogram
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 42-year-old, completely healthy woman. I recently went for my first mammogram. I delayed it, despite being told I should start at 40, because I did not think I really needed it. After the initial screening mammogram, I was called back for additional mammogram pictures and two breast ultrasounds. During […]