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JohnEGreen said:
Forgot to mention doctor's surgery called me on the telling bone yesterday asking me to go in for a blood test as my neurologist is a bit concerned about my kidney function. Went in and the lady taking the blood couldn't get any from either arm so had to call in some one more experienced so needless to say I now am sporting several little holes and a huge bruise as the vein collapsed after they got the sample.
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Ouch
 
heh said:
Morning all

We're off in the motorhome today, back Tuesday. Our friends have hired one for the weekend to see if they like it so we're heading off to London for a couple of days :D

@JohnEGreen I've had a couple of those bruises from blood tests, I think it's down to the skill of the nurse.


I have watched Eastenders from the start, 1985. Coronation Street has been going since before I was born! (I watch that too).

Have a good weekend folks. "See" you next week.

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Good Luck parking it in London!!
 
It's been a funny ol' day. Low grade headache, stiffness and lethargy. I've just got no get up and go.
It's so quiet apart from the tinitus and next door's yappy dog.
 
Guzzler said:
Could be brewing summat, hope not because the forecast for next week looks good and I'm beginning to get stir crazy again.
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Hopefully, stir crazy is a good sign. With me it usually means I'm getting over whatever bug I've had. Hope it's the same for you too. :)
 
SaskiaKC said:
Hopefully, stir crazy is a good sign. With me it usually means I'm getting over whatever bug I've had. Hope it's the same for you too. :)
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Thank you. I average about once in every six weeks or so with regard to getting out of the house. In winter it is longer than that (I do not count medical appointments - who wants a day out in a waiting room?). In summer I can get into the garden which suffices. If I am under the weather when it is fine outside it drives me absolutely nuts!
 
Guzzler said:
Thank you. I average about once in every six weeks or so with regard to getting out of the house. In winter it is longer than that (I do not count medical appointments - who wants a day out in a waiting room?). In summer I can get into the garden which suffices. If I am under the weather when it is fine outside it drives me absolutely nuts!
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Me too.

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Asthma kicked off yesterday but today it has been very bad. So back on inhalers.
Awkwardly I've been called in for an annual review at GPs. Humf. I was so keen to tell them I hadn't used them for months, even over the winter months.
It seems to be back with avengence. Chest pains when going anything other than distracted phone games etc. I think seeing GP may have to be done, after all.
Someone sitting on my chest right now. I've refused to call ambulance unless I lose consciousness. Well via Mr ickihun. He's here so unless it becomes unbareable I'm staying cosy under my quilt in the living room. I know if I called 111 they get ambulance for chest pain so I'm off put calling for any advice.
I'll see how it pans out. Again. Humf!
 
ickihun said:
Asthma kicked off yesterday but today it has been very bad. So back on inhalers.
Awkwardly I've been called in for an annual review at GPs. Humf. I was so keen to tell them I hadn't used them for months, even over the winter months.
It seems to be back with avengence. Chest pains when going anything other than distracted phone games etc. I think seeing GP may have to be done, after all.
Someone sitting on my chest right now. I've refused to call ambulance unless I lose consciousness. Well via Mr ickihun. He's here so unless it becomes unbareable I'm staying cosy under my quilt in the living room. I know if I called 111 they get ambulance for chest pain so I'm off put calling for any advice.
I'll see how it pans out. Again. Humf!
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Please don't mess around with pressure on your chest! Hug.
 
SaskiaKC said:
Please don't mess around with pressure on your chest! Hug.
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I won't. I'm eating so no nausea, no sweating either but I'm wondering if it's trapped wind as an aching pain inbetween shoulder blades.
I'm going to see if it right's itself. I just cannot dash for an ambulance everytime I get chest pains. I'd never be away.
I have no anxiety, not since having to explain my health problems to DWP. That's all settled for the time being.
I'm keen to be well enough to work again and my bariatric surgery should help me with that too. I just cannot wait.
I'm so impatient.
 
This is definitely not medical advice but I find that a hot water bottle between my shoulder blades or on my tummy can clear aches and uncomfortable feelings sometimes making me burp ( medical term !!!) Worth a try and won't do any harm .Hope you feel better soon otherwise it may be 111
Carol
 
JohnEGreen said:
Hi @ickihun

Sorry your asthma is bad again

I'm back on my inhalers again and doctor took asthma nurses advice and has put me back on the preventer again which helps.
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I've never really discovered why mine kicks off. You?
I'm only in pain when I move about so I'm going to try and sleep tonight and see how I am tomorrow. I may wake up dandy (ish). I've eaten OK so I'm happy to just ut it down to a lergy which has kicked off bad breathing and pain in sternham and blades.
I'm no longer strict 800cals. I've readded 2-3lbs.
 
carty said:
This is definitely not medical advice but I find that a hot water bottle between my shoulder blades or on my tummy can clear aches and uncomfortable feelings sometimes making me burp ( medical term !!!) Worth a try and won't do any harm .Hope you feel better soon otherwise it may be 111
Carol
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Thanks Carol. I'm having a fizzy water to try and shift it.
 
I hope you'll feel better soon, Ickihun!

I've had a wonderful family weekend, snow and all!
I'm also so tired with so much going on in my head that I can't even read my book, even though I really looked forward to relaxing and reading my book. Can't fault the book either, as it's 'Ranger's Apprentice, book 12' by John Flanagan, so hardly any heavy reading.
Hoping I can enjoy my book again tomorrow (probably will) and expecting to feel pretty rough tomorrow but also expecting to feel a lot better he day after that or wednesday at the latest. And who knows, I might wake up tomorrow happy as can be and looking forward to the day!

(and had to look up wednesday after writing it because I couldn't believe that was right when trying to spell it. It was. Your written language is very strange. Wed nes day. :wacky:)
 
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