Recent Content by Kester

To @lovinglife, @KennyA , @helenb1979 , @Resurgam and @ianf0ster: Thank you all for your welcome, kind remarks and useful information for this newbie. Initial problems in responding seem to have been overcome as I can now reply directly within the thread. No doubt our paths will cross again...

Hi Ian, thanks for your very interesting post. I'm not sure that I would go directly against my GP's advice at present but you have given me a lot to think about and provided me with questions to put to my GP. Cheers.

Hi @helenb1979, thanks for the welcome. Yes, sometimes I feel young but not always when there are chores to do for which I wish I felt a bit more fit. That's life I guess. Cheers

Hi @Resurgam , Thanks for your useful comments. My GP is aware of my low blood pressure problem and has made a minor change by halving the dosage of of one of my six medicants but, although I am officially discharged from the hospital, my GP does not want to change my medication significantly...

Hi All, My name is Chris and I live in rural Dorset, UK. I am 85 years old in a few days time. I am a retired secondary school teacher of art but also had links with technology and information technology in the early days of computing in schools. I suffer from hypertension for which I have...