Hug as well as a winner. I find sleeping in a recliner very comfortable, but probably not as comfortable as a bed, if you can manage to stay in it.Good morning everyone on a morning that has already proven to be quite lengthy here in the dark and dangerous north. Up and down since 1am and ended up sleeping on the recliner so as not to disturb Mrs Miggins who needs all the sleep that she can get as she has a theatre appointment this evening, dahrlings with a couple of her sisters. Talks of family history - I have been trying to pin point the exact location of my maternal grandfathers grave - allegedly in the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Haifa, Israel. As he died after the war ended it took a bit of time but we now have it so a planned trip there can be factored in when we go (hopefully) to Jerusalem in November. Art bit - another starter for ten. Hope everyone can have as pleasant a day as possible. I have finished my exercises for the day so best make some more koffy.
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There are occasional medication reviews and, for some even occasional health reviews, but there is little consistency in their application. GPs here have been known to continue habit forming medication for ages without review and it is up to the patient to decide when enough is enough. This is why I was put onto the separate tablets for pain relief, because I told a GP I felt I was being tied in to the higher doses of codeine and wanted to reduce the level while still keeping some in the prescription for really bad days. But it was up to me to work it out for myself. Same with DIL, she is on higher levels of pain relief than I am at present (slipped disk high in her neck which would otherwise stop her working) but she had to work out for herself how much she should be taking. As it happens, she is a qualified nurse and has a pretty good idea of what she can and can't take.If a doctor sees a possible problem of addiction on the horizon they will not prescribe.
What happens to tablet reviews with pharmacists on the outer islands? The patient should clearly know why they are taking medication.
We all respond differently to different medications and their combinations.
D.
Ours are the same. I can only get information if the blood test shows some problem which needs addressing. I have just received a letter with an appointment at our hospital medical clinic which should only be once in 6 months - the last one was about 3 months ago. I think they forgot to order blood tests last time, so maybe that's why they want to see me again. I should have had an ultrasound scan of my liver, but that never happened, so maybe they forgot to order that as well. Without the blood tests, they can't tell if my anaemia is back, or if my liver function, or kidney function is deteriorating or even hba1c.It annoys me intensely that our surgery will not allow us to see our blood results and to a query, they now say we will let you know if anything needs attention and seem to resent us asking. I used to be able to drive hands on but now can't.
Newcastle are completely different.
Of course, we have to respect local custom and shouldn't seek to change it. Doesn't mean we have to enjoy it.We can't expect the natives to be like the British used to be.
Some of us went to Tunisia in the eighties on a birding trip and the locals always went to the front of standing files at Customs.
Some of us ask for non smoking seats on the French plane at London and they let all the smokers on first and they sat where they liked. The non smokers went on last an we sat amongst the smokers.
One old English guy got irate in a queue, how they all went to the front of queues but he was told to keep quiet it wasn't his country. True.
Coming back I remember it was a beautiful day and we flew past the Matterhorn I guess it was about 50 miles away.
D.
Many thanks@jjraak. I do have a face to face appointment next Thursday but for some reason I am feeling anxious about it.Oh hon.
How infuriating.
And understandable you'd worry.
I hope there's a face to face appointment next week to answer a few question & give your mind some ease.
Easy to say when it's not me it's affecting,
But if all else fails to settle your mind
I found a good scream into a pillow, very helpful in making me realise that late at night, there's not much I can do until the daytime and places open back up.
Best wishes for a speedy solution
Thank you @gennepher. I am worried that my levels have been high for so long that damage is being caused to who knows what.Extra hugs @dogslife
I hope it can be sorted quickly x
As long as you're very careful...nothing usually.Pastries at French lessons - what could possibly go wrong.
Thanks@dunelm. I have an appointment on Thursday with the GP who increased my medication last time. (The earliest available). I made that in advance to discuss my results and future actions. My results didn't arrive until yesterday ( Saturday) when the practice was closed so if they see them on Monday and think it is urgent they may ring me on Monday to make an earlier appointment with another doctor.??Sorry to read this and wonder why your GP or Diabetes nurse has not called you. Hope that you can get an appointment on Monday morning.
Saw the post before you took one of the attachments out, Ian. Both very interesting.Hello everyone on a morning which finds this community like the curate's egg. @dogslife hug for the elevated A1c and being in the dark as to the way forward. @dunelm hug for needing to sleep on the recliner. @Annb hug for the knock on effect of DIL's pain killer issues. If @SlimLizzy (great fbg so pastries are ok within reason imho) is right about France limiting access it may not all be the B word. @lindisfel hug for the disparity between access to GP data and feedback and the hospital. In 3 years I have had virtually nothing to do with my GP practice but the access and speed of feedback plus the telephone consultations from CUH are first class. @jjraak wonderful to read of the thereputic effect yesterday had. Long may it continue. @dunelm - hope you get to Haifa - and @gennepher thanks for sharing your art. @gennepher I saw two cats - were there more? Today I/we may or may not attempt to turn parsnip shavings into things of beauty in the air fryer without losing fingers in the mandolin. The attached reads remarkably like the book of Amos which I think Freidland knows very well. Explains how we got here partly but B was their obsession as well. Pip, Pip old Toots.
Thanks @ianpspursHello everyone on a morning which finds this community like the curate's egg. @dogslife hug for the elevated A1c and being in the dark as to the way forward. @dunelm hug for needing to sleep on the recliner. @Annb hug for the knock on effect of DIL's pain killer issues. If @SlimLizzy (great fbg so pastries are ok within reason imho) is right about France limiting access it may not all be the B word. @lindisfel hug for the disparity between access to GP data and feedback and the hospital. In 3 years I have had virtually nothing to do with my GP practice but the access and speed of feedback plus the telephone consultations from CUH are first class. @jjraak wonderful to read of the thereputic effect yesterday had. Long may it continue. @dunelm - hope you get to Haifa - and @gennepher thanks for sharing your art. @gennepher I saw two cats - were there more? Today I/we may or may not attempt to turn parsnip shavings into things of beauty in the air fryer without losing fingers in the mandolin. The attached reads remarkably like the book of Amos which I think Freidland knows very well. Explains some of how we ( nearly said the British but read @jjraak 's link) got here but B was their obsession as well and no one will take the blame for the consequences so we can improve the effects. Pip, Pip old Toots.
Do you think it is worth putting the other one back? Oh well, here goes nothing. Thanks to John Crace for that. There was a better quote but it had the f word and y'all are prim and proper.Saw the post before you took one of the attachments out, Ian. Both very interesting.
It's not far wrong.Do you think it is worth putting the other one back? Oh well, here goes nothing. Thanks to John Crace for that. There was a better quote but it had the f word and y'all are prim and proper.
The software is even more prim and proper. Saves offending some, I guess. There are times when I am irritated by politically correct software, but I suppose it protects some sensitivities, so I should be more patient. Just wondering - would the software refuse to upload an attachment with "unacceptable" words in it?Do you think it is worth putting the other one back? Oh well, here goes nothing. Thanks to John Crace for that. There was a better quote but it had the f word and y'all are prim and proper.
It's not far wrong.Do you think it is worth putting the other one back? Oh well, here goes nothing. Thanks to John Crace for that. There was a better quote but it had the f word and y'all are prim and proper.
A friend tells me that may be ok but best to warn people there is language people may find offensive. I find the word A*****l highly offensiveThe software is even more prim and proper. Saves offending some, I guess. There are times when I am irritated by politically correct software, but I suppose it protects some sensitivities, so I should be more patient. Just wondering - would the software refuse to upload an attachment with "unacceptable" words in it?
Not that I would dream of wanting to offend anyone, so wouldn't post such a message. I tend not to be offended by "sweary" words, or even anglo-saxon based words. What I am offended by is that political correctness which undermines the English language by assigning trendy meanings to perfectly good words. I guess I have not been "awakened" - I actually don't know what "woke" is, nor do I want to. In my book woke is the past tense of a verb, not a noun. I so hate the silliness that prevents me calling a bird by its accepted name, without titters from the ignoramuses, or being asterisked out by prudish software, or other suchlike examples.A friend tells me that may be ok but best to warn people there is language people may find offensive. I find the word A*****l highly offensive- we all have our boundaries.
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