The Physical Health Thread
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Had my gastroscope this arvo. Was an absolute breeze with just the throat spray anaesthetic. No need for gas & air or a general.
Got my results there & then - all clear. Happy days.
The old doubter in me had convinced myself that six years of GERD symptoms on top of thirty five years of hard partying & drinking & smoking were calling me to book.
Thank you NHS, I’ll never say a bad word about you again. Even if the only remotely efficient part of the process was undertaken by an outsourced private company who’s receptionist wears thick black rimmed glasses & a bra that’s way too small.
It’s what we pay our taxes for, right?
Got my results there & then - all clear. Happy days.
The old doubter in me had convinced myself that six years of GERD symptoms on top of thirty five years of hard partying & drinking & smoking were calling me to book.
Thank you NHS, I’ll never say a bad word about you again. Even if the only remotely efficient part of the process was undertaken by an outsourced private company who’s receptionist wears thick black rimmed glasses & a bra that’s way too small.
It’s what we pay our taxes for, right?
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Attending Cardio Rehab exercise sessions. f*** me do I feel it even days later! I also need these videos to tell me what to do at home cos I'm very undisciplined and need to be motivated by other people. This is level one. Level 7 is probably 470kg Olympic squats or something.
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I was a brave little soldier this morning - had to get one of my toenails removed - the one next to the big toe .
Two lots of injections delivering 4 doses of anaesthetic into the toe and surrounding area wasn't quite enough so she had to administer one more dose before getting down to the nitty gritty - she took out a tray of instruments reminiscent of the final scenes in ' Braveheart ' and I jokingly said ' You could get part time work with the local Cartel ' - 5 minutes later the nail was off - was bigger than I thought it would be .
I had visions of me limping off back to the car but the whole process bar the injections was pain free , marvellous .
Two lots of injections delivering 4 doses of anaesthetic into the toe and surrounding area wasn't quite enough so she had to administer one more dose before getting down to the nitty gritty - she took out a tray of instruments reminiscent of the final scenes in ' Braveheart ' and I jokingly said ' You could get part time work with the local Cartel ' - 5 minutes later the nail was off - was bigger than I thought it would be .
I had visions of me limping off back to the car but the whole process bar the injections was pain free , marvellous .
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Just wanted to put a shout out to,who i'm sure most of you know,Deborah James,who's been battling Bowel Cancer for over 4 years now,
has done unbelievable things in helping others thru some bad times,as bad as it gets really.
Stuff that I'm sure a lot of you guys and girls have been thru.
What a beautiful amazing soul she is.
has done unbelievable things in helping others thru some bad times,as bad as it gets really.
Stuff that I'm sure a lot of you guys and girls have been thru.
What a beautiful amazing soul she is.
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Edit...thamesideiron wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 2:42 pm Just wanted to put a shout out to,who i'm sure most of you know,Deborah James,who's been battling Bowel Cancer for over 4 years now,
has done unbelievable things in helping others thru some bad times,as bad as it gets really.
Stuff that I'm sure a lot of you guys and girls have been thru.
What a beautiful amazing soul she is.
Dame Deborah James...................
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Deborahs, sorry Dame Deborahs just giving page for Cancer Research,and various supporting groups and campaigns,is going along at
nearly a mill a day at moment...Incredible.
Never fails to amaze me the generosity of people in this country,especially when a lot of us might be struggling for a spare bob or two
at the moment.
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Bit of a late reply but I've just been looking at my Garmin data for the last 6 months and it seems as though my resting heart-rate is frequently around this figure. Lowest it's been is 44 and the very highest its been is 56. To take away any worry, I had a look at this article here and told myself I had the heart rate of an 18 year old athlete. Positive thoughts.
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Missed this.Jennings wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 8:39 pm Had my gastroscope this arvo. Was an absolute breeze with just the throat spray anaesthetic. No need for gas & air or a general.
Got my results there & then - all clear. Happy days.
The old doubter in me had convinced myself that six years of GERD symptoms on top of thirty five years of hard partying & drinking & smoking were calling me to book.
Thank you NHS, I’ll never say a bad word about you again. Even if the only remotely efficient part of the process was undertaken by an outsourced private company who’s receptionist wears thick black rimmed glasses & a bra that’s way too small.
It’s what we pay our taxes for, right?
Great news Jennings
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Lugholes: When Bowen put that chance straight at the Hungarian goalkeeper the other day, I clapped both hands to the side of my head in frustration. Immediately, I knew I'd done something because of a feeling of pressure and ringing in my ears, which hasn't gone away yet.
The weirdest thing is that if I whistle, I get the tune with different notes in my left ear, giving a somewhat atonal harmony effect. This is apparently called Diplacusis. Tinnitus sounds too common, every bugger's got that, so I'll stick with this more exotic term.
Start teaching again tomorrow after months off, but unless I have difficulty hearing students, I'll just see if it sorts itself out.
The weirdest thing is that if I whistle, I get the tune with different notes in my left ear, giving a somewhat atonal harmony effect. This is apparently called Diplacusis. Tinnitus sounds too common, every bugger's got that, so I'll stick with this more exotic term.
Start teaching again tomorrow after months off, but unless I have difficulty hearing students, I'll just see if it sorts itself out.
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Best of luck , Viet .
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Bought some Twinings Green Tea with Ginger - had my first cup just now - not bad at all .
Suppose to be good for you .
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vietnammer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:17 am Lugholes: When Bowen put that chance straight at the Hungarian goalkeeper the other day, I clapped both hands to the side of my head in frustration. Immediately, I knew I'd done something because of a feeling of pressure and ringing in my ears, which hasn't gone away yet.
The weirdest thing is that if I whistle, I get the tune with different notes in my left ear, giving a somewhat atonal harmony effect. This is apparently called Diplacusis. Tinnitus sounds too common, every bugger's got that, so I'll stick with this more exotic term.
Start teaching again tomorrow after months off, but unless I have difficulty hearing students, I'll just see if it sorts itself out.
Best of luck , Viet .
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Bought some Twinings Green Tea with Ginger - had my first cup just now - not bad at all .
Suppose to be good for you .
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They weren't doing Cardiac Rehab clinics after I had my heart attack but a cardiac nurse rang me every couple of weeks. They were happy that the only exercise I did was walking. I walk a lot, averaging 3 - 4 miles a day, and they said that for someone my age (59 then) this was ample exercise but that I should do about 20 minutes of the walking each day at a fast pace - a pace where it's not easy to hold a conversation. That's what I do - no other exercises.vietnammer wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 12:44 pm Attending Cardio Rehab exercise sessions. **** me do I feel it even days later! I also need these videos to tell me what to do at home cos I'm very undisciplined and need to be motivated by other people. This is level one. Level 7 is probably 470kg Olympic squats or something.
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Not during the day... but I do seem to be sleeping a lot heavier and am struggling to wake up in the morning. In recent years, I have tended to naturally wake up really early in the summer due to the early daylight. Doesn't seem to be happening this year though.
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For the last two days, yes. My daughter had a bug that kept here off school earlier this week, so I may have that or it could be the weather, but I feel wiped out.
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It's been a couple of days for me too, was wondering if it was a hayfever thing?
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The beautiful Deborah left us today,she was just 40.thamesideiron wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 2:42 pm Just wanted to put a shout out to,who i'm sure most of you know,Deborah James,who's been battling Bowel Cancer for over 4 years now,
has done unbelievable things in helping others thru some bad times,as bad as it gets really.
Stuff that I'm sure a lot of you guys and girls have been thru.
What a beautiful amazing soul she is.
The word Inpirational is used to much these days imo,but Deborah was truly Inpirational...
R.I.P Debs.
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