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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2023 21:07:26 GMT
You'll get a text at some point. I wouldn't get excited, it's very basic "how fat are you, do you smoke" type questions and they take bloods to check for diabetes and potential heart problems. No fingers up the arse or anything like that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2023 21:07:57 GMT
Don't think they bother now, I'm 47 next month and they haven't bothered at all. I got one last year at 41.
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Post by Frog on Feb 9, 2023 21:08:56 GMT
I feel abandoned now.
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Post by JuniorFE on Feb 9, 2023 21:11:28 GMT
Frog it's because they're scared of how healthy you are It's not you, it's them etc.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Feb 9, 2023 21:12:53 GMT
. No fingers up the arse or anything like that. Oh
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Post by Vortex on Feb 9, 2023 21:16:32 GMT
Well, I'm sadly a few years off 50 (& scottish) and I have never been chased up for any of this over-40 health check malarkey.
I guess they expect i'll be dead before 50. Maybe they'll chase it up if i live beyond that to check what caused the medical miracle.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 10, 2023 10:20:52 GMT
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 10, 2023 11:44:05 GMT
No checks here either, which is a bit shit, as according to that I should have had two check ups before I had my heart attack.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Feb 10, 2023 12:33:37 GMT
That's the thing, I *think* I'm okay, more or less,but I'd like to know if anything is on the way out before I actually collapse.
In other health issues I've managed to pull a muscle / injure a tendon/ trap a nerve in my arm. Seems to be based around the inner elbow, but certain movements make it hurt *quite a lot* with the pain traveling down into my forearm.
Fuck knows how I managed it. Was just getting into a habit of exercising too... Maybe that's how I managed it.
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Post by Vortex on Feb 10, 2023 12:37:07 GMT
If it's by the bony bit of the inner elbow, it could be tendonitis caused by the exercise if you've not long started lifting weights etc.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Feb 10, 2023 12:40:05 GMT
That's probably it. Its hurting less than yesterday so I think it's getting better, but occasionally it just twinges like hell. I'll try to see the gp if it's still this painful in a week.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 10, 2023 13:03:21 GMT
Massage the area to increase blood flow.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 13:09:02 GMT
Words to live by.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 10, 2023 13:10:01 GMT
And die by if you're lucky.
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Post by Frog on Feb 27, 2023 22:39:46 GMT
My shoulder is fucked again, got pain from my neck down to my elbow.
Spoke to my consultants PA today to ask if I can get another steroid injection and she said that hopefully I can without having to see him first.
Nice to see 2023 getting off to a rip roaring start.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2023 7:24:27 GMT
Sorry to hear that mate, bad shoulders suck, especially in your job.
Had a stinking cold for the last 10 days now. It's a proper lingerer, thought I'd shifted it but sore throat and cough back. Fed up of winter now.
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Post by Vortex on Feb 28, 2023 8:39:30 GMT
Sounds like the cold we got over the Xmas holidays. Full on lurgy for 3 weeks or so.
Felt like claiming those holidays back ffs!
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Post by wunty on Feb 28, 2023 9:25:57 GMT
Frog That's shit man. Hopefully you can get that injection.
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Post by wunty on Feb 28, 2023 9:28:13 GMT
Finally went to the docs this morning and now have a prescription for meds that will hopefully help alleviate the worst of this Raynaud's shit.
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 28, 2023 11:56:58 GMT
Pulled a muscle in my arm chucking the ball for the dogs on Sunday. Proper hurts when I lift it, so I've had to start drinking coffee with my other arm. How long does this shit take to heal? Many conflicting answers from Dr. Google.
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 28, 2023 11:57:38 GMT
Not a euphemism. Get your minds out of the gutter.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2023 12:02:54 GMT
Depends - muscle, could be a week or so tops. Joint/ligament/tendon, anything up to a year and beyond!
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Post by robthehermit on Feb 28, 2023 12:09:15 GMT
Let's hope it's the first one then. I've had to adjust my office chair to reduce the angle my arm rests at which is a bit annoying.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 28, 2023 12:26:56 GMT
Good excuse to get yourself a ball launcher then, the catapult looks ace, if only you hadn't sustained a wanking injury and still had the use of two hands.
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Post by Hanimalle on Mar 10, 2023 9:29:45 GMT
Does anyone here suffer from Essential tremor ? I have to admit I don't usually talk, let alone write about this but Font Geek feels like a safe place to do so. I've had to tell some of my colleagues about it though because it can be hard for me to for example unlock a door using a key and so I was worried they might think me an alcoholic. That kind of prejudice is unfortunately not uncommon for people with ET as there isn't a lot of information about it online. Ironically, alcohol can actually suppress the symptoms of ET for a short time, though from what I read from others with this condition, it doesn't work for all of us. It can be hard to deal with this even though I can still manage it without drugs at this stage. What scares me though is the fact that my dad, who also has ET (it's unfortunately hereditary with a 50% chance for a child to inherit it from their parents), suffers from a very severe form of ET. I don't want to go into too many details but he basically needs the help of my mother to function properly every single day. Even though the meds helped him at the beginning, they no longer seem to have any effect on him. It's hard seeing him like this and there's nothing I can do to help him. And, as you can imagine, given how ET gets worse over time (thankfully it progresses slowly but it's definitely worse for me today than it was 10 years ago) I'm terrified I might end up in the same situation. I reassure myself with the fact that it's rare for ET to become as severe as it has for my dad however that doesn't mean it couldn't happen to me as well...
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Post by dogbot on Mar 22, 2023 18:23:01 GMT
Hanimalle that sounds hard, dude. Hopefully, it doesn't develop and get any worse. Meanwhile, I have to have a colonoscopy tomorrow. Had stomach problems for a while now and I guess they have to rule out the big C, as well as having a good look at what else might be wrong. I've been on a reduction diet all week and today I've had to start the Klean Prep, which is exactly what it sounds like, a laxative bowel cleaner. I am not a very happy lad tonight. 😐
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Mar 22, 2023 18:23:48 GMT
Oof, good luck tom!
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Post by dogbot on Mar 22, 2023 18:37:13 GMT
Ta. I'm sure it'll be fine.
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Post by Vortex on Mar 22, 2023 18:48:07 GMT
Make the most of the bovril etc. Assuming you are still allowed to take that to keep hunger at bay after the 'clear oot'!
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Post by dam on Mar 22, 2023 18:49:18 GMT
I was chuffed with myself after being told by the nurse that I had done a good job of the colon cleansing, but I think they might say that to everyone, raising your spirits after you've had several metres of cold steel slid up your arse.
Have fun! It's way better up than down the other end. I'm sure it will be fine too.
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