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Scrumpy

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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6375 on: Oct 22, 2020, 09:14:05 AM »



Take care Granny Moss.... xx


It is beautiful sunshine here.. Hattie (grandaughter) will be here soon to cut the top of my hedges..  A bacon butty will be on the cards.. and a couple of bob no doubt..
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crabbyob

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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6376 on: Oct 22, 2020, 09:16:57 AM »
all donations gratefully received, but i am in a hindu house so no bacon...
off to Tesco super-store at some point, that might be the highlight of my day
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6377 on: Oct 22, 2020, 10:29:57 AM »
For the first time in years went up into our loft to look for some thing. Very fortunate because I found a small leak although the carpet and wood floor had stopped it doing any damage It would have done in time. Now waiting to see how much the repair will cost. May claim off my house insurance if its to high.

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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6378 on: Oct 22, 2020, 11:15:02 AM »
Decided to phone my health centre yesterday to see if they could prescribe anything for my gout(?).  Spoke to a very nice sounding doc who said he would prescribe Colchicine - which is primarily for curing gout.  Then he phoned me back to say that diarrhea  was a common side effect.  Then he phoned again to ask me to come in today for a blood test to see if I actually had gout as it could be difficult to diagnose positively.

I collected the prescription and the instructions simply said 1 three times a day until symptoms subside.
I checked online with the NHS and NICE and it seems that Colchicine is usually given for very short periods and can be fatal in overdose. 

NICE recommend that the entire course should be max. 12 tablets over 3 to 6 days.  NHS said it was generally only used for a few days or until vomiting or diarrhea  occurred.  Wonderful - and if you accidentally take too many, you should go to A&E immediately.

To cap it all, this morning the health centre phoned to say that I couldn't have a blood test today as there were no nurses in on duty. 
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granny moss

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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6379 on: Oct 22, 2020, 01:06:34 PM »
See what I mean.?......gmx

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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6380 on: Oct 22, 2020, 02:01:52 PM »
From what I recall of my father's gout (in his hands) there were 3 possible drugs with a 4th  which hadn't been adopted by the NHS. He had problems with all three and went private to get the 4th but that too didn't suit him. It made his life a misery and I think it may have contributed to his death. He had a stroke and I don't think he had the reserves to make any sort of fight of it. The following day he was dead.
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6381 on: Oct 22, 2020, 03:04:42 PM »
I'm recovering from a nasty shock, I've just bought some new "shoes" (not boots but mainly for walking) I was hoping to spend around the £40 to £60 mark but realised it was going to be more like £100, as I require a wide fitting there's not so much choice, I've just ended up paying £149.99  :o  (I know some will pay that for a tee shirt but it's a first for me)
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6382 on: Oct 22, 2020, 04:07:56 PM »
I've got a nice pair of 'Ecco' shoes that cost almost that much, though mainly I buy my walking / casual shoes in outdoor wear shops (or outlet centres).  I go for ones with 'Vibram' soles - they last for ages and then the 'uppers' wear out.  I've got a  pair of 'Peter Storm' boots and Mrs. T has  'Merrell' shoes  for our  walking.
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6383 on: Oct 22, 2020, 04:47:21 PM »
These are called Meindl Rapide's with Gore-Tex and look something like heavy duty trainers, I bought them from a little sports shop in Brecon.
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6384 on: Oct 22, 2020, 06:30:49 PM »
i too reqire extra wide, theres not much choice out there
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6385 on: Oct 22, 2020, 06:31:52 PM »
Just watched the evening descend from gloomy to pitch black in the space of 10 minutes
Mike
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Scrumpy

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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6386 on: Oct 23, 2020, 09:00:23 AM »



You are right so Michael.. I popped outside around 5 pm just to sweep the path... between ads on the tv... When I looked out again it was dark..


The sun is up and it's a beautiful day.. I am getting out in the fresh air today tidying the garden.. between coffee break and doing washing..
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6387 on: Oct 23, 2020, 09:11:22 AM »
We've got rain again - fifth day in succession and the fourteenth in October so far
Mike
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6388 on: Oct 23, 2020, 09:13:21 AM »
whoops - I lied - only the 13th day of rain in October so far
Mike
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Re: What's everone doing today?
« Reply #6389 on: Oct 23, 2020, 09:40:54 AM »
Yesterday, after cancelling my appointment,  the health centre offered me a blood test at 8 am this morning - a bit early I said.  Then they offered me Monday.  Fine, but the doc. is trying to find out if I actually have gout or something else.  Finally they offered  1.15pm today.   Not too bad, and mrs T can pop into Tesco while we're in town.  However, the samples go down to Aberdeen for analysis, so the doc. wont see the results till Monday.
With any luck, some ibuprofin, an ice pack and rest will improve matters over the weekend.

Other than that, we're waiting to hear what "wee Jimmy's"  5 tier lockup plans are.  Speculation is that tiers 2,3 & 4 will correspond to the English tiers 1,2&3  with tier 1 reserved for uninhabited islands in the middle of the ocean, and tier 5 where there will be armed guards outside eveyone's house to stop them escaping.
You'll have had your tea.