General Medical issues thread

[Flying mermaid]

I had high cholesterol for many years. GP said need to be on medication for life. Think it was Crestor. After a few years I'd had enough and stopped taking medication. 6 months later Cholesterol back to normal and 10 years later still normal.

It wasn't Crestor. The body did it all.

isnt that good . Yes I don’t believe Crestor has anything to do with it. I went to their website and read their FAQs and it said you had to take Crestor for 2 to 4 weeks for it to start reducing your cholesterol- 9 days would hardly do anything and certainly wouldn’t be reducing cholesterol 4 weeks later!

I am a very literal person and have always been told not to eat or drink anything before a blood test, so I was going into the tests without having drunk any water for 14 hours. I have read dehydration can affect your lipid results, so now I am making sure that I drink a couple of glasses of water in that 14 hour period.

I have to have another blood test next week where they are going to look for all the Rheumatoid stuff, but they are doing lipids again so that will be interesting.

 

[Flashback]

Boy, that's commitment to bargaining!

I didn't stop there, I searched what felt like every single shop in Thamel to find the elusive Tibetan prayer wheel keyring that we found up in Kande but Mrs Flashback (almost) overpaid for, lest I stepped in and hushed her Anyway, thankfully I was finally able to find it back in Kathmandu and got a good price on that too. Mission complete!

Hope MrsFB is feeling better. Though would think she will still be pretty fragile for a while as you will be as well FB.

Thanks! I think she has a bit of a migraine too, so they've given her some pethadine. All drugged up and nowhere to go....... hopefully she'll be good for tomorrow's flight, just under 24 hours till we go. At least MH have upgraded the flight from a cradle J seat 737 to a lay flat A330

 

[Flashback]

I didn't stop there, I searched what felt like every single shop in Thamel to find the elusive Tibetan prayer wheel keyring that we found up in Kande but Mrs Flashback (almost) overpaid for, lest I stepped in and hushed her Anyway, thankfully I was finally able to find it back in Kathmandu and got a good price on that too. Mission complete!



Thanks! I think she has a bit of a migraine too, so they've given her some pethadine. All drugged up and nowhere to go....... hopefully she'll be good for tomorrow's flight, just under 24 hours till we go. At least MH have upgraded the flight from a cradle J seat 737 to a lay flat A330

Just back at the hospital now, she's ready to rock - I can tell as she's nagging at me again

 

[love_the_life]

Hope you have a good flight and can rest up a bit in KUL.

 

[VPS]

Just back at the hospital now, she's ready to rock - I can tell as she's nagging at me again

Is there just the slightest possibility that it is deserved

 

[Flashback]

Is there just the slightest possibility that it is deserved

Not at all, I still don't feel great myself

 

[cove]

At least you are both out of that hell hole Flashback. We like flying over those places.

 

[Flashback]

At least you are both out of that hell hole Flashback. We like flying over those places.

Early start today, flying MH J to BKK for 6 hours where we will pop into town for a massage at our favourite place. Hopefully we won't get too wet on the way given it is Songkran.

Then a short hop on CX J to HKG and BA F back to LHR.

 

[love_the_life]

Hope flights go smoothly and you’re both feeling much better (and able to enjoy the F experience).

 

[Flashback]

Hope flights go smoothly and you’re both feeling much better (and able to enjoy the F experience).

Just at KUL and feeling terrible again, the drugs aren't even working today! KUL-BKK-HKG-LHR-AMS-LGW.

 

[love_the_life]

Just at KUL and feeling terrible again, the drugs aren't even working today! KUL-BKK-HKG-LHR-AMS-LGW.

Much hugs to you - you probably can’t wait to get home soon enough. Perhaps a doctor’s visit when you get back?

 

[Flashback]

Much hugs to you - you probably can’t wait to get home soon enough. Perhaps a doctor’s visit when you get back?

Don't think time will permit... I've got b2b meetings for 2 days already scheduled and then we're off to Scotland to do the NC500 over the Easter long weekend (with a day added either side).

 

[Flashback]

P.S. why fly direct when you can connect, eh?

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

P.S. why fly direct when you can connect, eh?

Spoken like a true AFFer !!

 

[JohnM]

Keep up the stock of sickbags...

Sorry, but sickbags and F seems like the ultimate oxymoron....

 

[Flashback]

Keep up the stock of sickbags...

Sorry, but sickbags and F seems like the ultimate oxymoron....

Well... it is BA F.... so.....

 

[JohnM]

Touche....

 

[suze2000]

If you are still feeling bad when you hit LGW, wouldn't it be easier to just end the trip there?

 

[Flashback]

If you are still feeling bad when you hit LGW, wouldn't it be easier to just end the trip there?

LGW is the last point so assume you mean LHR? BA don't look fondly on throwaway ticketing and especially with the TA I used they have been known to re price and charge. That being said I would have a valid reason and could back it up!

Anyway let's see how it goes. Had a nice 2 hour massage in BKK.

 

[rogerkambah]

LGW is the last point so assume you mean LHR? BA don't look fondly on throwaway ticketing and especially with the TA I used they have been known to re price and charge. That being said I would have a valid reason and could back it up!

Anyway let's see how it goes. Had a nice 2 hour massage in BKK.

Hugs!!!!!!