General Medical issues thread

[drron]

The improvement continues. Today I have ended my Wellbeing week with the highest weekly step count for a year. Reached 97000 steps. And to think just using a walking stick for longer walks has made an amazing difference.
So any one out there with mobility problems go and try a walking stick. Nothing to lose but can be incredible gains.

 

[drcam]

drron, I used an umbrella as a walking stick! Worked like a dream.

 

[Himeno]

Got the last tube out. The head Urology nurse at the outpatient clinic got confirmation from the Urologists in Sydney on Friday afternoon and had it out today within 10 minutes of her seeing me after I arrived (she had said on Friday to just come any time today). 596 days after it was first put in and don't have to deal with it anymore.

Follow up call with the community nurses next week and they'll close of the case on their end if all is still good. Otherwise just a test in Sydney in Jan with the Urologist to check everything is still good.

Also means if I end up in ER with another Urology problem, I can skip the ER doctors trying to work it out and go right to the specialist.

 

[Quickstatus]

Well done @Himeno
People are not designed to have plastic tubes sticking out
Good to see the public health system had worked for you in this case.