General Medical issues thread

[VPS]

Playing with fire there!

It’s ok I will deal with it and she will be sorry

 

[JohnM]

Through out my career the nocebo effect of drugs kept rising.

Well, isn't that just the way of the zeitgeist over that time?

 

[drron]

I am back on land for the second day and the trip has been a bit up and down with my walking. In the last two weeks I have been nearly unable to walk. If I have an afternoon nanny nap when I wake it’s the same. I thought I wouldn’t make it on excursions but I walked virtually normally when off the ship.
Losing confidence is the major factor I think. Let’s see how things go on safari.

 

[Pushka]

I am back on land for the second day and the trip has been a bit up and down with my walking. In the last two weeks I have been nearly unable to walk. If I have an afternoon nanny nap when I wake it’s the same. I thought I wouldn’t make it on excursions but I walked virtually normally when off the ship.
Losing confidence is the major factor I think. Let’s see how things go on safari.

Confidence is so important and really does influence how we do things. I'm worried to go down larger steps because I worry my knee won't take it and my legs will buckle. Not sure if that's the actual case but I worry that it is and then I'll fall. I've also found there's things I do that might make it easier for me to walk up stairs - eg using the hand rail not for balance but to help me to go up, I think it's just a habit but in the process I'm making my leg muscles lazy. But then SIL almost died when she fell downstairs so there's always that. Sigh.

Feel better soon. It's miserable being away when not well.

 

[straitman]

When you get to a couple of hundred excisions, let me know

I'm right there with you on that one.

 

[prozac]

In the absence of any admissions notification from North Shore Private I went ahead over the weekend and filled an admission form from scratch. Sunday arvo I get a call from someone from admin. I'd like your medicare number and private health insurance details and number. Me: I've already provided this in the admission form. I can't access it. Me: Well call back when you can, goodbye.
This morning 0945. Driving to an appointment admissions call; we'd like your medicare and health insurance details. Me: I provided that in my admissions doc. We cannot access that, can you give me these details? Me: No, I am driving in peak hour traffic I cannot provide that. This back and forth for 3 minutes. Finally told him this was going nowhere, I am hanging up now. About 1045 I get a call from a new person, I've received your admission form and I'll just confirm where to come and time. Hallelujah!
Doc happy I am here. They will run a number of tests in the morning, things like an oesophageal ultrasound to check size of veins, check heart ejection fraction, etc., all to help determine which pacemaker they will fit. Happy that he is being very thorough.