General Medical issues thread

[Pushka]

1st medical appointment
Although my cataract surgery was 9 months ago and new glasses 8 months ago, vision hasn't been all that good, especially reading.
Several visits back to my optometrist and we finally settled on a new prescription.

Picked my new lens up just now, no double vision and she gave me a considerable discount.
Have been going there for over 25 years.

2nd appointment today will be dentist
And tomorrow, specialist for my SCC

It's just weird how some cataract surgery provides complete vision whilst not in all cases then.

I was looking through all the tests I've done over the last 15 years or so in the health portal. February seems to be my month of "discovery". 10 years ago today it was the discovery of the fist dvt.

 

[Seat0B]

For the last 3 months I have been using chatgpt for understanding my health condition. and at the end it has a list of questions to ask your doctor.

Me too and it has been very helpful.

 

[Pushka]

Me too and it has been very helpful.

It's brilliant isn't it. I have a list of questions now too.

 

[hydrabyss]

Me too and it has been very helpful.

I had used it previously for other things but never more than a few questions at a time. Now realising how in depth you can get on subjects it has sped up what would have taken me hours before can be done in ten minutes.
The only downside is I feel you need some knowledge of the subject and ask for links so you can verify what it is saying. I can see some getting into trouble but also many that would benefit.

 

[Hvr]

 

[Pushka]

I had used it previously for other things but never more than a few questions at a time. Now realising how in depth you can get on subjects it has sped up what would have taken me hours before can be done in ten minutes.
The only downside is I feel you need some knowledge of the subject and ask for links so you can verify what it is saying. I can see some getting into trouble but also many that would benefit.

Mine provide source links for several of the points it is giving me.

 

[RooFlyer]

Should you ask it for links to other points of view or things not discussed by it?

 

[OZDUCK]

For a few weeks I have been suspicious about 'happenings' in my right hand. Cramp in the hand when driving more than 20 minutes or so and odd pains. Then last Friday I went for a bike ride and a few hours later the symptoms really jumped up - pains when twisting the wrist, 'electric' shocks if fingers are strained at odd angles, some tingling in the fingers, pain in the wrist and lower arm when sleeping etc. I had a successful 'nerve decompression' operation on my left wrist for carpal tunnel about 5 years ago so these symptoms were all too familiar. An ultrasound on Tuesday confirmed my suspicions.

I am going to have a steroi_ injection into the wrist tomorrow to see if it provides relief if not then straight off to the surgeon. I can't really complain about the time frames - Doctor on Monday, Ultrasound on Tuesday, Doctor revisit for results on Wednesday and injection on Thursday - and all 'free' so far. If I have to go to the surgeon I know that the time frame and costs will all be entirely different.