General Medical issues thread

[Seat0B]

Anyone heard of The Dunedin Study

They studied a cohort of 1073 babies born at Dunedin in 1972 and followed and studied hem for now over 45 years.
Surprisingly the cohort remaining in the study is just under 1000 or 92%

The study looked at wide ranging questions.

One study was on child self control:
Early child self control predicts positive health at age 32 (when they looked at the results), wealth and criminality.
Differences between particip[ants in self control are predictive of health, wealth and crime across 32 years in both genders - even if controlled for variations in IQ, socioeconomic status and home envorinment. While low self control in childhood predicts poor outcomes in adulthood, children with low self control can exceed their higher self control cohorts by learning or gaining self control through intervention.

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Yes there were some documentaries based on this cohort that I watched a few years ago. I think they were on ABC. It was really fascinating.

 

[RooFlyer]

steroi_ injections in metacarpophalangeal joint and proximal interphalangeal joint of middle finger.

I’ve had them once before and knew this was going to be very painful, but this was almost next level. Didn’t go close to fainting but felt a bit woozy and they said I went white and said I should lie down.

Severe pain as the needle penetrated the capsule around the joint and then more pain as the fluids went into the small joint space and basically bulged it out. Twice. There is some local anaesthetic mixed with the steroi_ but they can’t put too much in because that would displace the steroi_ in what is already a very tight space.

I asked about some local before the main injection and they said that this really wasn’t practical.

 

[prozac]

steroi_ injections in metacarpophalangeal joint and proximal interphalangeal joint of middle finger.

I’ve had them once before and knew this was going to be very painful, but this was almost next level. Didn’t go close to fainting but felt a bit woozy and they said I went white and said I should lie down.

Severe pain as the needle penetrated the capsule around the joint and then more pain as the fluids went into the small joint space and basically bulged it out. Twice. There is some local anaesthetic mixed with the steroi_ but they can’t put too much in because that would displace the steroi_ in what is already a very tight space.

I asked about some local before the main injection and they said that this really wasn’t practical.

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About 8yrs ago I had a steroi_ injection into a finger of left hand. With everything else that has happened since I now cannot even recall why. Maybe that finger was beginning to curl or somesuch.
This is a useless retelling, but you jogged my memory.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

I had some routine bloods done last week before my move to the US. I never heard anything from the GP so assumed all was fine, but just received the results by email and looking like I have some cholesterol issues. Total is at 6.0, with HDL at 1.7 and LDL at 4.0. I've left a message for the GP to email me their thoughts, but not the news anyone wants to receive a few hours before relocating or at the tender age of 30. Oh well. Diet and exercise has admittedly deteriorated with all the travel over the last 9 months, so will try get those back on track promptly. Also some family history to consider. Will need to wait for the GP to understand if there's anything else I should be doing.

Glad to be able to update that 7 months later I've got this back down to normal ranges, with 4.2 total cholesterol, HDL at 1.6 and LDL at 2.3. Goes to show the impact that all the work travel had on my health last year. I put the improvement down to strong routine across both exercise and food. Back to running 4 days a week, and strength training two days per week. Running a total of 30-40km per week, and raced my first half marathon up in Napa back in March and cracked 1:49. I have the SF Half in July and the Monterey Bay Half in November, and hoping to crack 1:40 by then. From a food perspective, the biggest difference has been avoiding the hotel restaurant and takeouts that dominated last year. Oats and fruit for breakfast, a tuna or chicken salad for lunch, and chicken breast, veges and wild rice for dinner. Routine pays off.