General Medical issues thread

[Seat0B]

FWIW: MedAdvisor app shows repeats for both paper field scripts and electronic ones, plus history of your orders.

It does, that's the one my pharmac_ uses. But, it has the number of repeats wrong for at least 2 of my medications. In one case it says I have 0 repeats when I have 3, and in another it says I have 9 repeats, when I do not - most I ever had was 6!! The staff at the pharmac_ cannot sort it out, and I just cannot be coughd (for most things) mucking around trying to work out what i have left when a paper script tells it all. I do agree e-scripts are great for one offs, after tele-health and for domestic travel.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Just catching up on this thread, sorry to hear so may folk have been unwell this winter. Hope that you are all recovered now.
Surfer Flyfrequently has been knocked about for the past 3/52, she is currently working as a swimming teacher. Half the teachers are down with the nasty bug and 3 of them have pneumonia- all young'uns.

My sister's 40 year old stepson ( with a few comorbities) passed away recently with/from pneumonia

 

[drron]

Last week was one of my best reaching 20000 steps in the week. Also no waking at night before 0630 so much more sleep Though the hip pain was worse possibly due to more exercise. So cut bck this week and the pain has settled.

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

Can anyone recommend a good gastroenterologist for my mother? Someone who specializes in reflux and associated issues. It’s really impacting her life to a large extent at this moment.

Based in Melbourne.

 

[Quickstatus]

Can anyone recommend a good gastroenterologist for my mother?

Sorry don't know the Melbourne crowd.
Not sure if you read my previous post...

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

Gastro Doc is right.....
Quite possible she has a bad hiatus hernia.
Need to get it fixed.
Not fixing = malnutrition, unwanted weight loss, increased risk of pneumonia and maybe even oesophageal cancer.

My mother does have a small hernia but the doc she spoke to said it’s not related to the heartburn

 

[Quickstatus]

doc she spoke to said it’s not related to the heartburn

Is she seeing someone currently associated with a gastroenterology group practice?

 

[RooFlyer]

I'm getting online quotes for travel insurance, declaring my various lurgies, including restless legs syndrome (Doc doesn't think its strictly RLS, but close enough). Four insurance companies had no screening questions for this, but NIB excelled itself. Question - other than medication, do any of these questions have any relevance to RLS? The only one my GP has engaged with me on is medication (dopamine antagonist).





BTW - can anyone point to some resources on RLS treatment beyond medication?

 

[Quickstatus]

Check this Mayo clinic RLS

 

[hydrabyss]

I'm getting online quotes for travel insurance, declaring my various lurgies, including restless legs syndrome (Doc doesn't think its strictly RLS, but close enough). Four insurance companies had no screening questions for this, but NIB excelled itself. Question - other than medication, do any of these questions have any relevance to RLS? The only one my GP has engaged with me on is medication (dopamine antagonist).

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BTW - can anyone point to some resources on RLS treatment beyond medication?

I started getting it again a few months ago and after a thorough blood test my iron ferritin level was down to 31. Have since had an iron infusion and hope that is all is needed but stress for me I feel does not help. Plus have been going to the gym at 8pm lately which seems to make it worse. Another is keeping salt intake down.

 

[RooFlyer]

Check this Mayo clinic RLS

Thanks. Done all that, currently on pramipexole and I can already tell that its effectiveness is wearing off.

My issue isn't strict RLS (urge to move legs), but involuntary twitching/jerking of R or L leg when lying down trying to get to sleep. Quads and ?tibialis anterior spasm/contractions over a few seconds causing small bending of knee and dorsiflexion of foot.

Worst thing is the anticipation of a spasm, affecting sleep even when its not occurring.

Any specialists in Australia I might look to?

I started getting it again a few months ago and after a thorough blood test my iron ferritin level was down to 31.

Tried that - no effect (I have hemochromatosis so have elevated irons 'naturally'.