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Originally posted by Gibbon View PostIn the last 2.5 years I've learnt that the hard way. I'll try to be brief.......my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by Gibbon View Post<snip>.
Having something to focus on away from the illness is what works for us. For my wife, despite her health, she still holds down an executive level job that she loves; this keeps her going and gives her a reason to keep fighting each day.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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Originally posted by Gibbon View PostIn the last 2.5 years I've learnt that the hard way. I'll try to be brief....
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Through all this stayed in work, carried on with a OU MA in Classical studies, just starting the dissertation now. After my wife and her incredible support, the OU kept me going, it was a distraction from the almost constant worry.
Cycling friend of mine had liver transplant a couple of years ago - he's now a transplant ambassador, and representing England in the Transplant Games. Definitely a success story.
Best of luck with it all - and good luck with the MA!Comment
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Ive been taking pills since I quit the US. Started passing out a lot and was prescribed medication for blood pressure.
Doctor said I needed to stop drinking but Recently though I've found myself really faint on the tablets, so have stopped taking them on the whole and just upped the wine.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostNot good mate but hopefully you're on a better path now. I've been close to someone with bladder issues and retention and UTIs are not fun. Been in A&E more times than I like to think about, including Xmas eve 2017 which wasn't the best present!
Having something to focus on away from the illness is what works for us. For my wife, despite her health, she still holds down an executive level job that she loves; this keeps her going and gives her a reason to keep fighting each day.
I used to have repeated UTIs but now I am OK. A&E got used to me and they put me on an antibiotic drip overnight. My tips are:-
UTIs usually start internally contrary to common belief.
Get a full blood test, check for diabetes.
Buy a box of test strips and test pee regularly
Don't drink fizzy drinks, bugs love Co2.
Balance the ph in the urine.
Pomegranate and Cranberry juice DOES NOT work, the sugar level is too high
( I wasted a lot of time and money with that tip from the GP).
Drink red wine at night, it kills off the bugs in the urine better and quicker than antibiotics. Drink plenty of clean fresh water during the day. Stay off caffeine as it will irritate.
If needed, ask the doctor for some standby antibiotics to save you rushing to A&E at 2 am on a Friday night."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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I feel like I got it quite easy...
10mg of Ramipril and 5mg of amlodipine. Just about holding at 130/72 - down from a high of 200/140 , average of 160/95 (white coat hypertension for the lose)Comment
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In the last 2.5 years I've learnt that the hard way. I'll try to be brief....bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by Gibbon View PostMRI came back clear, biopsy came back with organ contained intermediate level cancer.
Originally posted by Gibbon View PostEarly Feb 2018 Prostate out, catheter in (that is a pain in the dick).Comment
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