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8th November, 11years since my accident.
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This humbles one somewhat, especially when sometime I wish I had died in the accident as life is pretty tough at the moment. I wonder if these will open? https://www.facebook.com/mjbruty/posts/10156120494312635?comment_id=10156120913032635¬if_id=1541666577303104¬if...
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Old age...
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Tick Paralysis on East Coast
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Vet's painful experience with a tick; https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-30/womans-face-paralysed-after-a-tick-burrowed-in-her-ear/10447008?smid=Page:%20ABC%20News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf201109526=1 -- Edited by Weevil on Wednesda...
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Bowel cancer or polyps or colonoscopy
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Seems all are "old " topics on " search". Just finished my govt test, with a positive result. Visit specialist and on the table within three weeks. Super yucky prepicol the night before. On recovery " here is your appointment with surgeon next week". His opening remarks were " you are a lucky man"!. We r...
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Migraine!!!
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My mom died because of a brain tumor. At first, she is experiencing severe headache from time to time. We went to a doctor to ask what's happening to her but they said its only a migraine, so he gave a medicine to cure the pain. She was bedridden at that time. 1 month later when were busy on something i heard m...
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Probably been covered before, but sadly quite a few of us will suffer with some form of dementia as the years roll on. I worked for a number of years in Aged Care as Head of Maintenance at a medium sized nursing home, and in that capacity visited on a daily basis all the various areas in the home. We had a dedi...
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Jimmy Kwaka
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Well after 40 odd years I’ve stuffed up a little.,
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Ill come right after a week or so . Washed and cleaned fuel tank in boat . I took it out to fix a cracked weldin . I TIG welded the stainless fine . Walked tank around the front. Saw a slight inperfection . So I used mig in garage . It was back purged with argon . Being that it had been welded etc . i welded . Pzzxt b...
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I suppose thousands of men suffer from it.......
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.......and it's the self draining penis. Being a non smoker or drinker, and never had anything to do with drugs, it's hard to work out why? The doctor said it's something to do with the prostate. Can't remember the details. I was put on some pills. That slowed the "self draining" down somewhat. Then the...
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Hearing aids.
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Well , the wife has been on to me for years about my hearing ,she reckoned i was deaf. She took me to a audiologist and he fitted me with a pair of hearing devices Got home and put them in my ears and now i can't stop my wife from shouting at me ...lol She also has the Tv up miles up too high....lol I gotta say the...
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Insulin pump users??
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Daughter Emma and I spent quite a while today with a Medtronics rep finding out the latest re Insulin pumps. Very educational and it looks like it could be a goer with private health. I have had type 1 Diabetes since February 1970 when I was 20 and a half years old. I have 18 months until I have earn't my 50...
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Lumbar medial branch block...
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Bloody early start to be at St John of God hospital by 7.15!!! Things ran behind somewhat and my "Lumbar medial branch block" procedure began around 9.30 and finished around 10. Six needles put in around L3, L4, L5 and anaesthetic injected. .5ml in each of the 6 holes. I felt the first a little and the...
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KETO DIET
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Hi all I dont normally even look at this page as my health is very good except for glaucoma which I inherited ( thxs dad ) , I'm now 62 officially and had put on extra kilos over the last 30 years , I hate see'ing people my age hobbling around carrying spare tyres, so I try to keep it down by eating well .Rec...
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The dreaded finger.
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Gentlemen. If you are about that age and have not got up and personal with your doctors finger in a while DO IT NOW. Cheers Jack.
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Wired for sound - Had a cochlear implant yesterday
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Hi all, Couldn't find anything under "search" on this topic but am happy to talk about the happenings, general expenses, etc. up to now and beyond if anyone is interested. Just say so below and I will put something up. At the moment I'm feeling as good as gold - had it done at 3.45pm yesterday in Brisb...
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Visual Memories
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Hi Just thought I might start a thread on Visual Memory Who has such & who does not?? I had excellent visual memories right back to my early childhood I could just close my eyes & think about something & a moving picture would be in front of me. It could be something that I was doing ,somewh...
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Health benifits of Manuka Honey? Advice please
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G'day everyone, Just wondering if anyone has ever used Manuka honey for any particular complaint and its worked a treat or not at all - especially interested in say extremely bad skin ulcers where traditional medication hasn't done much. I'm just after some first hand experience in the health b...
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Trans Urethal Resection pRocedure (a rebore)
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I am soon to have a rebore of the water works. Prostate enlargement - no signs of naughty stuff there as yet, just an enlarged prostate. The procedure will be done with a laser, so I imagine it will sear and seal as it goes through the affected areas. We are trying to organise future activities as much as po...
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Thank goodness for the DVA
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Gday all, Went to the quack (doctor) a few weeks ago because I have a very painful shoulder. He suggested bursitis so I dutifully went for the ultrasound and steroid jab. Pain got worse! Referred to a orthopaedic surgeon for a look see. He informs me the worst thing I can do is fill up on steroids, evident...
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Disability aids and how to save money.
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Over the last few weeks following the death of an old friend's wife, we've been attempting to dispose of quite a few disability aids - walkers, hoists, chair lifts, electric beds etc etc. Basically we found that despite most of the items being never used, it is virtually impossible to give them away. O...
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Having a bit of a hard time of it at the moment. it has been pretty good but lately its a different story. Does anyone else on here have this?
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