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Looks like chemo
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Got a phone call today to advise me of appointment on 5/4 with oncology Dept. so I suppose I am having to do the chemo gig. Oh well a another hurdle to get over. Where's my jumping shoes? Alice
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Anxiety and Depression
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Probably the main reason folks who prefer to "toughen the f..ck up princess" rather than give themselves over to medical intervention, when confronted with anxiety and depression, has been the blunt nature of the tools available to the profession in the past. I have just been through a d...
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About that lower back sciatic nerve.
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G'day! A bloke can't really complain about the results of the tests they did on me. I keep my weight down to an acceptable level. This compliments my type 2 diabetes. (5.2) Non smoker, or drinker. Have never touched illegal drugs, and don't take any prescription medication. Have worked well and have p...
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Sciatic nerve problems. Lower back.
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G'day! Yea, I damaged the lower back a few years ago. With a couple of visits to a doctor, all I got was 'scripts for pain killers. Now, the big decision is to go under the knife. Won't bore you with all the things I have tried to stop the pain. They don't/won't work. Have to see a surgeon 21st of this month. Im...
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ABC Catalyst, March 9, 2016 - Music On The Brain
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This was a very moving episode which revealed "how personalised playlists can re-awaken the brains of people with dementia". A woman with dementia was able to conduct a perfectly intelligible and intelligent conversation after listening to her favourite music. A man with Parkinsons...
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dorian
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Day procedure visit today...
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Big day for me today, right Cataract done. Left one a few years ago. Aussie Paul.
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CPAP on the road
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Just been diagnosed and will need to buy a machine. Can anyone tell me how you manage when travelling? I really don't want to get trapped in caravan parks just for 240 volt power?
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Rip and Rosie
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Independent living and personal medical/security alarms
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I found the following resources to be very useful in my search for a personal medical alarm: https://www.ilcnsw.asn.au The number of choices is overwhelming, so I need to decide which features are really necessary. ISTM that a non-monitored system could cost less than $300 and would p...
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Had to say something
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WOW, I am relatively new in Grey Nomads, (about 4 or 5 months) but, I thought that this Health & Wellbeing page would be a busy place, how wrong was I ? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining just happy that so many of us Oldish Aussies are travelling along so well. I am 75, and had a Triple Bypass at...
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Atrial Fibrilation - Ablation
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I know that there are a lot of old farts on this forum, and this could be of help to a few. I stress that this is not applicable to everyone and you should consult your GP and then a specialist to see if it is applicable to you. I had Atrial Fibrilation. The research I did on the subject said that up to 25% of peo...
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erad
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Engine rebuilding
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OK if this is out of order I am sorry and the mods can, bin it but, I will ask anyway. I am very curious to hear from people who have had Bypass Heart Opps, and how they are traveling years down the road. I read somewhere that Bypass Opps are on average good for about 10 to 12 years. I had my Triple Bypass in Feb 2...
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A very unsavory subject..
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Hi all Sorry to put up such a pooey subject BUT my recent case of a tummy bug and its associated fun and games got me to thinking how bloody delicate our guts are. I can not recall ever not washing after pooing, its been ingrained into us since I was a lad. In the past few days (now in its 4th day) I have been squi...
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Operating Room of the Future
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I found this amazing.......... www.safeshare.tv/w/DTAINyEIxY June C.
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stoma and hernia sufferers
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are there any helpful ostomates out there who may be able to offer advice on a couple of matters. Shaving of area - accidents with razors can create major problems - does anybody have tips for a reasonably priced battery shaver ? Stomal hernia support belts - anybody offer advice on the belts avail...
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Answers needed
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Hello, I would really like to see some more stories about personal experiences in this page. E.G. My Darling has had 3 opporations on her lower back, and has 6 screws and 2 plates in her back, and is probably worse off than when it all started. Sorry if I offend anybody, but the so-called Specialists are...
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Miracle Cures
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Hearing and pensioners
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Hi all, being a person who has limited hearing (from jet deafness) I wear hearing aids and have other appliances to enhance my communications. I made an enquire regarding SWMBO (also a pensioner) who is going slowly deaf as well. This may be old news, but I discovered that anyone on the aged pension c...
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Phil C
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If I was a horse they would have shot me months ago
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I had one of those sleep apnoea tests on 5/11. They wire you up to a box which is strapped across your chest & then they send you home to sleep & everything gets measured & recorded. You look like & feel like a suicide bomber. Well, when I went in for the results on Monday I was told I had w...
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snapped Patella Tendon
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Obviously can't hack looking after a 3 yr old and 1 yr old for 8 days . their parents were in Fiji for a Wedding. On the day their parents arrived home. I was walking to the front door when my knee snapped. Nearly dropped me to the floor and the pain was excrutiating. X-ray later and knee is still in one piec...
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maybe wrong decision
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My GP sent me to specialist at Nambour hospital. She wanted him to decide whether I stayed taking Xarelto (treatment for DVT's (blood clots in leg), and go back onto daily aspirin or to take both. Decision was to go off the Xarelto & onto aspirin. So here I am one week later (after spending 5hrs ye...
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