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My chemo program has been set at every Friday for 30 weeks. Quite a long stretch & commitment. Have had 2 doses so far & feeling fine. Only problem where they put the cannula in vein in arm has left me with 2 large very black round (2 inches across) marks. Oh well, skin decorations! Cheer...
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Venturing out and about.
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Today I felt normal. Decided to go up town and have a wander around Stocklands Shopping Centre. First time I have driven the van in over 2 months, felt a bit nervous to start with. But once I was in and driving it felt like I hadn't been away from it at all. The family have been away in Gladstone with Jacinta'...
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Get Well Marj, Alice & Bass !
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Hi Marj, Alice & Bass, We are thinking of you all (and anyone else going through a rough time). Get well soon, Vic & Carol
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FLU VACCINATIONS WHILE TRAVELLING
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I don't visit this clinic normally so hope you ' Bulk Bill '. I did a search without luck so, Where do people go to get a flu shot while travelling. I have just checked a couple of chemists on the nth coast NSW without great success. One told me they won't be available until May this year. Has anyone heard dif...
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Chemo news todaay
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Had an appointment with doctor at oncology department today. Chemo will start in a coupe of weeks time. Once a week for 6 months. Slight good news is that I will only be having one chemo drug - fluorouracil combined with leucovorin. 2nd drug is only to make the other one work more efficiently. Hope...
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Good trip but not a long one
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Not a pleasant topic of conversation but one that probably needs an airing. I am always astounded by the number of really fat older people in the campground population. At a time of life when you can make good food and exercise choices why are there so many human sausage skins looking about fit to burst?...
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More bad news
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Anyone driving on the road around Hervey Bay area keep a sharp lookout for a slightly flattened Chinaman. Yesterday morn I had a routine eye test at Drs. Cover the left eye & read the chart I was told. All okay. Now cover the right eye & read the chart again. What chart?? I said. I could not e...
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Health Scare
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I haven't posted till now on my health problem so will start today and add to it as I have strength. Just over a month ago I arrived in Hervey Bay at my son Stephens place. I hadn't been well all summer but plodded along. From the time I arrived in HB and for the next two weeks, I was so ill I rarely got of bed. St...
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urinal trac infections
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Sorry if the topic offends anyone but I can't be the only one who has this problem. Do other women get uninary tracinfections while on the road?????? If so how have they managed it. My doctor has said sitting for long period of time while touring makes for an ideal breeding ground for infections. I drin...
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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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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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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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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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