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Post by patricklondon on Jun 4, 2017 12:01:12 GMT
Radio 3 for me. My blood pressure won't stand news programmes any more (I know there's a lot more to R4 than that, but that's what on in the early mornings). My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by patricklondon on Sept 3, 2017 13:32:34 GMT
Harrumph. Realising that a recent bout of intestinal uproar looked like part of a pattern with some previous incidents, and freaked by how it turned into a (fortunately only short-term) jaundice, I took it the GP, and to say they're on it is an understatement. It seems something or other is irritating my liver enough to get them testing for everything, though the most likely thing is gallstones. What's more they gingered up the local hospital over an ultrasound they asked for, and I got a phone call at 7pm on Friday offering an appointment on Monday. I only raised this a couple of weeks ago, and now I don't feel particularly unwell, but better safe than sorry. So tomorrow will be a fun day, off to the GP's for the third blood test in two weeks, then off to the ultrasound in the afternoon (with no lunch since they want a six-hour fast). Still, I do know from the last time I had an ultrasound - they have a little heater to warm up the KY jelly (do stop sniggering, at the back). My blog | My photos | My video clips My Librivox recordings"too literate to be spam"
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Post by spindrift1 on Sept 3, 2017 16:34:08 GMT
I was shocked to hear from a first-cousin in Dublin last week that her daughter had suggested she start taking medication to ward off dementia. The daughter has subjected her to two 'dementia tests' and she's passed on every question. She only told me about this because I suggested she might like to upgrade to a Smartphone so that we can be in contact on What'sApp. Her daughter said she wouldn't be able to learn how to use it. So those of us with children might find them to be uncompromising in their views of us getting older.
I listen to BBC Radio 4 most days. I am surprised that I like The Archers, a programme I had previously imagined I would never listen to.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 3, 2017 19:40:38 GMT
I have been feeling particularly spry in recent days. I often gauge this by the number and the length of my Vélib usage. A few months ago, I barely used a Vélib more than once every couple of weeks and only for very short distances -- it's not as though it was the middle of winter or something.
The media have been talking about a new eye test that can detect Alzheimer's years before it declares itself. However, since there is not yet any effective treatment for Alzheimer's or even anything that can prevent it, I do not really see the utility of this except to become depressed and/or suicidal.
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Post by questa on Sept 3, 2017 23:24:22 GMT
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.88.9.1337K2 and others. There are many good reasons to delay onset and reduce severity of any dementia-type disease. Like all disease the quicker you can intervene, the better the outcome. I am in haste right now but Google 'delaying onset of Alzheimer's disease' . Brain needs exercise as well...I have you mob as my personal trainers!
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Post by mossie on Sept 4, 2017 15:49:34 GMT
Yes, I find this forum very useful in trying to kid myself that I am not a senile delinquent. It makes me take trips to take snapshots as well as suggesting themes for images. But I am batty as hell, as Tod's post elsewhere reminded me.
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Post by rikita on Sept 5, 2017 7:50:00 GMT
mr. r. recently said jokingly about something that it'd be the beginning of his alzheimer's. must say i didn't find it funny - his mother had alzheimer's and i think he once said his grandmother had it too - so while from what i read it is not usually hereditary, sometimes it can be ... anyway, he's been convinced he's old from when i met him (and he was only in his fourties then) and seems to like taking that as an excuse. it is quite exhausting ...
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 5, 2017 8:57:28 GMT
Just for once nothing hurts! No arthritis in my feet, knees, hands, shoulders etc. Hope it lasts...
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Post by questa on Sept 6, 2017 1:51:43 GMT
It is great to have a 'no aches day' day now and then, isn't it?
I found this which is quite good about loss of memory.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3008253/Dementia-Six-questions-risk-dementia.html
My neurologist did the standard 30 point test with me which showed I was on 26 points. The normal is 27/30. 2 brain scans showed I have lost a small amount of brain volume which is probably my excuse for messing up on Anyport. My thinking processes are slower and more cumbersome and names of things still elude me. Parkinson's disease differs a bit from ALS and other forms of dementia and all PD patients are different from each other. However...New specialist has put me on Gingko Biloba and Vit B Mega and Vit E and my memory is better with these.
Of course it is no cure, but stem cell therapy is showing good results in Japan.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 6, 2017 3:43:22 GMT
I am the baby here. 51 and 32 in my head but wife complaining I am a kid. Seems I didn't leave the poo stage yet (prout caca boudin still makes me laugh enormously). I am glad to read you all - listing small (?) problems and not complaining. My father and uncle (brothers) both say you get old you have small pains and that is more a gift than a pain for being old. As a father who lost a son I consider a privilege to get old. Nevertheless I am in very good shape all the more remarkable since I do nothing to merit it. Like drinking close to a bottle of wine over a pizza at the restaurant yesterday and answering the owner question 'guys do I pay for that round of limoncello or for the next one ?' Correctly. Cheers.
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Post by bjd on Sept 6, 2017 5:58:49 GMT
You'll do well, whatagain. A sense of humour goes a long way to keeping people healthy.
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Post by spindrift1 on Sept 6, 2017 18:11:35 GMT
I had a B12 injection today. I was told I should have another in three months. I am a bit low on Folic Acid and Vitamin D. This harks back to my illness last year.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 27, 2017 19:04:11 GMT
Anti-histamines and asthma meds are working. Sleeping patterns improving, I feel so much better and I've started being able to walk the dog again etc...then BAM my beloved's sister died last week. Only 67. Very aggressive alzheimers. Very fast. The funeral is on Friday. WTF.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 27, 2017 21:10:38 GMT
Oh, that's horrible. But I would dare to say that "very fast" may have been more merciful. Speaking from experience.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 28, 2017 10:59:55 GMT
Oh, that's horrible. But I would dare to say that "very fast" may have been more merciful. Speaking from experience. You're right of course Kerouac, we just assumed we had more time. We were all shocked at my SiL's rapid deterioration, she was living with her daughter who was caring for her with su pport from local medical services. According to our niece she just stopped eating and responding. My niece is trying to organise a local 'gang' of bikers to escort her Mum to the crematorium as Dawn loved motorbikes in her heyday. A last tribute. .
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 28, 2017 12:24:37 GMT
So sorry to hear that Cheery.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 12:58:15 GMT
My neurologist did the standard 30 point test with me which showed I was on 26 points. The normal is 27/30. 2 brain scans showed I have lost a small amount of brain volume which is probably my excuse for messing up on Anyport. My thinking processes are slower and more cumbersome and names of things still elude me. Parkinson's disease differs a bit from ALS and other forms of dementia and all PD patients are different from each other. However.. .New specialist has put me on Gingko Biloba and Vit B Mega and Vit E and my memory is better with these.Of course it is no cure, but stem cell therapy is showing good results in Japan. Questa, are you finding that taking these supplements are helping and making a difference with regard to memory function. (Do you remember posting this back in September? )
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Post by questa on Nov 28, 2017 23:38:12 GMT
Coincidentally, I was discussing this yesterday with a close friend so I can add her observations. I went through a period of depression/anxiety but apart from feeling awful, I think my memory is working better than 6 months ago.. Names of people, places etc still elude me but I seem to recover them more quickly. I still do quizzes and get told I'm a genius but still can't save posts to postimages! I find that I can't get into reading books now, lack of focus and interest. I was having a bad time with the side effects of medications, so stopped one of them. Doc has added folic acid to the mix. I notice that my muscles are losing strength and stamina which makes gardening more difficult. I am still walking normally but my joints ache most days so I avoid hills. I have to be aware of my balance as I sometimes stagger a bit and have had a few falls. My friend has noticed that I am more slow in my movements and have a tendency to not want to go out. True, but I think the latter is the depression which is part of the Parkinson's. I just prefer the social interactions with my friends here on Anyport. I walk my dog, Marley, each day and chat with people in my neighborhood. Friend says that apart from the tremor in my hands, most people meeting me would not know I had PD. BTW...I have also learnt how to spell GINKGO.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 28, 2017 23:55:50 GMT
I should mention that both Bixaorellana and I fell down in the streets of Havana at different times. Of course she claims that I tripped her.
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Post by questa on Nov 29, 2017 1:26:16 GMT
At least neither of you "sank the boot in" while the other was down.
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Post by questa on Nov 29, 2017 2:10:51 GMT
Very aggressive alzheimers. Very fast. Cheery, There is a variation that occurs in the conditions of ALS, PD and Dementia. In some situations the brain makes "Lewy bodies" which are more aggressive. From diagnosis to the last days is often just a year. Robin Williams had PD with Lewy bodies. If they were present it could explain your s-i-l's rapid decline.
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Post by whatagain on Nov 29, 2017 7:57:29 GMT
I am so sorry Cheery Siblings are something so special or ought to be. My sincere condolences. I guess yes fast is a small solace.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 29, 2017 8:17:46 GMT
Hello Marley, such a lovely little friend.
Yes, very sad, but also a mercy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 13:20:22 GMT
Thanks for the update and additional information Questa. I may well follow suit with taking those supplements as I am having an increase in memory loss. I will most certainly run it by my doctor as I am on a couple of medications and know that certain medications can cause adverse reactions when combined. Herbal supplements in particular are contraindicated with some pharmaceuticals. I know of so many people who have avoided inquiring and/or researching what they are taking and their interactions with other drugs. Seriously, I know people who will just pop anything in their mouth usually after hearing or reading "something" someone heard or read.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 29, 2017 18:31:56 GMT
Thank you for your kind words. I know that I haven't met most of the people on Anyport...but I can hand on heart say that the people I have interacted with on here have been brilliant. Kind, intelligent (and probably good looking) and empathic...Anyport is an exceptionally good MB...(and those members I have met are all GORGEOUS too). I'll get my coat....excuse me..I'm a bit of an emotional blob atm...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 7, 2018 21:34:06 GMT
A much loved relative is undergoing treatment for an aggressive cancer. She's a trooper, no complaining, managing to carry on with her life around the treatment sessions with little support from her partner. We are supporting her and each other as best we can but it's very hard. You just get on with it really...but anyway..I'm not very sociable atm so apologies for my lack of input x
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Post by lagatta on Jul 7, 2018 23:49:50 GMT
Thanks cheery. I'm worried about a friend (80 something but always in good health) who had what seemed to be an easily treatable cancer, but it seems to be progressing. Fingers crossed.
I'm also working on bureaucratic things for government pension eligibility, and it is a huge maze. I'm very confused (no, I don't mean that in a medical sense) and utterly exhausted. Obviously, for above octogenarian friend, I'm a kid.
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Post by questa on Jul 8, 2018 0:20:03 GMT
My neighbour is senior nurse in this state's renal transplant unit. She told me that about 90% of transplants of older people here are the result of them not drinking enough water because of the 'have to go to the toilet' factor. She reminded me how by not drinking enough, people can find their Blood Pressure drops and they are more likely to faint or feel woozy. Frequently they get headaches and over a longer time chronic dehydration can show as mild dementia.
Suitably ashamed of myself for being one of the not-drinking-enough people I have added a mere 600 ml per day. Big difference in that when I stand up I don't go dizzy.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 8, 2018 1:36:50 GMT
Fortunately, I ("younger-older person" - 60s) am aware when have to pee at night (usually around 3 am) and get up in a well-trained semi-conscious state. But of course there is a terror of wetting oneself and being cast off in the demented rubbish pile.
This seems to be a factor in the death toll during our record-breaking heatwave this week. A large majority of the dead were men, in age groups where women dominated. And this is in Montréal, not regions with many loggers or asbestos miners. I have no idea why, and am certainly not happy about it!
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Post by questa on Jul 8, 2018 11:06:15 GMT
That us very interesting, lagatta. When we get our heatwaves, which is a usual thing here, there are lots of ads and reminders for people to check on older relatives, friends and people who live alone to make sure they are OK. Advice is given re drinking water and keeping cool. Unfortunately our electricity charges have sky-rocketed and those on pensions are simply not switching on their air-conditioning. Govt has advised them to spend the heat of the day in local Malls and Govt buildings.
There were 4 young lads who died from heat while installing insulation in house roofs...all separate incidents and involving bosses insisting on the lads keep on working in +/- 70 degrees C. Many other men kept on with their jobs, not enough fluids and wound up in hospitals. They are aiming more advertising at the men now.
The Red Cross has a list of people who get phoned twice a day (by volunteers) to check how they are coping.
It has taken several years of education, infrastructure, legislation and negotiation to keep the heat induced death rates down. Get your powers that be to look at what has been done here and see what may help in your case. Climate has changed...no doubts now. Have to adjust our behaviours to survive.
Please let me know if they find the causes of the gender difference in heat casualties.
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