Nice People 13: Nice Save

silvercar

Mum says his incredible astute mental facilities seem to be slowing a bit, but that may be completely unrelated.

We've noticed that with FIL who is 76. It is worrying when the old start acting old. I have a theory that those in the 65-75 bracket are the first group that made a real effort to act and look young. Older generations really did act their age. So now these young uns are starting to show their age it is a shock to them and us.

lostinrates

Yorkie1 wrote: »

Blimey, that's hard at the best of times. I can't do that (need to lean on something for balance even for putting, ahem, undergarments on)

It is hard, but these are slip on ankle boots so could be harder, but I'm still impressed. I'd just been doing an exercise where I'd been balancing on one leg and she moved to balance me and I said ' no I think I have got this'. We both grinned.:D.

Otoh, I just got in the post a letter from GP saying my kidney and liver blood tests are such I need to arrange to have them redone and to call and make an appointment. Still, I feel better.

Yorkie1

:T Glad you feel better - being able to do things is so important

lostinrates

Yorkie1 wrote: »

:T Glad you feel better - being able to do things is so important

:j:j

It really is.

GDB2222

lostinrates wrote: »

And, I put my boots on from standing up with out leaning on anything when I left. .

She's good.

I can't do that - put on my boots, that is, not yours - without leaning against something.

GDB2222

Yorkie1 wrote: »

Blimey, that's hard at the best of times. I can't do that (need to lean on something for balance even for putting, ahem, undergarments on)

Snap!




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lostinrates

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GDB2222

I went to hospital today for a routine appointment. It was good and bad. Some really bad.

Bad: It turns out that I'm going to the Leukaemia Clinic!

Good: I don't think I have Leukaemia.

Good: My Haemoglobin has gone up again. It was down.

Bad: It goes up and down, and if it goes down again they want to take a bone marrow sample. An absolutely horrid test.

Very, very bad: Whilst I was in the waiting room, one of the other patients collapsed with a heart attack. The crash team took far too long to arrive, 5 minutes I reckon, and they could not revive him. It might have made no difference if they had got there sooner, but it is concerning. All this was going on 3 metres away.

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

Snap!




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Some times when getting dressed I have problems lifting my legs, but its very rare now. Slightly more often I have trouble lifting one of them enough so I go 'tap foot, tap foot, tap foot', and then push leg up with the momentum from under ball of foot. Similarly, though its not great for back pain often I have to follow momentum of throwing legs away to stand up from bed. As long as I get up / get dressed when I need to I'm good with my methods.

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

I went to hospital today for a routine appointment. It was good and bad. Some really bad.

Bad: It turns out that I'm going to the Leukaemia Clinic!

Good: I don't think I have Leukaemia.

Good: My Haemoglobin has gone up again. It was down.

Bad: It goes up and down, and if it goes down again they want to take a bone marrow sample. An absolutely horrid test.

Very, very bad: Whilst I was in the waiting room, one of the other patients collapsed with a heart attack. The crash team took far too long to arrive, 5 minutes I reckon, and they could not revive him. It might have made no difference if they had got there sooner, but it is concerning. All this was going on 3 metres away.

What other things have they suggested it could be?

A bone barrow sample IS a horrid test, my sympathy.

You want in on the candle nights, huh? you got it.


Its very sad about the other patient. . You hope if you are there its the best place.