My journey to a debt free life

Makingabobor2

Glad you are feeling better, pity about the cold though. Hopefully you won't have to take medication for long. 

Seasidegal58

I'm so pleased to read that you've had a diagnosis and the steroids are helping your pain and headaches. Great news that there is no inflammation in your optic nerves and veins. 👍

SuzeQStan

Glad the pain is helped by the meds OBL - must be a vast relief after all this time.  Big hugs to you! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Sun_Addict

Great news about not being in pain, shame about the cold, hope it’s gone by Sunday 🤞

Onebrokelady

I've got Covid AGAIN 😫😫I did another lateral flow this afternoon and it was positive. I now can't go to the Polar Express on Sunday 😫😫😫Im so done with 2022 😡

Sun_Addict

Oh no 😩 Covid likes you that’s for sure! How disappointing you can’t go on Sunday.

Onebrokelady

Sun_Addict said:

Oh no 😩 Covid likes you that’s for sure! How disappointing you can’t go on Sunday.

It does doesn't it. I haven't been able to get my autumn booster so that's probably why and according to DD2 I don't look after myself properly so that won't help 🙄I'm thinking of going back to eating meat again to see if that makes a difference to my health. I'm not sure all these meat replacements I'm eating are actually a good idea. I do need to increase my veg intake which funnily enough I have this week but it's obviously too early to help. The trouble is my motivation has been terrible because I've felt so ill for the last few months then you get into a viscous circle. Hopelfully I will feel much better next week and can crack on with getting back to normal 

Sun_Addict

I don’t eat meat, haven’t done so for 35 years, although I do eat some fish occasionally.  I don’t have any health issues at all. I don’t eat any meat replacements apart from plant based mince. Some of the vegan/vegetarian meat replacements are highly processed. I don’t like the taste, texture or look of meat so they don’t interest me. Do you like beans and pulses? They are a good alternative especially green lentils. 

badmemory

Sun_Addict said:

I don’t eat meat, haven’t done so for 35 years, although I do eat some fish occasionally.  I don’t have any health issues at all. I don’t eat any meat replacements apart from plant based mince. Some of the vegan/vegetarian meat replacements are highly processed. I don’t like the taste, texture or look of meat so they don’t interest me. Do you like beans and pulses? They are a good alternative especially green lentils. 

This is what my issue is with meat replacements they do seem to be highly processed & I have been avoiding those for some years now.  I still eat meat but have cut down a lot.  When cooking spaghetti or curry or chilli I use less than a quarter of the meat I used to & basically bung in any veg that is around.  I am lowering it even further now as my son has been warned about his cholesterol.  I would like to see the actual figures because frankly I don't really believe it.  Both my sister & I have fairly high LDL but our HDL is very high which cancels it out, which most doctors don't seem to know.  We rarely eat fish as although I like it my son won't eat anything that actually looks like a fish & that means breaded/battered which I have no intention of eating as it gives me the bloat.

enthusiasticsaver

Sorry you have COVID again. I can’t comment on the issues re eating meat or not except to make sure you are getting enough iron in your diet. If you work in a hospital you are obviously at higher risk than the rest of us for catching stuff. Hopefully the joint pain is sorted now though.