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PennysIntoPounds

KajiKita said:

Mr KK is home and I am relieved, as there was a fatal incident related to the show he was at last night, that made its way onto national news headlines on classic FM that I heard as I went to Morrie’s to pick up M@lteser’s for him at lunchtime today … ! 😳

KK

Ach I heard that on the radio and thought of you both and fervently hoped it hadn't involved you. Very glad to hear it hasn't x

KajiKita

PennysIntoPounds said:

KajiKita said:

Mr KK is home and I am relieved, as there was a fatal incident related to the show he was at last night, that made its way onto national news headlines on classic FM that I heard as I went to Morrie’s to pick up M@lteser’s for him at lunchtime today … ! 😳

KK

Ach I heard that on the radio and thought of you both and fervently hoped it hadn't involved you. Very glad to hear it hasn't x

Appreciate your care. Mr KK has been talking about it a lot - processing I think. 

KK

CCW007

KajiKita said:

PennysIntoPounds said:

KajiKita said:

Mr KK is home and I am relieved, as there was a fatal incident related to the show he was at last night, that made its way onto national news headlines on classic FM that I heard as I went to Morrie’s to pick up M@lteser’s for him at lunchtime today … ! 😳

KK

Ach I heard that on the radio and thought of you both and fervently hoped it hadn't involved you. Very glad to hear it hasn't x

Appreciate your care. Mr KK has been talking about it a lot - processing I think. 

KK

Hard when it's so close to home.  Great restraint shown at plant centre!

redofromstart

Excellent plant investment. I am finding that the salvia root from cuttings really easily and that they have settled in the ground really well despite the weather. Definitely a plant to have more of for me. 

KajiKita

redofromstart said:

Excellent plant investment. I am finding that the salvia root from cuttings really easily and that they have settled in the ground really well despite the weather. Definitely a plant to have more of for me. 

I need to master rooting salvia cuttings as I have some pretty ones I would like more of .... Propagation is not one of my skills though!

I was noodling about on the NHS app last night, after requesting a repeat HRT prescription and noticed they had actually uploaded the detail of the last thyroid hormone blood test result. Yes, it's in the 'normal' range but right down at the bottom end (it ranges from something like 0.6 to 4.25 and I'm on 0.95). My recollection is that it's generally better to be at the upper end of 'normal' in terms of quality of life. I have therefore used the app to send a message to the GP surgery, along with a screen shot of the results, asking for a phone consult about increasing my dose a bit to at least get me mid range. It would help explain the crashing fatigue and brain fog I get later in the day, every day and why I was constantly cold last winter. I have been polite, professional and hopefully constructive. Fingers crossed they listen and something can be changed ...

KK 

KajiKita

Phone appointment booked for 20th, next Wednesday.
At least they haven't brushed me off (yet ...).

KK

badmemory

Good for you re the TFT.  I just need to actually have one   They are supposed to be annually but my last one was April 2023.  I noticed the difference in my get up & go over 30 years ago when I moved 200 miles & the new GPs insisted on a blood test which actually should be a good thing & shows they are doing their job.  When I was first diagnosed I was the source of jokes between my lovely GP & those testing.  He knew them & when I went back for the results they hadn't arrived yet so he rang a friend!   I couldn't understand why he was laughing because I knew this must be the result I needed because I had been to the library & read up.  Yes they were laughing because mine were the results that they thought had broken the machine.

redofromstart

I am not good at propagation but these were the snapped off stems cut down into short sections, dipped in rooting powder and into compost. All doing very nicely now with good established roots. My Dad says they should even root in water but I haven't tried that. 

KajiKita

badmemory said:

Good for you re the TFT.  I just need to actually have one   They are supposed to be annually but my last one was April 2023.  I noticed the difference in my get up & go over 30 years ago when I moved 200 miles & the new GPs insisted on a blood test which actually should be a good thing & shows they are doing their job.  When I was first diagnosed I was the source of jokes between my lovely GP & those testing.  He knew them & when I went back for the results they hadn't arrived yet so he rang a friend!   I couldn't understand why he was laughing because I knew this must be the result I needed because I had been to the library & read up.  Yes they were laughing because mine were the results that they thought had broken the machine.

Blimey ....! Though when I was first tested my results were subterranean too ... I'd been feeling ill for aaaaages. I'd been back and forth to the GP multiple times due to heavy periods but he never checked that. It wasn't until I had a cholesterol check in work which was crazy high, and I only had done to encourage others to do it (I'd arranged the health surveillance checks) that the OH nurse asked some sensible questions and told me to go back to the GP, exactly what to say and to insist on a test ...! The GP who'd been seeing me for months actually rang me at home to tell me the results - I think he felt bad ...

I hereby set you the OAT of: 
- booking the test
- doing the test
- Checking the result and responding accordingly ...

redofromstart said:

I am not good at propagation but these were the snapped off stems cut down into short sections, dipped in rooting powder and into compost. All doing very nicely now with good established roots. My Dad says they should even root in water but I haven't tried that. 

Oooh, I can do water based jam jar rooting ....!

KK

Cheery_Daff

You prompted me to check my last test (January) - also 0.95, down from 1.9 at the test before (a year earlier). I had my thyroid entirely removed about 13 years ago cos I had Graves Disease (overactive) and have been on complete replacement tablets ever since but I've never really bothered checking the results once it settled, and they've always been in the normal range. I could happily have more energy though! 😂😂 Will make every effort for the next 6 months to improve diet & exercise then if it's still low I'll request a bit of an increase and we'll see. Thanks for the prompt, do report back!