What have you been doing today?
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Ridiculous twist of words
Get a PX150 or PX200.
Old school ones, not the moderno plastica shyt.
Mrs Mottie and I took our Grandson to the cinema today to see the magic faraway tree. Our daughter got us a deal on the tickets, all 3 of us for £20 (should have been £38). 2 medium cartons of popcorn, a large Coke and a small slush puppy - £23. Later in, a 339ml of water - £1.75. Oh, and £5.10 for parking. Not cheap for just over 2 hours.
Part of the story of the film was that kids can do without electronic devices and entertain themselves. I fell asleep halfway through and our Grandson got bored with it about 15 minutes from the end. Missing his devices…….
Part of the story of the film was that kids can do without electronic devices and entertain themselves. I fell asleep halfway through and our Grandson got bored with it about 15 minutes from the end. Missing his devices…….
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Originals are hard to get hold of though arn't they? I was looking at a Vespa GTS 300
An entire day, in hospital, in the kidney department, trying to see if they could work out the cause of these weird episodes. Their frequency has gradually increased, to the point where almost anything can trigger them, having me flailing about in agony, but never any obvious physical pain, and no physically measurable symptoms. I just know I quite suddenly feel absolutely terrible, muscle become very weak, I flail about, unable to find comfort, feel overheated. I switch the overhead fan on, and when I am cold, and shivering, I am back to normal.
Av had to struggle to haul me out of the bath Sunday, I was in such a distressed state. Then more episodes Monday, so I asked he to ring the kidney department, and see if they fit me in for an urgent appointment, to try to see exactly what going on. Appointment arranged for this morning....
All day in the department, a full set of blood tests, full ECG, and they were not convinced the episodes were due to my kidney failures. Luckily(unluckily?) I had a mild episode there, and in front of the doc, but a fairly mild one, so they tried the ECG again. Spotting a small difference between the two, they referred the print-outs, to a specialist to study them at his leisure.
They have me booked for a 48 hour heart monitor, and in the meantime, swapped my beta-blocker tablet, for a beta-blocker, plus anxiety tablet, working on a theory that it might just be anxiety, causing the episodes..
Av had to struggle to haul me out of the bath Sunday, I was in such a distressed state. Then more episodes Monday, so I asked he to ring the kidney department, and see if they fit me in for an urgent appointment, to try to see exactly what going on. Appointment arranged for this morning....
All day in the department, a full set of blood tests, full ECG, and they were not convinced the episodes were due to my kidney failures. Luckily(unluckily?) I had a mild episode there, and in front of the doc, but a fairly mild one, so they tried the ECG again. Spotting a small difference between the two, they referred the print-outs, to a specialist to study them at his leisure.
They have me booked for a 48 hour heart monitor, and in the meantime, swapped my beta-blocker tablet, for a beta-blocker, plus anxiety tablet, working on a theory that it might just be anxiety, causing the episodes..
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I have a fair bit of experience in anxiety Harry, just reading your post I got to the bath part and I instantly suspected anxiety and panic attacks mate. It sounds very much like it, you get lots of tests done, blood, ECG, 48hr monitor, all to reveal nothing. Anxiety and panic atacks are worse than having the actual ilness as they come on suddenly and out of the blue and are really frightening. Once the wave of fear goes you are left drained mentally just waiting for the next one to happen. There is hope though Harry and help is available.
Which Highwayman thinks I should not be allowed to do.
Perhaps he is anti-Christian.
Some people are like that,
Thanks..
The problem, for the past year, since I began having these attacks, has been one of getting anyone in the medical profession to take them seriously, despite all the trouble I went to of actually documenting them, continually pestering them, how miserable, and unpredictable it was making my life. Yesterday, was the very first time they seemed to take it seriously, and give the problem the attention it deserved.
Bisoprolol was the beta-blocker I was on, yesterday they replaced it with propranolol, which is a beta-blocker, and anxiety med combined. I tried a half tablet, last night, after suffering a couple of mild attacks in the midst of posting #13,071 above. Since taking them, I feel much more 'grounded', and despite anticipating an least another episode last night, there was none, and none since the half-tablet. Hopefully, they have nailed it!
Mrs Chirpy and I have become quite adept at fencing after buying a bungalow where all of the boundary fences are our responsibility.
56 Fence panels & concrete gravel boards and posts later we felt confident in the task of replacing my Mums fence.
Mum bought all the gear heavily discounted due to our past purchase history, my wife and I took out the old fence and replaced with a shiny new fence, payment was Bacon sannies a gallons of coffee.
Job well done.
56 Fence panels & concrete gravel boards and posts later we felt confident in the task of replacing my Mums fence.
Mum bought all the gear heavily discounted due to our past purchase history, my wife and I took out the old fence and replaced with a shiny new fence, payment was Bacon sannies a gallons of coffee.
Job well done.
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They get less frequent Harry, medication gives you that breathing space, the secret to dealing with them is to accept them and realise that it is just a panic attack and to face them head on and not fear them. Do not run away from them and let them beat you as you can and will defeat them. It is. a tough road no denying and not easy, but once you do get to overcome them then they do become milder and eventually dissapear as you learn to accept them for what they are, be strong Harry and you will get over them and return your life to as it was before having them.
That was how I first described them, when I first suffered them back in April 25. Since then, I've been down lots of rabbit holes, trying to put an end to them, including blaming statins, and my kidney problems, but yesterday was the first time that the medical profession agreed it might be a panic/anxiety problem.
About 20 years ago, maybe a little longer, I was put on a beta blocker after having a stent fitted. After being on them for about 4 days I told my wife I wouldn't be working that day, by late morning I phoned her at work, crying hysterically and telling her about aliens coming up the garden for me, I was trying to hold them off at the back door. She only worked round the corner so was home 5 minutes later to find me crying on the kitchen floor. First she calmed me down then showed me through the back door that there wasn't anybody there, second thing she did was to read the side effects on the beta blocker tablets.
Listed side effects were anxiety, paranoia and hallucinations.
She binned them and I was more or less back to normal the following day and went back to work the day after that.
Can't remember which ones they were but I've not taken any since and rejected offers of alternatives.
