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Just got some blood tests back and amongst the other stuff I can't translate, my cholesterol has gone up since Jan 2020 :( :( Bit peeved about that as I've always had low cholesterol despite being fat. So, somewhat miffed!!

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:cry: :cry:

Now got to take the rest of the results to the doctor as I don't know what most of it means! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Got stabbed...

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Noggin wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:21 pm Just got some blood tests back and amongst the other stuff I can't translate, my cholesterol has gone up since Jan 2020 :( :( Bit peeved about that as I've always had low cholesterol despite being fat. So, somewhat miffed!!

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:cry: :cry:

Now got to take the rest of the results to the doctor as I don't know what most of it means! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Like most of us, it means your getting older with style ;)
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:09 pm Got stabbed...

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Could be worse :)
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ogri wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:29 pm Could be worse :)
Damn needle was 4in long. I didn't look to see how deep it went in, but it was an attention getter & grunt generator.
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Well shit, apparently I could have died today from the stuff they gave me: "Before using triamcinolone, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to other corticosteroids (such as methylprednisolone)"

I'm deathly allergic to prednisone as in waking up on the floor looking up at a bunch of doctors & nurses with the bloke holding the paddles saying "Welcome back, you were about to get zapped". :shock:

I seem to be doing ok so far... :o
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No chance of a lay in this morning. Battened down the hatches. All roofs are still on, all trees still upright, a few stray bins.

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Completed the reading of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s five books - The author ‘known for being unknown’. Phew! Some I had read before but needed a second reading to re-familiarise myself.

Nasty winds are a blowin’.

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Noggin wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:21 pm Just got some blood tests back and amongst the other stuff I can't translate, my cholesterol has gone up since Jan 2020 :( :( Bit peeved about that as I've always had low cholesterol despite being fat. So, somewhat miffed!!

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:cry: :cry:

Now got to take the rest of the results to the doctor as I don't know what most of it means! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I still have low cholesterol but apparently that's not important, it's the ratio between HDL and LDL that matters as mine is not good.
I don't know how accurate that is but it's what my doctor said so it may be worth you looking it up and seeing how your score looks.
Statins may not help with that so there are limited options.
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Trinity765 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:42 am No chance of a lay in this morning. Battened down the hatches. All roofs are still on, all trees still upright, a few stray bins.

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It's a very pleasant 23c here today with a light breeze.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:42 am
Trinity765 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:42 am No chance of a lay in this morning. Battened down the hatches. All roofs are still on, all trees still upright, a few stray bins.

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It's a very pleasant 23c here today with a light breeze.
I thought it might be :(
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@Yorick Your post-count would be greatly reduced if you only mentioned the weather when it was crap.
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Trinity765 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:13 am @Yorick Your post-count would be greatly reduced if you only mentioned the weather when it was crap.
I'm just trying to cheer you all up :)
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Trinity765 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:42 am No chance of a lay in this morning. Battened down the hatches. All roofs are still on, all trees still upright, a few stray bins.

https://earth.nullschool.net/

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Went out early to drop a book case off.....tree across the lane...I had actually taken a chainsaw with me but it was too big.
Oh....the garage of very little power has had the felt lifted so I am off up there with some nails and a hammer.
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Mussels wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:16 am
Noggin wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:21 pm Just got some blood tests back and amongst the other stuff I can't translate, my cholesterol has gone up since Jan 2020 :( :( Bit peeved about that as I've always had low cholesterol despite being fat. So, somewhat miffed!!


Now got to take the rest of the results to the doctor as I don't know what most of it means! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I still have low cholesterol but apparently that's not important, it's the ratio between HDL and LDL that matters as mine is not good.
I don't know how accurate that is but it's what my doctor said so it may be worth you looking it up and seeing how your score looks.
Statins may not help with that so there are limited options.
I've never looked into it all but I know that I will never take statins!! My SDad was on them and they royally fcked him up - docs still won't accept that statins did the damage.

I'll probably send those results to my SDad as he knows far more about it now than most doctors :lol: :lol: But should read up on it as well

Stuff to do today but will go back to the doctor with all the results (quite a few tests for menopause stuff too, so I have pages of results :( )

First thing though, back on the vit D protocol I had started. Vit D can often (so I've read) help with lots of things, so I'll get back on that since they'd probably tell me to take it anyway as the vit d result is quite low. Could solve a few of the issues I'm having, apparently!! LOL


ogri wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:28 pm
Like most of us, it means your getting older with style ;)
I'm in one of these groups -

I'm refusing to get old (regardless of what the tests and years say)

or

Growing old disgracefully

:banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-dance:
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Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:42 am
Trinity765 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:42 am No chance of a lay in this morning. Battened down the hatches. All roofs are still on, all trees still upright, a few stray bins.

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It's a very pleasant 23c here today with a light breeze.
Bit too warm here, for a ski resort, at around 6 degrees. Cloud cover but bright

I prefer sunshine or snow - but the temps today mean that my plan to get to the outdoor pool might actually happen!!! (I've never braved the pool when its actually cold or snowing!! LOL)
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Mussels wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:16 am
Noggin wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:21 pm Just got some blood tests back and amongst the other stuff I can't translate, my cholesterol has gone up since Jan 2020 :( :( Bit peeved about that as I've always had low cholesterol despite being fat. So, somewhat miffed!!

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:cry: :cry:

Now got to take the rest of the results to the doctor as I don't know what most of it means! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I still have low cholesterol but apparently that's not important, it's the ratio between HDL and LDL that matters as mine is not good.
I don't know how accurate that is but it's what my doctor said so it may be worth you looking it up and seeing how your score looks.
Statins may not help with that so there are limited options.
Found this on the big googley thing -
Your cholesterol ratio is calculated by dividing your total cholesterol by your HDL number. For instance, if your total cholesterol is 180 and your HDL is 82, your cholesterol ratio is 2.2. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), you should aim to keep your ratio below 5, with the ideal cholesterol ratio being 3.5
So at 3.56, I'm not too bad :banana-dance: :banana-dance:

Will talk to my dad later and ask him about diet stuff for cholesterol. He talks about diet like my sis talks about politics, so it'll be interesting!! LOL But I'll learn a lot I think :banana-dance:
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I went swimming at the outdoor pool today. Really weird, some friends had driven up from the valley to go!!! But they are serious swimmers, so I sort of waved in their general direction when I left!! LOL

Kinda weird swimming outdoors in the winter but I need to do it more I think. I can now swim almost properly - at least, people don't notice the lack of ability so I don't swim like a three legged frog anymore!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

But, with the little bit of swimming and the attempt to replicate the exercises from the pool in rehab, damn my arm aches!! Something for the physio to work on tomorrow!! LOL

Looks like I can swim three times a week and physio three times a week and saturday off :banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-dance:


This is what it looked like today - screenshot from FB. If it's snowing next time I go I'll take a camera (not the phone) and see if it's possible to get a decent photo of it snowing over the pool!!

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Today made Thursday's swim feel positively tropical!!! I do so hope that it's worth it!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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