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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
For a while I have tried to find a thread I had started when I joined the forum that could be a "home" thread for me.
Being busy about the forum has been a coping style, where I can acknowledge all my different life experiences that had been silenced. Possibly do some good and prevent things from getting worse. Like the little boy with the finger in the dyke.
Feeling fragile
Needing Nurture
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
hello @Appleblossom , @Dimity , @outlander , @Former-Member , @Kyle1
had a follow up appointment with the doctor this afternoon and ended up having a flue needle
the doctor that is treating my elderly mum was able to give me an update of my mum as well
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DimitySenior Contributor
Hope your mum is doing OK @Shaz51 . I'll try again next week for a flu shot.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
mum's heart is not working as well now as she has swollen legs and is in pain @Dimity
i had a follow up appointment after having a kidney infection and the computer kept telling the doctor i was due for the flu shot xx
I met a lady that i know and she has some kind of medical problem which she did not share with me but she recons i can fix my kidney disease ---- I dont think soo @Appleblossom , @outlander , @Former-Member , @Kyle1
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DimitySenior Contributor
Sorry to hear about your mum @Shaz51 . Hope you're over the kidney infection. Odd how some people think they have all the answers - glad you're following doctors' advice instead.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
yes @Dimity the doctor wants to have more regular blood tests and updates
how are you going today my friend
I amm glad i dont have any beer in the house because i could really drink some now
mr shaz hsa gone to bed
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
hugs my @Appleblossom , sorry my sister xoxo
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DimitySenior Contributor
It's good your Dr is checking @Shaz51 . Hope Mr shaz isn't having a downer. I'm OK thanks, muddling through, but pushing uphill.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Hello @Shaz51 @Dimity
I loved your early salt and water thread ... dont know exact name. It does not matter, it was a person taking personal responsibility.
I am not having any more shots til I have gotten to the bottom of my physical issues, which I am doing thoroughly step by step. That is why they have the protocol of not giving 2 shots together to allow the bod to rest and recover I guess.
Learning new tricks as we age ... is not easy.
You do wots right for you both individually. Sometimes it is a toss up who to have on one's medical team. Glad you psychologist is helping you get things internally processed Dim.
I had last flu shot to do work in aged care just before Covid and started other vax etc ... never been anti vax, but scaling back on unecessary interventions these days, to get clear wot is working and wot is not. Not mad to inisist on going back to work doing concerts in aged care ... not saying never...
My osteo, physio, counsellor and psychiatrist seem decent atm. Need to look around for new gp, but not urgent. Managing with minimal dental and eye care.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hope Mr shaz isn't having a downer. --- me tooo @Dimity
don't know when to start dinner @Appleblossom , @Dimity
just have to wait xxxx
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Eating big bowl of herring and salad from yesterday @Shaz51 lol
I used to be a /do not watch tele while eatiing dinner' mother ... what has happened to me ... hugging bowl in one arm while typing... lol
cheers
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