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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2020 15:59:27 GMT
Yup, that's my gliding scuppered for a while. Mind you, it is not a great time of year for gliding. Not surprising the wicked witch has dun that, a week or so ago we were 50-odd per 100,00, now more like 115.
Jeff says the shopping (shoppers) is getting scary, maybe it'll calm things down a bit.
In better news I attended my GP surgery today for a routine bi-monthly blood test, due to me being on methotrexate and sulfasalazine (both mildly immuno-compromising) and nursey said she thought I would be a priority and get the vaccine in January. Let's hope so, because I am desperate for Bill Gates to know what is going on in my head.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 15, 2020 16:00:06 GMT
"And I see that Sturgeon's COVID-19 dart has landed on East Lothian, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire today, who are all being moved up a tier." I've not heard of 'soft play venues' before ... it it like a teddy bear petting zoo?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2020 16:11:26 GMT
Are those two drugs for rheumatoid arthritis Telemachus ? They sound quite brutal. Rog
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2020 16:27:15 GMT
oooooo another covid thread started by the fox.
Deep joy!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 15, 2020 16:27:37 GMT
I am desperate for Bill Gates to know what is going on in my head. I imagine he can see it from Washington.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2020 16:32:45 GMT
Are those two drugs for rheumatoid arthritis Telemachus ? They sound quite brutal. Rog Not rheumatoid arthritis, which is quite a specific thing with a specific antibody marker. But there are lots of other types of inflamatory arthritis, which is what I have. They are all auto-immune type things. Yes that means my body hates me. You can't blame it really.
My problem started about 20 years ago, big toe joint sore and swollen. Then the other big toe. Then other toes so that I couldn't walk on the front of my feet, had to walk on my heels. Also had a problem with a baker cyst behind my right knee. Fortunately no effect on my hands.
Fortunately had private health care with my employer so went to see a rheumatologist fairly promptly (once GP had checked for gout, which it wasn't). He put me on sulfasalazine and in a week I went from not really being able to put weight on my feet, to being fine. But after a few years the efficacy started to wear off so I went on to methotrexate as well, just 10mg once a week which is quite a small dose. Although it isn't nice to have to take pills for the rest of one's life, especially something as powerful and sinister as methotrexate, it is better than not being able to walk. With the medication I am pretty much symptom free - well maybe the odd ache here and there but then as you keep telling me, I am VERY OLD!
Only lasting damage is my 2 big toe joints which have lost a lot of movement, due to damage accumulated in the short time between it starting up, and starting on the medication (a few months). Which just goes to show how much damage can be quickly accrued by inflatammatory arthritis without proper medication. Some people try to control it with NSAIDs but that just masks the symptoms a bit, without stopping the damage.
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Post by Gone on Dec 15, 2020 16:35:24 GMT
Yup, that's my gliding scuppered for a while. Mind you, it is not a great time of year for gliding. Not surprising the wicked witch has dun that, a week or so ago we were 50-odd per 100,00, now more like 115. Jeff says the shopping (shoppers) is getting scary, maybe it'll calm things down a bit. In better news I attended my GP surgery today for a routine bi-monthly blood test, due to me being on methotrexate and sulfasalazine (both mildly immuno-compromising) and nursey said she thought I would be a priority and get the vaccine in January. Let's hope so, because I am desperate for Bill Gates to know what is going on in my head.This will result in Bill Gates turning off all the nanobots in UK vaccine supplies. - having seen it he can’t forget, and doesn’t want to see any more.......
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2020 16:35:48 GMT
I am desperate for Bill Gates to know what is going on in my head. I imagine he can see it from Washington. Probably. Elon Musk can certainly see it from space.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2020 16:46:45 GMT
Have you considered painting yourself with iron oxide? Funnily enough, no.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2020 16:51:35 GMT
I thought it might seep in and hinder the rusting process. No quite sure why it would, rusting = the production of iron oxide (ish)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2020 16:57:16 GMT
I imagine he can see it from Washington. Probably. Elon Musk can certainly see it from space. Erm..has Elon Musk actually seen earth from space? Maybe from cameras.. It's worth reading the experiences of those who actually did it...in a studio in Hertfordshire...
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Post by Jim on Dec 15, 2020 17:11:02 GMT
"And I see that Sturgeon's COVID-19 dart has landed on East Lothian, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire today, who are all being moved up a tier." I've not heard of 'soft play venues' before ... it it like a teddy bear petting zoo? I have had the pleasure, while working in a nursery, of accidentally falling off a giraffe (5ft) unicycle into the ball pool. I got paid too!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2020 17:14:57 GMT
Thanks Telemachus ... didn't mean to be rude. The first drug is, I believe, used in some cancer treatments which is why I said 'brutal'. But by the sounds of it they serve you well ... and you looked such an athletic hunk when we saw you ... who knew the troubles you bravely bear. You are of course MUCH older than I , but you wear it well. Rog
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Post by JohnV on Dec 15, 2020 17:19:18 GMT
Thanks Telemachus ... didn't mean to be rude. The first drug is, I believe, used in some cancer treatments which is why I said 'brutal'. But by the sounds of it they serve you well ... and you looked such an athletic hunk when we saw you ... who knew the troubles you bravely bear. You are of course MUCH older than I , but you wear it well. Rog
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 15, 2020 17:42:13 GMT
Thanks Telemachus ... didn't mean to be rude. The first drug is, I believe, used in some cancer treatments which is why I said 'brutal'. But by the sounds of it they serve you well ... and you looked such an athletic hunk when we saw you ... who knew the troubles you bravely bear. You are of course MUCH older than I , but you wear it well. Rog Yes Methotrexate is cytotoxic and used to treat leukaemia, lymphoma etc. But in massive doses compared to my dose. In fact that was how its efficacy for arthritis was discovered. Folk being treated for some haematological conditions who also happened to have eg rheumatoid arthritis, found their joints etc suddenly much better. Methotrexate is simplistically a folic acid antagonist, so stops the production of white blood cells (hence the immunosuppression) but also has other more subtle pathways that help deal with autoimmune issues like arthritis. In my opinion I am not significantly immunocompromised, but I’m quite happy to get priority on the vaccine if the docs think I am!
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