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As Cable wrote, bile salts contamination is a possibility, however, if the gall bladder was involved, the pain that you would experience from cholecystitis would be some different from what you have described. It is a little surprising that your GI hasn't investigated the possibility of a...

Still too hot to trot. 33*C forecast with a 30% chance of showers, which translated into everyday terms means bugger all. Must change the water in the birdbath today, the kookaburras, Parrots, Curlews, Ibis and a host of other species are having a rugged time in the heat. Mind you, they bathe in...

I think there is some confusion here! MM posed the question, not me. I'm Merv, not 'Good Luck'! Cheers, M

Good luck MM, Hopefully, there will be a dramatic improvement post op. I had my resection about 6 years ago. The procedure was done by laparoscopic surgery. One incision through the navel and a further two either side of the lower abdomen. A bit painful, but nothing that could not be handled...

Nothing spectacular. Overcast with a few overnight showers. Supposedly 30 C, but the SE wind made it seem cooler. Inland Queensland has seen a horrific loss of livestock due to flooding. There is almost an inland sea in the NW of the State in areas that until now were veritable dust bowls...

Much the same here. Looks like the north of Queensland is facing further deluges, poor devils. We had a sprinkle of rain here which may be the start of a few more brief showers forecast for the next week. Temps will still be in the 30s.

Yep Buff, The fires, particularly in Tasmania, our island State have been extensive. I lived in the seventies and recall the locals telling tales of 1972 ( I think) firestorm that engulfed the south of the Apple Isle. Mass destruction of livestock, native fauna and human casualties occurred...

More vindaloo weather for the next week or so. Maybe, a SE wind change next week to cool things off. Cheers, Merv

Hi Carol, The vast majority of Australians are not in favour of changing the date of A Day. The unwashed rabble unemployable quasi-intellectuals that held the demonstrations represent a minority view that can't differentiate between James Cook's journey up the east coast in 1770 and the arrival...

Maybe the time to get the suncream out? Awaiting incoming fire! M

Just the same as Ron explained! More and more of the same! 32C today and looks to be that way for the next few days. Other parts of this wide brown land are sweltering. We are lucky! M

Hi Ed667, I did have a look at the possibility of the UK having a reciprocal health care agreement with Canada, but it seems, unlike Australia (with certain conditions) it does not. Sorry if my last post appeared negative, but I do empathize with your situation Although long retired, being on...

I think you would need to seek advice from the NHS about this. Assuming that your Humira is supplied at a substantially discounted cost, the NHS might be happy about this. Nor do I expect that they would be prepared to give you advance supply to take to Canada.For all they know you might sell it...

Still hot and hateful as Hades, I would happily shovel snow for you!l Merv

The same! That is 'Stratulia' M

That's pretty good Scipio!Let's hope C1 has a similar result. Cheers, Merv

While amongst my diagnostic souvenirs I been labelled with a 'Short Barrett's Tab, this can happen with Crohn's and UC. it is really form of GERD which causes hydrochloric acid to reflux into the distal oesophagus. Invariably, there is hiatal hernia involved. It is a form of peptic ulcer...

No change. The fish are jumping , the cotton is wilting and, mosquitoes are a biting. 30C for the next few days and little of no rain in sight. Mowing the front yard can wait. Central beer time approaches!

Hi C1, The consensus of opinion is that 6 months is the projected time for Stelara to be fully effective. However, individually we all have the propensity to react differently to medications. Therefore it is possible that you may experience beneficial results under that six months time scale...

Commenced Stelara approximately a year ago. The current regime is 90 mg 2/12.It took about 6 months after the initial infusion to be effective. The only symptom that I noticed was was marked tiredness, but is something that one can adjust to. At one stage I thought that Stelara was perhaps the...