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I do agree Ron.After I've read it on the web,nearly always UK newspaper headlines,I wait to see it broadcast on the evening TV news,and very often it isn't. The NZ and Africa floods haven't been mentioned except as a filler,same with your home country.....any one would think it was the other end of the world.....maybe the powers that be are afraid of mass pandemonium
 
I take any news with a grain of salt, but one thing stands out with disasters; they repeat themselves at locations that are prone to such events be it flooding, fires, earthquakes, and heat or cold waves. These events are further sensationalized to make it sound like the end of times. As I see it the world will go on, but my biggest fear for life on the planet is nuclear war, and the world has never been closer to starting one up.
 
-17C Clear. The daytime gets very warm with the rising angle of the sun, but the nights chill off. I finally dug myself out from the half meter of snowfall. I am going to try to clear some of the snow off of the shed, its carrying quite a load, and I don't know just how much more it can take.
 
We have had a bit of nuisance rain this week ,not enough to wet the ground just enough to turn the dust on the car to mud. At least it is a bit cooler today. Ron.
 
-18C Sunny. This maybe the last of the good dry cold conditions. More snow is expected but temps will gradually rise. It is spring after all and at some point the big meltdown will begin. I would be nice to have plane tickets to go somewhere tropical when the melting mess hits. I cleared off the snow from the shed yesterday, and I am sure the shed appreciated the work. I don't think that it could take much more, know my back could not.
 
light rain today ad cooler temps. Expected to be back to the low 30c's by the weekend. Have had calls from my phycologist and a social worker so far this week. All words and no action. Ron.
 
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light rain today ad cooler temps. Expected to be back to the low 30c's by the weekend. Have had calls from my phycologist and a social worker so far this week. All words and no action. Ron.
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Well at least they're not ignoring you (much) Ron I managed to get my tablets today after almost a week .I'll give them a go but I'm a bit worried re; Const.....To be honest I'm fed up to the back teeth of appointments / phone calls.......,blood tests,BP tests, urine tests .Mostly for Les and I shouldn't whinge. I have a ph,/ consultation on 4th re medicines.I haven't had prescribed pain meds since August just OTC stuff which is v.expensive especially when we get free scripts.I have lower back pain 2-3 times daily.......sorry Ron,whinge over.
 
A warm,sunny day but gusty wind spoils it.Nice drying day though. Buff,I can't believe you're still minus 18c.what a looooong expensive winter for you.Still it won't be long before the dratted biting flies emerge.There's always something to look forward to ...NOT !!!
 
-4C 10cm of fresh snow. Carol, I did well this winter, I burned 5 cords of wood and no furnace oil which is doing well. Others have had heating bills measured by several thousand dollars. Fuel prices remained high all winter, and it would appear summer fuel prices will be very high. I have no choice but to cut wood. The worst of the year is still ahead with the melt and biting flies, along with everything else that flies, crawls, bites and chews. Ron, is that social worker and psychologist of any help, given our age we can teach them a thing or two from life experiences.
 
No Buff not much help at all. They both acknowledge that I have a good understanding of the way things work. The social worker suggested that I need to apply for social housing. I just said to her that given that the waiting list is over three years for social housing , there is a good chance that I could be dead before I received any. .She said yes that is true but I still think you should apply. Thats not help that's just politics. Some wild storms in Melbourne, cool and showers here.Ron.
 
Our cost of living and food prices are getting ridiculous,,,,People used to name their kids after expensive things like Mercedes,Chardonnay Dior etc.....Watch out next year for Gas,Electric and petrol.....Our social housing situation is also worrying ,I mean,have you noticed the size of our once great island ? they're piling in from all over and are being housed in hotels temporalily and a lot (not all mind you,there are many good and decent kids around ) of youngsters know that getting pregnant will get them a house and benefits,and it does,,,,,,,mild 12c and blustery today
 
-10C Sunny. The snowfall wasnn't much to shovel after digging out from some of the larger storms we experienced earlier. Ron, I have found that most of these social workers paid on the public dime, are only worth about as much as a dime in terms of any help. If your social housing is anything like ours, you will want to stay well away. Our social housing is riddled with drug dealers, and its not uncommon to hear about gunshots going off in the hallways. We have senior housing, but the waiting times are measuring several years to get in and getting longer as the population ages.
 
The older I get the less I understand about what is going on around me. The word rational has all but disappeared from our vocabulary. Warming up again , 33c by Sunday with some more showers. Ron.
 
6c and cloudy but no wind.Had a walk down to the week end craft market but didn;t stay.In one door straight through and out the other. Won't be going back until well after Easter. I felt like putting a long nail on Les's stick and giving most of them a jab in the backside.....Clocks went forward last night and I wiped 6mnths dust off the wall clocks,,,,roll on October
 
-4C Partly cloudy. I am feeling the calendar and time slowing to a crawl like it does at this time every year. I cannot do much outside, ski conditions are too hard on my body, and the wood is still burried too deep in the snow pack to work on. Carol its your turn for the time warp, I wish they would turn it back in fall and then leave it there.
 
I don't know what is wrong with me at the moment. I get up around 8.00am ,I take my meds and all i want to do is crawl back to bed. My pulse rate has fallen below 55 and this morning it was only 44. I am not taking any new meds or different doses. Another cloudy, humid day. Ron.
 
Minus 2c last night and woke up to frost.Bright and sparkley today (as our dizzy tv weather girl says) and another cold night to come.But temps rising to the mid teens tomorrow with rain and wind to spoil it.....
 
Yes Buff it is causing me some problems ,I am getting chronic fatigue like symptoms. If i do anything I have to go and lay down for a while. I have spoken to the doctor before about it and he has no idea what is causing it, I haven't changed meds or doses . It also is not consistent, I was a normal 78 today. Another humid and warm day with 30c again. They think we may drop to the mid 20's next week. Ron.
 
Severe storms for the next few days. Had three calls from various members of the my aged care hierarchy. They started with me in september and we haven't progressed past September. I am over it and them. Ron.
 
That's a real shame Ron. I know you wouldn't ask for support unless you felt you needed it.The only thing I can suggest is taking photos when you have a flood and also of the mould.Nobody in their right mind can say it's good for your health.
Mind you ,I suppose we're all in the same boat regarding social and medical help....we don't want to raise a stink just in case they turn their backs on us completely...I would hang onto them as useless as they are, You just never know what tomorrow might bring.....Did you phone the Doc. about your low pulse rate ?
 
-12C Sunny with a breeze. I did go for a ski yesterday, I may go again today if it does not warm up too much as it was borderline yesterday. My hips cannot take too much when the wax does not grip. Getting any kind of real help from government agencies is scarce, if one has a family, life is not too difficult, but living alone along with bad health can become exceedingly difficult. Its like being squeezed in from all directions.
 
A wet morning but a nice afternoon at 14c .We had a walk to the park but boy,it's getting hard to walk too far these days.It seem like only weeks ago that I considered myself as fit and this has hit me really hard and not without despair..I'm at the age where the mere contemplation of a task causes my back to hurt. And everything else too.........:mad::(
 
-12 C Sunny and breezy. I can relate to that Carol, this is the first year in 39 years living in this place that I never made it to the top end of the ski trail. So far I have only done the wheelchair section below the beaver dam. I never made it even half way and the body simply will not do more.
 
It was 15c overnight and for the first time in months i woke to find that my fitted sheets were not rolled up into a ball on top of the bed , they were actually still fitted . The heat is back today with a range of 20c to 30c expected. I paid my car registration yesterday ,$603.00 for a 1.2 litre 4 cylinder. It is getting ridiculous, still I worked it out just to travel the distance that I do each day, to get a taxi (if you can get one) would cost me $4000.00 a year. Nowdays living is a luxury I can barely afford. Some more rain coming on the weekend. Ron.
 
Bloody hell Ron where on earth do you go for £4,000 worth of taxi fares ??? I know it's not far though....... We are so lucky by comparison, We can get a taxi in 10mins (usually) and our local shops / doctors/ pharmacy are 10-30min walk plus we have a mini supermarket just around the corner. Hospital is average £6 taxi fare one way.And of course we have the local park,the river side and the coast very close by. We also have free bus passes to anywhere on Tyneside. This is why we've decided to sell the car after only 9mnths.We don't need it really,and the expense and traffic are getting really ridiculous......10c and damp today
 
A cold 7c with sun and showers....It's been the wettest March in the UK since 1982,but luckily not here. The upcoming Easter break is already causing chaos on the roads,particularly for those wanting to get to Europe. Apparently over 43% of motorists are planning to hit the roads next weekend.....NOT US thankyou very much.
 
I am with you Carol, from the flat to the shops is about as far as I am prepared to travel over Easter. It is a very firm statistic in Australia that if you wish to die on the roads easter is the prime time to do it. We are expecting a bit more rain over the next two weeks, just another problem for the weekend warriors. The amount of hoons we see on the coastal strip doing burnouts every second night ,a lot of them have a lot less rubber on their tyres than they think they have. Always a bit of a disadvantage on wet roads. My pulse has improved a bit. I don't know what is going on with my weight tho, I seem to have lost around ten kilos in the last month mind you I have little or no interest in eating and I only seem to drink water. Ron.
 
-14C a very fresh northeast wind and clear. I felt like garbage first thing this morning, made a mess of myself before breakfast, and cleaned up that disaster of messy bloody mucous discharge from the rectum. Then both boiled eggs popped making a mess on the stove and I tossed them out and started over. I wonder what the doctor will tell me on the 11th. If I were to guess it feels like cancer.
Ron, our taxi rates are similar. a ten minute ride in the city costs over $50.00 and that is not going far. If I were to take a taxi to the city from my rural house I'm guessing it would be 150 dollars easily. Home heating without wood $5,000 for a modest home, and I cannot afford to heat without firewood, it would mean going without food, and they raised the damned carbon tax starting today. With a second carbon tax setting in in July. Then they wonder why the crime rate and homeless rates are sky rocketing.
 
Good luck with your health issues Buff. It is bad enough having to deal with all the day to day issues of life but doing it without the benefit of good health is extremely difficult, all the best mate,Ron.
 
That's a shocker Buff, please try not to worry,easy said I know.I'm still up at sparrows fart with multiple trips to the bathroom.I'm playing about with the new tablets trying to get a happy medium and will keep trying for another couple of weeks ,then I'm chucking them....8c and sunny today. We had a nice slow (hahaha) walk around town and back along the river.The main roads were busy and we couldn't even have a conversation for the noise,but the side streets were quiet. ..Take care both of you,I think I'm a lot better health-wise than both of you ,despite my whinging .Ron if you don't eat you will fade away and it's better to carry a bit of weight if you fall ill. at least try a can of soup and a chunk of bread or something.
 
-5C expecting some snow. A better start to the day, and a more timely trip to the outhouse, and breakfast that didn't look like a plane crash. Its one day at a time, and go with the flow. My nephew has a good term for describing poop when one is constipated; Brown Gold.
 
Much cooler today. I try to have one meal a day at least Carol. It seems difficult to find food that I enjoy that doesn't screw with my blood sugars. I could quite easily ignore the diabetes completely and just eat what I like but I'm afraid that would not end well for me. I really wish that I could go back to the old days where I could go out to sea and catch enough fresh fish for a week in just one outing. Unfortunately that's not going to happen. I know what you mean Buff but I don't like where the flow is going. Once upon a time age was treated with respect , where I live it seems to be treated with contempt. I'm finding as i get older more people seem to think that they can ignore my opinion and tell me what to do. Not happy,Ron.
 
9c with cloudless blue sky,just right for me....Ron, my diet is appalling to say the least. I've got no appetite for anything although I do get hungry. I bin a lot of food that I think I might eat and I HATE wasting food. I make sure Les eats well and has home cooked meals every day but I don't fancy what he eats. I'm going to be in trouble next month when I see the nurse for my annual check up. Buff,I hope you're feeling better than yesterday....which won't be hard eh ?
 
Us chronies are dealing with restricted diets. I wish I could go back to the days when I could eat anything, and sit down and consume a whole pizza all by myself. My meals have become so small now, and I miss fresh salads, vegetables and fruits. Fruit juices make a good substitute, but there was nothing like eating a grapefruit, or a watermelon without worrying about seeds. Popcorn was another favorite, but today it would kill me.
The weather forecast is warning us of another big snow storm mid week. Last night we received another 7 or 8 cms, and I may take advantage of it and go for a ski as temps are well below freezing -5C.
 
12c and another cloudless sunny day......as I was waiting a phone consultation, between 1pm and 4pm would you believe,we had a walk to the park before lunch (Les's lunch that is ) There's definately a green tinge to the trees and the birds were singing loud and long,also,being the Easter break the little children were screeching loud enough to make my ears bleed ,bless them.....NOT
 
-14 C Green up is still a few weeks off, we are under a winter storm warning for another 25 cms and possible freezing rain. Once it passes it appears temps will be on the rise. I might be landlocked if it warms up too quickly, but I am prepared by having stocked up.
 
It is sad that we are denied a lot of the simple pleasures in life. I have always eaten a lot of fresh fruit but diabetes and poor gut health has meant that about the only fruits left to me are apples and pears and they are my least favourite. If I make it I reach another birthday on thursday. That will get me to 73, a lot older than I ever expected. Cloudy with showers and a high of 29c. ron.
 
9c and wet and miserable...Been for the weeks groceries before the holiday weekend panic buying starts.....I've tried lots of variations of diet since my diagnosis in 2006.Trialed them for months,then looked for an alternative.Fruit and veg are a no-no
I stopped meat a couple of years ago.Today I had a toasted muffin for breakfast and sushi for lunch....but I do have a strawberry and cream scone for later, if I can control myself.
Ron,Happy Birthday for tomorrow (?) Congrats on getting this far my friend.Like us,you probably don't really celebrate but try to have a comfortable day with a little treat and remember it will be the oldest you've been and the youngest you'll ever be again ...Hugs. PS you're still a bairn really, we are almost 75 and just past 77 so you've got some catching up to do
 
-6C some snow and ice pellets. The storm didn't turn out to be much. I see each birthday as a marker in the road of life. I'm 63, if I make ten more years I will have reached the age my father died from colon cancer. I am not so sure that I will make the distance, but keep it up Ron life comes around only once. Life is becoming a tight rope act trying to keep things balanced. My diet is similar, avoiding the foods I loved, and having to eat boring things. Eating a meal is often a chore in itself. Having lived a lifetime with Chrons which first emerged when I was only 19 was not only difficult, but the limited income that came from absences from work made finances difficult.
 
My Dad only made it to 73 but he made few if any concessions to his health. I feel much older than 73 but I am happy to have made it this far. My dad always said " living a good clean healthy life doesn't make you live any longer ,it just seems that way". Still 30c during the day but cooling down overnight. Hot and stormy tomorrow. Ron.
 
I believe that living a good clean healthy life, is like buying a new car and never taking it out of the driveway. Ron, the reason why you feel older than your age, (and I feel exactly the same way), is because living with bad health adds years to one's physical age. My doctor told me this, and that includes the brain and one's outlook on life and wisdom. Given our health, we have gone through far more in our lifetimes than the healthy folks have. My doctor estimates that my physical age is ten years older than my chronological age.
-10 C Flurries, big warm up expected in the coming days.
 
My doctor told me the same thing Buff, he said forget that you are 72 and start living like you are 82. Raining at the moment and severe storms are expected to come thru with a trough line later this afternoon and evening. At least with the 4wd and boat gone my car is well under cover and out of the way of any hail. Ron.
 
-12C Clear, it may appear to look like a peaceful winter day, but big changes will be coming over the days ahead. There is no stopping the warmer weather. Other than the doctor visit next week I will stay put until the worst of the mess passes.
 
Under 30c for a change ,back to 30c by the end of next week. It has been a horrific week on the roads in Australia. At least two crashes with four or more deaths. No wonder I don't get in the car at Easter. Ron.
 
7c and grey.....traffic is the same here Ron but in this area the streets and even the main roads are narrow to say the least but they still drive with their foot down and eyes closed looking for a parking space. This morning there's a 10km cycle race and a road race along the sea front,just what we need on a bank hol. weekend .I'm glad I've given up cycling and we're thinking about selling the car very soon.Second time in 18 months and it will definately be our last.Public transport and taxis are ok here, like I said a couple of weeks ago, and who needs the stress ?
 
I will keep my car whilst they let me. I'm glad I downsized tho. Petrol is around $2.20 a liter at the moment. I'm glad I only put fuel in about once every three months. Ron.
 
0C sunny and breezy. Carol it wasn't long ago when you tried living without the car and it did not work out so well if I remember. Given the distances I have to travel, I have to have a vehicle to live out here. The roads are very poor, I use a truck to get around. I don't go out much, only once a week at most with fuel prices at $1.70 liter. With the impending melt down I went in for one last big grocery trip, the stores were busy yesterday and store staff were busy restocking shelves as customers filled their carts.
 
Cool but sunny this morning. I didn't put an extra bed cover on last night and everything is aching this morning particularly my frozen shoulders. I hope they free up soon ,I am tired of constant pain.Ron.
 
It was a nice Spring morning for a walk 'round the park,but raining now at 2pm. as to the car business well it's got to go sadly.It's not the cost that's for sure,just the amount of traffic and idiots behind the wheel. Also most parking is pay by an app ???? we only have bog standard phones and I will not be bulldozed into buying a smart phone when I have a perfectly good lap top.....mind you, knee and chronic back-ache tells me to keep the car.but Les is getting to be nervous on the road,despite getting his license 60yrs ago and driven HGVs,buses and taxis,and towed treailers and caravans....
 
5C. Its a soggy mess outside and its expected to continue. Not sure how I will get to the truck, but I do have a doctor's appt this week to discuss the results of the scope last month. Surgery was mentioned innitially after the scope, so I am expecting to hear more about it. Carol, I will not replace my old flip phone with one of those expensive bulky smartphones. I like how the small flip phone dissapears into my pocket, and I have no idea how to use a smart phone. I also use a laptop, its got a nice big screen that is easy on my eyes. Think long and hard about selling the car, it didn't work out for Ron either and he had to get another car. Given how slow public transit is in our communities, I would freeze to death by the time the bus would arrive.
 
I can't do with out my car at the moment. My health practice is split between two towns ,Nambour and Palmwoods. My doc is permanently at Palmwoods these days so it is a 20+ kilometer trip to see him. Cool morning but it is expected to reach 32 by the weekend with some showers. The Kimberly area of West Australia was badly flooded a couple of months back. It is now expecting a Cat 4 cyclone within a week or so. Ron.
 
11c and a really nice day so far......strong wind and rain expected later.We've been along the coast for a wander 'round the second town along , kids are still on school hols and honestly there wasn't a parking space for 5 miles despite there being lots of places to park.We got on the multi storey,which is one of the few places that ONLY take cash (£1-20p for 2hrs) Buses are every 15mins and if we miss one it's an easy walk to the next stop to catch the next bus. The local hospital is a £6 taxi ride each way, and the main hospital (cancer etc) is about £18 each way.Local shops 20min walk and supermarket for the weekly shop is £6 each way.Hospital visits aren't a regular thing at this time, luckily. So you see how it's not really a problem apart from us being a wee bit decrepit (him more than me hahaha)
 
7C The big melt is underway now. The snow pack was still firm enough to support the snowmobile to get down to the truck, but that was yesterday. Will see how it goes, hopefully the forecast will hold up as it looks to stay relatively dry reducing the chances of flooding.
 
cool and sunny this morning, temp rising to 30c after lunch. rain by the weekend. Off to the chemist in a minute to get my drugs for the month. Some of my drugs are in short supply at the moment. I see my doc only when necessary but I got a recall from him yesterday to come in and see him. Ron.
 
Suppose to be warm here today 87F. Everything is green I love spring but 87 is a bit warm for this time of year. I wish you the best for your appointment Ron and any one else that has an appointment coming up. I see my GI next week. Had a small flair a month ago he upped my Azothprine and put me back on prednisone. I am doing much better so hope he cuts the prednisone.
 
I will swap you Carol. I'm finding it hard with 31c days and 9c nights. I go to sleep with just a sheet over me then wake up with two blocks of ice for feet. It is supposed to be 31c today with no rain forecast till the end of next week now. It is one of the hottest and driest Autumns we have had for some time. ron.
 
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I will swap you Carol. I'm finding it hard with 31c days and 9c nights. I go to sleep with just a sheet over me then wake up with two blocks of ice for feet. It is supposed to be 31c today with no rain forecast till the end of next week now. It is one of the hottest and driest Autumns we have had for some time. ron.
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No Ron,sorry.Not swapping, but I'll send you some cosy socks if you need them. When we were younger we fancied Canada but time passed and reasons took over.Now,reading Buffs threads I still have a hankering but I'm to old now.I couldn't be bothered to pack a bag never mind pack up a house......We had the ball rolling to move to Aus.20yrs ago and have our dear daughter in law to thank that we changed our minds.It's the only thing we have to thank her for,,,least said.
7c and rainy again today
 
7C with a thunderstorm. The big meltdown is in progress and I can hear the roar of the waterfall once again. It went up to 22C yesterday and all the snow on the roof is gone, and the snow pack is going down.
I was expecting the news. The doctor said I have news no patient wants to hear. Things are in a precancerous state. The scope only went up 30 cms and had to stop due to narrowing and strictures in the colon. Fistulas going on between sections of bowel with areas threatening to split open. I forget the term for those. There's major inflammation in my esophagus that hopefully is related to excess stomach acid, and it is with hope the proton pump inhibitor pills will help, otherwise it might be cancer. More tests coming up along with surgery. Will see where the year will take me. For all the pain and fatique going on I knew something is eating me up from the inside. With the covid restrictions I went too long between tests, and could have caught this earlier.
 
Sorry to hear your news Buff. The sooner the better with your situation. I hope they can sort it out quickly. I can remember being in that situation and begging the doctors to do a scope only to have one tell me i was just overweight and the next telling me i was paranoid. When it came ,the cancer diagnosis was no surprise. The three years maximum to live was a bit of a shock tho. It was the same with my stomach the initial dx was 99% certain it was cancer . It turned out to be ulceration. I have been on proton pump inhibitors for over 20 years and they have never done a follow up endoscopy.
Dry and sunny . getting down to 26c today. Cyclone Lisa passed over the WA coast between Port headland and Broome at midnight last night. It was a huge cat5 storm with wind gusts to 300 kph. It did not hit any major population centres but damage is expected on many of the cattle properties and up to 350mm of rain is expected. Ron.
 
Sending you hope and hugs Buff and please don't keep your fears and worries to yourself .We're here for you as best as we can be.Just don't look to far ahead and take one day at a time eh? OK for me to say I know,but Ron's been there and done that ,in fact he might even have the T-shirt..........10c will a chilly breeze today.
 
Ya know it really bugs me that all of us were in the half of the population whose destiny was to have the crap health. I guess the thing is we never knew what it was like to have good health so live long and hard . Hugs Ron.
 
8C sunny. Its only April, there could be another dump of snow over the weekend. I may try to get the wood cutting season going today, the snow is melting back on the pile down below, I wouldn't mind firing up the big saw and make some noise. Despite it all, my life has to go on as usual, and I won't let it stop me from having good moments in life like a glass of scotch in the evening. Ron those are words of wisdom; live long and hard. Absolutely.
 
Back up into the 30c's this weekend. I hope I am not still saying that when winter is supposed to be here. There is a very active monsoon trough in the Coral sea and the forecasters are expecting some late season cyclones. The one in West Australia did some damage but with max wind gusts of 289kph that was to be expected. Fortunately no deaths have been reported so far. Ron.
 
10c and miserable with short sharp showers.....BUT it's got to get better soon.Then of course I'll be moaning about the heat (at 18c Ron ) anything above that is unbearable for me.but at least the washing dries outdoors....every cloud etc.
 
2C raw cold wind. Its one of those cold damp mornings that feels colder than any winter morning could be. For me this can be the coldest part of the entire year, damp, mushy snow and standing water, time stands still and it seems to go on forever. I look forward to those warm summer days, the few we get with the sound of the airconditioner running in the background, while stretching out on the deck with a magazine. I did cut some firewood yesterday, the first of many days of it to come.
 
-3C Ice pellets and freezing rain. We are under a winter storm warning, expecting freezing rain followed by heavy snows. This could be the last of the big snows, but one never knows for sure in April. Welcome hitek, the weather in your area has been very summer like, we could use some here in the northwestern part of the province.
 
13c and quite pleasant....and it levelled out at 20c in the Northern Highlands of Scotland earlier....but it won't last.
We are getting a cold breeze off the North Sea and the water temp. is 7-8c so I'll pass on my daily swim today (kidding)
I'm waiting for a call back from IBD nurse as those Colesavalam tablets are not doing it for me.I'd rather do my own thing as faff on with useless tablets....useless for me,that is,
 
-8C with 10 cms of snow. The generator is getting a good long run since the power has been out since last evening. We had freezing rain which brought down the power lines in a large area. Generators make life easy. I know how you feel Carol, the pantoprazole tablets make me constipated. So far I don't think they are working.
 
Carol I have not been on Colesavalam only cholestramine powder and Buff I have been lucky with the pantoprazole i have not ad any problems in over 40 years but I have found that in our situation what works for one gives a poor result for another. My brother has been taking sulfasalazene for ulcerative colitis for 50 years. they tried me on it and i nearly disappeared down the loo. I had to get up last night and put a bed spread on as my feet and legs were freezing. That is one of the problems with neuropathy , your feet and legs are either freezing or on fire. Ron.
 
10c with a really chill breeze off the sea again.......advised to keep trying for another month with the tablets.Because they're causing C. means they are working, but laxatives put me back to dreaded D........you have to laugh eh ?
 
-5C sunny, it looks like a winter day with the sun blazing off the snow, the power returned after supper. Some of these treatments makes me wonder if the side effects are worth it. My take on these things is that if the side effects are worse than the cause then they are not worth it and the body is saying so.
 
You have just given a perfect description of chemotherapy Buff. Would I have survived without it,who knows? All I know is that many of my medical problems now are likely related to the chemo and not the cancer. Raining this morning and showers expected every day this week. Temps 16c to 27c Ron.
 
I am a firm believer of taking only as much medications as needed, taking a bottom up rather than a top down approach to manage things. There is talk of another large snowfall. -7C this morning, but the sun is very strong. The side road is flooded out as the culvert is frozen, and the snow plow made a mess of it. They should just let it melt than trying to plow roads at this time of year with the ground so soft.
 
Cool night with mid 20c today. The winds have been strong for the last week so I actually put a jumper on yesterday for the first time this year. We are getting nuisance showers every day. Not enough to wet the ground but enough to turn the dust on the car to mud, Ron.
 
11c and a cloudless sunny sky but there's still that nippy breeze off the sea......well the car went to a new home yesterday.We've mixed feelings but the pros far outweighed the cons. We got a return taxi to the supermarket today for £10 plus tips so not too bad.....Have just seen the solar eclipse on W.Aus. coast. but seemed further north than Scott is.
Buff,is your winter longer that usual or is it normal ?
 
Supposed to be showers today , but looking out the windows at the mountains ,it is bright and sunny so far. I got the results of by polyp biopsies from my last scope . No cancer found but definite displaysia (pre cancerous changes) so I will keep having colonoscopies if I don't want to get cancer again. I have to get some blood tests done . He has scheduled double the tests he normally does and as per usual i won't worry about any of them till i get the results. Ron.
 
Yes,please keep getting the tests Ron,and you Buff.......there really isn't any alternative is there.I often think about older folk living alone with perhaps a limited knowledge of what symptoms to look out for in any health problems.Maybe they live as long as we do, but who knows ? And now that WE know we really can't ignore anything can we,even though it's a bloody nuisance....10c grey and quite cold for the time of year.
 
0C with about 10 cms of snow last night. I am both looking forward to more tests, yet at the same time not. These pills for the stomach acid are giving me constipation, and its hard to say if they are working. I am going to have to go in for stoma maintenance, I'm due since its been a couple months. Carol, the weather is typical for the time of year, winter is winding down, and spring moving in. I'm hoping for an early summer, spring can drag on seemingly forever.
 
The opposite here Buff, spring and autumn are gone in a flash and summer seems to last all year. Cloudy this morning but little or no rain for the past week. Ron.
 

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