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The gulf cyclone is up to cat3 with winds over 200kph and torrential rain. It is expected to cross the NT coast at Borroloola some time this afternoon and dump up to 400 mm of rain. we have showers here for the next week and 30c temps. Ron
 
beautiful day here today , 14c sunny with clouds but perfect for a long walk on the beach , forecast for tomorrow is for more heavy rain but 12c , hip is on fire now from the long walk but worth it .
 
If I walk too far my sciatic nerve starts firing like a machine gun. Unfortunately due to stage two kidney failure there is nothing I can take for nerve pain.. I take a natural anti -inflammatory of turmeric and black pepper. It took ages for it to help but now it seems to help with the arthritic pain. Ron.
 
Same as Tony's weather at 14c with scattered clouds.Bused down to the sea front (3 short stops but it helps )
Had a nice walk around the boating lake and along the front and bused back (2 stops)......I never imagined we would be so .OLD suddenly, but better than the alternative I suppose. I fell UP some steps and felt such an old fool glad to be home
 
Got out for a walk along the harbour before the rain , 14c and dry ,heavy rain 🌧 on the way
Better to fall up the steps than down ,I'm always doing that Carol and I'm beyond embarrassment at this stage , as long as my bag stays on ,nothing else matters
 
Tony H said:
as long as my bag stays on ,nothing else matters
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So true Tony, living with The Bag is a fine line between tranquility and disaster. The bag is like a nuclear plant, when it works properly one does not give it a second thought, but when there is a containment breach its chaos and a disaster that goes well beyond the fringe area o_O
-12C partly cloudy dry cold.
 
Bufford said:
So true Tony, living with The Bag is a fine line between tranquility and disaster. The bag is like a nuclear plant, when it works properly one does not give it a second thought, but when there is a containment breach its chaos and a disaster that goes well beyond the fringe area o_O
-12C partly cloudy dry cold.
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I have to say apart from a few months last year I have been trouble free with the bag ,and that was sorted with the help of a hollister nurse who was brilliant ,much better than my GI team or GP who are clueless
 
ex cyclone is drenching the north, fronts passing thru WA and Vic bringing lots of rain as are the constant SE winds in our area. Got a recall notice from my GP . He probably got a report from the cardiologist finally. I have an appointment on the 25th. I don't really care what it says I don't have any faith or trust in the cardiologist so i won't let him do any procedures on me. Ron.
 
-5C with a couple cms of fresh snow overnight. I have regular stoma maintenance done at the ostomy clinic and learned a few tips from the practitioners there making life much more manageable. Leaks happen, but disasters are fewer but they do happen. The time the dog tore off my bag and ran off with it. It came up to me in a friendly way then sniffed and suddenly - yank! and off he went with it. I said to the neighbor, its your dog and the bag is your property now, do what you like with it. I went home and got into the shower. What is it about a dog's passion for shit and shitty things.
 
That's the best yet Bufford ,and your "it's your dog and the bag is your property now " priceless,
Nice day here today 14C and overcast with some sun , got 8k done on the beach and I'm wrecked but happy ,
Going in for the 24 hour BP Monitor tomorrow, here's hoping it's come down a bit 🙏
 
I went in to see the specialist about my carpal tunnel and she thinks it might be something else and ordered up an MRI, nothing can be straight forward and simple. It was cold and windy, and the springtime road conditions are very rough I was glad to get home. Since it was cheap chicken tuesday, I came home with some fried chicken for an easy dinner. -15C sunny. Nice video Tony, Lake Superior is not much different with the mesmerizing slow rolling waves.
 
Rain has stopped for now and a bit breezy.....I feel warm but I've been doing some spring cleaning for Easter. Over half way through my list now.I always make a list 'cos I get a great deal of satisfaction crossing the "dones" off.....sad eh ?
 
I had a phone appt wih my GP doc yesterday, it was supposed to be about the results from the heart monitor but the results are not in yet. We talked about the upcoming surgery and I feel more optimistic as my doc had a procedure done by this surgeon and everything went well. The dry colder weather has frozen up all the mud, and with the sunshine its quite pleasant to be outside again. -17C sunny and calm.
 
Bright and blustery.The suns warm out of the breeze.....we're going for an apt. with Les's GP soon.He hasn't had a face to face with a GP since 2022 only surgery nurse apts for blood tests etc.....whoever this Doc is he doesn't know Les from Adam
 
I see my GP on Monday morning Carol. I am not expecting anything exciting to come from it and I don't care what is in the cardiac specialists letter I will not have anything further to do with him and I will not be allowing him to do any procedures on me. He has had two opportunities and has done nothing . Heavy rain forecast for all of next week. Ron.
 
-10C mainly sunny. Elnino is fading as the entire country is in a cool down and even below normal in some areas. Its a sign that we may go Lanina which would mean a cooler wetter pattern coming up in the months ahead. That may help reduce the bush fire anxiety for many communities as snow levels are either below normal or non existent such as around here.
 
ron50 said:
I see my GP on Monday morning Carol. I am not expecting anything exciting to come from it and I don't care what is in the cardiac specialists letter I will not have anything further to do with him and I will not be allowing him to do any procedures on me. He has had two opportunities and has done nothing . Heavy rain forecast for all of next week. Ron.
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You've got until Monday to have a think about it Ron.Please listen to what he says ,then consider. I understand where you're coming from but any procedure might make a big difference to your general and mental health,,,,,or it might all be for nothing. See what's on offer eh ?
 
Wild and windy and. sunny Les's apt yesterday was only with the nurse for annual BP and bloods etc.All was OK, but still no face to face with a PROPER DOCTOR !!!
 
Carol at my last meeting my cardiologist told me on at least six occasions that If I have a pacemaker fitted that I would highly likely get an infection and die. As if i would let that turkey do anything to me. Wet and warm here. Ron.
 
ron50 said:
Carol at my last meeting my cardiologist told me on at least six occasions that If I have a pacemaker fitted that I would highly likely get an infection and die. As if i would let that turkey do anything to me. Wet and warm here. Ron.
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He should be ashamed of his self and sacked...report the idiot and get a second opinion !!
 
Ron, that is a doctor that you should fire on the spot, he's not worth anybody's time, maybe report the idiot. I didn't do the oil change yesterday due to an unexpected visit, so I will try again later. Clouds are building up ahead of the calm of our first snowstorm of the winter, warnings are up. So far since fall we received only 25 cms according to the weather office. We could really use the moisture, and I don't mind the minor inconvenience, the generator needs a run anyways.
 
Raining and miserable .Been for the weekly shop before the Easter pandemonium kicks in.When you get to our age you can hide your own Easter Egg.....then forget where you hid it after five minutes,,,which is not a bad thing really.
Ron ,I hope you get sorted at your appointment.
 
-5C Snowing, they are calling for between 30 and 50 cms before this slow moving system moves on. I won't be going anywhere in these conditions and will probably have to cancel the appt with the tax preparer. I changed the oil in the truck yesterday, glad I did as conditions were dry, this snow will be with us for awhile.
 
Overcast with some heavy showers. 22c today which is about 8c lower than it has been. I woke up feeling awful , I think I got a bit cold overnight. I had my quad flu shot yesterday , that often makes me feel a bit dusty for 24 hrs. Nothing from the doctors appointment apart from the cardio confirming his intention to do nothing. Ron.
 
-10C heavy snowfall. I'm effectively snowed in, over 30Cms so far and counting. Its tricky going out to the outhouse without snow going down into the boots its so deep. I have to cancel the appt with the tax preparer, and stretch some grocery items for a couple more days. It will take awhile to dig out. We needed this snow badly for lack of snow we had all winter, so no complaints, and there is nothing quite like a snowstorm once in awhile.
 
We got the 50 cms of snow they were predicting and now the clean up can begin. I'll need to run the snowmobile to pack down the walkway, and dig out the truck with a shovel. The deck is done, I like to do a few minutes of shoveling between tv shows late at night, so it did not even feel like work, rather a breath of fresh air. This snow will go a long ways to put moisture back into the ground and lakes. -10C with a flurry.
 
Don't tell me about back ache.....mine started 2010,4yrs after crohns dx,and has gotten gradually worse.It's a daily issue,standing too long ,walking more than a mile or two etc...BUT although limited I will NOT let it stop me doing what I have to.....beginning of the end then. I know yours is different Tony, probably due to using muscles that have been dormant during winter,so do what your body's telling you,and rest,,,,,,Feel better soon......13c here and a pleasant day with no wind or damp,which is nice.We had a nice stroll along the river and a couple of "sits"....Les is walking very slow now,but it's not a problem.We don't need to hurry nowadays.....
 
Fortunately my back held up to deal with the snow. I packed the walkways with the snowmobile which elliminates 90% of the work. Why bother moving snow when it can be simply packed down to walk on, it melts every spring anyways. Yesterday the stores were heaving with people stocking up after the storm and before the easter long weekend. Went for a fuel run, the lineup was over a kilometer long as people are rushing to get ahead of the federal governments carbon tax increase. Given the elevated prices we have now already fuel prices are set to go through the roof this summer. The federal government thinks we are all made of money yet have absolutely no real climate plans at all.
 
13c and a nice calm sunny day after a chilly night.....We had a nice walk and bums are on seats for the rest of the day.
We have local elections in early May and we have decided to abstain....we have voted since since we were 18 and no faith in any of the electorates.They will start making a nuisance of thenselves Knocking on doors and stopping folk in the street and promising to do this and that while lying through their back teeth....so they can get lost from now on.
Our clocks go forward tonight...
 
0C a few flakes. Losing that hour of morning daylight is a bummer Carol, and I don't like the later sunsets either. Politicians in my opinion are just an extension of organized crime, they do the same thing, take our money or else...
I had a better night, but still don't get the rest I need. I'll bake a chicken breast later for supper, but first I must wade through the day. At least my bowels are working.
 
Not been getting any notifications for the past few days. Thought I had better check. Nothing much happening here except for easter holiday makers getting in my space. I suppose it is better to sit at home than getting into trouble for decking random strangers. still raining every day. Ron.
 
Ron,it'll do you the world of good to deck somebody,but make sure you can run faster than they can....it's the same here this weekend.Too many people,too many cars running back and forth looking for a parking space.But it's the price we pay for living near the coast....we had a slow walk 'round the park and sat listening to the birds for a while.12 c and a nice day
 
0C with a flurry, I guess I must be lucky, its been quiet, but I did have visitors yesterday making for a good afternoon. I did a great job on cooking that chicken breast, it was my best guess for perfection, juicy not one bit of it being dry. I am upping my game today with ribs, they are marinating and awaiting a slow cook in the oven.
 
What a difference a day makes....a cold breezy 6c and raining to boot .I haven't been out except to the corner shop for milk, but the traffic is almost non- existant compared to yesterday.Looks like rain or showers for the rest of the week too.
 
-3C Partly cloudy, calm. It was a slow day yesterday albeit busy in the kitchen, as the ribs were a great success. Today its simple what Ron has for breakfast I will do for supper; fish n chips, in this case its battered haddock. They come prepared, out of the freezer and into the airfryer along with the chips. I got several meals out of the ribs in the freezer for some easy meals later. Tony that is a nice day you had down at the beach, I may go for a walk later, I need it.
 
Going for walks daily does wonders for the body, when the weather or biting flies keep me indoors my body goes off of its game quickly and after awhile I feel like mud. Cutting and splitting firewood is the best of both worlds, I get a workout and in return a warm house without a heating bill.
Mainly cloudy 0C calm.
 
Heavy rain but no wind to make it worse....In this weather it's a bit daft to go for our daily constitutional so it's an indoor day.Les is out back worrying over his newly planted bulbs and wildflower seeds.We need warmth and sunshine to keep him and the butterflies and bees happy......just watching news of a big quake in Taiwan.....I've said it before....Armageddon is near !!!
 
0C Cloudy with a raw easterly wind. Its April; the coldest, dampest most raw month of the year. Everybody is complaining about just about everything, the layer of civility is about as thin as a veneer. It would not take much to break through.
 
Sunny -2C windy. It was a raw one yesterday and my truck got sandblasted by the wind in the parking lot while watching bags and other debris blowing away in the wind. They didn't call for any snow, but the sky sure looked like it would, and sure enough we got a couple of cms in the evening. The roads are brutal, the repair shop people will be happy with the increase in business.
 
-1C Sunny but dry. Nice day coming up and the snow slowly melts. Cheka you are living in the right place with the warmer climate. With the direction this country is going, Mexico with its warmer climate and living standards look better all the time. Its practically impossible to live on a senior's pension here. Its been awhile Ron, hope things are okay.
 
Bufford said:
-1C Sunny but dry. Nice day coming up and the snow slowly melts. Cheka you are living in the right place with the warmer climate. With the direction this country is going, Mexico with its warmer climate and living standards look better all the time. Its practically impossible to live on a senior's pension here. Its been awhile Ron, hope things are okay.
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the droughts and heat from the south central US down to south america have been exceptional the last three years or so. something's not right with our weather
 
18c and blustery...... too soon for whinging ,it might be a long summer. Walked down to the weekly craft market and really struggled home, but we have to try eh ? cheka you'll find that we all agree there's something amiss with the weather ,but we're a good mix country wise and it's good to know how other folk cope. We in the UK really don't have much to moan about by comparison but I do in summertime,often
 
The weather is the number one subject people complain about, here's my whine; it would appear the weather will be poor on the day of the eclipse on Monday, but its only a partial one. Still it's a rare phenomenon only seen a few times in a lifetime. 2C sunny and calm.
 
storm is mostly gone , someone has taken Kathleen home 😁 at last , but before she went she took down a neighbours big tree on our boundry and took all our internet cables with it. nice now 12 c sunny and blustery
 
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18c and blustery...... too soon for whinging ,it might be a long summer. Walked down to the weekly craft market and really struggled home, but we have to try eh ? cheka you'll find that we all agree there's something amiss with the weather ,but we're a good mix country wise and it's good to know how other folk cope. We in the UK really don't have much to moan about by comparison but I do in summertime,often
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today started out beautiful clear sky 27C. by midday the sky was covered in mess, man made intentional mess. i'm jealous of your UK weather!
 
2C Yesterday was a dandy, sunny with temperatures up into the teens. I finished the dock for the canoe while the ice was still safe. At this rate the ice will be going out early for a change, although the weather can be changeable and can never rule out another cold front. The forecast looks poor for the partial eclipse, but well see. I hope Ron is okay.
 
heavy rain and 4C feels really cold , tree surgeons clearing up the wreckage from the downed tree , broadband repair crew due tomorrow to repair line , funny how you get used to reliable broadband and all of a sudden you are tethering off your phone again
 
12c cloudy and calm.Thank goodness the wind has dropped.........I don't know how people manage to live in areas prone to quakes, volcanos, tornados and floods. I mean,fancy having that worry always at the back of your mind....
I hope Ron's broadband is off,I'm really worried now....
 
3C Mainly cloudy. Power outages are one thing as portable generators provide easy reliable back up power, but a broadband outage is quite another thing and very disrupting. Ron concerns me too. I'll find out later what the surgeon has to say about things going forward. The weather conditions don't look promising for the partial eclipse later on.
 
7c and torrential rain....hope you got to see the eclipse Buff. Niagara Falls had rain but it cleared in time to give folk a good view.
It's just been on our TV news
 
3C Gray. The eclipse was a washout here with rain, but it did make the skies darker than normal for the time of day. They had a much better view to the south with good weather coming in at the last moment. I thought about booking flights last year to see it when prices were cheaper, now I regret my decision. I thought the phone appt with the surgeon was yesterday, but it will be today.
 
9c and a fine morning but raining now although a LOT lighter than yesterdays torrential all day downpour'
Hope you phone apt. goes OK Buff.......thing are definitely not the same as pre.Covid,but I can't decide if phone consultations are better or not.....Les has two coming.One to check his heart monitor device and another from his cancer consultant.His five years is up this summer so he will hopefully be signed off.....
 
Tony H said:
Clearing up nicely here gone up to 13C , just been put on BP meds for the first time (omesar) happy enough as it was worrying me a bit
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might look at olive leaf and hawthorn supplements for bp. both have some good trials/papers published on pubmed. i take both - one in the morning, one at night.

weather was crazy in houston this morning -- 75 mph wind, thousands of lightning strikes per hour, hard rain, high wind, some hail. clearing up nicely now. hope to go to the outdoor basketball court later today
 
cheka said:
might look at olive leaf and hawthorn supplements for bp. both have some good trials/papers published on pubmed. i take both - one in the morning, one at night.

weather was crazy in houston this morning -- 75 mph wind, thousands of lightning strikes per hour, hard rain, high wind, some hail. clearing up nicely now. hope to go to the outdoor basketball court later today
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Thanks for that Cheka , will check them out
 
I had the phone appt with the surgeon, surgery tentatively scheduled towards the end of May which is good timing as the biting flies emerge and can't do anything outside. I'll be glad to have the rectum chopped out, but unsure if I want to lose the colon. Life will be more difficult and expensive with the watery output without the colon, more interruptions during the night and a greater chance of catastrophic containment breaches in bed. Another unknown is how much weaker will I become without the colon for digestion. The rectum creates a lot of urgency, often ending in a mess, like this morning, and cancer cannot be ruled out.
Carol, I like telephone apts with the doctor far better than in office. There are few distractions when talking one on one on the phone as I find the doctor spends a lot of time in office entering data on their laptops, and other interruptions. I don't care for the driving in and the waiting for the doctor, its so much easier from home. I have had some very deep conversations with my GP doc that wouldn't take place at the office, there is something different without the sterility of the clinic.
 
Welcome to the BP club Tony. One thing to beware of when starting these pills is to monitor your BP as over the next days or weeks you might find yourself feeling weak or faint because of BP becoming too low. It happened to me when I first started and the doctor adjusted my dose downward and I have been fine since.
 
Bufford said:
I had the phone appt with the surgeon, surgery tentatively scheduled towards the end of May which is good timing as the biting flies emerge and can't do anything outside. I'll be glad to have the rectum chopped out, but unsure if I want to lose the colon. Life will be more difficult and expensive with the watery output without the colon, more interruptions during the night and a greater chance of catastrophic containment breaches in bed. Another unknown is how much weaker will I become without the colon for digestion. The rectum creates a lot of urgency, often ending in a mess, like this morning, and cancer cannot be ruled out.
Carol, I like telephone apts with the doctor far better than in office. There are few distractions when talking one on one on the phone as I find the doctor spends a lot of time in office entering data on their laptops, and other interruptions. I don't care for the driving in and the waiting for the doctor, its so much easier from home. I have had some very deep conversations with my GP doc that wouldn't take place at the office, there is something different without the sterility of the clinic.
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I agree Buff. it's a lot less of a faff on the phone and I usually write a list to ask which stops me from getting brain fog.
Your upcoming op.sounds complex and I hope it turns out for the best for you.Try not to overthink it....says she,the queen of the overthinking...
 
5C Sunny. The snow has been replaced by mud, and April as such moves slow as mud. The tax office has my taxes prepared, now I have to prepare myself for how much they want from me, not the tax preparers but rather the greedy useless government. Its a serious operation, but given how I have been feeling I know I need it, if I want to keep this body running.
 
Hey Bufford, it's not the end of the world getting rid of the colon , I'm going on 9 years post op and to be quite honest most of the time I forget I have it on ,
The op does take a bit out of you but I was down to about 110 lbs and had no other option ,
The most important thing in my post op period was getting support from coloplasts ostomy nurse ,
Two days after I was home she arrived at our home and sorted me out with advice and products
In the 9 years I've had only 3 bad leaks ,two at home in bed and one in the hospital emergency dept , didn't even notice it for a while, I thought it was a nearby baby who needed a diaper chang🤢

Now I'm about 170 lbs and apart from type 2 diabetes, highish BP and arthritis, I'm doing OK, I'm 63 🫤 but generally don't think I'm 63 ,
If you need any info or help ,please don't hesitate to ask on thread or message me.,

Tony

PS 13 C cloudy but dry , 18C Carol get out the factor 50 sun cream 🤣
 
Hi Tony, I've had the colostomy for 22 years now, they took out half my colon and the terminal ileum and the plumbing worked well all these years, but I have been having pains and strictures in what is left of the colon, and the rectum has been bleeding and messy. When I had a colonoscopy done last year they couldn't make it through the strictures, an MRI was done and the doctor wants to remove my rectum and likely what what is left of the colon. I am diagnosed as pre cancer, so they want the rectum out. For the most part the bag works well, but there are times particularly if my output gets watery I have containment breaches; no fun at all. So the thought of living with constant watery output concerns me, along with the cost. Currently I can get 6 days before I change it. I'm 64, and like you I have high blood pressure, and arthritis. Buff.
2C Sunny with a cold breeze.
 

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