The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Relapsing remitting. When she recovers from a relapse she never quite regains all the grounds she lost, so over the long term its progressive, but classified by the medico's as relapsing-remitting.

Shes been fairly stable for about 2 years, but lately seems to have had more off days so Im worried she's hesding for another relapse. That means me doing everything from lifting her out of bed, bathing her, helping to feed her, the lot. The good news is they seem to have a grip on her medication which is hopefully responsible for keeping her stable - 13 different tablets a day, a daily injection, and a second type of injection every sunday...and a pink injection if she's been a good girl

Local lady I know got put on something that I can't remember the bloody name of now.........Lemtrada or something? She seems to be doing ok just now but has bought an e-bike as she was starting to find the normal bike hard work.

 

[Drago]

Mrs D's main medication is Copaxone. Gets delivered weekly and I bought a second fridge to keep it it. If I'm not home our neighbours are authorised to take it in on my behalf.

 

[PaulSB]

There is an airfield near Shell island Barmouth. On numerous occasions they have tried to appropriate my bloomers for that very purpose. I have always managed to thwart their covert activities

You mean you threatened to send @Dave7 round to sort 'em out?

 

[PaulSB]

......maybe you forgot to take yesterdays though and it's really Sunday

No. Please. Do. Not. Start. It's OK @numbnuts it says Saturday on mine as well.

 

[PaulSB]

Ah GSD - of course. I had got as far as Good Dog Shep.......

.......off to walk over the fields to collect meds from our local pharmacy. I'll check the roads as well for a possible hour on the bike.

 

[Paulus]

I didn't bother watching the new series last night "The Serpent". Anyone watch it?

I did, quite a promising start.

 

[GM]

Morning all... Been hibernating, too blooming cold for my liking I miss my 30 degrees!

Just having breakfast listening to TB on S.O.T.S on iplayer, then a bit of catch up TV.

On the subject of covid postal tests, hard to believe we had ours back in August.

 

[classic33]

Good morning all fellow wheezers.
A grey start to the day here, 1c and it's not going to change for the rest of today.

Christmas decorations are down and packed away for another year.

You'll be putting them back up in 11 months time!

 

[welsh dragon]

Apparently the Serpent is based on a real life serial killer.

The Sun: The Serpent – How serial killer Charles Sobhraj’s life of crime was more horrific and bizarre than anything on.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/13605802/serpent-charles-sobhraj-serial-killer-crime-bbc/

 

[Mo1959]

Oh joy, reports that the government now think they can mix the two vaccines so if they don’t know which one you initially had or your surgery happens to have the other one they think it will be ok! Sod that. The more I read the less likely I will be to take one for at least a couple of years. No desire to be a guinea pig!

 

[welsh dragon]

Oh joy, reports that the government now think they can mix the two vaccines so if they don’t know which one you initially had or your surgery happens to have the other one they think it will be ok! Sod that. The more I read the less likely I will be to take one for at least a couple of years. No desire to be a guinea pig!

I'd still have the vaccine. They have done so many now with no side effects. They couldn't afford to give a vaccine that isn't 100% tried and tested. Wouldn't bother me which one I have. The more that have the vaccine, the fewer people will die. So I'm in, although when I get it will be anyones guess.

 

[Dirk]

I'll have anything that's free.

 

[BoldonLad]

Oh joy, reports that the government now think they can mix the two vaccines so if they don’t know which one you initially had or your surgery happens to have the other one they think it will be ok! Sod that. The more I read the less likely I will be to take one for at least a couple of years. No desire to be a guinea pig!

It would appear that administering the vaccine is something we are reasonably good at, in third place at moment, (from BBC website), so, a bronze in prospect

 

[classic33]

Oh joy, reports that the government now think they can mix the two vaccines so if they don’t know which one you initially had or your surgery happens to have the other one they think it will be ok! Sod that. The more I read the less likely I will be to take one for at least a couple of years. No desire to be a guinea pig!

If developed under "Operation Warp Speed", they should all be nearly identical.

 

[Dirk]

Apparently, retired medics have to supply 21 documents to qualify to volunteer to give vaccinations.
One of them being a 'Fire Safety, level 1'.
I kid you not.
https://mol.im/a/9105999