I'm not feeling too well today

I think I've contracted that flu whats going round, I've had 2 sleeps today which is not me at all and almost nothing to eat so, I got an online diagnoses and the robot Dr advised, supersex, I thowt, ok I'll try that but , Mrs Plum was having a nap as well so. I took the soup option and, It worked, I had a packet of chicken soup with some brown bread in to bulk it up and, I'm reet as rain now

Ah, a drop of Jewish penicillin, Tom. Always works a treat when you're feeling under the weather!

I had to google that term, I've never heard it before and the soup that I had was a cuppa soup , Not like the soup my Mum would make from the left overs of a chicken, nothing got wasted in those days, A chicken would make,
1. a roast dinner
2. butties for lunch the day after
3. chicken lobbies the day after
4. chicken soup the day after,
5, suck the bones

Sorry Tom, I thought it was an old term. Can't remember when I first heard it, but it was a long time ago.

I don't often buy a full chicken anymore but, if I do, I roast it first in the oven then, when it's gone cold, I dissect it by cutting off the breasts, the legs and thighs, then strip as much else that I couldn't slice. I bag it up into feed sized portions and freeze it, but I'll have:

A Sunday din-dins with a breast
Chicken casserole with mash
Chicken & mushroom fricassee
Chicken curry (Chinese and/or Indian style)
Chicken & vegetable soup

No waste by me either.

Never heard of chicken lobbies though

You must have the constitution of an ox tom, all that gardening while sleeping and feeling flu like.

update,
Today I am feeling no better and went round to a friend of mine who is a high end colleague in the NHS, He took my temperature with one of them fancy digital pistols that you point at the forehead and the display said. Low body temp 25.
" seek urgent medical assistance"

That is why all the doctors and A+E are overwhelmed, We're being told by a gadget working off batteries and a printed circuit board, I know I'm under the weather but, my bodies telling me to, slow down, rest and get pizzed , tomorrow or the next day, I'll be fine .

I hope you feel better soon, Tom. When somebody (a doctor or nurse) want to take my BP, they always use one of those electronic machines. I tell them that they always give a false reading as I'm allergic to electronics and they go haywire if I'm around them, as I told everyone about a while ago. The old-fashioned sphygmomanometer (I know, try to get yer clack around that), always gives a more correct reading, but they're used less and less these days.

I agree Mollie on my last ' well man' clinic the nurse used the old fashioned thingamajig and echoed your opinion, The old ways are the best,

They always want to take two BP readings as many folk get a bit agitated before being seen to, so they take the first one, then wait 5/10 minutes before taking the next. I've let them use the electronic, then insisted on the old-fashioned, and the reading is always different, usually in my favour.

Nothing like the good old rectal thermometer of years ago. That would give a good accurate reading. Yes the old ways were the best

Is there really a need for that, First Mate?

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I agree Mollie on my last ' well man' clinic the nurse used the old fashioned thingamajig and echoed your opinion, The old ways are the best,

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Rectal thermometry is taking a person's temperature by inserting a thermometer into the rectum via the anus.[1] This is generally regarded as the most accurate means of temperature-taking,
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So yes mollie

I've got my own BP machine now. I got it after they tried to kill me at Leigh hospital early last year.
For that reading, it said "seek urgent medical attention", but I didn't need to as they'd already given me some pills to take at Wigan hospital. It was that cardio fella there who told me to buy this machine!

That's a high reading, Tonker. My normal is 140/75, pulse rate usually around 70 as well, which is good for me at my age. Mind you, I don't know what's normal for a man, so if the cardio chap says it's fine, then there's no need to worry.

No, Mollie. The Wigan cardio chap said it was very high and I had hypertension, so he gave me the pills to get it down. It was higher than that for him, as I'd had an operation on my skull, over in Spain, after falling down that hole in the floor, so I said, "what do you expect"? . But he said it was nothing to do with that and I need a lifestyle change if I was to avoid taking some more pills for the rest of my life.

Right, I didn't want you to think I was saying what I did to be on the safe side. After my partner died I kept getting what I can only describe as bright shimmery lights in my eyes and, on checking my BP, it was 190/100! Doc put me on pills for high blood pressure which I have to take for life and, being a fire sign and prone to getting annoyed over stupidity, I've had to learn how to control my temper, stay calm and let stupidity fly over my head now. The pills have kept my BP steady for the last 17 years, so they're doing their job, so take them religiously and you'll be okay.

" I kept getting what I can only describe as bright shimmery lights in my eyes "

That's what I get too. My BP has been over 200 with the hospital's meter. I blamed it on Leigh giving me the wrong pills, then Wigan giving me the wrong ones, first off, until I pointed it out to them!
That neuro chap at the hospital in Spain said I was very lucky to have survived.

Indeed you were with a BP that high! I know it may go against your nature, but you have to learn how to calm down now and slow down, as it's what your body is demanding of you.

Take care of yourself and try not to do anything which will send your BP up. Think back and try to remember what you'd been doing before that 200 reading.

This!

That!

And The Other!

Ouch!

I wouldn't worry about the wine and the pies though, but not too much of anything. I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. If that wine is red, then it can be good for the heart and keep BP low. Just try not to do anything too strenuous. If you're unsure, check with your doctor.

I would say travelling ore yonder frequently all the stress involved with building a house cannot help your situation Tonks but, I can see the advantage of having a sunny haven to retreat to as well, In your links, The one with the wine in, Is that your daily intake or a lunch break amount ?

How are you feeling today, Tom?

Pretty much the same Mollie, Tired and no energy, I made myself some potato soup , potato, onion, red peppers and black pepper and it filled me up, tea and coffee are of the menu for the time being so, water is all I'm drinking, Solpadine is my choice of medicine , I put two tablets in a pint glass of water and, It helps, then a hours kip , Feeling cold and hoping to get out tomorrow for a walk or a bike ride, keep goin' wit yed down, as they say.

It sounds like you've picked up a bug from somewhere. You're usually on the go so there's something not right. Any chance of seeing a doctor?

I was diagnosed with high blood pressure during a medical nye on 20 years ago, it was 190/100 with no symptoms, I felt fine, but my arms were so sore after the doc taking me blood pressure umpteen times to check the readings.

So the treatment started, with a blood test, and then months of slowly raising the dosage of an ACE inhibitor, and this was with a blood test every month to see if the medication was affecting my kidneys, the top reading came down quite quickly, but the bottom reading stayed stubbornly at the 100 mark, and that is the reading which counts, then a second medication was started, a calcium blocker, the dosage of that medication was increased slowly, whilst monitoring me blood in case it turned green, and with that the diastolic, lower blood pressure, finally fell below a 100, and after months of increasing the medication amounts, they decided it was stable at 150/87 and then a while later during another medical, a new doctor decided that he wanted my blood pressure lower, so he put me on a third medication, an alpha blocker, and bloody hell did that work or what, in a month it dropped from about that 150/87 level to 130/70 and that was 15 years ago, and my blood pressure as remained at that level ever since, the only problem is that I pee a lot at night, because of the medication, it has made me into a piss artist

Double posting.

Glad you got the treatment you needed, APLS.

I think it was the high BP that caused me to have a mini stroke back in 2011, but I was only in hospital three days and I've been fine since, but it left me with numbness of my right finger tips, and that's all, which I've learned how to cope with. I struggle picking things up like paper clips, sewing needles and such 'cos I can't feel them, but I'm stubborn and always manage.

I think its summut to do with the Covid fall out. Everyone knows that its never going to go away and we have to live with it, I don't feel ill enough to justify taking up a doctors time. I'm sure in a few days time. I'll be back on the bike.
In our band of lyrica clad adventurers, There is one guy who is 62 years old and he still plays a full match of football every week in a open age team, He's our flagship member, 2 others have cancer and one has Alzheimer's disease , So I feel a bit nesh sending in my sick note for having a few days off with ' Man flu'

Tom, I don't know if you remember our conversation about Covid back in 2020, but I tried to stress to everyone back then that viruses don't disappear. Once they're here, they're here to stay, like measles, chicken pox and other viruses which at one time killed many people.

It was no point wearing masks back then as I also said, because Covid is contagious because it's airborne, so a mask doesn't help. How many people caught the virus, despite wearing a mask?

Don't worry, Tom. You were immune back then, so there's no need to think your immune system will let you down now. Just rest, have lots of drinks (not booze) and try to eat, and you'll be right as rain again soon.

Tha reet lass, I've started to feel meself again today, I closed all the curtains first

Oh, you are feeling better, aren't you! Norty boy!

Thanks for your concern mollie and. I'm improving by the hour, I've planned a bike ride for friday and if you want to ' cock a leg' over my cross bar, You can come along

Tom

It sounds like yoo have had/got Hay Fever, when I was young I never had it, but in later life I started with it, and the pollen count has been very high lately because of the dry weather, but now because it has started raining in the last few days, the rain has washed a lot of the pollen out of the atmosphere

Thats interesting Slaps, I've never suffered from hay fever before but, I have noticed that, I'm sneezing quite a bit, Really good sneezes too, The sort that are very satisfying were , you know its coming and you go, AAAAAAAAA, then there a short period of time were there is uncertainty but then the Shoooooo comes and its almost enjoyable and there's no snot coming flying out, Would that explain the tiredness and lack of appetite ??

Tom

Yes it would LINK

Having read the ' Don't do's' on that page Slaps, I'm going into denial with the hay fever diagnosis, NOT walking on grass and NOT cutting grass in totally unacceptable for me and, Although its not written on that page, cycling round country lanes in Summertime would also be a ' Don't Do ' I love the smell of cut hay and farmyard smells, Sorry Doc, If I've got hay fever, I'll learn to live with it,,,,

APLS, he’s not mentioned runny eyes, nose and sore throat and coughing, which are the main symptoms of hay fever.

Tom, I’m glad you’re starting to feel much better now. Sorry owd pal but I won’t be able to go tomorrow on yer bike ride ‘cos I’ll be at work. Why don’t ya ger’a tandem, then I can sit on't back and let you do the peggaling.

What about one of these Mollie

Mollie mollie give me your answer do, I'm all crazy all for

No, I'm not riding in a bumpy owd trailer. How about a sidecar for your bicycle instead?

Sheeese, tha are a hard gal to please, Allow me to consult my Bank Manager,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, no ones answering , I'll try again later, meanwhile, dust fancy a 99p McDonalds meal deal ?

Tom! How dare you sir. I am not a cheap date. If you're going to treat me to a meal, then it will have to be fine dining in a top Indian restaurant and not a poxy MaccyD that serves crap.

Ah sorry Babe, Times are hard here in Plum towers, Best i can do is, a cycle ride with a bottle of corpy pop and jam butties ,

Well ya'll just have't win the jackpot on Sat'di neet then. Get yerself a Ducky Lip and see if ya can win a couple o' quid!