Seat68

21 minutes ago, Jonesy7211 said:

Omeprazole is for acid reflux usually, it's not for pain. I take it as I get chest pain that feels like a heart attack, and that totally clears the symptoms.

Regarding some of the issues you've reported, they could be auto immune related. I have UC, an auto immune condition, and over the last 2 years I've been diagnosed with a few other conditions including Reynauds, Bile acid malabsorbtion, and reactive arthritis. I've also been diagnosed with multiple undiagnosed autoimmune conditions that overlap, which I may never get an answer on.

The main thing I'm trying to say is that the more tests they do the more they can rule out cancer and other diseases that can end life prematurely. Unfortunately, with autoimmune diseases the saying that misery loves company is especially true. The majority of people with a single autoimmune disease will go on to have others. Fortunately, a lot of medicines for these conditions overlap, and once they figure out the right meds for person to be on life can improve. I changed my UC medication to suit both the UC and arthritis and I have no joint pain most of the time.

I may be well off the mark, but I'm just trying to give you hope that things go get easier, once you get on track with the tests. Unfortunately it just takes time. Best of luck.

That med might be for my coughing. Due to numb face/mouth I am also coughing a lot. He may think that might help. Not sure as I do not have acid reflux at all. 

51 minutes ago, bielesibub said:

Apologies for chiming in. I was interested to read your previous posts, you mentioned you were worried about MS. You've no doubt googled MS. MS is a many and varied disease, I know full too well. Seems no one person has the same symptoms or has the same path through the illness. I'm now 11 years from being diagnosed, it took the clowns down at Southampton General 2 years to get me diagnosed, another year of cocking about before they put me on any disease modifying meds - the sooner you get put on meds the better it seems. I know a load of people who lead a pretty happy normal life thanks to early diagnosis and DMTs.

My consultant said way back when, MS is usually the last thing they think someone might have because its symptoms masquerade as so many other things.

Did they give you a CT scan or an MRI? If its a CT then they chances are they are looking for something other than MS because a CT doesn't have the accuracy that an MRI does. What pain killers do they have you on, are they neuropathic pain killers?

BTW, I've not heard anyone else have a loss of taste with MS, have you had COVID recently? Good news about the weight loss.

I had a CT scan and still waiting the results. My hope is after that, if it doesn't turn anything up I will have an MRI. Noone at this point has mentioned MS, it may be that they are ruling things out. The meds for my pain is Naproxen and Omeprazole. 

If my CT scan comes back with nothing I may message you for advice  @bielesibubif that's OK. It may not be MS but if it is I think the main thing is a diagnosis. 

Physical 100 series 2 premiers today on Netflix. 

Well my mum died this year. In her 70s. If you asked me the day before if she would make it well into her 80s. I would say absolutely. My feeling is you can't predict when people will die. 

Burton Cummings of The Guess Who has died. 

BBC have now confirmed it. 

11 minutes ago, rjw63 said:

Wot, no random country act none of us have heard of?

I am disappoint

Sunday mornings I tend to be strictly other stuff. 

I started the day with Paul Simons Still Crazy After All These Years and then followed it up with Elvis Costello's Get Happy. 

In our house there are 2 city cars and my Merc GLA. My commute now is a few trips to south Manchester a week and so will be going to change my car to something a bit less fuel hungry. As much as I want a big car. 

16 minutes ago, Xela said:

Has @Seat68 been working at J Sainsbury?!  

Tesco have come out in sympathy as well and have unconnected issues!  

I have a permanent position with the largest pet goods retailer, I do however know some clowns who work on Sainsbury's software, pos and e-commerce. I will be dropping them a gif of nelson munce. 

No bad version of Rainbow Connection. Willies version is my favourite but this happened this week at Willies festival The Luck Reunion. 

Older people do you remember that weird time during the gulf war, where we got a bit bonkers. 

Before I start this isn't about the gulf war so take that shit elsewhere. 

Watching top of the pops and Massive are on. They had to change their name from Massive Attack so radio would play them. Also Carter couldn't get played with their single bloodsport for all. A comment on the armed services. Such an odd time. 

Amateurs. Ingrained, no alarm. Up between 4.45 and 5. Wash up, walk the dog, feed the grandson, at my desk around 7.15 till 5ish. 

24 minutes ago, bickster said:

I've been allowed to carry over three days holiday to next year (starts April 1st)

So not only are there less than the normal amount of bank holidays in the next leave year I now have my it's ""OK for the King and Princess of Wales to Die this year" insurance policy

Same. Carrying over 2 but I really need the king to be fighting fit as I have plans for those days. 

11 hours ago, VILLAMARV said:

sucks teeth - is this one a bit racist?

To sea turtles?

Is weed like coriander in that different people have different experiences of it. Weed smell to me is absolutely sickening. Even back in my days of pipes, hot knives and bongs I detested the smell. My daughter loves the smell though. 

The musician Dege Legg has died. 

Got a ticket to see Dale Watson in Chester, does basically the same music as Beyonce. 

Some big hitters this morning

3 minutes ago, Rustibrooks said:

 

Perhaps they should have also added another photo where she was face on smiling at the camera