The Retirement Thread

[12boy]

By the way, I googled "physio", as it isn't a term we use here. We do have physical therapy places which aid in recovery from injuries but they do not visit the home. I used them when I broke my pelvis and again after dislocating some fingers. How does that work there and what do they do for you? Just curious.

 

[Exlaser2]

With the shower out of action you’ll only have jugs of water to extinguish her .

Who says I would bother. 😂 Experience has taught me what ever I do in this situation will be wrong.
So it’s easier to do nothing than something 😂😂😀

 

[Tenkaykev]

By the way, I googled "physio", as it isn't a term we use here. We do have physical therapy places which aid in recovery from injuries but they do not visit the home. I used them when I broke my pelvis and again after dislocating some fingers. How does that work there and what do they do for you? Just curious.

Physiotherapy is a three year degree course. Here’s a link to the NHS page where the role and qualifications are explained : https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/ex...try-requirements-and-training-physiotherapist
Here’s a link to free online Pilates lessons run by a fully qualified NHS Physiotherapist. She’s an excellent teacher with lessons for every age group.
: https://pilateslive.co.uk/

 

[Dave7]

By the way, I googled "physio", as it isn't a term we use here. We do have physical therapy places which aid in recovery from injuries but they do not visit the home. I used them when I broke my pelvis and again after dislocating some fingers. How does that work there and what do they do for you? Just curious.

Well......on the NHS, if (and that is a big if) you can get appointments you would have to go to the hospital. Then there are private physios who will come to your house.....for a price. This one works for the NHS 4 days a week and is private the other day.

 

[ColinJ]

ColinJ, l also am in blood thinners and l use something called Xarelto which I simply take without any testing or balancing. Per my doc it is as effective without the fuss. Have you thought of that? My insurance charges me 90 for 90 days worth on a
special mail order plan but the local pharmacy 90 for 30 days, so it ain't cheap. I have no idea how NHS works, though.

That is one of the NOAC (Novel Oral Anti-Coagulant) drugs.

They were fairly new when I started on warfarin back in 2012. I did have the choice to go onto a NOAC but at the time I decided to wait because doctors had about 60 years of experience with warfarin. I wanted a bit more time to see if NOACs turned out to be effective and safe. I haven't checked the research recently but I think that confidence in them has grown over the years. It could be time for me to reconsider...?

Hmm, it's a financially tricky decision to make here on the NHS system ('damn commie healthcare'! ) - my warfarin prescription is free, whereas a NOAC prescription would cost... actually, that would be free too!

If I were on a NOAC, I wouldn't need the INR blood tests and I wouldn't have to think so hard about diet and exercise, at least from a clotting standpoint. I would be able to start taking much bigger doses of vitamins K2/D3 - I currently take modest doses because my INR might be trashed if I took more. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that more K2/D3 would be a Very Good Thing.

Did you need a kidney (or was it liver?) function test before going on Xarelto? And does that have to be checked again at a later date?

 

[BoldonLad]

Who says I would bother. 😂 Experience has taught me what ever I do in this situation will be wrong.
So it’s easier to do nothing than something 😂😂😀

Join the club

 

[PaulSB]

@PaulSB and other brave soldiers.
Even when fit I wouldn't have gone out in yesterdays temperatures and with that biting wind.
Did it as a much younger man but not now.
Hats off to you all.
BTW.....I do have some decent winter gear but it is still tooooo cold for me.

Yesterday was OK, temperature was7-8C with a feels like of 4C. As we were gravel riding we were in woods, valleys, parks etc and protected from the wind until we got on the Bridgewater canal at Worsley. Then we were heading due west, straight in to a headwind, there always seems to be a headwind on the Bridgewater. Not a really cold one but one of those winds that dampens the conversation to "You alright?"

I dress very carefully because if I get cold and tired I become utterly miserable. In winter I always carry spare clothing - base layer and rainjacket and if I put those on it's usually enough to warm me.

On the canal I had a very strange experience. Folk know I'm epileptic and for some sufferers flashing or strobe light can be a trigger but never for me. We were heading west, a bright clear day at around 2.00pm so the sun is beginning to drop. The sun was just in my left eyeline and catching the tops of the trees to create a strobe effect. At first it was irritating, then a flashing red light, I began to lose my depth perception and had to slow/stop when I saw people coming towards me. I wear clear glasses in winter and swapped these with one of my buddies for his sunglasses, then I pulled my cap peak down across the eye. This kept things under control and nothing happened but it felt very weird and I really struggled to see properly for around 8-10 miles. Not going to repeat that one in winter!

 

[classic33]

Sorry no tenderhooks!

It was a 1/32 Scalextric McLaren Mp4-21 in bright silver with Vodafone logos . Most of the sticky out bits were still attached , one little winglet missing near the air box . Should have some spare parts arriving soon . Bought on the bay .
It has quite a lot of detail compared with the old models . Half a driver holding a detailed steering wheel with buttons on instead of a simple jelly mould driver . I think it may be the version which Lewis Hamilton tested before becoming an F1 driver .

C2985 or C2986?

 

[ColinJ]

On the canal I had a very strange experience. Folk know I'm epileptic and for some sufferers flashing or strobe light can be a trigger but never for me. We were heading west, a bright clear day at around 2.00pm so the sun is beginning to drop. The sun was just in my left eyeline and catching the tops of the trees to create a strobe effect. At first it was irritating, then a flashing red light, I began to lose my depth perception and had to slow/stop when I saw people coming towards me. I wear clear glasses in winter and swapped these with one of my buddies for his sunglasses, then I pulled my cap peak down across the eye. This kept things under control and nothing happened but it felt very weird and I really struggled to see properly for around 8-10 miles. Not going to repeat that one in winter!

I don't (think that I) suffer from epilepsy but I really don't like that kind of strobing effect. I've had a couple of fast descents through trees in the winter where I was forced to slow right down because it was affecting me so much it was getting dangerous.

 

[12boy]

Thanks Tenkay....perhaps I could become one....l am only 72, hateful and mean but l do kinda like to inflict pain. Pretty good fit, eh? Actually sounds like your guys work on prevention, i.e. Pilates, as well as recovery from an injury or illness.
ColinJ...my doc suggested this after a physical because my AFIB might need more than an aspirin to thwart a stroke. She did have a pretty complete bloodwork which did not show liver or kidney issues although my blood sugar, cholesterol and A1C ain't great. I have cut and gouged myself a few times and maybe it was a little slow to clot but not too bad. I do think your monitoring and testing would be a proper pain in the tuchus.

 

[ColinJ]

I do think your monitoring and testing would be a proper pain in the tuchus.

It's not so bad for me now because...

1. I live less than 10 minutes away from the health centre where they do the blood tests.
2. I normally only need testing about every 6-8 weeks because my numbers remain stable unless my diet and/or exercise regime change. (Though my Covid vaccinations did spike the values for a week each time.)
3. They now do a finger prick test. A test used to involve taking a tube of blood from a vein and then several days for a result from the lab. Nowadays the test just needs one drop of blood on a slide and gives a result in 30 seconds.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Hello you lot

not been on here for a few days - I actually venture into "The Other Place" - not so bad - not come across anything too bad so far

but anyway

worse still - got sent to pick up for stuff from Dunelm that my wife had ordered
all went well until I got back to the car
reached to open the tailgate - didn't even touch it
and something went OOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!! in my back

dunno what - muscle not boney but I'm kinda stalled
bikes are not an option

hopefully it'll be OK in the morning

 

[classic33]

Hello you lot

not been on here for a few days - I actually venture into "The Other Place" - not so bad - not come across anything too bad so far

but anyway

worse still - got sent to pick up for stuff from Dunelm that my wife had ordered
all went well until I got back to the car
reached to open the tailgate - didn't even touch it
and something went OOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!! in my back

dunno what - muscle not boney but I'm kinda stalled
bikes are not an option

hopefully it'll be OK in the morning

Heal well.

 

[ColinJ]

all went well until I got back to the car
reached to open the tailgate - didn't even touch it
and something went OOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!! in my back

Ouch!

I had something similar happen to me last year. I hadn't tightened the clamp on my bike stand properly so the bike fell out. Diving to catch a 10 kg bike isn't like slip fielding a cricket ball! My back hurt for a few weeks after that.

GWS!

 

[Rusty Nails]

Going down to Cardiff Bay tomorrow morning to have breakfast with some friends followed by a long walk.
Retirement suits me.