The Retirement Thread
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Chief Broom
Veteran
Afternoon folks 
a neighbour gave me a lift to a garden centre today so made an impulse buy of a black current bush and havent a clue where it might fit in 
I couldve browsed happily for ages and spent loads of money...good job i recalled that my long suffering neighbour was waiting in the car...ooops! 
A riding day tomorrow hooray! grey n cloudy but could be worse.
a neighbour gave me a lift to a garden centre today so made an impulse buy of a black current bush and havent a clue where it might fit in I couldve browsed happily for ages and spent loads of money...good job i recalled that my long suffering neighbour was waiting in the car...ooops! A riding day tomorrow hooray! grey n cloudy but could be worse.
@Dave7 I've been on statins for a couple of months now as I couldn't get my cholesterol down with diet alone. No side effects at all. I'll have a blood test next month to see if anything is different.
Obviously, it's your choice to take them ir not but I'd have thought a bit of info from Daktari should be forthcoming before prescribing them (or anything, actually!
Obviously, it's your choice to take them ir not but I'd have thought a bit of info from Daktari should be forthcoming before prescribing them (or anything, actually!
I know Doctors get incentive payments for tackling cholesterol so its in thier interests to prescribe Statins.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
It's clearly a personal choice but I feel if I was your age I would say no. After saying this, I've been on statins for 10 years with no adverse effects whatsoever.
I think it’s a bit of thing get to a certain age and they prescribe them without having you in to discuss. I have had a couple of texts from my surgery suggesting I go on them. I have no history of heart problems or related issues or a family history of such. So it just I’m old fart.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
approaching 30 years now, similarly, with no adverse effects I am aware of
Mike Ayling
Guru
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
What is the difference between a truck and a lorry?
In the article I saw, the truck was a Ford Ranger; a large car. The lorry was an artic.
Mike Ayling
Guru
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
Thank you.
Mike Ayling
Guru
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
Full moon tonight and the start of Passover and Christian Holy Week.
Mine did too, a few months ago, along with a generic video and letter that said they were too busy dealing with sick patients to see me personally to discuss 🙄
They sent the thing to over 100 patients 🧐
I popped into a local pharmacist to discuss my blood test results, & she agreed they were a little too enthusiastic & I could ignore it.
Makes me wonder what bonus the surgery is on for getting patients into statins 🫣
Remember: a patient cured is a customer lost 😉
Doing my best to keep fit: managed my all-time record of skiing 53km on Saturday 🤣
Just this week left of our crazy ⛷️ month in the mountains, & the snow is still falling - perhaps another 4-6” tonight 😜
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