Walking back to Happiness

Almost 3 miles walked, I picked up a cake recipe form from our local helpful Sugar craft shop, as I’m going to be making a big cake for a celebration in March. it seems I can start now. 
Saw the flooding in response to so much rain.... this is a river beside a green park, now it’s almost all river! 

hugs xxx

Walking restricted by all sorts of weather, but managed to get round the town a few times and the treadmills at the gym are useful in between times.

My neighbour next door very kindly took a photo of the full moon and sent it to me in an e-maiul - absolutely brilliant. I've no idea how to post it here though!

Nice to catch up - and this web site looks and sounds  the right way for me now thank goodness. 

So cute Northerner ! xx

Knees over 70 do not take to running! I have not been able to run for 15 years due to OA. I do quads exc daily( and others for back, arms, and pelvic floor. Hopefully can keep walking, swimming, and Tai Chi for a while yet! xxx

Hi all

Been to diabetic clinic after tests showing a jump in numbers . All ready for fight about not going on meds . No need the rise is still below the borderline .They agree that a good result after chemo . So no problem in leaving me alone to get it back under control . Any time I want a check just pick up a blood form . 

Asked for referral for podiatry ( toe nails falling off ) Already received a phone call with appointment for assessment on Monday.Hopefully back walking a bit more soon 

Have to say what a great service .

Margaret x

Sorry -just wanted a lil moan.

I took my very sore hip back to (a new) GP yesterday and walked into her Office with my stick.The last time I saw her (only once before)I told her about it and my excessive tiredness and she said that it was “normal”.Also am getting more anxious.and all my joints are getting sore.

I (in trepidation)suggested maybe I could have a blood test to eliminate other things as it was a long time ago that I had my cancer.I actually had to think of a way of asking for a blood test to try not to offend her.

After talking about other symptoms she passed me a handout and said I had a lot of symptoms and to come back another time to talk about them as her waiting room was full.Well I nearly had booked a double appointment,and wish I had.I kind of understood that,but it was the way she said it.

I was quiet for a moment and she suggested I collect up my things and go now.

I came out nearly in tears.

needless to say,she never glanced at my hip,or seemed to want to bother to look at me,always on her computer.

it felt like ahe was progrmaaed to get rid of me asap.

have never had such a bad GP.

sorry I have said it now!!

getting an older and wiser and kinder GP next time who did his training when I did mine.(to be a Nurse)I came away feeling like she wasnt a Doctor but a Secretary.My friend said she had her and she misdiagnosed her when she had whooping cough.She said she wasn’t at all thorough x

Am not down about it,just positively startled !!x

Hi Violetsniff,

how rude! I’m glad you’ve booked another appointment, perhaps next time you’ll be taken more seriously! You might mention too, your experience as it will then be on record? Or maybe talk to the Practise Manager? 

sending hugs xxx

Thanks moomy...someone else said I should complain,but don’t want to as I moved to this Surgery as my last was just becoming far too big and noisy for me ,waiting ages etc.

she even asked what my job had been,and I felt she was looking down at me when I said I had been a Care Assistant.

felt patronised and undesirable throughout.

(I did do my training but eventually felt happier being 2IC...)

I couldn’t get her face out of my head last night...and joked to myself,maybe she isn’t a Doctor at all,and so on.Sometimes laughter helps!!xx

Oooh Violetsniff I feel really cross on your behalf - so rude and dismissive. My brother-in-law (retired GP) has often said it's what patients come out with near the end of an appointment that really matters and would never tell patients to 'come back another time' - just ridiculous, and wrong. I'm afraid they are frequently clock watching these days, I never mind waiitng because I think people should have as long as they need. And how awful for you, going out feeling so much worse than when you went in. I should definitely go back to see the GP you know. Asking for blood tests is fair enough, I recently had a load to rule out other causes for my ongoing fatigue. All were normal so conclusion is it's the 'nasty tab' (Anastrozole). 

Off to walk with a couple of friends soon, need the fresh air! Hoping not to get caught in the rain....

Love to all, and here's a violet flower fairy to cheer you up, Violetsniff. Boo sucks to the horrid GP!!

What an awful experience seeing your GP  Violetsniff..... way out of order. I can empathise with you about sore joints, plus muscles, tiredness and the anxiety they cause. It’s my shoulder/arm that’s giving me a bit of pain (only when I extend it out and up). My OH thinks I might have twanged my triceps. I stopped doing my bcc exercises last year and I think that may have been half the problem. I don’t think yoga is doing me any good either as last year I over stretched my hip and it took 3 months to feel ok again plus been doing moves I don’t normally do !!! But ... I always start off thinking of all possibilities... as we do. Well done on asking for a blood test even if the rude doc didn’t twig on. I hope you have better input from the GP you are known to violetsniff. I’m off to see practise nurse next week...I’m touting for bloods to be done to check calcium levels and vit d... might persuade her to repeat thyroxine levels too. I will also mention my shoulder. I am under the Breast unit ‘survivorship’ team so I can also refer to them with any concerns. I’ve already referred once and was only transferred to them last September. It works though, as I was seen within 2weeks. I hope you have another appointment asap and get the input you need... with lots of understanding. Im really gobsmacked by your treatment by that so called doctor.

hugs xx