It seems I'm a patient now!

Good luck with your Optometry appointment today moomy. Sending big hugs xx

Thank you! I’m used to it as I go every 6 months (or did prior to the virus!) 

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Made a request to GP too as I’m concerned about left calf pain getting steadily worse, have a phone call booked at 4 pm. One thing you can say about their new ‘Klinik’ system, it works!

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Optometry appointment all ok except the left contact lens needs replacing, so she's ordered one. She would like to replace the right one too but sods law that cataract will need doing the moment I get a new lens! 

I'm advised to get a regular optician appointment soon too, as she says they check for rather more, the hospital really just checks on sight, lens requirements, fit and condition. Ah well, my podiatrist has a room in an optician so I will get them to check me over too! 

Now waiting the GP call. 

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Got seen by an Urgent Care nurse, leg is swollen but a blood test revealed no rise in proteins for a DVT so she will contact me on Thursday to see how it is, or if I get more problems, particularly difficult breathing, to contact again. If it’s difficulty breathing it’s 999. 
I suspect I won’t be starting on Tamoxifen then?! 
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Sending you big hugs moomy. I hope you manage to get a good night's sleep and that your leg is less swollen in the morning. Good thing that she is contacting you again on Thursday. xx

good the blood test was clear moomy take care . Glad she contacting you again but be good and don't wait if you got problems 

I will, I promise! Have to say it was quite scary as when I woke in the night and it wouldn’t settle, it did worry me as I knew it could be a DVT. 
I’m still not convinced, as it is tender and feels like permanent slight cramp. After the 2 miles (one each way) and a rest it was awful getting going again. She suggested I treat it as if it is a bad muscle strain for the time being. I’ve done that in the past and it doesn’t feel the same. It all began with what felt like a deep bruise, but I hadn’t bumped it .....Ah well, time will tell. 

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I had a concern a few year back with deep pain in calf was sent for ultra sound was told it was start of varicose vein !! 

I had similar in the other calf (scans weren’t around then) years ago and GP told me it was varicose vein, oh joy! So I’ve been wearing the lovely stockings on both legs, last night was a bit easier so I did sleep a bit better.

getting older is sometimes quite a pain! 
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