All Systems Go

Hi AH,

Your are really in good hands. No only the GG but the GP which is so reassuring. 

AsMillibob said please look after yourself!

Lots of love

Dafna

 Alwayshope a bit caution for your OH.  This morning I had a shower, as normal, but while drying myself I noticed a lot of blood on the towel.  

To say I panicked is an understatement!

My blood now is diluted Ribena, I didn't know where it was coming from!  The top of my legs were soaked with blood.

Apparently I had nicked my scrotum while showering and it wouldn't stop bleeding!  Must have had a sharp bit on one of my fingernails.

It eventually stopped bleeding, had to borrow some panty pads from Tracey to hopefully keep it at bay.

So, apologies for the drama but just to say '"be careful in the shower".  These blood thinners are a menace!  So are jagged fingernails!

Take Care 

Steve - Just one word

Ouch!

Hope you are OK now.

Best wishes - Brian.

This really is good information thanks Steve but OW. I will warn the OH but leave him to inspect his own nether regions. He has always been a right bleeder due to aspirin but did you find that the bleeding manifested as soon as you started on the anticoagulants or has it increased over time?

Straight away, it's just a case of being careful... which I am not sometimes!

Hello AH,

I seem to recall that you said your husband had been given Rivaroxaban to act as a blood thinner.  My husband was given that since it was a trial drug & initially found that if he did cut himself he bled for quite a long time afterwards & had to keep pressure on the cut.  As time has gone by though, things have settled down & it stops a lot quicker now without so much fuss. The trick though is being careful in the first place, although not always easy when pruning roses, blackberry picking or doing DIY.

Best Wishes

Brian

Brian, they tried swapping the injections for Rivaroxaban with me (I think the injections were £25 a shot and the GP didn't like paying it...I could be wrong.

I had a reaction to the Rivaroxaban so they put me on Apixiban...7 years ago now... doesn't time fly!

I'm the world's worst at DIY!

Take Care 

I think that I can challenge you on the worlds worst at DIY.

Before I was forcibly prevented from picking up anything more threatening than a paintbrush by a furious wife, two incidents confirmed that her assessment of my ability:

1. Whilst attempting to put up a shelf I drilled through a cable that was part of the ring main. This was exciting. Aside from frying the drill (thank heavens for double insulation) it blew the plaster off the wall in a radius of about 18 inches round the drilling point. According to my daughters I looked "a bit surprised".
2. I replaced the flushing handle on my downstairs toilet. Total cost was £135 for me doing wrong, and £60 to call out a plumber to do it properly.

So, the weekend trip to B&Q is a thing of the past.

My DIY skills have just diminished over the years.  Having tremors all the time doesn't help.  It's comical watching me trying to screw a screw in with a screwdriver.  It takes more time to get the point of the screwdriver in place...

I'm always super excited when I knock a nail in straight.  My nickname at work was ''Dangerous Brian'' after the Brian Conley sketches as I never failed to make the easy task look dangerous.