Subj : HEALTH UPDATE
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Tue Jun 30 2020 21:16:19

Hi, Daryl!  Last April you wrote in a message to ALL:

DS>  First, sorry for the abscence.


          Not your fault.  Glad to hear from you....  :-)



DS>  Internet Rex crashed in late February...I suspect due
DS>  to a deal with Microsoft Windows 10 update.


          Sounds familiar... [wry grin].



DS>  Then, practically nonstop days of thunderstorms for the
DS>  last 6 weeks, and so I was offline.


          Okay, so it took six weeks for your message to arrive & it's taken me awhile to reply.  Fortunately both you & I understand life in the slow lane.

          We get thunderstorms in this part of the world too... but they seldom last for more than an hour or so, while the rain can go on & on for weeks.  :-Q



DS>  Second, on the health front, I'm doing pretty good for
DS>  a 60 year old man. :)


          That's the important part.  In general I seem to be doing fairly well compared to many others my age... but I thought of you when I had a colonoscopy & benefitted greatly from what you have shared in this echo about IBS etc.  The result established to our satisfaction that while the professionals don't quite know what's going on they're glad to report I don't have xxx, yyy, or zzz.  ;-)



DS>  The low B12 level was likely caused by taking Ozemprazole
DS>  (prescription strength Prilosec) to control acid reflux.


          Although I hadn't heard of it before, I can tell you I've been taking Tecta (pantoprazole magnesium) to control acid reflux and at least three others I know are using prescription medications for the same reason.  Because various side effects may take awhile to show up &/or may go unnoticed by the patient it is reassuring AFAIC that your GP is checking up on such things....  :-)



DS>  With my deltoids (shoulders) being so sore, I prefer
DS>  to get shots in the gleute (butt cheek).


          I prefer to get them either in this area or in the upper thigh, where the muscles are larger than in the upper arm & tolerate them more easily.  It's a nuisance if I don't take advantage of the free flu shots offered by our local pharmacy because pharmacists aren't allowed to give shots in such places... but doctors are, and when a GP does it I'm not in pain for a week afterwards.  :-))



DS>  I got 4 of those a week apart...and now will get them a
DS>  month apart until September...when the full blood work
DS>  is done again.


          I gather you're waiting to find out if vitamin B12 shots will help?



DS>  The umbilical hernia was first diagnosed in December,
DS>  2018...and it has grown. However, it's not "critical",
DS>  but laparoscopic or open surgery will be needed once
DS>  COVID-19 subsides.


          Hospitals here are also postponing various things which aren't urgent in order to make space available for COVID-19 patients who can't breathe.  IMHO the good news is that we're still alive & kicking, and we can wait awhile.  :-)




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