Category: Health

I’m now down to my lowest weight for 5 years, after my health check in 2020. 

17st 6lbs. All the exercising and healthier eating, but of course still eating spuds. 

My goal is to stay below 18 stone. 

Monthly survey done. Nothing to report. 

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Today my weight was the lowest it’s been in 5 years, 17st 7lbs – 111.13 kg. 

Very impressed to reach this weight.

This morning, I was awake in the early hours as my throat was burning and when I swallowed made my earache even more painful. 

I don’t usually like having to call the medical world, but this was hurting me too much, so I rang 111 and this is when it became a farce, they can only deal with one symptom, even though the pain was the same, I even went to a supervisor and I felt this was a farce, but got the same answer. 

In the end I gave in, and they put through my case. I had a doctor call me at 4am and said it sounds like I have a throat infection and that I could have a 9am appointment with my surgery this morning.  

09:30am came and still no call, so I rang the surgery, and once I got through, was told that there is no 9am call, but that I was on a list for a call from a doctor. 

After the farce with 111, I had posted a post on the Nextdoor website, most responses were saying to go to the pharmacy. 

It got to 11am and I hardly had any voice left, so call the surgery again, I couldn’t believe it when I was told the doctor doing the list had been called out on a emergency home visit. 

I then decided to go to the pharmacy and saw the pharmacist who was brilliant and within less than five minutes, she said I had a throat infection and likely chest infection, so prescribed me antibiotics. 

I wished I had gone there first thing this morning. 

The last few days, I have struggled to focus on my mobile phone and laptop. 

Today I was able to make emergency appointment at the eye care centre, after various test onement’s put into my eyes, thankfully there was nothing wrong in the back of the eye, but I have dry eyes. 

I must wear a Optase mask twice a day after being put into the microwave and thealoz duo eye drops. 

That time of month and nothing to report.