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Posted by Shirley Anne on May 17, 2012
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When I was younger I didn’t much consider the consequences of eating the wrong kind of food and as far as watching my weight was concerned that wasn’t a problem. Being in such an active occupation I never gained weight and was always slim. Gradually over the years I gained weight but was never overweight at any time. As I grow older and less active I have to keep check on my eating habits but not only for keeping my weight down. Since my transition I have had to maintain a healthier attitude to what foods I put in my mouth for other reasons. It’s all about cholesterol levels and looking after my liver which now has a greater task to perform daily, the processing, the metabolizing of the hormone tablets I have to take put extra pressure on that organ. Not only that but it has to deal with the alcohol I drink too! That is one of the reasons I limit the frequency of my alcohol intake. Of course eating all the wrong food doesn’t help in keeping both my weight down and my body healthy so I make sure that I have the right kind of food in my meals. In my page above I list many of the foodstuffs I like to eat (see Healthier recipes for you). I am a little more relaxed these days when it comes to food and what I eat, not denying myself the occasional treat. When I was told that I had to only eat certain foods and cut down or eliminate many of the things I’d previously enjoyed, I took it all to heart and was for a few years very strict with my eating habits. I have stopped being so strict with myself and now I enjoy the occasional treat. I still have cut down on many things and some things I will no longer eat at all. Basically foods high in unsaturated fats and sugar I try to avoid completely. I prefer savoury food to the sweeter variety but I do eat plenty of fruit. The government health authorities encourage us all to eat our ‘five a day‘, that is fruit and/or vegetables and I often go far beyond that recommended amount sometimes reaching twice as much. So most of the time I eat good healthy food but occasionally I give myself a treat. I do exercise regularly too.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 29, 2012
Just the Way I'm Feeling (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In recent weeks I have been drifting in and out of having almost perfect health and this week was no exception. The week began well and I was active and feeling in good spirits but on Wednesday evening I began to feel a little under the weather with some minor aches and pains and I went to bed with an upset stomach, which was mainly due to trapped wind. I eat much fruit and vegetables during the week which is good in one respect but it can cause unwanted trapped wind. On Thursday morning it seemed to be worse but I soldiered on and even went for a long walk of about five miles. When I started off I thought I might have to turn back after a half-mile or so but I found it eased the pain by walking and every few steps brough a release of wind. I had a small breakfast because I didn’t know if my condition was going to get better and didn’t wish to aggravate it. By the time I had returned home I was feeling much better but unfortunately that didn’t last and the stomach pain returned with somewhat of a vengeance. I was also feeling some intestinal and lumbar pain and I retired to bed early without eating an evening meal. I had already not eaten lunch thinking that I may have had an infection of some sort. When I arose on Friday morning my condition hadn’t improved much and in fact it was the lumbar pain which woke me from an otherwise uneventful night. The pain seemed to be connected with my kidneys and having looked at my urine I have to say that seemed to verify it. I drank pints of water all through the morning. I didn’t wish to eat at that time because the pain in my intestines had dropped further down inside which seemed a sure sign that I had an intestinal and kidney infection. Now I am not a person who jumps to the medicine cabinet but I had to succumb to some pain killers around midday. They were effective. By the late afternoon I was feeling very hungry indeed and I felt I could eat a little something without any problems so I fixed myself a small snack. Drinking a lot of water certainly helped to flush out my system so by mid-evening I was feeling much better. Whether it is my age that is making me more susceptible to contracting these irritating ailments I am not sure but I do know that in previous years I didn’t suffer prolonged on and off sickness as I seem to be just now. It is the season for ailments so I was told but I believe we can catch these things anytime. Hopefully I shall be back to my normal self after this weekend. I am feeling better already.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 24, 2012
Statue of Pheidippides along the Marathon Road. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
On Sunday morning we had television coverage of the London marathon event which I normally watch if I can. I watched as the exhausted athletes reached the finishing line, the goal of their preparations and months of training. Before the event started some athletes were being interviewed, among them certain celebrities and people participating in support of their chosen charity by raising funds. For some this is an annual event, a once a year thing. For others it is just another event in their diary, one of many they participate in during the year. A couple of men being interviewed had been involved in other multiple marathons only recently. When I think of the achievements of people like Eddie Izzard who have run several marathons in as many days I am really amazed at their strength and endurance but I do wonder if the human body was designed for such punishment and what damage is being done to the body in the name of sport. The original marathon was undertaken by a runner in ancient Greece……
The modern Athens Marathon commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. Legend has it that Pheidippides delivered the momentous message ”Niki!” (“victory”), then collapsed and died.
It is a sad fact that there have been a few people who have collapsed and died after putting themselves through a marathon race. Soon after I penned this post I learned that a woman had died whilst running in this marathon. Personally speaking I have never run a marathon and have no desire to do so although I did once run twenty miles in the name of my then personal hobby. I started running when I was about 34 years of age and eventually was running 4 miles every two days and doing 8 or 16 miles on a weekend day. Up until fairly recently, about 8 years ago I was still putting in 4 miles in the morning before work every couple of days and doing this at 3 in the morning! I am reduced to the occasional stint on my treadmill these days and really speaking it’s probably all that I need to maintain a level of fitness. Many of the marathon runners do it in order to raise funds for their charity of choice and that is a good thing. It might be a tiring experience but it is also an enjoyable one. Running gives you a sense of freedom and it is one of those things we can be involved in which allows us time to think about life itself and how we live it.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 18, 2012
A pair of high heeled shoe with 12cm stiletto heels. Category:Shoes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The new-found friend I met on Thursday last week met with an accident on Saturday night. I’d telephoned her earlier in the day to thank her and her fiancé for their hospitality on Thursday night. I hadn’t phoned on Friday as I was out of the game and not feeling well myself. It transpires that she treated her fiancé to an evening meal and dance to celebrate his birthday which was actually on Monday. On returning home in the early hours of Sunday she decided to fix them both a drink of coffee and whilst doing so trip over the cat! She admitted that she had been wearing high heels and was probably feeling a bit ‘tipsy’ so blamed herself for the accident for not removing her shoes when at home. Unfortunately she hurt her arm so much she visited the hospital emergency outpatients department to see what was wrong. She had X-rays taken and was told she had broken her arm in three places and might need surgery. However, as she told me on Sunday evening, she has problems with her liver and she says the doctors consider it too risky to operate. I took some flowers and a card to her house on Monday morning but got no answer. I assumed she was still in bed, although is was after ten o’clock, so I left them inside her porch. Now she didn’t tell me how high the heels were that she was wearing but it does tell me that wearing any heel that is high, especially if it is slim like a stiletto, can be dangerous. I like wearing high heels myself but don’t do so very often but it only takes a little slip or stumble and anything can happen. My friend broke her arm but she could well have easily broken her ankle too, probably a much more serious accident. I know a couple of women who wear high heels very often and without any problems so it isn’t simply that high heels are dangerous, they are far more dangerous when the person wearing them is a little under the influence of alcohol! I have worn high heels many times and I have stumbled once or twice whilst wearing them but those incidents were more to do with the pathways I was walking upon rather than my drinking habits! I actually find it easier to dance in heels than to simply walk in them. I feel sorry for my friend and perhaps she wasn’t totally to blame for her accident but that is the nature of accidents isn’t it? We never know when they might happen, one moment’s lapse in concentration or one pussy cat wandering beneath your feet unawares and hey-presto another mishap.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 9, 2012
Flymo hover lawn mower (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I woke up yesterday morning quite late. I had not taken myself to bed the previous night, Friday, as I simply wasn’t tired and stayed up throughout until dawn and had a rather boring day. I am still not feeling too good and so it was that I wasn’t all that surprised in discovering a couple of cold sores around my lips. Even though I arose late I still had another good night’s sleep which is I suppose a bonus. My sleep still gets broken however but I awake refreshed. This whole weekend has been a washout as far as the weather goes but at last we have gotten the rain we badly needed. In my current state of health though some sunshine would have been nice but like my parents always used to say, ‘you can’t have your cake and eat it’. I must get around to purchasing that hover mower I talked about a few posts ago for I can see my other mowers again struggling to cut what will be often wet grass which is already starting to grow tall again and me totally wacked too! Maybe that’s what caused me to end up weak and exposed to the cold? At least the weather has gotten a tad warmer this week after last week’s cold dip following the previous unusually hot spell. I said the British climate was crazy at times. So far I have no plans for the week but whatever is on the cards I will try to enjoy it. I must get around to do some shopping too as I am fast running out of toiletries and one or two items of make-up. I usually buy my toiletries and make-up in bulk with much of it lasting more than six months. In fact I have a lot of make-up that will last for years. It is all sealed as new of course so it should be as good as new when opened. It is the more often used things that need replenishing, lip-stick, foundation, some eye make-up, moisturising cream and other such things for instance toothpaste, soaps, hair shampoo that get used more quickly. I hate shopping for just the odd item, it seems a waste of time going to the shops and returning with one or two things when I can return with plenty.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 4, 2012
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We had some unusually warm weather for well over a week but this week we are back to the average temperatures for this time of year, hovering around 8 to 12 degC, noticeably colder! We haven’t had rain for more than two weeks I think but we should have some soon. The problem with the British climate is, well, the British climate! It can be so unpredictable at times. As I write this on Monday afternoon after returning home from a mornings work and after a few days of not feeling so well, I must still have an infection for my lower lip has developed a swelling on one side. Perhaps the beginning of a cold sore! I am reminded of how funny I appeared recently after my whole mouth swelled up because of an allergic reaction to something I never did discover. This time it isn’t quite so bad though but still a proverbial pain! Maybe it is the weather, who knows? I remember last year we had some lovely weather early in the year and when we should have had better weather during the summer it didn’t really happen. That’s not to say the summer was bad, it wasn’t, it just didn’t last too long. Whenever we get fine weather early in the year people often quip that is all the summer we are likely to get! Weather patterns seem to have changed quite dramatically during my lifetime. Whether that is accurate I am not sure, I guess I could research the facts if I really wanted to. Personally speaking I am not all that fond of hot stifling weather preferring as I do for it to be a little cooler but I do like to have what I consider to be the right temperature and climate for the time of year, warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The way things are going these days we get snow in April and very little in December, not that here in Southport we ever get much snow compared to elsewhere. Even this week we are forecast to receive snow albeit in Scotland and the higher ground in places around England. Not much chance here on the coast but hey, this is Britain, anything could happen! In a way though, for the time being, I’m glad we haven’t had too much rain, the grass won’t need cutting again for a while. There will be plenty of time during the real summer for doing that I’m sure. That’s assuming we get one.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 1, 2012
Dr. Sage & Co's Catarrh Remedy, Buffalo, NY (Photo credit: KChristensen)
Despite the up-beat tone of my posts I have been suffering a little with my health and the relationship I have with E lately hasn’t helped. Over the last week or so I have had this nagging problem with catarrh or perhaps phlegm in my throat, associated as they both are with the common cold. I have had cold symptoms too which would explain a lot. I seldom take medicines for headaches, pains and even the cold unless it becomes unbearable not to do so, they only mask the problem and are not a cure. People will say that by taking the medicines will help the body to overcome whatever the ailment is but they don’t, our body’s defence system does it all be itself, it just requires the fuel. So here I am now at the end of another week, one in which I have been suffering a little but it hasn’t stopped me from working or going to the pub. The main problem with catarrh is the constant coughing in the attempt to release it. I did resort to using a specialised solution to gargle with in the end which did help although not completely. I try not to let life’s little problems get me down though and just get on with it. I’m afraid though that the relationship I have with E isn’t going to improve in the foreseeable future so I resign myself to remaining without her company until she sees sense. That may be difficult because of her stubbornness to admit she is ever wrong. I plod on regardless. Whilst I am occupied everything is nice, it’s when I am not that it gets a little lonesome but even at her best she isn’t one for sitting together and just chatting. I know it is April 1st but it isn’t a joke anymore.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on March 4, 2012
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I am not sure what it is about my sleep patterns but they are all over the place lately. Normally I would expect to have somewhere between four and a half hours and five hours maximum although sometimes that is split into two separate sessions because of trips to the toilet. Try as I might to sleep for longer periods I am never successful and I lie there for some time in a state of limbo between the desire to sleep more and the need to get out of bed! Lately however my sleep patterns have been somewhat irregular in that I get an hour then wake up. I return to sleep and find I am awake again an hour or so later. When it is time to get up because of my commitments I am finding the alarm waking me up on occasion when normally I am lying there waiting for it to go off! Once in a while I find myself nodding off in the afternoon or early evening, mostly due to work coupled with digesting the food I’ve eaten at mealtimes. Whilst I enjoy having these cat naps I would rather get a few hours of solid sleep at the right hour of the day, that is at night. Another thing I am finding is that often I find I cannot get to sleep until very late at night, in fact as late as two o’clock in the morning. That in itself isn’t a problem if I wish to get up around seven, which for most of the time during the week I do, as I would still get five hours but sometimes I want to get up around six o’clock because of commitments and going to sleep at two isn’t doing me any favours! I do have things on my mind of course and maybe they are the source of my irregularity, only time will prove that one way or another. In the meantime I find myself fatigued at times and the opposite at other times. Perhaps it is simply an age thing but I cannot imagine why. Possibly it is due to a reduction in the work I am doing each day causing me not to feel tired enough at the end of the day but of course I am not able to work as hard as I used to although I can still leave many much younger than myself looking as if they are standing still! Sleepy eyed or not I seem to be managing so I am not concerned. If I need the sleep I am sure I will get it.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on February 27, 2012
Now I’ll wager that title had some of you thinking but I am not referring to romps in the hay! I am referring to what has now become known as your five a day, fruit and/or vegetables. I was listening to some music on my computer through ‘Jango’, an on-line service that allows you to choose the type of music you want to listen to. As each song is played you can add it or not to your personal preferences. This enables the program to play the music that you may like to listen to and add to your ‘station’. I digress. On the main page of the website is advertising space for their sponsors. One of the adverts was promoting the use of two products used together which they claim eradicates the signs of ageing by removing wrinkles and skin blemishes. One of the products uses anti-oxidants to achieve their claims. The other product it seems provides the moisturiser, essential for eliminating dry skin and the effects of daily living. Their claims were backed by photographic evidence. The key point in all of this is the fact that anti-oxidants really do revitalise and rejuvenate the skin. This fact has been proven in scientific studies in the last few years. Since my childhood I have always enjoyed eating fresh fruit and vegetables, many of the things that some people dislike such as cabbage, sprouts and other things. According to a ‘old wife’s tale’ my mother used to tell me was that by all accounts I should not like tomatoes because she ate them whilst carrying me! That did not stop me eating them by the dozens! I still love tomatoes and eat many of them each week. They are full of anti-oxidants as are many other fruits and vegetables, especially those with red or purple-coloured skins like grapes and plums which I also eat. One thing that set me apart from one or two of my siblings was the fact that I ate so much more fruit and vegetables than they did as far as I can recall. Since my teenage days I have always looked far younger than my age and I think that may be due to my eating habits more than anything else. I still get my ‘five a day’ as a minimum but more often it is eight, nine or ten! I write this just after lunch on Saturday and even now I have had six portions of fruit and vegetables already. Whilst at one time I ate my fruit and vegetables simply because I enjoyed them now I eat them because they help to make me stay young-looking too. I mention also that red wine is full of anti-oxidants only because I enjoy a glass or two of it quite regularly! Of course getting enough fruit and/or vegetables each day is only a part of the equation, we have to look after our health in other ways too by eating the right food and getting exercise. There are links on this site pointing to healthy food options. Are you getting enough?
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on February 6, 2012
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It must be the time of year I guess but over the last few days I haven’t been very well, sore throat and catarrh combined with a little listlessness kept me indoors and for the most part seated. I managed a session on my treadmill and was amazed that I could find the energy. It did make me feel good for a couple of hours. On Wednesday I had been doing some electrical work for a guy all of it outdoors except for a small amount in his garage which was just as cold as it was outside. The weather was cold (0-1 C) but dry and I was wrapped up but my toes began to feel it after a while. Now I know people cannot catch a cold because it is cold, it has to be through contact with the virus but I suppose the low temperature lowered my resistance enough to catch it. Yesterday, Sunday, I couldn’t stop sneezing and felt as weak as a kitten. I have been eating well trying to keep my energy levels up but any stored energy I might have isn’t going anywhere. Now it is Monday and I am not feeling much better and certainly not well enough to do any work. My bottom lip and right hand side of my face is swollen and I am seeing the doctor around ten o’clock. I went to bed feeling somewhat better than of late but seeing my face this morning I think I need some medication. One good thing about it though was that I couldn’t stop laughing at my self whilst applying my make-up! Anyway I am off work for a day or so now, I always take the time off whenever I am not feeling well, which fortunately hasn’t been often. I think it is unwise not to. My clients, should I get any, will have to wait a while.
Update: I have seen the doctor who reckons I have an allergic reaction to something and has accordingly placed me on a course of steroid tablets together with anti-histamine tablets for a few days. The thought of taking steroids I do not like but as it is only for a short while I have to put up with it I guess. On the brighter side I had the doctor laughing his head off by the things I was telling him. My usual doctor, a female, retired last year and as yet I have not been allocated another. I have stated my preference for a female doctor when they get round to allocating one for me. When I took my prescription to the chemist (drug store) I had them laughing their socks off too! Well you’ve got to laugh haven’t you?
I’d post a pic to show you what my face looks like but you already know what the elephant man looks like! LOL. I’m still laughing…
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on December 19, 2011
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Having enjoyed a lovely afternoon on Friday and having consumed a fair amount of red wine I wasn’t particularly interested in having some exercise on my treadmill the morning after, which was Saturday. During last week I had not been able to exercise for a couple of reasons, not least of all was the fact that I had been suffering with back pain so I really needed to exercise even if I didn’t feel like it. As it happened I didn’t get to bed until two o’clock in the morning and didn’t fall asleep straight away as usual but when I did I had a good night’s sleep. I awoke at seven, a mere four and a half hours after falling asleep, very much what I do nearly every day and dressed for a session on the treadmill. Forty minutes later I felt great, had a quick light breakfast then bathed and dressed for the day. Nothing to do on Saturdays I caught up with some reading and played around on my guitar. I always find that when I am not in the mood to exercise I do it anyway and never regret it. It is all about discipline of course and I suppose if I were to give in to laziness rather than exercise I would be in a sorry state. What professional footballer remains so if they refuse to exercise? How long would a boxer last in the ring if he decided not to prepare himself because he didn’t feel like it? I sometimes don’t like the idea of exchanging a comfortable bed for a stint on the treadmill but I force myself to do it. A few years ago I would be up and about at two-thirty in the morning and out on the street at three o’clock running a few miles come rain or snow. That takes dedication and determination and it didn’t do me any harm, in fact quite the opposite! I therefore make a special effort to exercise the day after some self-indulgent eating and drinking when it is time for me to do some exercise.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on November 19, 2011
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Recently it has been proposed my the Medical Council that there should be a complete ban on individuals smoking in their vehicles. The reasons given were that the confined spaces give rise to the build-up of dangerous chemicals to the detriment of those present, especially children. Whatever your own personal views on this becoming law, do you think it is an unwarranted infringement on the personal rights of individuals or do you think it is a reasonable request for a civilised society in which the majority consensus is to be agreed with? Apart from the hazards just mentioned there is also the danger of possible accidents occurring because of a dropped cigarette. In recent years we have seen smoking being banned in places where people congregate and this was put in place to protect those who do not smoke from the atmosphere produced by those who do. Recognising the danger to the non-smoker made sense to remove the smokers from those places whenever they wanted to feed their habit. More people do not smoke than those who do. At present I think the figures quoted point to a 20% to 80% ratio. It seems only right then to enforce such a law. Despite the objections that this would cause a drop in custom for those in the catering industry, pubs and clubs and similar places the law was passed. I don’t think it has made any difference at all to the retail industry. However, banishing smoking from public places is one thing but to extend that ban to the privacy of one’s vehicle and even private homes (which has also been suggested as a possibility), is another. How far can government intervention go and what would be the resultant backlash if they decide to follow these suggestions and legislate in favour of them? These propositions have already been made law in some parts of the world, like Australia and elsewhere I believe.
I might add here that I am a non-smoker but I am in favour of such legislation for vehicles but not necessarily in people’s private residencess.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on November 17, 2011
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On Monday morning I was feeling fine. I took the brief walk to the post box to post a letter and came back home. I had no work scheduled so I remained indoors for the day. After lunch I began to feel stomach pains and thinking it was simply trapped wind I thought it would pass soon enough. During the whole afternoon and into the evening I was bringing up wind but it seemed that I had a bacterial infection because of the aches and pains I was experiencing in my arms and elsewhere. I ate nothing in the evening for fear of aggravating the condition and went to bed a little hungry. Whenever I suspect that I have a ‘tummy bug‘ I cease eating and just drink water. This allows the infection to work its way out of my system without ‘feeding’ it. On Tuesday morning, yesterday, I was hoping to be feeling better as I had work scheduled for the day and when I got up I was glad to be feeling much better. I had a small breakfast, one banana, for I didn’t want a recurrence of what happened the day before and then went about my business as usual. The first job was simply to assess what would be needed for when I go to do it, probably next week but the second was to wire to and fix an extra power point which meant work! I started off with no problems but as the morning wore on I began to feel so weak and tired. I was hoping that it was just a matter of getting something to eat but I had to wait until I arrived back home before I could test that theory. I was right, I needed some fuel for my furnace! So now all is well again. I generally don’t suffer with bad health but once or twice a year something gets the better of me.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on November 7, 2011
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The latest findings from ‘experts’, if we believe them is that there is an increased risk, to the tune of 50%, of getting breast cancer if we drink wine. Arguments against these findings point to the numbers of French women who have drunk wine all their lives show no such increase in the likelihood of getting cancer or have proven to have it. Over the years we have been bombarded with all sorts of findings from experts warning us of one danger or another to our health and well-being. Sometimes the results of these findings are subsequently reversed when apparently some anomaly has been discovered which exposes the incorrect original assessment to re-evaluation. Almost always though there is no admission of error. Did you know that butter, eggs, white bread, cheese, full fat milk, red meat, wine (any alcohol) and many other things are bad for your health? Well of course they are if over-indulging in their consumption. Everything in moderation but keeping a healthy respect for the things we know border on the risky should be a common-sense attitude and philosophy. I for one am tired of all these ‘findings’ and for being treated in such a patronising way by those who deem themselves the keepers of the nation’s health. Let me make the decisions based on sensible information but don’t keep pounding into my head.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 22, 2011
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Yesterday as you will have gathered from my previous post was the day I went to have my breasts scanned, X-rayed to be precise. The third time I have been for such a scan only this time it was much nearer home. I drove into town but not wanting to search for a parking place or feed a parking meter for such a short time I parked a quarter-mile from the centre and walked back. I discovered to my dismay that there had been plenty of free parking places within the grounds of the facility! Typical! Under normal circumstances I would wager that parking area full most of the day. I went up some steps and into the large trailer to the small reception desk inside and gave the receptionist my details. One other woman was waiting but there was seating for at least a half-dozen. There are two machines in separate rooms at either end of the trailer so at any one time two women can be scanned. I waited for five minutes before it was my turn and the nurse went through the official course of explaining the procedure and asking me to sign a declaration absolving the NHS of any liability subsequent to damage to my implants. A routine question but I suppose necessary. The reason the question is asked is because the machine has to apply some pressure on the breasts in order to get a good photograph. It is slightly uncomfortable but it takes only a few seconds. Getting each breast in the right position together with my arms, head and feet took up most of the time! On my previous visits I had one photograph taken for each breast but this time they took two for each breast, one from the top and the other to the side. This is because they now have a machine which can be swiveled instead of one that is static. For anyone undergoing this experience for the first time it can feel a little embarrassing but the whole procedure is done in a professional way and always with female operatives. I have found no such problems in exposing my body for medical or any other reason (LOL). I was back with my vehicle within a half hour. I now must wait for about two weeks to learn of the results through my own doctor.
On the evening news there was a report about an older gentleman who had developed breast cancer. He had a mastectomy and is in good health. I hadn’t realised until a few years ago when I had my first scan that men can be prone to breast cancer too but it is impossible for men to have a breast scan in the same way as women do. I wonder then if it is possible at all for men to be screened.
Shirley Anne
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