Gremill wrote:

I did say a bad word when the nurse had to move the needle around inside my wrist.

Yeah, am ok with injections but artery ‘hunts’ are extremely uncomfortable. Down to experience I was told by others who found my throbbing vein no problem.

How has your hip got infected? Have you had previous surgery there or something?

Can you pin into your glute for insulin? Supposed to be a more forgiving area for, um... stuff.

The ass cheek.

No u.

I used to rotate left leg, left side, right leg, right side. Feeling for you Minky, sounds a bloody awful business.

Thank you chaps

Just got back from 8 hours in A & E.  I rang up a drop in clinic about a tightness in the chest and pain in the arm and neck and they sent me straight to casualty.  Numerous tests, xrays etc later they ruled out a cardiac event and discharged me.  I've still got the symptoms though.  Their suggestion was to go to a drop in clinic and I don't think they understood the cyclical nature of this idea.  Off to my GP tomorrow to see what they can do.  At least I was in casualty to see the first drunk injuries arrive, highly entertaining.

Yeah likewise.

Hope you're on the mend then mate.

Pseudoscot wrote:

Eventually got through to my gp.  I'm now riding the tramadol train for a week.  Let the bonkers dreams commence.

Tramadol? Fucking hell. Hope you feel better chap

Djornson wrote:

Hey ya'll. So my long covid nightmare.. 13 months later.. i think i'm fixed. I was mostly ok for a long time but breathing was randomly 'weird' like i couldnt breath in something was blocking it when actually there was seemingly nothing physically wrong (i could cycle 40 miles no bother.) Citalopram has made it not weird. I still get the odd throat issue possibly reflux but i'm hoping psychological and it will fade too.

That's good news Djorn. Hopefully you're on the path to a full recovery now.

No where near as wide as last time but deep as fuck....



Infection /redness spread right round to my back

My right foot.

I have noticed a loss of feeling on the top of it. Sort of very slight pins and needles. First noticed it at night. It seems to be worse when lying down.  Toes are fine - wriggling and sensitive as normal. Just a small area on top.

Then I noticed last week when I was walking that my right foot was slapping down on the ground. Very odd.

I appear to have lost the ability to flex my right foot upwards - making my toes point at my shin. I can move left and right, But I get discomfort in my shin when I try and flex upwards.  A feeling of tension. I can drive OK since my heel is anchored - not that I am doing much of that. But walking is uncomfortable.

Have some movement restored in the morning but it gets worse over the day. 

Going to call the doc....

davyK wrote:

My right foot. I have noticed a loss of feeling on the top of it. Sort of very slight pins and needles. First noticed it at night. It seems to be worse when lying down.  Toes are fine - wriggling and sensitive as normal. Just a small area on top. Then I noticed last week when I was walking that my right foot was slapping down on the ground. Very odd. I appear to have lost the ability to flex my right foot upwards - making my toes point at my shin. I can move left and right, But I get discomfort in my shin when I try and flex upwards.  A feeling of tension. I can drive OK since my heel is anchored - not that I am doing much of that. But walking is uncomfortable. Have some movement restored in the morning but it gets worse over the day.  Going to call the doc....

Doc got me to call in at the surgery.  Says it's a trapped nerve - there's one that runs down the leg and can get snagged around the knee joint. My symptoms are a good match for that. I need to avoid crossing my legs etc. I have a tendency to do that at my desk for work.  Should get better. I've to give it a couple of months.