arther lol

valval

saw doc today for blood pressure lol not good time to have it checked as still in state about oh loosing so many hours so it was up up up and heart was racing lol she asked if had enough blood pressure meds said not sure can afford to pay for them bless her she said could give you three months if you want can not do it often as pharmacy does not like it as they loose money on dispencing. while there asked her what hospital had said about my arther ect well she printed me off the letter i officially have inflimation arthritus said so in black and white lol nice to know and asked her if hormoans makes you feel pain more ,she said no why and told her about last week she said that because they do make arthritus worse so now we know lol if stop hrt periods will stop and arther will not be so bad lol shame she wants me on it still lol

speedalong

Sorry you were stressed for your appointment. Do you have a prepay certificate - would that work out cheaper for you? People with diabetes and epilepsy get free prescriptions - it's a pity that doesn't stretch to those with arther - perhaps we should campaign for this after the "lean years" are over ...
Shame about the HRT and periods thing -but I suppose anything to help keep your bones healthy and strong is a good tactic for limiting the damage of arther.
At least you know what you are dealing with now. Did the doc have any suggestions for lowering your blood pressure other than/alongside the meds?

Hope you have a more relaxing evening.

Speedy

valval

speedalong wrote:

Sorry you were stressed for your appointment. Do you have a prepay certificate - would that work out cheaper for you? People with diabetes and epilepsy get free prescriptions - it's a pity that doesn't stretch to those with arther - perhaps we should campaign for this after the "lean years" are over ...
Shame about the HRT and periods thing -but I suppose anything to help keep your bones healthy and strong is a good tactic for limiting the damage of arther.
At least you know what you are dealing with now. Did the doc have any suggestions for lowering your blood pressure other than/alongside the meds?

Hope you have a more relaxing evening.

Speedy

even asked her if she had job for oh lol med will fetch it down when not so stressed about everything lol

annie_mial

Not surprised your BP was up on the ceiling, Val. I'm sure it will take a little time to come to terms with it all; not just the job situation, but the arthritis diagnosis as well.

Chill out for a few days as much as you can...........see you for a cuppa in the cafe...........then you can take your book out in the garden and laze in the hammock with it.

Annie

valval

annie_mial wrote:

Not surprised your BP was up on the ceiling, Val. I'm sure it will take a little time to come to terms with it all; not just the job situation, but the arthritis diagnosis as well.

Chill out for a few days as much as you can...........see you for a cuppa in the cafe...........then you can take your book out in the garden and laze in the hammock with it.

Annie

annie that my kind of day how did you know have got a hamock it not posh one but had for years even went in it other day (it safe as held in four places) but it the getting back up that fun lol nothing much to push up on val

frogmorton

I knew it!



Toni xx

speedalong

Hi Val, we have a two hammocks in our garden - one a traditional one and one a low to the ground rocking one. The traditional one was outgrown by S and is now mine!!! But, I can only use it when he is home as I cannot get out of it by myself ... :shock: :roll: Of course not using it at mo ... hip precautions.

Hope you have a chilled and positive day today.

Speedy