The health and fitness thread about random things

[essexian]

I never really found out. All my GP and the physio person I saw said was that it was "soft tissue" and would get better with time.

It is a little less sore this morning but frankly, I am cancelling any cycling for the next couple of weeks just in case. I seem to take ages to heal as the soft tissue injury to my left arm caused my falling off my bike on the 30th March last year, still hurts and is currently stopping me from swimming as I can't raise the arm above my head without pain.

Anyone know any exercise you can do using only one arm and/or one leg?

[Kim]

Anyone know any exercise you can do using only one arm

NSFW is that way -->

[BrianI]

Anyway, a few days on from starting to wear the trial monthly disposable lenses, and I don't really feel them at all!  And I can generally put them in and take them out in under 10 seconds per eye!   

[Si S]

Two days after hiking up Goat Fell and I'm absolutely crippled.

[mike]

I tried paddle boarding on saturday, it was great.  Didn't quite fall in, and after a couple of hours (with a break for a cup of tea) I was starting to get a bit better and able to work hard enough to get a sweat on, rather than just trying to stay upright.   

Recommend - although my abs and core are absolutely killing this morning!

[T42]

Bursitis is back. Missus bought me new socks a while back. I take a 43, shop had 39-42 or 43-46, herself got the former which were OK at first but shrank in the wash. Bah.

[RichForrest]

Results are back from my MRI last week. Phone appointment with the doc yesterday, I have a small tear in my rotator cuff and a lot of inflammation around the shoulder after the 30mph off 3 weeks ago.
Nothing they can do at the minute but take vitamin I and wait, if still painful in 2 weeks to go back. It aches well when moved wrong but I'm able to lift my arm now and can just about sleep in more than 1 position.
Can ride the upright without pain, though that would be easier if I hadn't twinged my back at the weekend after jolting when the camping seat sunk in the mud 

[simonp]

My post-colonoscopy farts were noisy and explosive.
I had a fair bit of painful griping.

It seems this will be in my future. Laxatives in the post.

Nope. 

[hellymedic]

My post-colonoscopy farts were noisy and explosive.
I had a fair bit of painful griping.

It seems this will be in my future. Laxatives in the post.

Nope. 

Good luck!
For me it was no great shakes, really.

I blame my post-scope griping on very enthusiastic resumption of all the foods I had to eschew pre-scope, when they encountered residual MoviPrep.

[mrcharly-YHT]

Well that was a bit unpleasant, but quicker than expected. I am sans one wisdom tooth and have gained a suitably droopy face and a mouthful of blood and stitches. Hopefully the anaesthetic will start wearing off soon, it's been two hours so far. Or maybe I shouldn't hope for that too soon, might be a bit achy.

[hellymedic]

Well that was a bit unpleasant, but quicker than expected. I am sans one wisdom tooth and have gained a suitably droopy face and a mouthful of blood and stitches. Hopefully the anaesthetic will start wearing off soon, it's been two hours so far. Or maybe I shouldn't hope for that too soon, might be a bit achy.

Make sure you have plenty of suitable painkillers at home before the anaesthetic wears off!
The shops might be closed otherwise.
And heal well!

[BrianI]

Fun and games last night! I had to call nhs 24 due to shortness of breath / pins and needles in left arm after a very busy day at work yesterday. Got a nice visit from the emergency paramedics who took my vital statistics, then an out of hours gp appointment at a&e!

GP put it down to fatigue / low blood sugar levels and anxiety as well as the start man flu (as my glands were somewhat swollen)

Quite a frightening experience though, considering my dad died last year with sudden heart failure 

[T42]

Well that was a bit unpleasant, but quicker than expected. I am sans one wisdom tooth and have gained a suitably droopy face and a mouthful of blood and stitches. Hopefully the anaesthetic will start wearing off soon, it's been two hours so far. Or maybe I shouldn't hope for that too soon, might be a bit achy.

Too late to say now to keep an ice-bag on it for a while afterwards to counteract swelling. Worked for me.

[mrcharly-YHT]

Take care brian, don't let the anxiety build up.

I have remarkably little bruising, considering yesterday it felt like they were pushing so hard I thought my jaw would dislocate. Just managed some watery porridge, although it took me an hour to eat it.

[BrianI]

Take care brian, don't let the anxiety build up.

I have remarkably little bruising, considering yesterday it felt like they were pushing so hard I thought my jaw would dislocate. Just managed some watery porridge, although it took me an hour to eat it.

Thanks mrcharly! 

Thankfully I'm now on a 4 day weekend, back to work Tuesday. I was supposed to be going away for a long weekend camping trip to Applecross with my walking meetup group, however given the circumstances I think it's better I rest up at home! (Foolishly perhaps? I went into work as normal yesterday and today). Seems like I have a healthy dose of man flu starting as well... 

[BrianI]

Still totally jiggered today 

[Ham]

It appears to be conclusive.

I can:

Drink alcohol in the evening. XOR sleep soundly past 3 a.m.

Bugger.

[T42]

Try drinking until 3 am.

[cycleman]

I had a slightly sore throat on Monday evening and yesterday it got very painful. I have tried gargling with 300mg of aspirin and paracetamol honey and lemon but it is still somewhat sore . Just to add insult to injury the sinex nasal spray is only lasting about three hours before my nose blocks again  and I cannot sleep. . I got to sleep at ,2.30am this morning and woke up at 5.00am  . I can use the spray at 8.00am    back to sleep I go ( I hope    !  )

[hellymedic]

I think I might have gallstones.
David has just fed me some feral chips he found dumped on the grass verge outside the house (defrosted but previously frozen sealed bag of recently manufactured pre-fried chips).

Now I have a mild crampy pain in my right upper abdomen.

I don't usually eat chips and will have to avoid them in future, which isn't really a loss.

[T42]

I get a pain like that when I'm cooking - have done for ~40 years.  No problems yet...

[hellymedic]

Laying off the chips is no real hardship; I don't like them much!

[T42]

These days it's all home-made oven chips here.  They're good about one time in ten, depending on the spuds.

[chrisbainbridge]

We are now a potato and pasta free zone.

Cauliflower mash
courgettini
Celeriac rosti
Celeriac oven chips

lovely flavours and far fewer calories

[Cudzoziemiec]

Celeriac is sadly ignored. Never tried celeriac chips though.