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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 23 Sep 2014 00:34

yes ....................



but he also ignored all the advice, and continued to merrily eat tomatoes, raspberries, etc etc


he's the son of 2 pharmacists, and treats doctors' advice with a rather cavalier attitude :-)

You know ............... if 1 pill does good, then 2 will do better :-D



The latest one, of course, was back at the end of June when we had to take him to Emergency at a small, but excellent hospital in a northern town, with agonising pains in his midriff region


It turned out that he has a form of hernia, with quite a large part of his stomach having moved up into his chest.

He was told that there was no need to have a pretty serious operation to correct it IF he ate carefully ............. ie, small amounts at a time


He IS keeping to that advice!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 23 Sep 2014 00:41

Oh dear, One thing after another........ :-(

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 23 Sep 2014 01:16

Misty ......................


We don't have NHS ................... so don't know what it would be like :-)



you've had it a long time ............................. since 1947, so there will be few people alive who can remember what it was like before NHS



I can remember the "doctor's man" coming every week until about 1955 to collect money from my parents to pay for the doctor's care needed for my brother when he had heart problems around 1943/44, was put on bed rest at home, and had to have home visits from the GP



Not unusual at that time and period!



and, yes, people do moan and groan when they're sick and have to wait for tests to be done ..................


.................... even those who pay for it :-)

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 23 Sep 2014 09:40

I didn't ask to be taken in, Misty, I went up for a scan, expecting to go home again. To be honest, making me put on the excrutiatingly painful 'socks' the first night was a waste of money.

Also, NI payments used to pay for it. If this is no longer the case, it's hardly my fault!!!

Perhaps I shouldn't have complained to the University about the behaviour of their students - after all THEY'RE PAYING for their education, I was just some sick pleb who's paid tax for most of their life.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

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