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  1. The blood tests confirmed the doctor's diagnosis of Polymyalgia rheumatica. Tablets have been prescribed which should reduce symptoms considerably within a week or so. According to the information sheet the doctor gave me, recovery varies for different people, and can continue in a reduced strength for a few months to 3 years. Treatment may need to be continued during this time to keep symptoms under control. If it does settle completely, it can recur, although this is rare. The cause is not known. In some people blood tests may find inflammation, which mine did, but there is no obvious cause. Genetics or infection may be factors.
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    Brain Teaser

    Correct.
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    Quickies part 2

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    Brain Teaser

    Correct.
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    Brain Teaser

    OT is correct. 49 out of 50 is 98%.
  6. Aint that the truth!
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    Quickies part 2

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    Funny videos

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    Quickies part 2

  10. His ICE (Immigration Control and Enforcement) have arrested something like 375 Korean workers from a Hyundai EV car battery factory in America.
  11. It has been a rough couple of weeks. Two weeks ago my best friend phoned me to say he had been admitted to hospital. He hadn't been well for 5 or 6 weeks and hadn't attended the Men's Shed. He complained that he wondered whether it was worth going on, as he was getting exhausted going from the bedroom to the kitchen. Then his leg swelled up and that's when he was sent to hospital. I met his wife in the shopping mall and she said the leg had blown up like a sausage ready to burst it's skin, and was as hard as wood to touch. Last Sunday evening, I received a text from his daughter saying he had passed away. I must have sat in a draft that evening, because I developed a severe pain in my neck and shoulders and laying down to sleep was very painful. Very restless nights sleep for the next few nights, with only tempoaray relief from heat bags on the neck and shoulders.It's usually impossible to get a doctor's appointment in under 6 days, but I managed to get one at 5:45 on Thursday. He suspects it is Polymyalgia rheumatica but ordered a bloodtest to confirm. I had the test on Friday morning and have an appointment to get the results on Monday afternoon at 4:45. Last night I slept sitting upright in an armchair - it was the best night's sleep I've had in a week. I'm still not sure if I will be able to attend my mate's funeral on Tuesday.
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    Quickies part 2

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    Quickies part 2

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    Brain Teaser

    Three attempts, three wrong. Sorry mate.
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    Brain Teaser

    Correct. First letter row D, last letter column C.
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    Quickies part 2

    Remember when a new hip joint was a place you went on Saturday night for a good time?
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    Quickies part 2

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    Brain Teaser

    Correct.
  19. Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, died on Sept. 4, 2025, at the age of 92. A cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, she was the oldest member of the royal family.
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    Brain Teaser

    The answer is D. There is no 31st November. Here is a new kind of quiz which pops up occasionally on Facebook. What phrase does this represent.
  21. It's Vanna White, co-host of Wheel of Fortune. This is her role on the show- vanna white w o f.mp4 Doesn't scrub up too badly for 68. I read where she only works 34 days a year.
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    Quickies part 2

    Two cops and a dog were out the front of a pub. One of the patrons comes out, lifts the dog's tail, shakes his head and walks off. Another patron comes out and does the same. A third patron comes out and lifts the dogs tail. The cops are curious, and ask the man "Why is everyone lifting the dogs tail?" The man said "There's a guy in there who said there's a dog with two arseholes out the front."
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