Who is it?

[red750]

Here's one that might test you.

 

[facthunter]

I need motivating. Nev

[onetrack]

It's gotta be another old bloke who acted in Westerns, 50 or 60 years ago.

[red750]

That profile is correct Onetrack.

[facthunter]

Hook Ayres?   Nev

[red750]

It's Ken Curtis,who played Festus in Gunsmoke.

 

[red750]

I don't expect you to guess this one because in 2012 he suffered a stroke which has rendered hin unrecognisable.

 

He is actor Tim Curry, who starred in The Rocky Horror Show, and 'It'.

 

Then:

 

 

Now:

 

 

 

 

 

[onetrack]

Strokes can be very devastating, but it's amazing how many people actually recover some quality of life after a severe stroke.

However, I know a former farm machinery mechanic in a small country town, who sold up and retired about 18 yrs ago, and bought a motorhome to travel around in.

Then only a couple of years later, his wife had a massive stroke, which totally disabled her. He has to spend all his time within a short reach of her, as she's virtually helpless. No more than 20 mins away.

He's 83 and in a gopher himself now, and he's been caring for her constantly for more than 15 years. He confided to me, "This is not what we planned, for our enjoyable retirement!"

[red750]

We have two members at the Men's Shed who have suffered strokes. Robert uses a zimmer walking frame, and is always accompanied by his carer Keith. Geoff uses a stick with a 4 point foot, and is brought and collected by his wife. Both have braces on their lower leg.

[Litespeed]

Stroke care has definitely improved in recent decades.

 

We are much quicker to recognise symptoms and get treatment.

 

Modern care includes placing the body on cooled blood in a temp controlled environment to greatly reduced the damage as they give drugs to remove the clots. Many have recovered from previously deadly or greatly incapacitating strokes.

 

 

I have had two major clots that should have been fatal but weirdly blocked my kidney. That is rather unique, the apparent impossible happened to each kidney 10 years apart.

Hence I have two half kidneys. 

 

 

 

I apparently am the only one in the country this rare condition has happened too and it's been twice.

The professor said better odds winning lotto twice without buying a ticket.

I did not feel lucky at all.

 

I have been on bloody Warfarin- rat poison since 37 and will till I cark it.

 

All kidney donations will be appreciated- please include a GA flight medical clearance.

 

I can supply the scalpel and ice bath.

Edited yesterday at 09:11 AM by Litespeed

[facthunter]

Warfarin is a Natural substance and a Life saver. Do you have your own  INR tester?   Worth every Penny. I got one for One for my Kids. .  Siver beet (Vitamin K) will thicken your blood. Nev

[red750]

I am on a blood thinner - Apixaban. (Eliquis brand name).

[onetrack]

The docs discovered I had high blood pressure when I injured my left shoulder about 2-1/2 years ago. The Asian woman doctor I went to first, went ballistic when she found my blood pressure was 200 over 100.

I told her it was because of my injury and pain levels and simple stress of being in a doctors surgery, but she went on a rampage about my blood pressure and concentrated on that, and barely looked at my shoulder injury.

She put me on Perindopril Arginine, which is an enzyme blocker, it stops the enzyme that hardens your arteries. It seems to work, my blood pressure came down, I went off the pills for a couple of weeks and my blood pressure shot back up again. I like to think I'm pretty healthy, but the internal damage with advancing age is unseen.

 

Edited 19 hours ago by onetrack

[rgmwa]

Would be worth having your kidney function checked. HBP can seriously damage them over time and 200/100 is extremely high even if it was just on the day. 

[spacesailor]

Advancing age !.

When I turned 70 my Dr , put me on low dose cholesterol & blood-pressure tablets forever. 

 

spacesailor

 

[Litespeed]

Are you old blokes saying your Kidneys are no good?

 

So much for helping a young bloke out.

 

Bloody hard finding a set that hasn't been abused these days.

 

Come on fellas someone doesn't need them do they?

 

Will get you drunk afterwards, all the ice baths you need for life.

 

 

[onetrack]

RGM, my kidney function was checked, all is fine, the last blood test result showed everything within a satisfactory range. PSA levels and an enlarged prostate are all I have to worry about now, but even the last PSA reading was back to an acceptable level.

I was surprised to find my urologist wasn't overly concerned about an occasional high PSA reading, he reckons they bounce around, and are not necessarily an accurate indication of prostate problems.

 

Litespeed - Sorry, I've become very attached to my kidneys, and don't feel like sharing them with anyone. Although normally, I'm a caring,sharing person, I draw the line at sharing my kidneys.  😄 

[facthunter]

Mine are Like someone in their 20's they keep saying, so I suppose that's Good. I drink a lot of Filtered water.  Some drugs will damage your Kidneys.   Nev

[spacesailor]

Yes ! .

I was on " Nexium " for many years and that is bad for your Kidneys. 

I just stopped taking them & told the Dr " I'll go cold Turkey " .

Seem to be managing  my ' reflux ' easily..

fingers crossed

spacesailor