What have you been doing today?

[achookwoman]

That is so nice Judy. I’ll bet she is just returning many favours that you have done for her. I’ve been to Raffles in Singapore. You will love it. I also had breakfast with the monkeys, at the Zoo.
Zoom with Dietitian and class. My entertainment for the week.

[mab19]

Snap Chookie, I'm having a meeting with my dietician today.

[judydawn]

Thanks Margaret and Chookie, I live in a small cul-de-sac and although my neighbours aren’t in our pockets we are always there when help is needed.

[cookie1]

I love Singapore Judy. Enjoy your Singapore Sling.
Thanks for the fix with Plantar Fasciitis Marina.

Yesterday afternoon I had an appointment with my GP as I’d had reflux for several days and Somac didn’t seem to help a lot. He is a lovely doctor and I’ve been seeing him for many years. He informed me he wasn’t mucking around and sent me off to the hospital down the way to the ED. They were amazing, although very busy. I eventually was taken in triage etc. after several hours of blood tests, x rays and yucky bright pink stuff called a Pink Lady they said my heart was fine. Then after a couple more hours I was sent home to see my GP within the week. They’ve suggested a scan, an endoscopy and a test forHelior Bactori (can’t spell it)
So an unexpected adventure yesterday and a few more to come.
The variety of people and the illness they were presenting with fascinated me. So many without shoes and filthy. One lady near me had cut her finger and showed me, it needed a bandaid! Some did appear quite unwell.
The staff were thorough and excellent.

[achookwoman]

Cookie, hope all goes well for you. Yes Hospitals are fascinating places but I hate them.
Out for both lunch and dinner today. Friends cooking. Should be interesting.

[mab19]

Cookie, reflux is terrible as I know so I hope you are able to have this fixed this as soon as possible.
 Doctor appointment for us today.  All well.
 

[cookie1]

I’m glad all was well Margaret.

[mab19]

Having a friend for afternoon tea.

[judydawn]

Cookie do you mean Helicobacter Pylori, it’s very common and many people test positive to it (me being one) but many more don’t even know they have it until they get symptoms. It will show up in a blood test but  test is simple (a breath test) and they give you antibiotics. I also had to have an endoscopy.

helicobacter pylori https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=helicobacter%20pylori&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#ebo=0

[achookwoman]

Cookie, not nice but seems that it is fixable.
Gym getting my head around trip on train to Melbourne tomorrow , then ferry across bay to have lunch at Point Lonsdale Golf Club, with Probus.
Friend came to fix the mess I had got into trying to download a book for Book Club.

[cookie1]

Cookie do you mean Helicobacter Pylori, it’s very common and many people test positive to it (me being one) but many more don’t even know they have it until they get symptoms. It will show up in a blood test but  test is simple (a breath test) and they give you antibiotics. I also had to have an endoscopy.

helicobacter pylori https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=helicobacter%20pylori&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#ebo=0

Yes Judy. I remember when you had it. DH has had it too. It was a doctor at Royal Perth hospital that discovered the cure. Barry Marshall. He received the Nobel prize for it.

[cookie1]

I went and had an ultra sound this afternoon. If my chest wasn’t hurting before I went it sure was after. Hopefully it’s all clear.

[Cuilidh]

Fingers crossed it will be fine, Cookie

After a hard day at work, just before closing time, I got an email with all the documentation for our trip over to Europe in a couple of months - DH's 2 DS's and 1 BIL are joining us and somehow (being the only one who isn't retired which means I have heaps of free time  ), I ended up doing all the arrangements!  So, the documentation comprises c. 50 pages of bookings, confirmations, tickets and vouchers - so far I have been too bemused to check through it all.  A job to wait for another day I think, when I am not so shell shocked!

[achookwoman]

Marina, that is a lot of work. I don’t envy you.
On Saturday evening our small family of 10 are having Dinner at the Hotel Restaurant where DD and I are staying in Melbourne. Because of the number, they have sent the menu and asked us to preorder. Of the extensive Sweets menu, 8 ordered Creme Brûlée.!
GD, DD and I are going to the Garden Show .
Today, Covid injection.

[mab19]

Chookie, the family dinner sound lovely and I hope you enjoy the Garden show.  I worked on a flower stand at the show for years and it was great fun.

A trip to Bunnings this morning with DH to buy a pole saw so he can cut the high branches of a Rhodedendron that is leaning over the top of the house.  Then to the pet shop to buy 3 gold fish.