Having a bit of a problem

[Guest]

Sorry to read of your woes Dave . Hope all is sorted soon .

[Andy the Sheep]

My best wishes for a conclusive and positive result from your analysis, Dave.

[Mark1]

Hope you can get back to the bench soon dave, all the best.

[Dave Ward]

An update - after various tests, the Doc tells me that I'm suffering from a Kidney problem - he was puzzled, because there's no other signs of it, but a specific test ( more blood....) seems to have pinpointed it. I'm being taken off one medication entirely & my dosage of another reduced, for a month. He says that should help in the renal side & I should have a bit more energy - fingers crossed!
No benchtime yet - but, even if I was feeling OK, I doubt that I could have done anything - my thermometer has hit 37C, the hottest I've seen here! Most unpleasant going to the Doctors, it was like standing in front of a hair dryer - not comfortable - it's supposed to break over the next few days - Wednesday at least 10C cooler.
Dave

[Mark1]

37 here too,hotter tomorrow :tired: at least your getting to the bottom of it now, with a bit of luck you'll be back to gluing bits of plastic to your fingers soon:smiling3:

[Jim R]

At least the docs have found the problem. Hopefully there will be improvements soon.
We aren't quite 37 here but very close. Our main problem is the heat is setting off the smoke alarm in the hall. It's wired into the mains so I switched off at the fuse box but forgot it has a back up battery so the b****y thing is still going off every half hour or so :worried:

[Tim Marlow]

At least the docs have found the problem. Hopefully there will be improvements soon.
We aren't quite 37 here but very close. Our main problem is the heat is setting off the smoke alarm in the hall. It's wired into the mains so I switched off at the fuse box but forgot it has a back up battery so the b****y thing is still going off every half hour or so :worried:

Better hope it goes flat by the evening Jim. Wouldn’t want to keep everyone awake….failing that, put some tape over the sounder holes. It’s surprisingly effective.

[Tim Marlow]

An update - after various tests, the Doc tells me that I'm suffering from a Kidney problem - he was puzzled, because there's no other signs of it, but a specific test ( more blood....) seems to have pinpointed it. I'm being taken off one medication entirely & my dosage of another reduced, for a month. He says that should help in the renal side & I should have a bit more energy - fingers crossed!
No benchtime yet - but, even if I was feeling OK, I doubt that I could have done anything - my thermometer has hit 37C, the hottest I've seen here! Most unpleasant going to the Doctors, it was like standing in front of a hair dryer - not comfortable - it's supposed to break over the next few days - Wednesday at least 10C cooler.
Dave

Hope that sorts it out Dave.

[boatman]

Hope you can get back to the bench soon dave, all the best.

DITTO Dave from jen an me
chrisb mtb an jen

[Guest]

That's one good bit of news then Dave, hopefully it will make an improvement.

[Dave Ward]

THANKS ALL!
I have to admit it was getting me down a bit! As an extra, the Doc looked at my diabetic control & he said keep on doing what you are doing now, don't change anything. He noted I was diagnosed diabetic just on 21 years ago ( to the month ), and some of my parameters hadn't changed over the past ten years - I'd even lost a bit of weight. !!
Dave

[scottie3158]

Dave keep not taking the tablets :smiling: glad to hear they are getting to the bottom of it.

[adt70hk]

Dave, as the others have said pleased to hear they have a identified the problem. Hope it doesn't take too long to get it sorted.

ATB.

Andrew

[The Smythe Meister]

Dave, as the others have said pleased to hear they have a identified the problem. Hope it doesn't take too long to get it sorted.

ATB.

Andrew

Yep,.
Good news indeed Dave...
Although there's obviously "The wait" yet ... But I'm sure it'll be ok
Have you been on Statins?.. they're often prescribed to people with Diabetes, blood pressure,sugar level type problems....
And a side effect of them can be Liver/ Kidney problems as I was told by my GP a few years back! ....
... I declined the offer!!
Looking forward to seeing you back modelling again mate
Take care... This baking heat can't last forever!!
Andy

[Dave Ward]

Yep,.
Good news indeed Dave...
Although there's obviously "The wait" yet ... But I'm sure it'll be ok :smiling3:
Have you been on Statins?.. they're often prescribed to people with Diabetes, blood pressure,sugar level type problems....
And a side effect of them can be Liver/ Kidney problems as I was told by my GP a few years back! ....
... I declined the offer!!
Looking forward to seeing you back modelling again mate :smiling3:
Take care... This baking heat can't last forever!!
Andy

I've been on Simvastatin for a long time, and it has kept my cholesterol at the correct level, the med I'm going to stop is Ramipril, a BP control & I'm halving my dose of Metformin, a diabetic med. The doc advised me to take my BP regularly over the next month, but he didn't think that'd be a problem. I have my own BP machine, so that's easy.
It's 03:30 & the temperature is now a comfortable 24C, but it's forecast to be even hotter today, so, it'll be drawn curtains for half the day........
Dave