Lymph Node?

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No need to comment on this folks. I have put it on here for my doctor to take a look at on Friday morning during my telephone appointment. Apologies for posting it here but this is the only site I belong to that I can post photos on as I am not on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or any other social media. I will ask Marigold to take it down once it has done it's job. Thanks.
 

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If it is a lymph node, it will be the first time I have seen one. Might be just a little cyst hopefully. Good luck with appointment.
We have both just got dentist, opticians and flu jabs booked for Monday
 
All done, so if the mods want to take this down then please do though I'm not bothered if it stays up showing my awful skin and dirty fingernails. I honestly don't look that bad from a distance, honest!.

Thanks BYM, the Doc's initial impression was the same as yours, a cyst, he will check back in four weeks. As it had come up on the back of me taking new medication for the past few weeks, (which was the call was meant to be about), just wanted him to look. Busy day Monday, well done getting a dentist appointment, I imagine you need the flu one working on the buses.
 
Glad it is nothing nasty. Your nails look lovely, you should see mine after a day on a bus. Had double pneumonia in my 30's so I always have a flu jab, can't afford to take any chances.
You did well getting into a doctors. Our doctors is obsessed with blood pressure and drags you in every two years for a test. it was OH's turn this year, and she had to do it at home if possible, luckily we brought my dads BP monitor home, so she has sat there very leisurely and taken a few readings throughout the day and sent off, which she considered very civilized and convenient
 
The average Marigold was 114/67 pulse of 58.
She used to have a real phobia of the B P machine after going once and three machines going wrong on her, and the nurse who obviously wanted to get home getting stroppy. Then she went through a phase of being so uptight about it to having a 24 hour monitor on after that. At which point she decided to use dads one on a daily basis until she got over it. Now she finds it ok.
My mums doctor is obsessed with cholesterol levels, never bothers with her blood pressure. You would think at 87 and normal he would accept defeat with her
 
Some doctors are desperate to put everyone on statins, BYM. You'd almost wonder if the doctor who prescribed the most wins a prize from the manufacturer...

Perhaps your mum's doctor is chasing the prize...
 
Icemaiden said:
Some doctors are desperate to put everyone on statins, BYM. You'd almost wonder if the doctor who prescribed the most wins a prize from the manufacturer...

Perhaps your mum's doctor is chasing the prize...
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I have statins prescribed but I never take them because they make my legs ache. Most people don't need them, they're just a con.

I had to take my own blood pressure in the surgery once. The machine had a sleeve like a windsock but it was "one size fits nobody". Having short arms I couldn't fit my arm into the right place and it put pressure on my elbow. I thought it was going to break my arm. Naturally the resulting BP was off the scale so that was another week taking BP at home.
 
When we joined our surgery and had to have all the tests etc. The nurse muttered something about statins, I asked what my cholesterol was, and she said 5.2, to which I replied " I thought that was normal"

"yes but we like people to be on the low side here"

"well I can tell you now I won't be taking them if you do prescribe them"
That was the end of that discussion. I am sure it is because they get money for every time they see a patient, and a healthy one is a dead loss for them.

The BP cuff fills up OH's arm as well, her Cholesterol was 4.2 so no doubt the nurse found that irritating as well.

I am celebrating losing a stone and a half in 3 weeks, I have put on a bit over the last few years, can't resist all the cakes and sweets customers bring over. My collar size has gone from 17-15, and my stomach has gone. Apparently i have stopped snoring as well
 
Well done, BYM. I love to hear weight loss success stories. I have struggled with my weight all my life but I seem to be losing weight as I age, better than t'other way round. I am now the lightest I've been in my adult life, well within the BMI guidelines, and a couple of dress sizes smaller.
 
Thanks, not easy is it. I watched the programme on a few weeks ago with Dr Michael Mosley, "Lose a Stone in Three Weeks" and followed that diet, I have now given up sugar in coffee for good.
My big failing is work, we work long hours, people bring food over and I eat it, My BMI is now in the healthy range to. I am determined to be good, I resisted the big packet of chocolate digestives that appeared, one thing is they disappear quickly.

Well done you as well, always good to get into clothes that are smaller, I have some trousers that now fit, and they are round my waist not under a stomach :D :D
 
Not sure, don't watch that. It was a Keto diet where you cut out carbs, and eat protein. Wasn't too bad i didn't even miss potatoes or bread. I even liked the cauliflower rice as a substitute.
 
Could've been worse Diane- they could have led you astray by sending a bag of white rice...
 
I did buy some then OH just grated a cauliflower up in the food processor. Same end result, and doesn't take up room in the freezer. Amazing what you can do with it. On the diet I could use it as topping for shepherds pie with cream cheese
 
Vegetables can replace higher carbohydrate foods in a lot of dishes. I've made, frozen and eaten a lot of lasagne made using long thickish slices of courgette instead of pasta. I don't understand why it's recommended to eat courgettes when they are 3-4 inches long. The flavour of mine when they were 7-8 inches long was amazing - I ate a lot of them raw as a snack!

Well done BYM. I did a similar thing 20 years ago when I was on my own but unfortunately once my husband returned the weight gradually crept back o. It was the slowest weight re-gain and there were lots of things that contributed to that. I've been reading an interesting book about the link between emotions and weight gain and hope to put a lot of it into practice.
 
It was a bit of a struggle as it was 800 calories a day. But it has made me look at the carb contents on packets. I was amazed at the carb content in flavoured milkshakes, and when it says half fat, it has loads of sugar instead, OH said "I told you"
Anyway I am pleased to be back to a healthy weight, and I will be good, easy when I am at home.

You must be on a lovely cloud at the moment Margaid, hopefully you can settle down to a normal life now
 
Not quite yet BYM as the finances are still to be sorted which is a major issue. I'll be able to clear my debts ad take stock of my situation. Next Wednesday's hearing will give some indication of how hard I'll have to fight and I'm hoping it will all be sorted by the end of the year.

I don't actually feel any different ...
 
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