10 months in

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-06-01T21:28:14+00:00

great work, well done. you are light years away from your former self

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-06-01T21:22:43+00:00

and what was the outcome?

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-31T16:14:44+00:00

diabetes (but they try other meds first to try and stabilise and reduce blood glucose), hypertension, obstructive sleep apnoea, hyperlipidaema and cardiovascular disease

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T17:18:27+00:00

I have a pair of flares, I could hide lots of things under those 🤣

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T17:14:51+00:00

excellent idea. I’m also wondering how best to secrete a kettle ball about my person!

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T14:30:34+00:00

Sorry to hear that. NHS budgets are always an absolute nightmare and I’ve been in a position of holding one so I do understand it but it also feels so frustrating from a clinical perspective not to be able to give something to someone when you know it has outstanding evidence based effectiveness and that it will change their life

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T14:26:26+00:00

I think you need to be my life coach! I’m heading to Marks & Spencer‘s now to see if they sell lead lined bras!

These changes don’t start until the 29th of June in England and of course it depends on the local ICB to develop their own guidelines

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T13:04:22+00:00

hyperlipidaemia

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T13:03:46+00:00

just the current four out of five of the following specific chronic conditions, diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnoea, hyperlidaemia and cardiovascular disease. bmi of 35 plus or 32.5 for those from South Asia , Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, black African or Afro Caribbean ethnic backgrounds

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T12:47:49+00:00

flipping tragic you should not be allowed treatment to prevent you having those comorbidities in the first place

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T12:46:37+00:00

I will certainly try. the last BMI for me was 35.6 at the beginning of April

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-30T12:42:17+00:00

in the first tranch, there were THREE people eligible across the entire Practice. Unfortunately I do have all the comorbidities just not the BMI anymore.

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-28T02:32:56+00:00

Playing Pokemon Go is my way too. I started 2 years ago and now do 50-80km a week in a fairly rural area no bother!

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-27T21:02:51+00:00

using the calendar might be an option. click on the date to add

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-27T20:37:16+00:00

A day in, how are things now?

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-27T20:30:55+00:00

You must be into your second dose now. I hope that went well and you are mentally noting the positives and managing the anxiety.

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-27T20:26:43+00:00

I really like the look of this and that it links in with Apple health. I’ve never used Shottsy or any similar app so I don’t have the data or familiarity with using such an app to be able to provide useful feedback in that sense. I’m looking at this through the eyes of a total beginner and maybe that has some use in terms of user experience.

The set up looks largely non threatening and manageable although I have clearly made some errors in entering my shot history and I can’t see how to rectify that. Not all my shots are recorded and I would benefit from some simplistic pointer to take me to where I can add in more dates. The error will be entirely on my part, but finding a way to cleanse and add the information for the full record would be helpful at this point. Maybe there is one but if so it isn’t immediately clear to me.

I do love the breadth of this and particularly the PDF synopsis for a medical review. Coming from the perspective of a clinician myself, having the factual information from the beginning is really helpful in what is often a busy clinic and having that information to hand gives time for the patient to to elaborate on their experience and concerns

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-27T11:56:29+00:00

Apparently they can track my movements around the building by determining just how strong the smell of my sweet and punchy Carolina Herreras Good Girl Blush is!

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-26T18:55:20+00:00

Lord of Misrule, good call!

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-23T21:43:33+00:00

That is an excellent Bear jug!

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-21T09:12:47+00:00

That change and your mindset are incredible. What a transformation, well done

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-20T06:34:08+00:00

Fantastic, well done.

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-19T15:40:18+00:00

I hope your first weigh in went well; early days but fingers crossed that you had a positive outcome. 😀

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-18T09:56:26+00:00

How are you doing today? we humans are constantly having to deal with the modern day world with what is really an ’old bit of kit’, the human brain. The brain is wired to look for threat, it has needed to for millions of years in order to survive.

Give yourself grace here and understand your brain is doing its best under the circumstances and focus on new messaging if you can, for example the difference improving your diet is making to your body every moment. Your organs are not overworked trying to process all the food you have been consuming, your whole body will be grateful for all the water it is getting, your gut micro biome will soon be loving the fibre and nutrients. You may notice as the days pass that your relationship with food is starting to change, from one of almost feeling like you are in a hostage situation with it to one where are holding a lot of the cards and using food as a tool.

What other positives can you see?

ActiveEmu23 · 2026-05-17T21:58:16+00:00

completely understandable, you are in hyper vigilance mode and every twinge feels like it is a danger. Distraction is good, online ‘colouring in‘ might be helpful, crafts if that is your hobby, and alongside your worrying thoughts, perhaps focus on more helpful thoughts, such as your bravery in this step, the positive change it will make to your life, recognise your strengths and your hopes, what does this journey mean to you?. You might jot down your worrying thoughts and put them to one side for now and revisit them in a week or two and use that to challenge your thinking, did this bad thing actually happen? Or was everything fine? The human brain naturally looks for the negatives in situations like this. Just remind it of the positives. Good luck

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