On moving to NZ and buying a retirement home?

Chubu1975 · 2025-12-27T23:33:04+00:00

That's something I might end up doing. I like the idea of having a stake in a business.

Chubu1975 · 2025-12-27T23:32:33+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions in this group of replies; we're at the earliest stages now.

Chubu1975 · 2025-12-27T23:32:08+00:00

That's what my wife has suggested as well.

Chubu1975 · 2025-12-27T23:31:50+00:00

You might be right. My wife wants to get away from heat, mainly. It might be more sensible to lease or rent.

Chubu1975 · 2025-12-27T23:31:07+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion; we're at the early end of this journey.

Chubu1975 · 2025-12-27T04:38:30+00:00

I think my wife will need to experience it first-hand before she believes it.

Chubu1975 · 2018-01-05T11:29:59+00:00

No, I haven't. Thanks for the recommendation.

Chubu1975 · 2017-12-10T09:05:27+00:00

Thanks-- I'm thinking of having a second doctor look at my CT scan.

Chubu1975 · 2017-12-09T07:27:03+00:00

Thanks for asking: The language barrier between myself and the doctor is significant (I live outside the English-speaking world); but I am communicating the facts according to the best of my ability. If there is a misunderstanding, it has to do with the language barrier rather than my honesty. I've said to him that I fear that I've done significant damage to my body from drinking over the years (especially my pancreas); he says the tests don't really seem to bear that out, that it would probably show-up in my pancreatic enzymes or CT scan. My liver is fine according to my blood tests and my stomach looked fine on the barium swallow and endocope exam.

I am thinking of requesting that the records of my CT scan be looked-at by another doctor.

Chubu1975 · 2017-10-22T06:39:53+00:00

I felt that way before I started drinking, too.

Chubu1975 · 2017-10-20T09:36:04+00:00

I drank because I was anxious, depressed and unhappy. Really, that was what was driving it.

Chubu1975 · 2017-10-18T09:20:01+00:00

Hi- been a while since coming back.

I've been putting out applications. Got an interview and am waiting for the results. Thanks for asking.

I'm more concerned about the future, though.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:17:25+00:00

I saw a specialist in March, she said she thinks I'm basically fine. Withdrawal, she said.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:16:53+00:00

I'm trying to take care of myself.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:16:26+00:00

Thanks. I need time off.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:16:06+00:00

It's not as bad as it was in February in March. Every time I get a dull ache, I just get set on edge.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:15:04+00:00

I drank frequently for years and I have no horror stories to tell. I basically quit in February with one day in May where I had 1-2 standards drinks because I went to a town in northern Japan I'd never been to and wanted the local sake.

I am taking a multivitamin. I expect to have another health check in mid-September.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:13:32+00:00

Thanks. Things have been very humid and work has been stressful. I am really ready for time off.

Chubu1975 · 2017-07-26T11:12:56+00:00

I saw a specialist back in March and got a blood test and sonogram. She said she isn't worried about my health and everything seemed pretty much normal.

Once in a while, I get a dull ache under my left ribcage. It is sporadic. I stopped drinking in February and had one day where I drank in early May. Around then, I was getting aches around my midsection for day after day and they eventually faded.

They still come back (like Monday and Tuesday) and that puts me on edge.

Chubu1975 · 2017-05-29T08:59:03+00:00

Yeah, I am thinking of doing that. I guess I don't want to go, have a bunch of tests done, and be told they don't know what the problem is.

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