I'm going mad here trying to deal with logging in to Gransnet! One last, late try after being awake every hour almost throughout the night. Why? Absolutely no idea.
Alizarin how lovely to see you back - and almost completely repaired. How brave are you - do hope that you are beginning to feel different and your mobility improves day on day.
How many days clean were you before you couldn't resist us any longer? It seems a long time to me. Take care, avoid jams and tourists and involvement in summits if you can!
Ekwa and Muse. I am not impressed. We have banned the words ought, should and must in this house. My DH was a real devotee but he's kicked the habit. Most people wouldn't dream of using such words, so you must now stop and start pleasing yourselves, always.
GrandmaB slow down - you'll have the little terror back again before you can say 'fish man" - make sure you get some proper r&r after your busy day. Bet the garden looks lovely, though.
Mary is there a plan afoot, do you think, to see just how poorly you can be before anything is done to put things right? How many times have you suffered due to oversight or the Covid excuse? How can you suffer from Osteoporosis for years and have a reliably poor or non-existent Vit D and Calcium level - and still be on the same dosage? Does anyone mind if that doesn't work for you?
Your usual dose would probably be fine for a fairly fit person of 70. Since when does that cover you? Those in charge need to give themselves a shake, I think. Here where Vit D., is considered of vital importance to daily health - and it is - everyone gets Vit D. liquid dose from October to April. My DH was told by the Doc that since winter is now over and the sun reliably shining, he'll not need any more prescriptions. He normally takes 80,000 iu once every month in liquid form and I have 60,000. When I was quite unwell one year in Normandy but didn't realise it - leaden and aching legs, reluctance to climb stairs, sore muscles, back ache, fuzzy head, always tired, and my blood tests showed I could do with extra Vit D., I had massive doses for 3 months. The difference was extraordinary. If you add that to the fact that without Vit D., Calcium absorption is severely compromised.....it's little wonder you've felt (additionally) unwell.
I hope I'm not maligning beautiful Glasgow by saying that it probably doesn't get a lot of sunshine in the winter. My Doc in Normandy said that all Northern Europeans/sun starved folk are at risk - hence the supplements which are routinely prescribed - even here in the South where older people often hide from the sun in the height of the summer. Where you live - a lot further from the Equator - I should think that Vit D should be at the top of every GP's reminder list!
Carpe Diem is never a bad mantra - but sometimes you need more than a bit of help to seize it. Feel lots better soon. x
Have wonderful meet ups, meals out, beach trips, long walks everyone - and may the sun shine on you all. If the sun is shining in your gardens and you're pottering alone, enjoy the peace and a job well done, doing just what you want in your own safe space.
Take care and stay safe ???
