Category: Health

Getting some surgery done today, just a procedure to investigate some nerve issues I’m having with my back and leg. 👨🏻‍⚕️

Eye test time! 👁

Have been getting a few RSI problems in my left hand the past few weeks, so I went and grabbed a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard, and now I have to learn how to type again…

Found out the hard way that Miso Soup flares up my gout. I used to love Miso Soup. 😩

Quite under the weather at the moment, tired of being sick.

Today I learned that you don’t have to be a drinker to get gout. Also, gout is really fucking painful!

Still feeling a bit sick today.

Woke up late Friday night with a stomach bug, it floored me all day Saturday. I managed to drag myself out into the sun yesterday, still felt a little ordinary.

I seem to be ok with fluids, but solids are not being kind to me…ugh

So, my back has improved significantly since I got the injection the other week, I sat down with my GP yesterday to discuss next steps and she surprised me by stating that I can stop taking one of the pain relief medications that I’ve been on, Palexia SR. Overall, this is a good thing stopping taking this opioid, however, the next couple of weeks could be interesting based on the medication data sheet.

Here’s my favourite part…

Some people may feel unwell if they suddenly stop taking PALEXIA® SR. If you suddenly stop taking PALEXIA® SR you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as:

• restlessness
• watery eyes or runny nose
• sweating or chills
• muscle pain
• dilated pupils
• irritability or anxiety
• backache or joint pain
• weakness
• abdominal cramps
• difficulty in sleeping
• nausea, loss of appetite
• vomiting or diarrhea
• increases in blood pressure, breathing or heart rate

I suggested to my wife that I might need some time alone over the next week or two…

Back is aching like a champ this afternoon, which is to be expected, as I had a massage treatment yesterday and for some reason I end up pretty sure the following day.

I used to be such a crappy sleeper, always waking up in the middle of the night, never being able to get back to sleep, averaging between 5-6 hours a night, now look at me.

I basically avoid alcohol as much as possible, i.e. I don’t drink to relax after work any more (which sounds quite toxic to write), and when we’re away on holidays or at a social thing, I try to limit the amount I drink, along with not drinking after 4-5pm where possible.

Obviously, there are times when this is not possible and I end up having a couple of beers or wines, I just have to know that I will sleep like crap on these nights, and that’s OK.