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189 and around 104 kgs , been around the same for past 22 odd years... last time I was this weight was when I was 12 years old.. Over weight when sat down .... when standing people get a shock.... size 14 shoes [ smallest of all the males on my Mothers side]... inside leg 38" As a kid and into teens, my Mother myself and sister went to weight watchers classes and trid every diet + so called diet pills etc .... @ 21 yrs was around 146kg, so over the years have been up and done, lowest 96 kg.in my 30's Now at 74 I watch what I eat, Do not eat junk food, could not care less on what others think

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Not married, lived here for almost 21 years, have a Thai partner for 23 years

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Hospital,

Out in the stick for past 20 years near Sai Noi, about 80 baht Taxi to Sai Noi Hospital No longer drive, so must use Taxi or Mini Bus, [2 Mini Buses go by Village 2x a day 10 am + 3:30 pm] there is a 6 wheel truch Bus goes by from 5 am every 2 hours but is to difficult for me to get on....... at least if I went back to Red Cross easy on Public Transport, [can get a lift 3 people go past most morning between 4 am & 5:30 am] to the Pruple Line end station 2004 had a Burst Apensix and was taken to Kasemrad International Hospital, very very expensive, even with a shared room was 85,000 baht !! so stay away from Private/International Hospitals

I keep a daily chart going back years. going back and looking up to chaging to local Village Hospital, [Covid time] my monthly reading were near the same Blood Sugar 112 Blood Pressure daily monthly adverage 121/78 Past 3 years at local Hospital advrage monthy reading = 170 + over 71 Local Hospital = No Have, on a few of my Meds so were changed + on others dosage changed + no end of Vitimins tablets addred = 11 Vitimin tablets taken every day.. Biggest change was Blood Sugar used to take Metformin 3 x day + 18 units of Insulin morning + 12 units evening. Local Hspital 1x metormin mrning + 35 units of Insulin morning + 24 units evening. [often take less as go in my readings] Do you or anyone use/can advise Bang Yai Government Hospital ? not sure I can face the long trip to Red Cross Hospital anymore........... Don't want to change to a worst Hospital

CKD is kidney disease ? YES BP med's at moment LO sar tan

As Sheryl suggested upped my dosage from 25 mg to 50mg = very tired all the time Now BP is 167/68 1st one to high ? second one to low ?

stay OFF salt , does that even work ? Not had added salt since 2015, often do not cook with any salt + No Diet drinks, red meat maybe 1 x week > but that was because I was Stage 5 CKD in 2015, [unless I got it down would be on dialysis 3 x week for rest of life ] appears to work for Kidney problems because I have been down to Stage 3 CKD since 2017 no alcohol > not any since 1991

Modern day inventions have a lot to answer for In my younger days if you ever wanted to call home = you would have to go via different telephone exchanges, 1st explain to the phone opperator which Country > then get that CXountries Exchang > Town > then number ++ cost a lot in thoses days.... My longest Holiday when 18 was 3 months to Canada remember phoned home once in 3 months Is it better these days ? search goes out if you have not phoned in 3 days

Hospitals - Nurses - Drs appear all the same, you must have xyz BP reading.. The Hospital I use > arrive take a number sit and wait have waited for over 1 hour to get the paperwork > then all of 12 steps to the main waiting room at the door a nurse grabs you and MUST take BP + weight even if you have been there a day or so before.. If BP is over 168 then along come a bed and porter and you must lay there for 1 hour, if it has not gone down then another nurse comes with tablets you must take [more pills [refused to take as no idea what they were] this is before having blood work done and seeing a Dr..... I cheated many times and took a BP pill before going to Hospital.... Silly.. > Dr told me to stop taking BP meds and go back the following week to see, I did not cheat so BP was over 200 = bed = 1 hr = still the same = wheeled into A&E at least spoke to a proper Dr and explained why How can anyone get the correct Mrd's if the only way to see the Dr is to cheat there BP machine ??

Government Hospital Pharmacy vs outside pharmacy Yes agree, but 2 reasons > on my records in the Hospital shows all Med's I take, [should I be taken to Hospital in a Emergincy] the other problem I have never found any Pharmacy in the area that sells Insulin... Re Insulin at Red Cross Hospital always had a printout of all Med's so was easy to check the 2 cheap pharmacies oppisit on Rama 4, the same brand of Insulin was 156 baht per box more expensive outside of Hospital.. [MD Pharmacy + CHULA BHESAJ PHARMACY] so used Red Cross pharmcy why pay more for the same thing ? If need anything from a Pharmacy use normally the same one pass most weeks going to Markro ..... eg: use 3" Gauze per pack = 8 baht, nearist pharmacy to my house cost 16 baht same brand !!

2 come to the villae most days, the grey [must be arond a yers old] one is a replacement to the Red Chevy Pickup, e blue one is a replcement to a DMax, no idea what Delivery Companys someone in the Village has Yellow one on red plate

Thanks Do not agree to anything, just when I get home find Med's have been changed... Local Hospital max time with Dr is 5 mins, there is no print out - just go to Payment window and pay for Hospital Services + Meds, only when getting home do I find some have been changed to something different or dosage changed. ++ Plus is Hospital is 15 mins by Taxi from home.. In 3 weeks going to Eye department at Red Cross, will see if I can manage the trip and if so go back to Red Cross, at least always see the same Dr + each Patient has 30 mins with Dr + get a printout of all Blood work + Prescribed Med's > the minus point is 35 mins Taxi to Purple Line + 40 mins to underground another 40 mins to Red Cross Hospital + long walk + trip in reverse in the afternoon. - home...... Reason changed along came Covid = unsafe in crowded transport + Hospital also change - must go the day before for blood work.

Question for Sheryl for over 20 years was on "Enalapril" do not understand why Drs keep changing the Med's must have had 7 or 8 different types in past 8 years.. I did ask a year or 2 ago why, Dr said then 'enalapril' is a very old drug there are a lot of better med's then 'enalapril' these days ?? appears most don't work for me ! There are others in the Village that are Diabetic + high BP problems, asked 2 friends both in there 50's also take losartan [Via Private Hospital] and appear the same, always feel tired and worn out

Yes true, but most things one asks, being English I tend to go with what it say's on the English NHS websites Over the years have noticed a large difference to what UK health say and what USA health websites say

Do a google search.... Myself have been give over the years a few different BP meds ALL ending in pine > gives me swollen feet & Ankles, just see what happens in a month or 2. The most common side effects of lercanidipine are: headache. dizziness. flushing. a pounding heartbeat. swollen anklIes.

Many thanks

Had a mini heart attack 2016, also a mild stroke 24 years ago staying well hydrated? drink at least 3 lt water per day At the time was using Red Cross Hospital 2016 - 2921 Covid time, change to local Village Hospital.. [saving over 3 hours Public transport travel per visit]\ QUESTION: Red Cross Hospital put me on Bisoprolol 5 mg per day Local Hospital said 'No Have' and put me on Dozozin 2 mg? is same ? As in your reply says "Doxazosin for prostate" Should I try to find a Pharmacy that sells Bisoprolol 5 mg ??

Yes June last year Dr said take none for a week as was often low.... looking back on my daily records I keep after 1 week my BP was 221/118 [this was on same machine at the hospital] = Dr said 1 week on 50mg then reduced to 25mg Problem is it is going up all last week was in the 160/85+ every day - Yesterday BP 177/87 - this morning 167/91... thinking maybe should take 25mg 1 day and 50mg next and see what the reading is Try to level it out ? what do you suggest ? It is what I do for years with my Insulin > take according to readings every morning.. it is very hard ... like yesterday woke up in a sweat + cold + the shakes = BS 62 - did not take any Insulin yesterday, this morning still only 102 so took only 1/2 normal units.

Just looked on my Prescription is Losartan 25mg.. The Dr did put me on 100 mg mornings when they took me off Amlodipine , but often by lunch time was very low and passing out, 2 x taken to Hospital so was reduced to 50 mg, often low so now on 25 mg, only take the 50 mg if high. = a bit of a yo-yo in readings Sheryl - Question what about taking 1/2 mornings and the other 1/2 evenings > would that keep it more constant over 24 hrs ? No good asking my Village Hospital Dr, never any idea who it maybe + they rush to get you in & out, The Dr I did see for over 2 years has moved to a private hospital Last appointment week ago he just looked on my Blood work tests said good, then all good not sure he could even speak English,,,, I did ask + had it written down in English + Thai - I did not want 1 x prescribed med because I had 320 day supply, still got them anyway so now have over 400 days supply !! Not sure I could face the 12 hr round trip going back to Red Cross Hospital.

Dr BP meds I had since 1991 are classed as very old and newer improved Med's is Amlodipine = severe ankle and foot swelling for me, Dr tried other things also ending in pine = the same eg Manidipine I take for past 4 years Losartan 20mg, mornings, but go on my BP readings every morning if low do not take > if over 165/88 then take 40 mg.. Also take Dozozin 2 MG 1 x Evening > recommended dose for Male age 74 is 6 mg, have tried 4 mg but also get ankle and foot swelling, so stick on 2mg

My size boxers and shorts is 2 or 3 XL > but here must go 5 or 6 XL For years always buy from Lazada, as there are many Big or Plus sizes Agree with Jingthing buy 1 only to start to see if they fit As for there size charts, think it is bit hit and miss ? or they just copy from another advert Years ago there was a XL Outfitters in Central, they were good and a good price [think most of the stuff came from the USA = maybe were rejects in there home market as often there were flaws]

The same large download on both Laptop & PC the same day ? After you clean 'C' drive maybe a good idea to set all Downloads to 'D' drive also if you check on 'C' drive should tell the size of each file + when it was downloaded if your not sure on something big, could always send it to 'D' drive = you still have it but have freed up space on 'C' also check on 'Start' and see what was recently added

I will wait for a couple of years more and see Carbon fiber battery at least 50% weight reduction + 1,000 km + per charge ,sounds more tempting Look how far Petrol engines progressed, my 1st 3 cars did between 12 - 16 miles per gallon