3 ways to make TV/AN a more pleasant and more useful experience

[alex8912]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

You're entitled to your opinion, for what it is worth.

 

If the topics of Trump and COVID did not exist, I am sure I could find others.

 

As far as oxygen goes, my lung capacity is 5.5 litres. Smokers are usually 3 litres.

As ALWAYS....you dah man!! 

[metisdead]

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[Lacessit]

33 minutes ago, atpeace said:

The problem is many simply follow the experts almost blindly and are appalled if you question "their" experts.  I definitely listen to "my" experts but am open to new ideas and this surely applies to health issues.  Looking at how dismally unhealthy society is and how medicated it is at the same time should raise some questions.  

 

Docs are great when you break something or an organ has issues.  I have found them almost useless for most of my medical issues I have had the last few decades.  

I would not be posting here without several medical interventions. That's all I can say.

[atpeace]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

I would not be posting here without several medical interventions. That's all I can say.

Sorry, I don't understand.  You had several medical interventions?

[Lacessit]

14 minutes ago, atpeace said:

Sorry, I don't understand.  You had several medical interventions?

BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer, 19 years ago. Targeted inhibitors of obinuzamatab and venclexta for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia two and a half years ago. All three cancers in full remission.

 

Surgery, let's see:

Appendicectomy

Right knee arthroscopy

Double carpal tunnel surgery

Most recent, inguinal hernia corrective surgery one year ago.

 

Perhaps I was not clear. I would not be alive now without modern pharmaceuticals.

 

Is it any wonder I have utmost respect for the medical profession?

[fredwiggy]

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer, 19 years ago. Targeted inhibitors of obinuzamatab and venclexta for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia two and a half years ago. All three cancers in full remission.

 

Surgery, let's see:

Appendicectomy

Right knee arthroscopy

Double carpal tunnel surgery

Most recent, inguinal hernia corrective surgery one year ago.

 

Perhaps I was not clear. I would not be alive now without modern pharmaceuticals.

 

Is it any wonder I have utmost respect for the medical profession?

Good to see you beat bladder cancer. My mom passed from it awhile back because the doctors waited too long to remove her bladder, and then it spread.

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

Good to see you beat bladder cancer. My mom passed from it awhile back because the doctors waited too long to remove her bladder, and then it spread.

Thank you. As with most cancers, early detection and treatment significantly enhances survival chances.

 

Cancer killed my father because he was terrified of doctors. By the time he went to one with his symptoms, it was too late.

 

Message to everyone reading this thread. DON'T ignore symptoms in the hope they will go away.

[fredwiggy]

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Thank you. As with most cancers, early detection and treatment significantly enhances survival chances.

 

Cancer killed my father because he was terrified of doctors. By the time he went to one with his symptoms, it was too late.

 

Message to everyone reading this thread. DON'T ignore symptoms in the hope they will go away.

My dad also passed, at 79, from lung cancer. He smoked 3 packs a day for 60 plus years so he did it to himself. I've been trying to do whatever I can to stay healthy and hope genetics isn't too involved in my case. My mom passed at 84 and never smoked, as it's a big reason one gets it, so who knows.

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

My dad also passed, at 79, from lung cancer. He smoked 3 packs a day for 60 plus years so he did it to himself. I've been trying to do whatever I can to stay healthy and hope genetics isn't too involved in my case. My mom passed at 84 and never smoked, as it's a big reason one gets it, so who knows.

Statistics say a smoker is 20 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non-smoker.

 

The stats also say a smoker who quits will come back to the same level of risk as a non-smoker, 10 years after quitting.

[atpeace]

19 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer, 19 years ago. Targeted inhibitors of obinuzamatab and venclexta for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia two and a half years ago. All three cancers in full remission.

 

Surgery, let's see:

Appendicectomy

Right knee arthroscopy

Double carpal tunnel surgery

Most recent, inguinal hernia corrective surgery one year ago.

 

Perhaps I was not clear. I would not be alive now without modern pharmaceuticals.

 

Is it any wonder I have utmost respect for the medical profession?

Perspective creates reality?  I think I remember you being around 75 but seems you have many more serious medical issues than most.  If I survived your issues, I'm sure I would have a different opinion in regards to the medical profession. Happy for you! 

 

I've always been healthy, minus a few terrible accidents, and have found most my doctor visits worthless.  Someday it is highly probable that a doctor will extend my life or ease the pain at the end.  I do respect the profession but rely on my own diagnosis much more than a doctor.  

[novacova]

On 1/7/2025 at 8:15 PM, Old Curmudgeon said:

3 ways to make TV/AN a more pleasant and more useful experience

1) don’t let what you read be a bother 

2) don’t be reactionary 

3) compartmentalization and take it easy.

[Lacessit]

9 minutes ago, atpeace said:

Perspective creates reality?  I think I remember you being around 75 but seems you have many more serious medical issues than most.  If I survived your issues, I'm sure I would have a different opinion in regards to the medical profession. Happy for you! 

 

I've always been healthy, minus a few terrible accidents, and have found most my doctor visits worthless.  Someday it is highly probable that a doctor will extend my life or ease the pain at the end.  I do respect the profession but rely on my own diagnosis much more than a doctor.  

81 yo.

 

It's possible to use blood tests as a health monitor without a doctor in Thailand, and I do think doctors here tend to over-prescribe medications. If it's not measured, it can't be controlled.

 

There is also the risk of misdiagnosis. I have been diagnosed several times with high blood pressure, when the fact is I have severe white coat syndrome. Any time I am near a hospital or clinic, my systole spikes by 50 mm Hg.

 

Having said that, ignore persistent pain or blood in urine, feces or sputum at your peril.

[atpeace]

13 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

81 yo.

 

It's possible to use blood tests as a health monitor without a doctor in Thailand, and I do think doctors here tend to over-prescribe medications. If it's not measured, it can't be controlled.

 

There is also the risk of misdiagnosis. I have been diagnosed several times with high blood pressure, when the fact is I have severe white coat syndrome. Any time I am near a hospital or clinic, my systole spikes by 50 mm Hg.

 

Having said that, ignore persistent pain or blood in urine, feces or sputum at your peril.

I never understand why people don't get regular blood work and learn what the results mean. Even a 200 baht complete blood count can provide some valuable information and even more so if done every year.  It has been 18 months since my last so not walking the talk.

[cdemundo]

7 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Ban Trump topics

Ban Covid topics

Ban Me  

You could start a topic on toothpaste (for example) and it would get turned into a Trump or Covid topic.