General Medical issues thread

[Bundy Bear]

Another day sick; and I know I am not going to be well enough by the weekend, so that trip has been cancelled.

Another visit to the doctor scheduled for tomorrow.

Hoping I can be well enough to fly in 10 days, or that trip will be cancelled as well.

I have previous 8 weeks May through to June practicing for Gold Coast half marathon; 2 days after I finished the race I have been sick, going on 4 weeks now.

 

[Quickstatus]

* A LOT more than dogs can give you rabies, if they are carriers

Rabies = mammalian animal disease/reservoir

Typically 2 reservoir groups
a) canine rabies - endemic in Asia, Africa parts of South America
b) wildlife rabies - endemic in Asia, Russia/Stans, Russia, US (= mainly northern hemisphere with occasionals in Brazil)

Canine rabies most problematic due to juxtaposition/cohabitation of dogs and humans especially in developing countries. Responsible for vast majority of human fatalities >90%

Mammalian wildlife can carry rabies: bats, foxes, mongoose ferrets

Common myth that monkeys are a reservoir of rabies. They do carry rabies, but the disease is extremely fatal to monkeys so they die off first before infecting humans.

 

[cove]

Bundy Bear it is probably time for you to stop punishing your body with extreme events. I do know my recently deceased cousin regretted having done too many marathons , triathlons and half marathons that everything in his body was locked up and worn out. At 80 he was struggling to walk and wished he had just ridden a bike so the impact of pounding his joints would have been so much less.
Less beer and less running.....might help.Just my random thoughts for you from Singapore seeing I am awake at 3.30 am.
You could of course leave BrisVegas for a better climate seeing it seems to have a lousy flu strain knocking out normally healthy folks.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Bundy Bear it is probably time for you to stop punishing your body with extreme events. I do know my recently deceased cousin regretted having done too many marathons , triathlons and half marathons that everything in his body was locked up and worn out. At 80 he was struggling to walk and wished he had just ridden a bike so the impact of pounding his joints would have been so much less.
Less beer and less running.....might help.Just my random thoughts for you from Singapore seeing I am awake at 3.30 am.
You could of course leave BrisVegas for a better climate seeing it seems to have a lousy flu strain knocking out normally healthy folks.

Trust me on the running stuff, I keep getting injured so don't do a lot compared to some other people I run with, my plan is to do 2 full marathons before I am 50 then stop. There was that famous Chinese doctor saying heart only good for so many beats so don't do too much exercise.

I enjoyed Perth weather, a drier climate suited me better.

On another medical issue, I got 2 fingers caught in a letter box, fingers hurt for a few days afterwards and now that my name is growing I think I must have cracked the end of it and only just starting to come through now, looks terrible lucky it isn't sore.

 

[Quickstatus]

Medical friend now on 6th bike (MAMIL context) accident, and 4th one requiring surgery and extended hospital stay. He says it a fitness thing. No insight...

 

[cove]

Yes at work we have had some bike incidents too. Mostly fractured fingers and damaged pride so far as no one has run into a truck. A colleague had a head on with another bike and took weeks to recover.
I walk in a warm hydrotherapy pool at 2.2 kms an hour for 60 to 75 minutes and no injuries.....

 

[Quickstatus]

MAMIL done a #tibia/fibula. Ran into swamp wallaby
Prior to that he has a bleed into the brain. One would think after that better to give up the lycra..

 

[cove]

My cardiologist insisted I not take Vitamin E to avoid bleeds. He is retired now.
My new cardiologist says olive oil and red wine and just prescribed medication.

 

[prozac]

3 years ago I was ordered to stay off the motorbike for 7 months whilst on thinners to get rid of a 30cm blood clot in the axiliary and branchial vein.

 

[Quickstatus]

My cardiologist insisted I not take Vitamin E to avoid bleeds. He is retired now.
My new cardiologist says olive oil and red wine and just prescribed medication.

Everything in balance. Olive oil + redwine counteracts all that cheese

 

[tgh]

Hm .. I gallop my horse, occasionally thrash my motorcycle, and exercise my heart rate as high as I can get it.

Based on the recent preceding commentsI , I am clearly doomed…. ( but having fun getting there)

 

[Flying mermaid]

Rabies = mammalian animal disease/reservoir

Typically 2 reservoir groups
a) canine rabies - endemic in Asia, Africa parts of South America
b) wildlife rabies - endemic in Asia, Russia/Stans, Russia, US (= mainly northern hemisphere with occasionals in Brazil)

Canine rabies most problematic due to juxtaposition/cohabitation of dogs and humans especially in developing countries. Responsible for vast majority of human fatalities >90%

Mammalian wildlife can carry rabies: bats, foxes, mongoose ferrets

Common myth that monkeys are a reservoir of rabies. They do carry rabies, but the disease is extremely fatal to monkeys so they die off first before infecting humans.

what about cats?

 

[RooFlyer]

a) canine rabies - endemic in Asia, Africa parts of South America

I was doing some more reading - India appears to be a hot-spot for rabies in dogs. Having been twice, I can't think as to why I hadn't been vaccinated before (I'm going again in December). Cost not an issue (I think $300 for the course) ... maybe the prior travel doctor wasn't so tuned-in? My present travel doctor is my GP as well, and told the story how he had a patient who went to a dog show in India. The organisers had a doctor, rabies vaccine 'in hand', at the show!!

what about cats?

They are mammals, so potential carriers, especially in 'high risk' areas. I'm going to be a bit like a reformed smoker on this - get vaccinated for sure if you are travelling to any of the dark green areas! And also in the mid-green, if you are cautious.

 

[Quickstatus]

what about cats?

Well, its a mammal but cats are low down on the list.

 

[Quickstatus]

Based on the recent preceding commentsI , I am clearly doomed…. ( but having fun getting there)

Sounds like you haven't trashed your body yet. The mortality rate of the human race is a 100%. - it will only buff out to a certain extent, and there are no trade ins available.

Die young or die old. pros and cons for each.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Well, its a mammal but cats are low down on the list.

Tell that to ACT Health who put me through a full rabies treatment based on on tiny scratch from a cat 3 months previously

 

[Quickstatus]

Well its ON the list, but low down.

Who knows if that cat has rabies or not. Likely low risk, but the consequences are bad.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Well its ON the list, but low down.

Who knows if that cat has rabies or not. Likely low risk, but the consequences are bad.

I know I was silly not to get something done immediately, but I thought a scratch wasn’t an issue (and a cat was low risk). But apparently they can get saliva on their paws and transfer that way. She didn’t look rabid in the slightest but better to be safe.

 

[Quickstatus]

Ive seen cats lick themselves....

Rabies can be transmitted without a bite - might even be a lick
Bites from bats at night may not even be recognised.
Rabies symptoms have a long incubation period before symptoms appear.

Urban areas in endemic areas are safe if there is animal controls in place.

 

[rogerkambah]

Ive seen cats lick themselves.

I know exactly where our cat's tongue has been.
If she is on my lap and decides to groom herself I withdraw my hands as she will lick me too if she has the opportunity.