General Medical issues thread

[Pushka]

What are the best/strongest OTC painkillers in Australia?

Depends on the cause of the pain.

 

[whatmeworry]

Depends on the cause of the pain.

Knee/osteo pain.

 

[JohnK]

What are the best/strongest OTC painkillers in Australia?

Mersyndol night strength followed by Pandeine Extra and Nurofen Plus.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Mersyndol night strength followed by Pandeine Extra and Nurofen Plus.

Holy Cow .... I would be out for 12 hours if I took all that !

 

[sinophile888]

After the all clear from the cardiac electrophysiologist, I decided to book the December cruise. Mr. sinophile really needs a break after marathon grandfather duties which greatly resemble Groundhog Day.

Cruise duly booked after a bit of fun and games with the cruise being available one day, sold out the next few days, available again yesterday and then sold out again today.

Time for travel insurance even though the cruise stays in Australian waters. I was happy to again be accepted by insureandgo with a premium of $575 for 13 days. This was made up of $300 base premium with $90 extra for Mr. sinophile. and $180 extra for me due to pre-existing conditions for us both. Here’s hoping that insurance was just a precaution. As I have mentioned in the past, I had been rejected by 13 other companies before I found insureandgo.

If all goes well, we will try for the QM2 in February.

 

[JohnK]

Holy Cow .... I would be out for 12 hours if I took all that !

LOL. Not all at once. Mersyndol is the strongest in my opinion followed by the other 2.

 

[blackcat20]

Surgery done and dusted and seems to have gone well. Only need panadol which is great. QF F pjs are just perfect for lounging around in, given they're keeping me overnight.

 

[love_the_life]

Surgery done and dusted and seems to have gone well. Only need panadol which is great. QF F pjs are just perfect for lounging around in, given they're keeping me overnight.

Great to hear. Hope things continue on the positive note. Now you can breathe

 

[blackcat20]

Great to hear. Hope things continue on the positive note. Now you can breathe

Well not quite. I have packing up my nose and what looks like a giant tampon taped to my face to catch all the blood

 

[love_the_life]

Well not quite. I have packing up my nose and what looks like a giant tampon taped to my face to catch all the blood

A very fetching look no doubt!

Perhaps I should have said, now you will be able to breathe

 

[Pushka]

Well not quite. I have packing up my nose and what looks like a giant tampon taped to my face to catch all the blood

I always think of Prince Charles with the word Tampon.

 

[drron]

Oh you are a naughty girl.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I always think of Prince Charles with the word Tampon.

Too late, he's married.

for reference in Italian

tampone [⁠t⁠a⁠m⁠ˈ⁠p⁠o⁠n⁠e⁠]​SM
1 (assorbente interno) tampon
2 (Med: gen) plug; di cotone) wad; per pulire una ferita) swab; per stendere un liquido) pad
3 (cuscinetto: per timbri) ink-pad; di carta assorbente) blotter​
■ AGG INV provvedimento tampone stopgap measure

 

[Pushka]

Too late, he's married.

Well, yes. A delightful couple......made for each other in fact.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Well, yes. A delightful couple......made for each other in fact.

"Bred" is a better verb. But OT now.

 

[blackcat20]

Hospitals really are the worst place to get any rest. The first overnight nurse was quite loud. Then there's all the beeping...

 

[cove]

When I was in the heart ward many years ago the pulse rate monitors were set to start beeping below 40 or above 170 beats a minute. Those heart ward beds are just about as comfortable as sleeping on a concrete floor so be kind to your heart muscle and arteries.

 

[whatmeworry]

"Bred" is a better verb. But OT now.

One could argue the constant inbreeding is a medical issue. All that breeding with gingers with long faces from the house of brunswick... (Joke borrowed from The Last Leg)

 

[Pushka]

Hospitals really are the worst place to get any rest. The first overnight nurse was quite loud. Then there's all the beeping...

I hear ya. In a mixed ward for me. Guy next door had his tv on so loud. Nurse told him to turn it down. He said he could barely hear it through his earphones. Nurse took one look at the earphone plug dangling below the tv and plugged it in. He sure heard it then. Idiot.

Finally got off to sleep around 11pm and only to be woken at midnight for blood pressure tests. Of course bp was low so then had to drink a litre of water over the next hour.

Then the all night admittances. Did the nurse really have to ask about an old lady's bowel habits at 2am in the morning to which she delightedly announced 'I did a big pooh while waiting downstairs'.

And the helicopter landing on the helipad on the building.

I came home a couple of days later and slept for 16 hours straight.

 

[blackcat20]

I hear ya. In a mixed ward for me. Guy next door had his tv on so loud. Nurse told him to turn it down. He said he could barely hear it through his earphones. Nurse took one look at the earphone plug dangling below the tv and plugged it in. He sure heard it then. Idiot.

Finally got off to sleep around 11pm and only to be woken at midnight for blood pressure tests. Of course bp was low so then had to drink a litre of water over the next hour.

Then the all night admittances. Did the nurse really have to ask about an old lady's bowel habits at 2am in the morning to which she delightedly announced 'I did a big pooh while waiting downstairs'.

And the helicopter landing on the helipad on the building.

I came home a couple of days later and slept for 16 hours straight.

Not quite as bad here. On the surgical ward so no late night arrivals. Took me until 4am to real get to sleep.