Subj : Re: Todays Blooper
To   : August Abolins
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Aug 30 2020 13:38:00

August,

 > They say the new vaccine may contain the flu this year.

 AA> Isn't that true every year?

  It is...you actually get "a dead virus" for your body to form
antibodies against it.

  That reminds me...I need to get my flu shot this year. But,
right now, I'm ALSO getting:

1) A B-12 shot, once a month, because the Ozemprazole (prescription
Prilosec (the OTC doesn't work for me)), makes my B-12 level crash.

2) A testosterone shot for Low-T once a week, as the testapel
(testosterone pellets) are STILL back ordered due to COVID-19.
Low-T is basically "male menopause", but left untreated, it can
create or aggravate cardiovascular and diabetes issues.

  However, I have arthritis so bad throughout my body (confirmed by
X-ray), that whenever I get shots in the shoulder, it hurts even
more than usual...and since I lie on my sides or stomach to sleep
(I can't sleep on my back, especially with a urinary catheter), it
makes it harder to sleep. So, I get the shot in the hip or more
likely, the gleute (butt cheek).

  Yet, when they first do the injection, it feels like they're using
barbed wire. The nurse sarcastically quipped "We dip the needles in
rust before we use them" <G>.

  I get full blood work in September and March, to check the Hemoglobin
A1C, B-12, cholesterol, triglycerides, liver enzymes, blood count, blood 
sugar, and everything else. The A1C has been hovering around 6.1, and
the threshold for Type 2 diabetes is 7.0 -- if I get diagnosed with
such, that'll be a major game changer. I get a full physical and a full
eye exam next March, and a colonoscopy next April.

  The bottom line is, if you aren't proactive on your health, you are
sure to be sorry.

Daryl

.... WARNING!! I'm naked under these clothes!!
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