General Health

Hi I'm new to this Forum, I only joined because my Husband has had 2 strokes his last was in September of last year, thankfully he came through it but each stroke has changed him , I have lost the man I married, he now has limited social skills ie: doesn't have much conversation , his sense of humour has disappeared , and sleeps most of day away and when hes awake he drinks wine most of day, I can not get him to try and get more mobile, as when I do it ends in argument. What can I do? I Love him to bits but I feel like I have lost my husband forever, am I being selfish?

Has anyone found a successful easy to use TENS machine? I've looked at those supplied by Boots as a first port of call but they've a fair number of disappointing reviews for their product and so would look at other that have a positive recommendation. Thank you.

Anyone else with balance problems.? Doctors can tell me what it isn't but can't diagnose it. I would get out from behind a walker.

Just had a scan and they discovered 2 14mm gallstones and a thick lined gallbladder I have got to wait for an operation which could take up to a year. I need to be on a fat free or low in fat diet. I am so bored with the food. As I've been eating it for a couple of months. Can anyone recommend a good cooking book? Is it possible to dissolve the gallstones?

(Just intended as a possibly helpful tip. Maybe best posted here as it’s not very techy) My short term memory is shot. Someone’s name. An appointment. An entry code you just told me. A task. A temporary password. A house number. A price. A song title. A discount code. That I just saw or heard or that just popped into my head. By the time I have found a scrap of paper (So many scraps of paper!) and pencil or opened the right app and selected the right folder and a title and set a reminder and decided who to share it with - or have just walked up the stairs - I have forgotten what it was! Instead, I now tap just TWICE on my phone and instantly write it down or tap three times and dictate it. Done! Your phone won’t forget and you can, if you wish, at your leisure, later copy and it to another, slower app with more features. It’s just like an (almost) infinitely long whiteboard. Simple is good! No thought required! My memory replacement! It’s an app called Zipnote and ( strangely?) it’s almost unique in its simplicity and efficiency. I have no connection to the developer but am obviously keen for lots of people to use it so the developer keeps it updated. And I think you may well find it helpful. At the risk rambling on, I’ll also say that I use it to prepare draft copies of about everything. Before I fill in the complaints form to my energy company, I first type my words of wisdom/invective into Zipnote and then when I hit the wrong button or the site times-out, I just re-paste from my Zipnote draft. Or, to paste in a long, detailed Messenger message. (Those tiny boxes!) Or, when reading a long article, I copy and paste several key bits of text into Zipnote as I read so I don’t need to keep the whole article. Or, a place to drop the text I copied from a photo. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/zipnote/id1603007695 .

Hi anyone who can give me any tips on coping with restless legs at night, spoke to Dr arranged a blood test but that's not till next week I want some relief now. I never realised how terrible this is, not much sleep for 4 nights now. Any help would be appreciated thanks

Hi I am booked in for cataract surgery, but they are only doing one eye at the moment and the other one can take up to 12 to 18 months to get done. I am very worried about this as I live extremely rural, doctors 30miles away, nearest hospital 60miles nearest large supermarket 50 miles, also a carer and have other health conditions which make me immunosuppressed. So driving is very important to me. I heard horror stories about people not being able to see properly or even drive with one eye done and one not, apparently the brain rejects it even if you get prescription glasses from the optician. I covered one eye up and I would not be able to drive just with one eye and I kept on bumping into things. Any opinions or experiences would be appreciated.

Does any one take a collagen for both joints and skin?

Good Morning Folks My dentist says I need to have one of my back teeth (I presume it's the wisdom tooth) removed. However, I'm not so sure and would rather have a 2nd/3rd opinion. Do you think I should register with another dentist in order to get another opinion? How would I choose which dentist to join? Should I then go to the new dentist and just simply ask him/her for a 2nd opinion or just go for a regular check-up and let him/her tell me that I need to tooth removed? Thanks in advance

Good Day! I am a blog writer who primarily writes for senior citizens. I have no problem writing and can produce content on a regular basis, but I am a little tired of writing about the same things as others just repackaged. I was thinking that all of you could help me with this problem by supplying me with questions that you have I will produce posts with the questions answered and gladly answer yours as well here or expand on topics you would like to know more about. I am specialized in Senior Healthcare strategies and am happy to help however I can. Thanks for your consideration and I will do my best to make sure I help you if I can.