My GP surgery has a big sign on it that tells people who suspect they might have flu to keep away. I don't think I have flu, but I do have a chest and ear infection/heavy cold ( Read more... )

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Grumble grumble.

I want to be well. I want to run jog/walk/jog/walk for 25 minutes, go mad on the cross-trainer for 30 minutes, stretch, lift weights and do assisted pull-ups for 30 minutes, cool down on the exercise bike, stretch some more, walk home. I want to be able to do all that *and* breathe. I miss my trainer ( Read more... )

I was really struggling to breathe last night, I was coughing so much. It got really scary so I called NHS direct and went to a GP at a hospital at 5 in the morning. foibey walked me there - it was only 10 minutes away but I was really unsteady on my feet/had to keep pausing for breath. The doctor used this opportunity to tell me to lose weight. Like I'm ( Read more... )