Southerly: Continuing After A Short Interruption
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And yes, Bart's advice is good though I found ibuprofen worked a lot better than Panadol.
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Hilary Stace, in reply to
Sorry, no quick cure. My podiatrist says it takes as long to go away as it does to develop (usually several months).
You need to find a very good podiatrist who will strap your foot and advise you about appropriate orthotics and my person custom made some to fit in my regular shoes. She also gave me a prescription for good supportive shoes (usually at one of those sport shoe places) where you have to walk on a mechine that measures your footfall etc. My PF developed early last year after doing too much walking on my 5 finger shoes which are really only for light athletic skinny people, and those ballet flat shoes that only young people should wear..PF is so painful. But by the end of the year it had mainly gone and now I only get twinges if I neglect to wear supportive shoes.
Get help now and make the children walk.
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Thanks, people -- although that's slightly alarming...
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
though I found ibuprofen worked a lot better than Panadol
Yeah everyone responds to anti-inflamatories differently and it's worth trying the range to figure out which one is least irritating. Worth noting that in general older drugs (like the basic anti-inflammatories) have more side-effects for women than men because they were never originally tested on women, so it's especially important for women to treat side-effects seriously and not get fobbed off (by males).
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There is a very good anti inflammatory cream and tincture in the Artemis range which I have found helpful for PF, OOS, sprains etc (available at Commonsense organics and health food shops). But you might not approave of it.
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Emma Hart, in reply to
Worth noting that in general older drugs (like the basic anti-inflammatories) have more side-effects for women than men because they were never originally tested on women, so it’s especially important for women to treat side-effects seriously and not get fobbed off (by males).
Huh. I knew I reacted really badly to some anti-inflammatories, in that I'd actually rather be in the pain thanks. I didn't know it might be my girly delicate flowerness.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
I didn’t know it might be my girly delicate flowerness.
Even worse if you happen to be anything other than european extraction.
Clinical trials are MUCH more diverse now. But one of the big problems is general anasthetics - they typically have much worse side-effects on the non-white male population that they were originally tested on.
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Hilary Stace, in reply to
People with autism often react quite unexpectedly to all sorts of medications - they sometimes have the opposite effect to what is intended.
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Carol Stewart, in reply to
But you might not approave of it.
Not sure a priori approval really comes into it; what's important is maximal efficacy with minimal side effects.
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Don Christie, in reply to
Can you suggest a rapid cure?
Judging by that wikipedia reference, yes.
Lose weight and grow younger.
Glad to have been of assistance.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
grow younger
There is growing evidence that growth factors (hormones) circulating in the blood maintain "youth". These growth factors increase the rate of healing after injury and it's recently been shown that they are involved in keeping the heart muscle young. As you age the concentration of these growth factors declines ... and you get old.
BUT
If you (mad scientist moment) graft a young individual to an older individual you can reverse many of the aging effects present in the older individual. This has so far only been done with genetically identical (so you don't get immune rejection problems) mice.
So theoretically one solution to your sore foot might be to graft Bob onto you for say ... a month or so.
More boringly the scientists who are doing the work on heart muscle aging have actually isolated one of the specific growth factors and so maybe some day injections of a similar hormone could be used to rejeuvenate old hearts ... I wonder whether it makes them less cyncical as well?
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Really loved this post David.
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Lilith __, in reply to
rejeuvenate old hearts …
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Isabel Hitchings, in reply to
Ouchy! I find supportive shoes and inserts make a difference very quickly. Stretches and lunges that elongate the muscles and tendons in the calves are a big help too. Long-term, not carrying 14kg of toddler on my back made the biggest difference of all.
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Hebe,
As a relative latecomer to PAS, I had no idea you had one todder and a new baby for the big quake David. That must have been so hard in a primal “protecting the babes” sense: you have my admiration and respect for your determined creation of a new life for you all. Bob sounds like a real character: those anarchic child pronouncements are so funny.
Foot: I second the Artemis strain relief cream. Though I would caution you to patch test it: some skins do not like it at all. And ask whether you should use it on your condition. It works on my beloved, who is a chemical sump when it comes to anti-inflammatories and me (I tolerate noting stronger than Panadol – thanks Bart: have you any links to info on that?)
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Brent Jackson, in reply to
In breaking news, Polly no longer resembles the photo. Today she managed to borrow Bob’s scissors and give herself a haircut. She does not, I fear, show any natural talent for the hairdressing trade.
My daughter did that as well. The ultra-short, and slightly lop-sided, fringe didn't last very long though. Oh course, we were very bad parents for leaving her unattended and in a position to snaffle a pair of scissors.
My anti-inflammatory of choice is Voltarin (25mg capsules). Some people have stomach problems with them, but not I. Ibuprofan also worked well. Hope you've got a mild case and make a speedy recovery.
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I am intrigued to hear about the gun buying / kiwi meat sorting robot plans - has there been any movement on this?
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I'm glad I read this piece. Not only was it entertaining but I have found an explanation for the odd heel pain I've been experiencing over the last few weeks. Thanks everyone for all the tips.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
have you any links to info on that?
Sorry Hebe. It's stuff I read over a decade ago. I remember the content but not the authors. It probably was something I read in Nature Biotechnology in an article about development of new anesthetics and why we need them. But I can't give you a proper reference sorry. You have no idea how guilty it makes me feel to not be able to give a reference.
Here's a link to the team who isolated the heart muscle rejeuvenating factor I read it initially in The Scientist which is great for science news.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
off script?
anti-inflammatory of choice is Voltarin (25mg capsules).
… Ibuprofan also workedDo side effects include inadvertent vowel movements?
I reckon, as with all magicks, when prescribing, the right names are crucial in the balance betwixt nostrum and remedy…
Voltaren® and Ibuprofen
Just sayin’…
O;- )Picky?
I know, I know, quality control is a never-ending vigil…
…and a team effort, Team Earth People!Imagine the possibility of someone mis-taking Oxytocin for OxyContin® - or vice versa...
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Your benders are (gold)mine…
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Hebe, in reply to
You have no idea how guilty it makes me feel to not be able to give a reference.
Hehe: you can recover from the need to reference. Part of my recovery from decades of sub-editing is leaving the odd typo or mispunctuation. It's therapeutic to not follow the Frank Haden stylebook too (he would've fatalised me for that).
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
The rot...
...my recovery from decades of sub-editing is leaving the odd typo...
Seems it doesn't take that long any more, nor removal from the industry, I was just glancing briefly thru the thick glossy fashion mag Remix has become - one article written by the editor Tina Moore (I think) had segue as segway® and the sub editor who was profiled basically said he doesn't give a toss, had been drinking a lot and was responsible for all errors - that is the easy way out!
Where's the pride? - I won't be buying Remix in future, good luck with their air of nonchalance, though.... -
linger, in reply to
I know you're joking, but of course Google will not conduct the search you want. For example, it misses the Wikipedia page that reveals that the "drunk smiley" %) already does exist.
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Hebe, in reply to
Where’s the pride?
No death penalty. In my day, the Chief Sub and the Deputy Chief Sub were Gestapo graduates. I served under one (work is not the right word) who had been in a gulag – probably as the guard. It just wasn’t worth the trouble to make a mistake.
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