A day in the life...

[Looper]

Tao first massaged in this wet, gooey stuff... which may be this 'Nuru' gel I've heard about on the internet

Looks like hair styling gel...



The cheeky impish Tao has given you lovely lumbar kiss curls with her styling wand for the photo at no extra charge!

[DrWilly]

jaysuuuuuz fecking keeerist

[Mendip]

Looks like hair styling gel...

FFS Looper...


The fact that the photo of my lower back has caused two male members to vomit is a good thing in my view, I wouldn't want a positive reaction because that could get a bit weird.

Ill leave the girls to admire what a healthy level of testosterone can produce.

[MarilynMonroe]

^Many guys/women put on a few extra pounds as they get older, including myself. It seems as I hit menopause I seem to gain on my stomach and it is like a battle to keep it off the mid section.. anyhoo.. I've seen lots of male backs and other body parts in my years. I worked as a nurses aid in my mid 20's before you had to have a certification to work in a nursing home as a nurses aid.

The electrode thingy, is something I had done before a few times when I lived in Korea. It may work at the time, but not really long term ime.

It is called TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) and dates back to the 60's. The gel is the same gel used for ultrasounds.
Back Pain TENS Treatment: TENS Belt Benefits.

I still say for long term prevention and care, see if you can get into a chiropractor. When I pulled out my back actually lifting a senior citizen in my 20's, I've went to a chiro off and on every since when it acts up. In the meantime, glad you got a back brace, hope it helps.

[katie23]

^if that's the same gel used for ultrasound procedures, then I've had it applied to me several times. One was for a chest ultrasound (I went to the doc to have my palpitations & chest pains checked) and other times were for breast ultrasound. The breast ultrasound is included in the "ultimate female" package included in my yearly medical exam (work-sponsored). The gel feels cold at first, then it warms up a bit.

I think that machine that Tao/Mendy used is similar to the one used for my dad. He had a stroke and one of the treatments was to use electricity to stimulate the nerves & muscles. The physical therapists who worked on him were interns at the PT clinic and also called him "Tatay" (Tagalog for "father"). He was 58 at the time, and I was of similar age to the interns, so he accepted the moniker of "father" gracefully. He was also a grandpa at the time (my sis just had her 1st baby).

Re: Mendy's lower back, no comment. Suffice to say that there are Homo sapiens who are less evolved than others.

[baldrick]

Katie , he has just gotten ove the other insults and now you are calling him a hairy ape

He won't post in this thread for another 3 day and people will get worried and start all sorts of rumours again

Just wait until pyjama girl hears about tao tao

[Edmond]

Mendy

Homosapien

I believe the jury is still out.


He does appear quite dashing when donned in a pair of clean jeans with white and blue shirt though.

One suspects Tao-Tao remains blissfully unaware of his standard rice sack shorts and flammable swiss cheese T-shirts.

[cyrille]

Katie , he has just gotten ove the other insults and now you are calling him a hairy ape

He won't post in this thread for another 3 day and people will get worried and start all sorts of rumours again

You forgot the TD sages chiming in on how things ain't what they used to be on the forum.

[Edmond]

Just wait until pyjama girl hears about tao tao

[moose65]

PJG and TT...............in a small wading pool...................Full of baked beans....................wrestling !

[malmomike77]

Katie , he has just gotten ove the other insults and now you are calling him a hairy ape

there does seem to be a correlation between body hair and females, SE Asia has a high number of "blokes" who are well on the genetic pathway to becoming women - give it another thousand years and they'll all be rug munchers.

[Mendip]

^^ I would have replied to all this a bit sooner but needed some time alone after thinking about Moose's post.

Add a few bottles of Daddies Sauce, my special boxer shorts and a pair of swimming goggles and I mean... wow!

I still say for long term prevention and care, see if you can get into a chiropractor. When I pulled out my back actually lifting a senior citizen in my 20's, I've went to a chiro off and on every since when it acts up. In the meantime, glad you got a back brace, hope it helps.

Thanks for the thoughts Marilyn. I think that a chiropractor would be a good idea. I've also been advised to try acupuncture, which I am sure is also a good idea. Sadly, I'm not great at taking advice and now that the back is feeling better I will probably just do nothing... until it goes again in a few years, hopefully not at a too inconvenient time or place.

I do need to try on this back brace though...

he accepted the moniker of "father" gracefully.

Re: Mendy's lower back, no comment. Suffice to say that there are Homo sapiens who are less evolved than others.

^ I'll take that as the compliment I'm sure you meant it to be. Thanks Katie, I have always considered myself as well evolved. Kind words are a rarity in this place.

And as for the 'father' thing... OK, so I may be a little older than Nurse Tao but she doesn't have to keep rubbing my nose in it with all this 'Papa' nonsense. I had to go back to the hospital yesterday to pick up some paperwork for insurance and even the nurse behind the admin desk called me 'Papa' as well. I mean, FFS... I've never had this before.

[BLD]

You could offer to be there suger papa?love a women in uniform personally.

[DrWilly]

I'll take that as the compliment I'm sure you meant it to be. Thanks Katie, I have always considered myself as well evolved. Kind words are a rarity in this place

she said less evolved, Mendy, less.






















less

[Reg Dingle]

Looks like hair styling gel...

Looks like my stomach, aged 14 and a half...although not half as hirsute

Anyway...how did you get on with your cancer checks Mendy? Did you opt for the girthier male finger in the end?
Speaking of which, I had this come through the door a week or two ago and just got round to reading it and was pleased to read that it doesn't involve me having to slip on a glove or involve the wife.

Have you had one of these Mike?

[Mendip]

^ I had one of those... it had come to my mum's house where I visited in the summer. A couple of years ago I registered with a GP to get Covid vaccs and am now back in the NHS system.

I must admit I forgot to use it. You should do it, but obviously don't give the sample after beer at the weekend as you need to stay in control. It's only a little vial.

And I'm going for the Ultimate Mail package, after my next offshore trip. I think that six weeks of clean living will give me a fighting chance of getting some good results.

[Joe 90]

Looks like my stomach, aged 14 and a half...although not half as hirsute

Anyway...how did you get on with your cancer checks Mendy? Did you opt for the girthier male finger in the end?
Speaking of which, I had this come through the door a week or two ago and just got round to reading it and was pleased to read that it doesn't involve me having to slip on a glove or involve the wife.

Have you had one of these Mike?

Why haven't I had one?

Must depend on your NHS authority.

How to get a home test kit
Everyone aged 60 to 74 years who is registered with a GP and lives in England is automatically sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit every 2 years.

The programme is expanding so that everyone aged 50 to 59 years will be eligible for screening. This is happening gradually over 4 years and started in April 2021 with 56 year olds.

The programme has also started to include 58 year olds, so you may get a test before you're 60.

Make sure your GP practice has your correct address so your kit is posted to the right place.


Before Covid everyone got the finger on their 50th birthday, now it's all hit or miss and done by post.

[Reg Dingle]

I must admit I forgot to use it. You should do it

I reckon if someone finds out they have cancer, the worry would kill them quicker than the disease which is why I've been deliberating really.

Just out of interest, does Mike leave a return address on those dog chew and chocolate packages he sends over? If so I'm more than willing to let you have my test kit and let you know the result if you wanna send him a decent sample in a Terry's chocolate orange or selection box.

[Reg Dingle]

Before Covid everyone got the finger on their 50th birthday, now it's all hit or miss and done by post.

Gotta feel for the postman really, having to handle those packages, especially as I forgot to wash my hands before sealing the package, although he does seem to deliver a large amount of junk mail to my door nowadays.

[Joe 90]

Junk mail is all the postman delivers nowadays, thst and fixed penalty notices...

[DrWilly]

I must admit I forgot to use it. You should do it, but obviously don't give the sample after beer at the weekend as you need to stay in control. It's only a little vial.

I don’t think you are supposed to shit directly into the vial…

[Mendip]

^ That would be pretty vile.

Yeah, I'm here all week!

[Stumpy]

I reckon if someone finds out they have cancer, the worry would kill them quicker than the disease which is why I've been deliberating really.

Honestly Dil, I feel the same. At some point in our lives it does not make sense to go through all the testing and diagnosis only to find out that you are dying. Just live life. IMHO you live a far healthier life when older staying away from doctors. Once they suck you in, they have you on a life time of meds to keep you hanging on. The only winners are the pharmaceutical companies and the treatment facilities.

[armstrong]

Mendip; it's pissing it down with rain and I've had my dinner already, but the dogs sat looking at me like she needs a walk. Do I take her out and get her soaked or tell her to piss off because I can't be arsed.

Yours,

Carol Wroad, Norwich.

[Mendip]

^ Dear Carol,

Give the dog a bit of cheese and explain that it will be sunny tomorrow and walks will be forthwith.

If she still looks disappointed, get the Peanut Butter out.

Roll on a sunny day... then we can resume dog walks and also hang out the washing!


^^ I agree in some respects about the worry, but to be honest it's ridiculous to have this as a blanket view point.

I get skin-checked for cancers once a year... a wise move for a Westerner living in the tropics. I've had a basal cell thingy cut off my left shoulder in the past... now no problem but if unchecked could well have developed into something serious. My father had several skin cancers removed and died with prostate cancer (although that did not kill him). I think that regular checks for some diseases is just common sense. And this is obviously one reason I want the finger because prostate cancer can be hereditary.

A very good friend and colleague of mine (Brit working in Norway) did the pooh screening thing several years ago and after further checks, advanced colon cancer was diagnosed. He was lucky in that the cancer wasn't too close to his arse-hole, so it was operable and he had a section of colon removed and is still alive today. He would doubtless now be dead without that screening. Incidentally, if the cancerous tissue is too close to the arse-hole then surgery to remove a section of colon is extremely difficult. It's amazing what you learn about these things. As it was, my mate could still work, albeit with a colostomy bag, so only had minor inconvenience.

However, my father also died with Parkinsons... and I have absolutely no intention of being screened for that. This can also be hereditary but there would be nothing I could do about it, if testing positive to develop it, so I don't want to know.

Anyway guys, this thread has become a bit morbid.

On the positive side... the wife has gone out tonight and I'm enjoying a small glass of wine!