Butter or spread?

[AE-NMidlands]

Sorry AE, haven’t read the article, so may be duplicating.
It’s not just the bacteria that exist as normal flora in our gut, mouth, skin, but also how bacteria have been incorporated into our (and others) structure and ‘being’
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fu ... 221731179X

The whole book is about the microbiome, a lot of it in our gut, and how molecules made by the bugs are actually part of the feedback mechanism by which our bodies regulate themselves. I was aware that there is almost as much "nervous tissue" in and around our gut as in the brain, but hadn't appreciated that it actually plays such a big part in how our bodies work.

[Fintray]

All the best Resy, looking forward to the toast report on Friday.

[GarethC]

Absolutely 100% agree with JB. Twice over and then some more.

Somebody told me a while ago that i also seemed a little down and despressed.

I told them to go and (inpolitely) do one. immeadiately.

Why would somebody tell me (or anybody else) that? It achieves nothing whatsoever except to cause further angst.

I sit here typing right now, due a 10am hospital appointment today to remove 4litres of fluid from my one lung. Big needle through the back. Lung is crushed flat and doing nothing. But thats ok because it is riddled with cancer and the middle lobe had collapsed totally already well before it turned into a scuba diver.
The other lung also cancerous is working OK and doing boths work. oxygen sats 98%, bp normal, but HR battering away north of 110 when asleep.
I shall walk in and back out of hospital again by 10.30 today.

Both lungs and breathing already compromised as i only have half a working diapram.

Tomorrow i am due back into have some chemo lines cut from out my chest under local and pulled out of my jugular vein. I will walk back in again at 8am. The lines are partially afixed by blood clots to my jugular which has restricted blood flowing back to my heart, causing a immeadiately life threatening SVCO which is causing blackouts collapses and huge fluid retention issues crushing my remaining lung and trachea. It is classed as a medical emergency and should be dealt with same day. Ive been messed about for over two weeks now getting this far through nhs inefficencies and incompetence. Been admitted for it three times in total in two weeks, 30+ hours on trolleys, sent home with no treatment, plan or action during that time. Was placed in a bed at 2am one night right next to a dying man and had to listen to him take his last and his family all night. Cannot describe that experience further, knowing its coming to me also. Heartbreaking.

There is no choice tomorrow but to pull the chemo lines out and it will either (a) come out, (b) tear my jugular and kill me instantly (c) come out and leave blood clots to travel elsewhere. Its a total unknown, 30/30/30 chance, but i will enter that room on my own feet with my boots firmly laced and leave that room as best i can. I fully intend to have butter on my toast, not spread, on Friday morning

I was told i had next to no chance of surviving my initial cancer in 2018.
I had my stomach removed and oesophagus replaced and a box full of other stuff juggled about with inside. Some experimental surgery unique to me in the world, other stuff that has changed how the nhs now treat all patients with my initial troubles - as a direct reason for what they learned specifically on me (i am SO proud to have instiated that).
Survive I did. It was 18 months of pure hell.
Cancer came back in 2022.
I was then told i had 6 months to live. 2.5 years ago. And here i am.

Whilst each of us handle troubles in different ways and have different capacities for doing so, i would suggest that the BEST thing you have in your favour in times of trouble is your MIND. You have to ensure that as the other bits drop off or fall apart that your MIND is kept focussed, positive, informed, strong and most of all CLEAR of anything that distracts you from what you NEED to do to 'fight' back.

Bunging happy pills in, alcohol, herbal remedies, canabis, auntie mables poltice or other stimulents etc etc just IMPARES you when you need it the very least.

On balance i think i have enough going on to feel a little depressed, but, for me, and i appreciae we are all different, i havent got the time for it.

Crastney, please listen to JB's advice on the happy pills etc, go and take that walk he suggests today, it will help better than a bunch of chemicals - im bloody going to - right into and back out again of that hospital!

And i shall be doing the same tomorrow.

Hell, if your all really unlucky, i'll be telling you about the BUTTER i'll be having on my toast not SPREAD on Friday when i walk out the second time.

Right off in ten mins, so leave it at that.

P.s. it might not always be bright, but the sun ALWAYS rises. A good mantra to remember.

I'm not sure I'm ever going to read something more inspiring than this.

[Tinbum]

Absolutely 100% agree with JB. Twice over and then some more.
Somebody told me a while ago that i also seemed a little down and despressed.
I told them to go and (inpolitely) do one. immeadiately.
P.s. it might not always be bright, but the sun ALWAYS rises. A good mantra to remember.

Wow, what a great attitude and I’m extremely sorry for what you’ve had to go through, it's not acceptable.

I've always been a great believer in mind over matter. Why don't many of public get a lot of this? Or is it just a case of the minority speak for the majority as I believe!
Perhaps a lot of us on here are of a certain age that we have been blessed with good upbringings and values from our parents.

[GarethC]

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is just the formal way of teaching people the attitude you describe I think.

Unfortunately it's too expensive for the NHS to offer (but you can learn it from a book...). Hence cheaper antidepressants instead.

Don't have the answer as to why so many more of us seem to lack resilience these days...

[resybaby]

Gentlemen, may i firstly offer you all my most sincerest thanks and gratitude for all your kind words on Wednesday, truly humbling to read, the support and encouragement offered added extra fuel to my tank yesterday, of that there is no doubt at all.
What a wonderful bunch of people you are, my wholy inadequate thanks are with you today, as well as my breakfast toast photo with BUTTER not SPREAD.

The pipe was dug out, cut and pulled out from my chest/juglar, whilst i was awake, under local anesthetic and watching it all happen live on the big screen, by an amazing Interventional Radiologist called Rhys Llewelyn. We talked through the whole live operation from start to end as it went on. Rhys explaining everything shown on the screens in finite detail as well as everything he was doing. Absolutley amazing to see what these people you could walk past in the street and simply dismiss do for a daily job. I will never ever claim to have a hard or pressurised day again when back at work, quite frankly the responsability these experts take into their hands as almost a routine 'day job' is simply awe inspiring.

Operation didnt quite go to plan - worryingly whilst watching it happen, few hiccups, no need to relay the ins and outs, Rhys adapted and did what he had to to recover the situation, i had the easy part, just lie still stop chatting for a moment and let him do his stuff, he had all the pressure and boy was he equal to it. I owe him my continuing life.

Today i ate toast as i said i would. With the sun beeming through my windows. Most importantly with my family.

I hope telling my tale wednesday has encouraged, as was my sole intention, a few to seek the strength of their own MIND and to discover that whilst it can sadly be a source of real difficulty and woe at times for so many individuals, it is also, when harnessed for your benifit one of the most powerful allies you can ever hope to have. It is discovering that secret within that is the key achievement.

Later im going for a gentle slow short walk in the sunshine with my amazing wife, would be honoured if you would join us for a few steps as you go about your usual day.

Again i thank you for all your kind words and support, i hope i have added a little back to this amazing forum, nothing Renewables based of course, i know precious little about that to offer anyone, but maybe a little bit of encouragement to see life a little brighter than it often seems to us at times.

Resy

[Bugtownboy]

Fantastic news - will certainly join you out in the sun later.

Glad it went well, or well in terms of your spectrum of possibilities.

All the best

[Joeboy]

Well played young man, keep on keeping on!

[Fintray]

Glad to hear you've had your toast today.

[Bugtownboy]

Resybaby, I’ve just re-looked at your pic - hope you’re aware that slightly burnt toast can be bad for your health








I bet that toast tasted very sweet this morning