tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post4753033815386529430..comments2024-01-18T14:03:27.252+02:00Comments on Ramblings from Rhodes: A Surfeit of SuggestionsJohn P. Manuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-45301103647892536762015-01-20T18:03:12.916+02:002015-01-20T18:03:12.916+02:00Well, bit posh, but it'll do!Well, bit posh, but it'll do!John P. Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-40466805618872161472015-01-20T15:51:45.740+02:002015-01-20T15:51:45.740+02:00πράγματι
I hope that means 'indeed'
Vicki...πράγματι <br />I hope that means 'indeed'<br />VickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-1217193383188838832015-01-20T14:25:08.221+02:002015-01-20T14:25:08.221+02:00You're more Greek than you thought!!!You're more Greek than you thought!!!John P. Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-40368329889608398912015-01-20T14:24:39.565+02:002015-01-20T14:24:39.565+02:00They are def. blood pressure obsessed the Greeks!!...They are def. blood pressure obsessed the Greeks!!!John P. Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-42307997985322306832015-01-20T14:24:13.769+02:002015-01-20T14:24:13.769+02:00I have 2 blood pressure monitors..........(in case...I have 2 blood pressure monitors..........(in case the first one gives a reading I don't like?)<br />Don't laugh!<br />Vicki<br /><br />Vicki Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-9455091436539852302015-01-20T13:30:35.858+02:002015-01-20T13:30:35.858+02:00John. I had a bit of a heart scare last year.Glor...John. I had a bit of a heart scare last year.Gloria went & fetched our neighbour who is Canadian & was a nurse.She asked if we had taken my blood pressure. we said we didnt have a machine so she went & got hers.After a night in the genersal hospital I was prescribed daily medication.We went to a Pharmacy in Faliraki to get the first lot of tablets.Again he asked about my blood pressure & was amazed we didnt have a machine adding that everyone over 40 should be monitoring their blood pressure.Even now when I go to for my tablets he takes my blood pressure.Trevor Mcilveennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-63472181629980452802015-01-20T11:34:09.694+02:002015-01-20T11:34:09.694+02:00Help!Help!John P. Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-50817375104045343152015-01-20T11:24:02.401+02:002015-01-20T11:24:02.401+02:00I agree with you, but with some qualifications. In...I agree with you, but with some qualifications. In response to your tentative probe I will begin by saying this: my bête noir when listening to, or watching, the broadcast media is the reference to “the arts” and “science”, whereas I would refer to “the sciences” and “arty-pharty stuff”! This obviously designates me as a disciple of Phyllis Stein! I further bristle when a spokesman is introduced as a SCIENTIST, rather than say, an astrophysicist. The implication is that everyone understands “the arts”, but “SCIENCE” is difficult. I can hear the capital letters when they say the words, and it reminds me of that Maureen Lipman BT advert, “You’ve got an ‘ology!”. For me it’s the other way round; music is a problem to the tone deaf. Returning to your main point: In some ways I approve of the use of a personal sphygmomanometer to monitor hypertension, unfortunately there is no piece of medical equipment or practise that cannot be perverted in the hands of the enthusiastic amateur. I recall doing the RYA first aid course where one of the students was desperate to know how to perform a tracheotomy; no plebeian Heimlich manoeuvre for him! I hope my advice, reinforcing that of the instructor, dampened his enthusiasm. Properly used (and I stress that) personal monitoring of hypertension and diabetes is “a good thing”, since early intervention is paramount. OK, I was a clinician, but not a physician. Next time you Zois ask him. I shall divulge no more!<br />SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-87933084488609449792015-01-19T15:28:00.224+02:002015-01-19T15:28:00.224+02:00See, now, Simon, most people wouldn't get this...See, now, Simon, most people wouldn't get this, but I detect a medical knowledge behind your comments, most of which are as understandable to me as Sanskrit! <br /><br />Mind you, the last bit about the week or seven days - I'm totally with you on that one!!! <br /><br />Tell me this tho' Simon, would you say that every housewife in the UK has a blood pressure machine? Greeks 1 - Brits 0 on that one, although one would rather be on the losing side there, yea?John P. Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-41060289276872923442015-01-19T15:04:54.619+02:002015-01-19T15:04:54.619+02:00Hi John, you are quite correct that a viral diseas...Hi John, you are quite correct that a viral disease is best treated by allowing the immune system to get to work on it unassisted by medication. You are incorrect in that the Greeks are not unique in suggesting otherwise. For URT viral infections medication is restricted to palliative treatment and treating side effects. Lying down, keeping warm, and keeping hydrated are the way to go. Only recently it has been proved that getting cold aids a cold (Coryza) by impeding the immune system. Always nice to know mummy was right! Antipyretics are a two edged sword. They may make you feel better, but lowering the fever may prolong the infection. I go for the analgesic for the headache and accept the antipyretic side effect as a bonus! Regarding the infusion of Sideritis syriaca Greek Mountain “Tea”, I don’t think it tastes too bad, but it is of course totally useless. In the UK the average “numpty” is off to the doctors’ to demand an antibiotic, and as free advice will tell you that you should do likewise, thus proving that the Greeks are not the only ones willing to share their ignorance! I recall an apocryphal story of a GMP of times past who would say, “I have a treatment that will cure your cold in a week, untreated it will last seven days”. Anyone saying that today would, no doubt, get a formal complaint.<br />Get well soon!<br />SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com