Sir Tom

People who know Johnson are not surprised by his gross incompetence and laziness, he changed his mind about the EU because he wanted to be prime minister that's why he supported leave, it seems when he got to Downing Street he turned to Cummings and said to him "Right Dom now what do I do and who's going to do it for me"?
 
AFCDorset said:
I am quite clear in my own mind that most of what we are told about covid by the authorities is a lie.

Actually it is sometimes not a lie per se, it is a willful miss-representation of the facts. A good example being the portrayal of the 100,000+ 'excess' deaths as being due to covid, when the numbers given are described as 'deaths from all causes occurring within 28 days of a positive covid test'.

Censorship is a huge problem too, in recent weeks there has been a substantial increase in the death rates of the elderly in care homes, this has been barely reported. The 'surge' in this period does not follow the usual pattern for winter respiratory illness, the surge is usually much earlier in the winter as the disease spreads among the vulnerable, pretty much as it did in October/November.

It coincides with the roll out of the 'vaccine' into care homes, silence from the authorities. Interesting.
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Out of interest would u be having the vaccine I’m a little hesitant to say the least
 
Swinster said:
Out of interest would u be having the vaccine I’m a little hesitant to say the least
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Good evening all.

Busy few days including trips to see my ENT surgeon and my oncologist. Endoscope up the nose and down my throat to take a look at the sites of the tumors, which are looking good 3 years post surgery, very positive. Long chat with my oncologist, really just updating the prognosis and looking at prospects down the line. Due a CT Scan too but that might be a while.

Monday is an appointment with my cardiologist, my heart rate is reasonably stable and the rate is quite low, hoping to be able to reduce medication. Obviously the covid vaccine issue will be up for discussion too.

The point of this is that these issues impact on the decision about the vaccine.

In a sane world I would simply not have the vaccine, I do not believe that it conveys any medical benefit whatsoever and would make my choice on that basis. However the political pressure is immense, if we want to travel, and that is Mrs AFC's great love, we will need the passport.

So, if my cardiologist gives me the OK, then I have a simple decision, take the vaccine and accept any risks or refuse and stay in lockup.
 
For what it is worth I did not use the NHS for a continuous period of 26 years (69 - 95), I have also, over the years paid substantial sums of Tax and NI.

I assume you are being flippant, but since 2017 I have needed serious medical treatment, some was excellent, some so appalling that I spent substantial amounts of my own money on treatment that the NHS effectively refused to deliver.

If the NHS is skint, it is not my fault.
 
I was being flippant, it was more a poke at the usual moaners. I’m glad the NHS has been able reattach the bits that have fallen off and keep you alive to see our next league win
 
Fair enough Hugh, it has genuinely been a tough few years, so I am a bit sensitive.

The cancer unit at Charing X was unexpectedly excellent, Poole hospital were appalling in a number of ways and I paid the best part of £17k to get private treatment at Bournemouth. The treatment was only partially successful but the follow up (NHS) has been excellent.

This was really a response to swinsters question about the vaccine, my view is that the governments response to covid is a political act (a scam in other words) and I would rather not get involved.

The problem is this, Mrs AFC's great pleasure is travel, we usually get away 2 or 3 times a year, right now, in a sane world, we would be in Chennai for the cricket, and any hope for this kind of thing in the future is going to be a covid passport.

Much as it goes against the grain, it is something we might have to do...
 
AFCDorset said:
Good evening all.

Busy few days including trips to see my ENT surgeon and my oncologist. Endoscope up the nose and down my throat to take a look at the sites of the tumors, which are looking good 3 years post surgery, very positive. Long chat with my oncologist, really just updating the prognosis and looking at prospects down the line. Due a CT Scan too but that might be a while.

Monday is an appointment with my cardiologist, my heart rate is reasonably stable and the rate is quite low, hoping to be able to reduce medication. Obviously the covid vaccine issue will be up for discussion too.

The point of this is that these issues impact on the decision about the vaccine.

In a sane world I would simply not have the vaccine, I do not believe that it conveys any medical benefit whatsoever and would make my choice on that basis. However the political pressure is immense, if we want to travel, and that is Mrs AFC's great love, we will need the passport.

So, if my cardiologist gives me the OK, then I have a simple decision, take the vaccine and accept any risks or refuse and stay in lockup.
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Good to hear your broadly positive story about treatment and recovery. It would be interesting to know what the view and advice of your consultants is about both safety (as in is it safe for your particular medical conditions) and efficacy of vaccination. (Obviously you may not wish to share any such information given the sensitivity etc.)
 
SteveYork said:
Good to hear your broadly positive story about treatment and recovery. It would be interesting to know what the view and advice of your consultants is about both safety (as in is it safe for your particular medical conditions) and efficacy of vaccination. (Obviously you may not wish to share any such information given the sensitivity etc.)
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Right.

My underlying heart issues should not be affected by the vaccine, either version. I tried to get my consultant's views on the vaccine in a general sense and he was generally pretty enthusiastic.

I can usually tell if a doctor is just 'going with the party line', on such matters but he seemed really positive in that it would be of genuine benefit so I think I shall go for it. Going to sleep on it though.
 
AFCDorset said:
Right.

My underlying heart issues should not be affected by the vaccine, either version. I tried to get my consultant's views on the vaccine in a general sense and he was generally pretty enthusiastic.

I can usually tell if a doctor is just 'going with the party line', on such matters but he seemed really positive in that it would be of genuine benefit so I think I shall go for it. Going to sleep on it though.
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Interesting, thanks. Sounds like the cardiologist is voting 'safe and effective'. Good luck with it.
 
Morning Steve.

He was pretty positive though he did warn against short term 'issues', which can be quite unpleasant in some cases.

Having slept on it, I am slightly less convinced and given that we are still working on stabilising my heart rhythms I am tempted to wait a while before committing, one thing at a time.
 
Clearly I have no medical expertise but bearing in mind your ongoing issues with your ticker, is supporting Leicester City a sensible thing to do?
 
What? said:
Clearly I have no medical expertise but bearing in mind your ongoing issues with your ticker, is supporting Leicester City a sensible thing to do?
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You are not the first person to have thoughts along those lines... 😎

Over the years I have cultivated a rather even handed attitude to supporting City, rarely get too excited nor too depressed. The heart thing is quite recent, first occurring in April last year and has been a bugger. No live games of course and TV does not generate the same levels of excitement, so not too bad for the moment.
 
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