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Saturday, 20 December 2025

That's it

 We got to Lidl at 7.10 yesterday morning, there were only a handful of other customers - plenty of staff though filling shelves.  By the time we left around 20 mins later, lots of people were arriving, so I was glad we went so early.

I got all the cheap fresh veggies, they're now in my teatowel-lined veggie box out in the car port, where they'll stay fresh for at least a week.  I also wanted a pack of 4 salmon fishcakes Lidl were advertising on their website, sadly they didn't have any, the staff member said none had been delivered, they don't always get everything that's advertised.  Nor did they have any mince pies!!  How odd.  Never mind, I have a jar of mincemeat, and pastry in the freezer, so can always make my own.  I do have one box of Tesco luxury range all butter ones in the larder box under my bed.

One extra thing I got from their middle aisle was an electric foot spa bath, I've been wanting one for ages - it's my Christmas present to myself.  Husband wants to get a new desk chair, which he says will be his combined Christmas and birthday present to himself (his birthday is 8 January).

My blood results are already posted on my NHS account online, they're all fine (the GP's comment is 'satisfactory').  The only one that isn't is my cholesterol, which is a bit on the high side - it always is actually, it's not drastically or concerningly high though - the GP has written 'patient declines statins' 😂 - yes I do.  So there's actually no real need for me to go for my 3rd review appointment, I shall probably cancel it - why go just to be told results that I already know, and for them to once again try to browbeat me into agreeing to have a statin prescribed, as they do every time?  I might attend the 2nd appointment though, as that's for the foot check.

6 comments:

  1. Enjoy the foot spa! How odd that they didn't have any mince pies. I would have thought they'd be well stocked with them!
    I don't want statins either. My cholesterol is slightly high, too, but my BP is always low so I don't feel I'm at much risk. If my cholesterol was sky high, then I suppose I'd take them, but till then... xx

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  2. I think they are too quick to push statins on everyone. They were unheard of in my parents generation. That foot spa sounds like a lovely treat. You've given me an idea for a present for myself.

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  3. Like HH my cholesterol is also a little high but blood pressure low so I too have declined statins. I feel they prescribe them much too freely and they can have lot unpleasant side effects.

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  4. I hope you'll give us a full report on your Foot Spa, I'd like one myself.

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  5. Ohhh, how lovely a foot spa. What a lovely Christmas present to yourself.

    God bless.

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  6. I've declined stating too. They have so many side affects.

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