General Chat

Hello everyone.

Went off my my 'limp' on Sunday as I was sick of the arguing on gen. Managed to walk about 30 yards from the car to a seat on the river in front of the pub! Chatted to the owners who I have known for years but haven't seen them since I was last there in November.

Caroline had her CT scan re ms v sarcoidosis earlier this week. She won't get the results for 2 - 3 weeks. She is much more relaxed about it than me. Having lived with the ms diagnosis for 12 years she is used to all these tests.

I threw a complete wobbly when I found out I had been tracing the wrong branch in my tree, thank you to all those who supported me through my day of weeping! A friend reckons I wouldn't have fallen apart if my health was OK.

Yesterday I was determined to get my blasted socks on cos my feet get cold especially the duff leg one. I tried bending duff leg at the knee and hooking the sock backwards and putting it on. Gawd the positions I got into I should be in a circus. Took me 10 minutes and my hip and chest muscles really hurt afterwards. Told my physio today and she suggested I invent something that is practical. Not like that bl**dy sock aid.

I have temporarily cut down on the painkillers just to see how much pain I am still experiencing and what my activity tolerances are. I'll give it another 2 days then adjust my meds. When the groin goes into spasm I can't help but clutch the area. People seeing this must think I am really strange but it's instinctual and I can't stop it.

Glad to see there are more people on this thread, it really does help us all.

I just wish I could read AND remember what people have said I'm sorry that I can't but I do care about what you are all going through.

Love to everyone suffering mental or physical pain.

Sue xx

just a quick update am waiting on a phone call from a doc hubby had ecg done witch is abnormal well like i said it will be with his complaints with his heart they are goning to compare this one two the others he has had done and see if there is anything else going on or if its got worse than before the only trouble is all his tests and ecgs have been sent to stoke so am sitting here still waiting elaine

Hi all
Wavyone, sounds as if you have been overdoing things and your body has decided to complain, I sympathise.

Gill, I can appreciate how you feel, as you know I suffer with back pain, miserable isn't it? hope it is better soon. You will have seen that I enjoyed my time with Daff, she is lovely.

Elaine, sorry about your hubby's pains, hope he got sorted at the hospital. ver wise to get him checked out.

Janet, I have replied to your PM. You can get rescue remedy in chemists. You may also be able to get it in health shops.

Ann
Glos

Just looked to to say hello ........worked hard all week during up the spare room ,my daughter has been here and its been great having her company, but today, my body is having a really bad day,everything is hurting and spent most of the day on the sofa.....Take care everyone..love wendy

hello everyone

Ann I hope your meet with Daff goes well,

Elaine hope things improve for your hubby, and to everyone else.......

......((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))

I am suffering a severe backache today - the pain is excruciating (sp) at times, will be resting this afternoon.

Take care all

Gill

just a quick update we off to get hubby a ecg done as some of you no he is waiting for heart surgery so thats why im panic in will update when we get back hopfully all will be ok thanx all xxx elaine

Hi everyone
Elaine, chest pains are not something to put to one side (not a pun) make him get checked.
Paul I am suffering too with panic/anxiety attacks just now, they are so troublesome, i get tired can't breathe properly and get thougherly miserable so I can sympathise with you
Hi to Carole, JP, Caz, AnnGG and Carolina
Ann in Glos will pm you
Take care to everyone else
oops, I meant to ask what the remedy thing was, how much, where from etc please
Janet

hi everyone im a bit shakey this morning need some advise please i no what i should do but want to ask you all if im doing right hubby just got up and wanted to talk to me said he had a rough night last night with cheast pains and breathing i asked why didnt he wake me i slept through it he seens ok this morning but saying his neck and back are hurting its not on left side it right side he says he might have lay funny do you think i should ring doc to get him cheaked out i want to but he will say im panic over nothing elaine

Carolina, Good to see you on here and you sound more positive too which is good. There is nothing like growing flowers, watching them grow and then seeing the results so enjoy the fruits of your labours. I am not a good one for cleaning so i too get remarks when i have a blitz. OH usually asks if we are expecting visitors. But he is only joking and he does do half the housework himself. he does the floors and I dust and polish. he cleans the cloakroom and I do the bathroom, he does the ironing. But in the summer he is doing the gardening which I now find hard because of my back, so i do more housework.

Hope your time in court is OK.

Paul, good to see you on here, pop in and see us again.

Ann
Glos

good morning all i hope everyone is ok
i think its about time i told you all how i am well i have started to do two things i haven't done for ages and to tell you about my new hobby the first on is cooking
the second one is cleaning
my hobby is growing flowers to tell you all the truth i don't think i will stick to the cooking and cleaning as it's so boring lol and when i do cook and clean my hubby keeps asking me if i am ill lol i love the flower growing i have never grown anything in my life and to see them growing from seed its like there my baby's
i have started to eat meals instead of eating nothing much so i know im much better then i was me and my hubby still have to go to court
but im dealing with it a bit better than i was thanks to carole for this thread and ycaz ann of gg
and betty
for the pm's

and all you lovely people

love and hugs

carolina xx

Welcome to our thread to Bernie and Paul.
If any of us can help we will!!

Bernie I'm not (aware of being) in the change yet myself. But won't be long I guess! Hope you find someone here to talk to.

Paul, the panic attacks are awful aren't they. I think the best you can do is see your doctor about having awhile off work to start with. Get those panic attacks
under control. Then you can get back to work. I had four months off last year. (Not the first time). Rescue remedy helped a lot of us. I see you have tried moodgym. I'm sure you will get lots of support here. Talking seems to help, those who haven't been through it get fed up listening, but we don't!!

Everyone else thinking of you all xxx

Just putting in an appearance, thanks for all your suggestions!

sorry Janet, didn't see you there. Hope you can get something sorted with the doctor and that the next 6 months wont prove to be as bad as you expect.

Ann
Glos

nudging for Paul
xxx

Delicately put Ann, i regret the day I was taken off after I had a cyst. Had been on it 9 years, was a great help with 'marital relations'.

Ann
Glos

Hi Bernie - regarding HRT - I was on it for years with only positive side effects - the reason I went on it was because - how can I put this delicately - marital relations were impossible presumably because certain hormones had packed in - the HRT eased the problem totally - I no longer take HRT as OH sadly died just over five years ago so not needed now, but I would recommend it - it worked for me!! Hope this helps.

ooh Joyce you cheat, naughty corner for you.

Look forward to more tales tomorrow.

forgot to say, I am meeting Daff tomorrow for lunch. Looking forward to it.

ann
Glos

Oh dear Caz,
is that you getting your knickers in a twist... again! cannot leave you alone for two minutes before you start misbehaving, what shall I do with you?
Will be thinking of you tomorrow and hope your consultant has favourable news to impart, for a change.
Hope to catch up later tomorrow with any funny incidents occurring during the computer 'lesson', who knows someone might be expelled from class, quite likely me for cheating.
Well!!!!! I did cheat, or attempted to, last week... we were given a test paper which had diagrams comprising of boxes, one had to identify and name the notations on the tool bar from memory, then fill in the blanks. There were a couple I was not sure of having never used them before..I opened 'windows' and had a look... a hand appeared in front of me and the screen went blank... the hand belonged to the tutor... he just winked at me and walked on.. am I bad or am I bad lol.
Time now to take a break so will say goodnight and god bless to you all.

JoycePxxxxxx

Gail, oh dear lass, there is nothing so stressful as seeing the people you love suffering, just hope that they are making him as comfortable as possible. Please give him a big hug from me and a couple of hugs thrown in for yourself.
Take care,

JoycePxxxxxx

Caz, good to see you on here, do sympathise with you re knickers and back, when mine is bad it is agonising first thing in the morning getting dressed and knickers, trousers and socks are the worst.

Ann
Glos