Hi,
well this is a turn up for the books. I am the one with all the snow for a change! Woke up to about 6 inches of snow, which is a lot for us southerners. Pup was terrified as it was almost up to her chin and she refused to go out until Victor cleared the path a bit. Even now she very gingerly steps across the snow and sinks and then panics and rushes to the safety of the swept path. The snow sticks to her fluffy long fur and is very hard to keep her dry. She has the perfect plan, to roll all over the sofa!
Son had arranged paintballing so they all managed to walk up to a higher road and still go. They all came back frozen, covered in bruises and beaming about their war stories! That gave me time to do all the work I wanted and a bit more so nice to ne ahead for a change so I can enjoy half term next week to the full 
ED and I cleared our cars ready for tomorrow and dug a clear patch around the drive. Victor finshed it off to his standard of clearing ha ha We caught our neighbours making a snowman and made one on our front lawn too. There are loads all around our area, mostly really tall as the snow is so thick. I was hoping for a snow day but not looking good at the moment as no more snow.
Lisa (mum2 speaking here, or am I 3?) you are running out of time to meet your target before the op so you need to be very sensible now and stick to it. Otherwise you will just have one more thing to worry about when your appointment looms and it is at last happening. Be good. Do you promise? I got dance 3 for the wii so I am going to try that out soon. Do you have any of them. I thought I might do that more often!! Hmmm time will tell.
Nicky I thought you would be snowy too, hence worrying about your new wheels getting dirty! Lucky you to be able to stay warm in the morning. Yd is doing well although she always has tummy trouble, a mix of IBS and allergies so they can never really tell what to do with her. She is out and about walking the dogs so that indicates she is getting over it really well as she is not very keen to chat about it being her first one. She is really settling in to being a mummy well and plans to join a baby club when the snow goes.
Slenda well we would never fight each other for food as we have very different tastes. I always think of the Mr Bean programme when someone mentions steak tartare. Sorry but bleeding meat makes me want to gag and raw egg is the worst of all!! Good job we are not all the same. I am a self confessed sweet tooth cake eater for my sins. I was sorry to hear the doc thinks you need to see someone, not really sure what you are being sent for as I have no experience of depression. The main thing is doing something to help you through this time. Do you mind me asking what side effects are still plaguing you? I still have some, mainly acid and I cannot eat or drink after about 7pm or really ill all night. Also fruit and vegetables seem to be a major problem so have to take it very easy on them. Don’t forget to make that call and I hope they are helpful x.
Peacock this is a disaster, poor you. Would it be possible to get some of that foam insulation that just pushes on to pipes to protect them or just wrap anything fabric around them? Can you call the plumber back and get him to find a solution? Clearly you cannot have it for all of this winter so someone needs to insulate the pipes. I wish I could ask you in for a shower and fill up your bottles of water.I feel the builder has failed somewhere, is there any come back with him? Try to get to see the doc to check out your rib pain when you feel safe to drive, that sounds horrible too. I did not realise that it could happen again. Oh biggest hugs (warm ones) coming your way x.
Val what is the latest with you? Have you had the transfusion yet? I will be shocked if I have more snow than you too. Hoping the chemo is not too bad if you have started your first tablets x.
Night, think of me on the ice tomorrow morning, hate it
Lily x
ha yes mam, well found out my surgeon wont be seeing me and Im now lighter than when i went in last time, so to me anything else is a bonus, still back on it in the morning. Food last night wasnt too bad for diet it was the vino!
Hot and sour soup, ribs (never had before as wont eat of bone but lush), ginger por, chilli chicken and rice, most of which free on slimmig world, but the panacotta wasnt but least he forgot to put the sugar in lol!!
I have wii dance 1, wow, have a go and let me know what you think, I give my chandeliar a jolly fright and was exhausted but good fun. back on mine tomorrow if pains ease off. Well it’s still raining here boo hoo, love the snow, hate the ice xxx Night all
P - I am so sorry you are feeling so down but I can fully understand why, all of these things had come together at a bad time and I expect you feel a bit isolated with Mr P not there :-(. Maybe ring the phone lines here, as suggested so you can talk to a friendly voice? I know it won’t sort your problems out but may help a bit. Otherwise I can’t suggest anything the others haven’t said already. I hope the cold spell passes soon, that the plumber can get out to help and the ice isn’t too bad to use the car on the roads, plus you get your ribs checked and get some strong painkillers. When it’s written down like this you can see why you must be feeling very sorry for yourself, I would be! Gentle hugs.
Slenda - sorry to hear you are feeling down as well, again it’s not surprising. I think we can build ourselves up to everything being back to normal after active treatment is over when in fact our body is telling us differently. At least your GP is on the case. I had post natal depression after both of my D’s were born so know how awful you can feel but I took all the advice, and meds (!) , that I was given and they helped loads. I also told everyone I knew that I had it so it doesn’t become one of these stigmas that means everyone avoids the subject. I f I felt rotten then they were all going to know about it, ha, ha. Good luck with this side of things and the SE’s.
Lily - hope the snow didn’t make this mornings drive too bad but I expect it was a bit hairy, that’s unless you had a snow day? That’s the problem starting off so early, when the temperature is right down and you don’t know what’s happened overnight. Poor OH had to get up extra early to check the predicted snow hadn’t fallen (it hasn’t) and to beat the Monday morning rush hour. We had hardly any snow and that just slushed away yesterday on a very dull, overcast day, no fun at all!
Lisa - yep, knuckle down now young lady, you’re nearly there and obviously been doing well. Only a couple more weekends (sorry, don’t mean to frighten you!) until the op so maybe give the vino a miss on those, you can always catch up after the op 
Hi to Val, hope you are OK and any appts, I think you have at least one, go well this week, sounds like you won’t be snowed in anyway.
Hugs to everyone who needs them, take care
Nicky xx
Lisa you’ve only got a week now to reach your target weight loss, but you are such a determined lady I am sure you will do it without any doubt. As everyone has said, knuckle down it’s only for a short time.
Slenda, it is not at all uncommon to experience a bit of depression once treatment has finished – in fact I did myself – if you remind yourself of what you have been through it is not surprising. I took anti depressants for about 8 months following the start of taking them, but if you can be helped by counselling perhaps that is the route you can take. Either way you know we’ll all be here to offer support.
Has your snow melted Lily? I bet your poor pups wished he had slightly longer legs lol. Good job Victor has recovered from his bug and hope none of the family also get it. Enjoy your last week at work if you can. Your YD sounds as resilient as you, she must have inherited your genes for staying power. Going to a weekly baby club can be a life saver, stopping new Mum’s from shutting themselves off inside the house with a baby to care for alone most of the time. At the baby club she will meet other similar situation Mum’s.
Well, day 4 of no water inside the house. YD not at school today as the heavy snowfall yesterday has settled and turned to ice overnight and I won’t attempt the roads, I wouldn’t know how to cope with an icy situation. YD phoned both the builder and the plumber – builder not at work because of the snow so couldn’t send anyone and the plumber said we’re not the only ones with frozen pipes!
YD suggested to him that if he comes to defrost the pipes once again like he did last Friday then we will leave a trickle of water running all through the night so the pipes won’t freeze again – running water doesn’t freeze. He said oh yes that will work, meanwhile I’ve been outside with the hairdryer trying to melt pipes. No luck as yet. It is bright and sunny, temperatures must have risen as some of the snow is melting in the sun – wish my pipes would.
Carole xx
Peacock - wishing you luck with your pipes. I hope you have some progress. When everything works we take it so much for granted. I’m waiting for the electrician who said he’d be here an hour ago - plus ca change!
Lisa, not much longer to keep that willpower going. Tell you what - I’ll have the vino for you - least I can do!
Snow was an anti-climax here. Typical, just when I don’t have to drive to work at the crack of dawn.I love watching my cats trying to lift their legs up higher than usual and losing their scent trails when it’s snowy.
Looking forward to listening to Just a Minute on Radio 4 this evening. OH and I went to London in the Summer for the recording in between surgery and chemo. I felt so well then.
Thanks Nicky, I’m not embarrassed that I have depression and don’t mind telling people. It’s not surprising after everything we’ve had to go through. After all the body and head are joined together…
Lily I’m definitely more a savoury person than sweet. Usually I love cooking and entertaining. I hope that’ll come back.
My lingering side effects are different from yours. I don’t have any trouble with foods or digestion.
I’m still having trouble with my nails, fingers and toes.Have pain in my feet and hands, especially the right hand which keeps wanting to close up - doing lots of flexing exercises.Dexterity is poor - keep dropping things, hard to do up buttons, put in earrings etc. Sore eyes,impaired vision,rubbish memory and limited concentration.My hair is growing back now, but I’m developing fluffy little sideburns I’ve never had before! I’ve read that others get this too and it may go of its own accord. I hope so. I’ve got very little stamina, get really tired, have no trouble going to sleep, but wake up about 3.30a.m. and then can’t go back. Apart from that and feeling fat and sorry for myself I can’t think of anything!
Usually I’m a busy, positive, capable person - I want her back - pronto.
I have 2 weddings to look forward to. My brother in may and best friend in October. She had bc about a year ahead of me so lovely to see her life back on track.
I hope all you Snow Angels are starting to thaw out.
Oh carole poor you, really hope things improve tomorrow xxxx will be praying that that plumber arrives xxx
Slenda, poor you with those side effects, I still ache everywhere, I am still limping from partying last weekend and my right shoulder has ached a bit since rads a few years ago, hey those sideburns go, well ease back, mine were awful and my affected side is still hairier than I would like but it’s gone lighter so there’s light, oh and you can have my wine. Im trying to be really good as know the last two weeks will be bad on me, have only 1 night out planned for a few drinks in the afternoon few days after pre-op, girly afternoon to see all my friends in the local for a gossip, god Im nervous now, espeically with all these aches.
Well hope everyone else isnt snowed in or iced up, nothing here at all, must be a first for us not to get bad weather, mind the sun has been shining but cold, brrhhh!!!
well better go, doing a jewellery session for some young people after work, volunteered to do it as a freebie as want to help them out, nervous now lol!
Night
Hi,
drat no announcement of a snow day 
so steeled myself to drive through the snow. I felt ok until Victor rang to say his car had failed to get out of the road, he had got stuck on the hill, had to roll back into a reverse and eventually got back in the drive after an epic struggle! So this left me jammed in the drive with Victor’s car tight against the side so not much room to swing round and son and Ed’s cars to the left and right. Anyway superior audi power crept up both hills and apart from a scary pause half way up each one, clawed its way to the top Rang ED with the good news and she managed to get out too. Son has no idea what we are talking about and went off a usual! Now preparing myself for tomorrow as they all told me it will be worse As soon as I got 2 roads up the road was clear but very thick packed ice at the kerbs so passing is tricky. Went in my new bufday snow boots (what a fab timed present) and unlike many others had dry feet, dry trousers and didn’t slip all day I mad e apoint of not venturing outside in the playground as you took your life in your hands with the snowballs coming from all directions. All the kids in school were moaning that we were open but most schools were.
Lisa well done for already being lower but keep going to get fitter too. I tried wii dance 3 tonight and it was great fun. I was playing it with son and his girlfriend. The only trouble is my right arm absolutely killing as all the moves are linked to it. Not sure how it would be for lymph if I do it too often. Have you had any trouble with your arm from it? Loved the tunes and had a hilarious moment when i got some crazy japanese song and found myself being the pink power ranger?? Of course the resemblance was uncanny ha ha!
Nicky slush sounds good to me. We still have 6 inches of snow on the deck!
P - very funny yes longer legs would do it or very high heeled shoes for the pup :)Victor is fine and I see you understand the new mum thing perfectly.I think MD plans to go with her for the first time and then leave her to it, snow allowing. I am amazed how clever the idea of your daughter’s was, well done her. I hope that b plumber turns up to do that and also insulates the pipes, etc. Hoping to hear things have improved for you x.
Slenda I think you would have found us all at a very different place (health and headwise) if you had found us at an earlier time in our treatment. We used to go down one at a time like flies and then everyone else would cheer someone up before going gloomy or teary themselves. We are further on so don’t add extra pressure yourself to feel like you should do things others are. I was off work for 10 months in total. Even after that it was very hard going for quite a while and I could have easily not gone back. It really wouldn’t have taken much to hide away. So just forget deadlines and times and just poodle about being you and doing things you want to, no expectations from others, find yourself again but it will most likely be a slightly different you. if you have time amuse yourslef reading back some of our posts, although our chemo ones seem to have got lost after the new site arrived. They were very emotional at times. It sound slike you may have cording from what you say about your hand. I believe you have to regularly but gently stretch your arm right out as if reaching for something. It might help, I hope. Memory and concentration well hmmm we all had that one and some of us may be convinced that it is still around, although annual bufdays do their part too lol. The F of FEC is known for that symptom but keep working on your memory and concentration and it will improve, promise.By the way do you mean you weren’t born with fluffy sideburns like the rest of us!!! You jammy devil
Take care. See you on the ice. Val have you been topped up with some extra hb yet? Lisa you got me!!
Lily x
ha sorry thought I might , copied just incase lol! Snow and driving sounds scary. Think I will try my wii dance tomorrow, having a bit of a wobble, lots of posts on recon site about being fit and healthy, I am soooooo overweight and unfit, I am aching still from dancing last week and Lily wii dance would have me exhausted, my whole body is aching at the moment and my bad arm is heavy, know a lot of nerves but Im really worried that Im too overweight and too un healthy and they are just doing it cos I complained… salad is packed up for tomorrow. I just cant believe how large i am compared to how large I used to feel, I seem photos from our weekend away and i looked so large… I know just need to get on with diet better, salad leaves here I come… twine over!!!
Hi,
Lisa you know what i’ve been caught on one of those dodgy cameras too! You know, the ones that take photos that look like you but somehow the dimensions aren’t quite right! Saw one of myself tonight someone printed and sent me!!! Arggh you should see it, well frankly no you won’t - bin!
Just keep being good and a bit of exercise but not too much too quickly so you injure yourself! My knee is causing me problems since my venture into exercise but only when I go upstairs. feels like something is going in the wrong place inside the joint so being very careful for a few days. On a practical note, try to sleep with your arm slightly raised on a pillow so it drains over night and don’t carry things in that arm. I am very careful of my bc side and avoid carrying or anything repetitive on that side whenever I can.
Well I think you should try to enjoy the days running up to the op. The day will arrive and then you will be on the next treatment stage. One blink and you wake up with it finished. So just enjoy the days in the run up while you can drive and do what you want. Oh and make the most of those blesssed scarves, they are heading for the BIN
Lily x
ps it is absolutely freezing and the heating is staying on all night. Taking a hot water bottle that resembles the pup (it is her)to bed to sit on my feet!
hee hee enjoy. I have a monkey with a heat pack inside and I sleep with a teddy under my bad arm to keep it propped up so Im with you there. Well turned a night out with my bessie mate, wanted to go for a few drinks but I said no worth it in the end I hope. Well i think I may have shed the pounds I put on over the last week or so and tonight done 28 minutes steps on the wii fit, it did warm me up to.
Ha scarves make just get reduced a bit, going to take me a bit to forget to put them on, fingers crossed im semi similar so i can ditch them would hate to go through this and still be a lot different.
Well it’s frosty here but no snow or ice, thank god. Carole hope them pipes have defrosted. I darent look at my gas bill ouch:…
Night all xxx
Hi All, I saw my Orthopaedic Consultant and had many xrays done too. Good news he says he has no need to see me agaiin but if I want to see him re any problem I can call his Secretary or ask my other Consultant to refer me again. Sigh of relief.
I got my 2 unts of blood yeaterday. Was in the eard from 9 until 4 so too weary to go online. But this morning I felt so much better. I can breathe easier, my head is less fuzzy and my ribs less sore.
I start my chemo in 10 days time. I will go to get my usual infusion and get my tablets at the ward. 2 weeks on and 1 week off. I am ok about this. My CT scan is at the end of Feb and am still waiting for MRI appointment.
Sorry to hear that you are feeling low Peacock.
Hugs to everyone, love V
Hi ladies, boy, is it cold ?
Firstly, P, I really hope your pipes got defrosted and you have running water at least, although I’m guessing the heating isn’t working so it must be so cold. I really feel for you right now as it sounds as if all the most annoying, frustrating things are happening at once. Hoping for soe better news for, and from you, soon.
Val, soooo glad you are feeling better after the transfusion and also the positive appt with your surgeon. And although I know you are back on the chemo it does sound like you’ve got your head around it,after all were harly going to refuse it are we This tie around you also know you have a group of friends on here to support you, us and all the xeloda ladies. Godd luck and I hope you keep feeling better.
Lisa, well done you, you sound like you’ve got your strong head on As Lily says, enjoy the time now, but not to excess obviously and it will all soon be done and you can ditch those scarves.
Lily, hope little pup-like water bottle kept you warm, but not up all night lol. And that the ice isn’t causing too many problems. It’s very cold here and I hardly entered out yesterday, will have to decide if it’s worth it today!
Slenda, take it easy and it does sound as if chemo and rads have left their mark It does take a while to get over these side effects and I think we all seem to suffer a bit more with aches and pains after for quite a while, you body has taken a battering after all. Take care and hope you feel better soon.
Well, not much from me, just still looking for any jobs, but none really around that I’ve seen so I’ll keep looking. Otherwise not much happening with this awful weather, no snow but icy and dull weather although yesterday afternoon brightened up, but then it’s too late for my walk!
Take care al
Nicky xx
Good day ladies,
Lots of news from you all – I was too tired yesterday to post so am making up for it today.
The pipes are still frozen, 6 days now: we briefly had some hot water so managed to grab a bath but last night the hot pipes had froze too even though I had left the tap open, obviously not open enough. I haven’t seen the plumber, since he didn’t come back yesterday to complete the job!
I managed to get some friends to take me to the hospital yesterday as still in agony on both sides of my ribs. They did several xrays and the doctor in A & E said it wasn’t a fracture. However I had to let my own GP know how I got on and from what I described she said she is sure I have fractured at least a rib and that sometimes the hospital xray dept don’t always spot very tiny fractures. She wants to see me herself and thinks I should be referred to a rheumatologist as this is the 3rd time in 2 years I’ve had fractured ribs.
The upshot of all my problems means that Mr P is returning from work this evening instead of next week as I said I really couldn’t cope much longer with painful ribs, frozen pipes, icy roads and such cold temperatures, as low as – 17 through the night and -9 daytimes. Although we have underfloor heating run by air, it really isn’t very efficient at heating with such low temperatures so we need to get our woodburner set up to be comfortably warm.
Lily sorry that the snowy weather didn’t get you some time off work and hope the pup kept your feet nice and warm?
Nicky did you manage to get a walk today?
Lisa how about the weigh in, how much have you lost? I can’t say that I was overly fit or healthy when I had my recon (this time last year I was still sitting propped up on the bed with a sore botty from bedsores) so I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Val I hope the 2 pints of blood have enabled you to have a burst of energy for a while, at least get your body ready for chemo.
Slenda I can remember how poor my dexterity was, I couldn’t open jars or bottles and picking up the smallest thing like a needle was a nightmare.
Have a good day everyone, Carole xxx
Brrrhhhhh freezing today and cant get warm so Peacock really feel for you but glad Mr P coming home xxx
Val, fab news and sorry about the chemo sounds hard work but we are here for you to come and moan, we all do, especially me and you are an inspiration.
Nicky, walk in this yuk! I have to set off to drive to another office at 7.30am dreading it, cant get out of bed when it’s like this.
Lily, hope you survived school today and no ice, do you finish on friday too?!..
Slenda, hope things are a bit brighter today and have a wine for me tonight please.
Well half pound on gutted but determined to loose as much as can in next two weeks, even though surgeon wont weigh me still want to prove i have tried hard, ha keep looking at nice clothes in shops to inspire and excite me but dont think my shape will change even after op unless i loose lots of weigh.
Well better sign off been really busy today xx
Hi ladies
P- I’m so glad your knight in shining armour has returned lol Hopefully armed with a heater or something to get those pipes sorted. You must be in such a state with your rib and being cold and no water :-(. Hoping it starts to be sorted, all of it, soon. No, I didn’t go for a walk, it really was so blooming’ cold and I didn’t feel brilliant yesterday morning as my bl**dy palpitations started up for no real reason which panicked me, and probably made them worse They stopped after a while but it did unsettled me so I had a very lazy day. Having said that I did have another knicker incident, oops. I had been lounging around in sloppies as I call them then decided to drive out to get a couple of things at the local shop, the one I usually walk to. Put my jeans on, went out, did my few bits, drove home, quickly went into the garden to check on some plants. One leg, of my jeans, felt funny, shook it a bit and, there they were, my knickers from last night. OMG, they could have fallen out in the shop and I have NO idea how I could have scooped them up with no-one seeing. I did have to smile though, after all I’d said before I was sure I couldn’t do it again!
Lisa, don’t worry about what the scales say, mine talk rubbish to me ha ha. Just keep on with what you are doing and you will feel all the better for it anyway. A good detox will put you in the best of form to cope with the op so you are doing the right thing.
Hi to all the other frozen buddies out there, kep warm and take care
Nicky xxxx
Hi,
well I couldn’t get on this site last night and had to google it to get on today, so not sure what happened to my favourites links I have used for yonks.
Lisa so you sleep with a teddy and a hot monkey, no comment :)Hope Robson is not jealous x.
Val glad to hear you had your 2 pints of best and feel all the better for it. Bless those people that go and give blood :)Also good to get rid of another consultant and therefore routine appointments to go to The chemo is a mix I guess, good to be sticking a block of dynamite up the c cells but boo to having to have it at all. I hope the side effects are as minimal as possible. I don’t think keeping your hands and feet cool will be as difficult in the winter though.Moan all you like to us whenever you want to. Hugs x.
Nicky well our heating is on night and day as I cannot stand being cold. Mind you I am starting to get used to it now after so many days. I really don’t accept being the coldest place when I live in the south!! That was our main perk grrr. Waiting to see if we get more tonight. Our road is still crunchy in places. Why do you think the palpatations started? I remember it used to be triggered by alcohol, better get it checked out You will get a reputation if you keep throwing knickers around ha ha. I would have just kicked them under a shelf and walked away. Are you sure you weren’t commando and your elastic just failed you??? You can tell us
Hope the palp have gone away. Hugs x.
Peacock I had no idea your weather was so cold, so hooray for Mr P returning. Don’t let him escape until there is a long term solution. The ribs sound horrible, let us know what your doc says. hugs x.
Well one more day to go until half term Now I am on my anti snow dance so I can go out all week. Had a bit of a shock today as we eventually bullied my brother into visiting his doc and been sent for a barrage of tests and his bp was so high they would not let him leave the surgery and had to stay for 2 hours. He hates docs and got worse and worse because of it. He has been moaning about all his tests, tablets and appointments to go to. I say, lucky they found it as went with a cough! Well better go as need beauty sleep more these days
Freezing cold Lily x x
Brrrhhhh brrrhhhh god its so icy here today, my mam fell this morning and my car skidded down a cobbled road, ouch!
Oh my god, I have so giggled Nicky, how bad would the knickers escaping in the shop be, i have had same position but usually before i leave the house.
Lily happy last day for a week tomorrow.
Off to bed, boy I am trying mam and dad were having a glass of wine with tea and I turned down a small one for a glass of diet vimto. Think lack of fat is making me come out in spots, all over my neck and itching hope its just a few blebs.
Hope everyone else okay and the ribs are being seen to Carole xxx
Hi frozen buddies
Poor Mam, Lisa, hope she’s OK? I assume she is as you’ve not reported any worse, lucky her that she didn’t break anything. And a shock for you with your car skidding I’d imagine. I hate having to drive when it’s icy but I suppose some of us can’t avoid it. In fact the other day it was treacherous just walking on the roads, pavements or even grass as the small amount of snow we’d had was turning slushy but not melting completely. Hope that all the reports of snow from your part of the world aren’t coming true! Have a good weekend though and take it easy, get that total detox done so you are fit and healthy to go
Hi Lily, yes my palpitations are often caused by alcohol, too often I suspect lol. So it caught me out to have nothing in particular starting them off although the condition can be brought on by anxiety or other things like low potassium, menopause etc so it could have been anything. Don’t worry I’m already on medicine for them so it’s just a case of sitting them out, which wasn’t long. Hope the fact you are a record breaker with the temperature hasn’t stopped you on your last day, bet you wish it had, or maybe it did? Enjoy the half term with your boys. Worrying to hear about your brother, typical of a man not to get anything checked out! However high BP is not called the silent killer for nothing! I couldn’t believe how high mine was about 9 months after starting tamoxifen in 2004, it went through the roof and was a bit scary until it was brought under control. Interestingly it went back to normal when I stopped tamoxifen in 2008 and then has gone up again on Arimidex, the joys of hormone treatment for you! Assume this isn’t the cause with your brother lol
Hope you have thawed out P and Mr P has come to the rescue, at least it will stop you overworking your ribs, ouch. Do you remember my ED cracking and then fracturing hers last year, just by coughing? Again the paramedics said it was muscle strain but her GP said not.
Hi to everyone else, hope your week has been good and your weekend is even better. OH and I are celebrating St Valentines day this weekend as he’s off on his travels next week. Hoping the snow doesn’t stop us!
Nicky xx
Hi,
best wishes from me to mem too Lisa. I bet it gave her a scare but hope not too painful. Skidding cars arghhh, hate it and i know you steer into the skid but my brain doesn’t seem to be able to react this way when it should. be good, keep being good. Just think about being on here and it all being done :)Mian thing is to remind people not to come near you wih bugs as they won’t do an op if you are ill!
Nicky nooo pants :)Still laughung at that too! Glad the palps didn’t make you too anxious and that your early valentines won’t set you heart a fluttering lol. If it is clean tell us your plans (remembering we have a youngster on here It wasn’t actually as cold today which was good as I was outside on duty in the playground. It has been much colder on other days. Hoping to do lots of nice things next week but people keep blocking my days with deliveries Speaking of hormones I keep meaning to get my cholesterol checked as letrozole pushes it up. My brother starts his bp tablets today and has vowed to reduce his huge fag intake, i hope he will.
Everyone else I hope you are managing to keep warm and on your feet.
Lily x
Lisa, sorry to hear that you’ve gained half a pound, which really isn’t too drastic in the grand scheme of things and you are trying really hard so I’m sure you’ll make your target in two weeks. Your poor Mum hope she is ok now?
Nicky, as for your palpitations have you been watching too many Brad Pitt films?? I get them sometimes but nothing as drastic as yours by the sound of it and I’ve never had to take medication. Hope you and Mr N have a great Valentine’s weekend. Nicky, or should I call you knicker-less Nicky?? Made me laugh your story and can imagine your embarrassment.
Lily good that your brother had tests, better than being completely unaware and then having a problem later on. Smoking is a big no no if BP is high, but I’m sure he knows that, giving up is not so easy.
No news from anyone else but hope Slenda and Val are doing ok and coping with the chilly weather.
I am very pleased to say that our water problem is now sorted (thanks to Mr P) and after 8 days without I don’t think I could’ve coped with any more water less days. Mr P built a corridor in our unfinished garage where all the pipes and water heater are and it has all been well insulated and the pipes themselves insulated too. I even managed to get some washing done today so am a pleased Peacock.
I saw my GP this morning, a lovely lady always takes her time with everyone, she is sure I’ve fractured a rib(s) from my description although there is no inflammation, just painful when she examined me. She wants me to see a Rheumatologist and thinks he will advise me having a bone scan (again) to make sure “there is nothing going on”. A bit worrying but I am sure if it was anything nasty I would be in pain all the time?? I remember your daughter coughing Nicky, the same thing happened to me with the first fracture in 2009, the 2nd fractures I have no idea and my GP is concerned that it has happened before. She thinks my ribs may be fragile after chemo, rads and several operations.
Our weather freezing cold, -7 this morning when I went to the doctor and this afternoon a really cold Siberian wind again.
Have a good weekend my frosty friends and keep warm, take care on icy paths/roads.