I know the big banks are as bad as each other - (though I’m quite happy with the BUILDING SOCIETY (widely found across the nation!) that my salary goes into!) We were only with Midland because there was a branch in our village. Then it closed when it became part of the huge one. Now the branch in the nearest town has closed and the one in the next town is just machines. Then they asked me for identification for “safeguarding” which was stupidly complicated procedure - almost as bad as applying for a passport. We were already thinking of moving so that was the final straw. The bank (not a chemist) we’ve moved to has promised to stay open in our local town, and their online banking seems to be much less of a faff too. We’ll see.
Glad you’re feeling better, KTC, take one day at a time. I’m more better again today but I think I’ve strained my back coughing - yes, my back!! Still coughing but not quite as much.
Picked up the car. They’ve done a lovely job. No receipt. No paperwork. It’s just like it never happened! Shiny scar-free car. I wish *we* could eradicate scars so easily and painlessly??!
Did the supermarket shop tonight. Guess what were prominently on display in the entrance labelled “Manager’s Choice”: Hot cross buns! Hot. Cross. ****ing buns!
You can tell Christmas is over??! Grrrr!
Glad they’re keeping the place tidy for you, FF. Enjoy it while it lasts!
What a difference a day makes:smileyhappy: Am soooooooooo much betterer, hardly coughed, sneezed or wiped nose today, woo hoo!
Glad school is neat and tidy FF and appts all organised.
Good you are pleased with new bank and paint job JCJ.
ali all is betterer and betterer…
Went to supermarket very early this morning, rested, then tackled town, managed to get all things needed, fridge and cupboards looking healthy once more. Did not visit Mum as didn’t want to pass on any germs.
Has rained non stop today, yuck, it’s chilly too.
Did buy wrapping paper for 2018 xmas such a bargain, spotted in local supermarket, it’s my only sale purchase, thought sales were very disappointing…
An awful lot of choc, biscuits and tasy bits fell into my basket, oops:smileyhappy: xx
One appt. leads to another, saw the nurse today and although my results were better than last year she wants me to see the Dr, so yet another appt. next week. I’m taking a medication that has not actually been licensed for the condition I’ve got so she wants to make sure that the Dr. is still happy for me to take it. Not sure what I will do if he says no?! My blood pressure was sky high (not a surprise to me as I have White Coat Syndrome) so now I have to take it at home twice a day, fill in a form and return it to the surgery.
Took it tonight, absolutely ok!
School still tidy but they were painting today so tables were messy.
Hot Cross Buns were the lead item in my supermarket on the 2nd Jan JCJ, the till operators were apologising before we could even mention it. They felt worse than we did!
Not as much betterer as I thought. Started the Loch Lomond swim (it’s busier than the coastal waters around Guernsey - there were about a dozen of us tonight!) but I thought I was going to have to get out after only 10 minutes. Frightened myself, and the lifesaver, by having a coughing fit whilst in the deep end. Thought I was going to drown! :( I decided to swim gently on my back so my face wasn’t in the water so I wouldn’t inhale water when I coughed. The trouble is, I have a very loud barking cough and, of course, this was amplified by the water and the hard surfaces of the pool, so everyone was alarmed!
Only managed 50 lengths in an hour. Ah well. Better than nothing. I tried. I’d have felt guilty if I’d spent another night being lazy.
Good news that your results are better this year, FF. I hope your doc lets you continue with the meds as they obviously work!
I’d heard the thing about looking at and thinking about one’s feet to lower BP readings - though having the reading taken on a leg certainly doesn’t help! It’s ****** painful - and pain increases BP!!! Perhaps you need to take Benchland with you (on your new tablet :)) so our mad humour can distract you when you go for BP?
Back to work tomorrow. Not ready. Don’t want to play. More specifically, I don’t want to have to get up at the crack of dawn! We have a training day. H&S. Oh joy?!
Enjoy those treats, KTC. We actually started our Christmas cake yesterday (this year I finished icing it earlier than ever before and we started to eat it later than ever!) and my post-swim snack tonight was a slice of it with a chunk of Wensleydale & cranberry cheese. Washed down with a mugatea. Delish!
Oh, I am so glad to find someone else who eats Christmas cake with cheese JCJ. All my family think I’m totally bonkers but they won’t try it to find out how nice it is! They are the ones who are missing out. And putting salt on your rice pudding, they won’t try that either but finally I’ve found an ally in GD’s boyfriend who hails from Manchester and he does that too. Obviously a northern thing.
Never heard the foot thing about lowering BP but I will definitely try it next week when I see the Dr. I’ll wear my new boots and admire them and wiggle my toes. Dr is sure to want to take BP. I’ve done it again this morning and tonight and it’s a little bit up but within acceptable limits.
Son coming over on Sunday, we’re going to make a firm plan for the catio and measure up for the wood etc that we need to build it. It will take over most of the garden, I want to give Purdie as much freedom as possible. I’m also looking forward to being able to have my back door open. I’m shut in as well at the moment! I’ve just watched her shin up the curtains and thought “you won’t be doing that next Friday after your op!”.
Flying in, Mum not good found her lying on floor this morning, spent all day waiting for paramedics and doc, they all think it’s one of the tabs she takes, have just arrived back home, fingers crossed it will be sorted soon xx
Was along yesterday, she is very tired, she said her head was a little clearer, doc coming out today. All symptoms do point to that little tablet, am going back along shortly, need to speak to warden etc and make sure she is eating and drinking. Doc said it will take a few days for tab to get out of her system and she will be wobbly and tired. She now also has that cold, grrrrrrrrrr xx
No doc today, they phoned instead and she missed call, so I telephoned and someone will be out tomorrow, find it ridiculous as Mum would say she is fine???
Hope all was good at work today JCJ. Can’t believe it’s all over!
FF, all the best for tomorrow, fingers and toes crossed, wishing you speedy and good results asap.
Had hair chopped today, am sure mirror is magnified, well, am hoping anyway hahaha.
It’s been superly cold here, hard frost that lies all day, brrrrrrrrrrrr.
YD is def moving out:smileysad:, to another city in the next couple of months, lots to do and organise, will keep me on my toes xx
YD moving out Katy? You will miss her but tell yourself it’s best for her. Sorry to hear that Mum’s not well but glad that it’s only a tablet and it will be ok once out of her system.
Yes, have to brave the van tomorrow…I think now that perhaps I love that van as it possibly saved my life.
So now I can have a panic attack about my blood pressure… asked to take it twice daily after the high reading at the Surgery. It’s all over the place, ok in the morning, sky high at night but then ok…ish again after an hour or so. Seeing Dr. on Weds. foreseeing an increased dose or a different med. in my future.
Son came over yesterday and we’ve measured for the wood and chicken wire needed for catio. Just got to go to builders tomorrow and order it, and liaise with SIL to collect it. Building to start next Sunday, weather permitting :smileyhappy:
Haven’t seen Daughter for over a week (that’s probably a record) as they have all got a lurgy and I don’t want it! Hopefully they will get better soon.
Hope your trip to the van went OK, FF. Not too painful and prompt “normal” results. Fingers firmly crossed.
Don’t stress about the BP - or that will make it higher! If it’s not high ALL he time it’s not such an issue. Try doing the readings at different times? (My instructions said to make sure you wait an hour after eating, and if it’s high, wait 10 minutes and try again.) And relax! Says she! Easier said than done??!
I hope your mum is continuing to improve, KTC. You’ll miss YD, but you will be surprised how quickly you adapt to not having them around, (I was wandering into their rooms like someone bereaved, at first, but only for a short time!) and at least ED and GC are not too far away. As FF says, keep telling yourself it’s the right thing for her.
2 days back at school (not counting Friday as the kids weren’t in) and both days I’ve been covering classes in the afternoon. Hey ho. Here we go. I’ve had my payslip for December and the “pay the difference” amount on it is just £3.25!! What??? I hope that’s not for all 12 hours!! I had to fill in 2 claim forms because I could only fit 5 sessions on one form, so the other session: 2 hours, went on a separate form. I really hope that money is just for the 2 hours. I wonder if I’ll get the rest next payday. Or maybe they’ve “lost” the other form? :smiley mad: If it’s for all 12 hours, it’s not worth claiming - and I shall therefore have to be more ready with “NO!”
£3.25 for 12 hours, you are a bargain JCJ, that amount will def encourage you to say NO, haha.
FF, hope you were not too ouchy, think that’s a brilliant thought about “the van” saving your life, puts the scary thoughts away from your head.
Enjoy your building work haha.
Been catching up today, doc came to Mum’s this morning and everything was fine, big sigh of relief.
About half an hour ago I had a phone call from cousin saying Mum was on the floor again, have spoken to her and she says she is fine and all she did was lean on the wall, it was actually an alcove and that’s how she slipped down, am not so sure, cousin going up tomorrow and will report back. She appears to have been sleeping all day. Doesn’t sound right she should be picking up xx
It is totally pointless taking my BP now as I’m worried about it. But just for the sheer hell of it I took it this morning before the mammo…somewhere up in the stratosphere…I’m sure it came down after.:smileyhappy: Not bothered tonight, see Dr. tomorrow.
Mammo went well, only the last of the four pics she took was a bit ouchy. Results in two to three weeks. Everything crossed.
Buildingwork undergoing a rethink. Spoke to SIL tonight about my and Son’s ideas and, as he’s eminently more sensible/practical than we are, he sort of shot them down in flames. So, a conference between the three of us next Sunday!
Hope your Mum is improved tomorrow Katy. JCJ practice the NO, surely they’ve made a mistake there, get querying it! That’s appalling English but it’s late and I’'m tired… but apparently not too tired to put it right (I couldn’t leave it! :smileytongue:) Please JCJ, do query your payslip.
Glad it wasn’t too bad yesterday FF, hope you got on fine at docs today.
BP am lucky don’t have white coat syndrome, so many do though.
Hope your plans go well for catio, haha, will it be amazing??
Things are not improving with Mum, (they should be) cousin came here and was very upset, when she left I went to practice and managed to speak to a doc, they are going back out tomorrow because there is obviously something else going on. Hopefully they will get to the bottom of things.
Went along and told her doc was coming tomorrow, we chatted for a while then when I went to say goodbye, burst into tears, couldn’t manage my brave face any longer…so am over on the “getting on my own nerves” bench xx
I’ve got everything crossed for your Mum Katy, glad you managed to get to speak to a Dr. and they are going to see her tomorrow. Hopefully they will sort her out and it’s something and nothing.
Plans for catio are probably getting smaller.
Saw Dr. today, gave him my bp readings…and he wasn’t that fussed, said the am. ones were fine and the pm. ones (taken twice) showed it going down. He wasn’t worried about them so I’m not now either. He did suggest that I do a five day am/pm test every three months and if they were all high go back. However…as I’ve been taking the same med for 17 years and it’s now sort of obsolete and other meds. have come along that work better, he wants to swap me onto another. I’m a little nervous as swaps were tried before to get rid of SE’s and didn’t work, but that was 15 years ago and things have changed. So first new tablet in the morning, I’m deliberately NOT reading the leaflet about possible SE’s.
Went to pet store tonight for cat litter, in the usual place a different bag, same price. I asked “Is this the same, just different packaging?” “Oh yes”, they said. Bought two bags. NO! It’s not the same, they’ve changed the manufacturer! It’s a different colour, bigger pieces and a different smell. I phoned them…no they won’t be getting the original again. AARGH. I’ve mixed the two together tonight and I really hope Purdie will accept the change.
As my doc said to me: “Don’t LOOK for SEs” FF, and you’ll more than likely be fine. As you say, in 17 years drugs have moved on. It’s good that your doc’s not worried about the BP. Now you can relax - which will lower it further anyway!
I wonder if your mum is suffering with the virus that’s laid us all low this year, Katy? That would make her wobbly and very tired. I hope she feels better very soon.
My OH has started with the bad cold now; sniffing and croaking. That’s the 2 week incubation period neatly illustrated: 2 weeks since YD and D-I-L arrived with their filthy colds! At least my lurg has subsided to just the occasional cough if I do something overly ambitious like trying to walk, talk and laugh simultaneously!
OH has his PD consultant appointment tomorrow and he’s getting worked up about it. On Tuesday, he was threatening to cancel it, but I think (I hope!) I’ve talked him out of doing that. School know I’ll be disappearing for a couple of hours tomorrow morning so I can go with him.
This week seems to be going on forever! It already feels like Christmas was months ago!
Is that new meds for blood pressure FF? or something entirely different?
Hope Purdie is munching her new food…how annoying them telling you it was the same, grrrrrrrrr.
Glad you are going with OH JCJ, fingers crossed all goes well, if he also has the cold that’s another excuse not to go, good he’s not cancelling. Just remember and do lots of lalala’s in your head, tonight and till appt time and not get yourself in a tizz xx
Doc been to Mum’s urine test etc taken away, all reasonably good, she’s been given another med which fingers and toes crossed should make a difference, if it works and tests are clear, she will be fine, better than fine…
Had GS here today and he made me laugh so much, it was lovely to be distracted…xx
Shiny scar-free car. 
We have a training day. H&S. Oh joy?!