Fibromyalgia

raeh

iv just lost a long post again!! thank you for wondering about me its nice to be missed even in cyber world

iv just havent had the energy or concentration to come on and post as its been very busy at work and i feel really washed out! the month before xmas is really busy but the kids love it so its all worth it

lamewolf i hope you have a lovely week with your hubby

CwtA what on earth made you move the freezer alone *tut* i hope your neck is ok xx

hello to bz, s/e, magenta, yellowrock, purplecat etc and anyone i have missed, i hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend

somebody_else

Nice to see you Raeh - glad that you're okay. For a given value of okay, that is.

bigzippy

somebody_else wrote: »

I suffer from frogs - the neighbours have a pond, and this year they put up a new fence which goes right down to the ground. Which means they now can't get back into my neighbours' garden. You don't want to know what happened to the one I didn't notice while I was mowing the lawn. :eek:

OH and MIL2B are terrified of frogs. OH can at least deal with tiny ones, from a distance. We cleared the shed out to make room for other stuff whilst finding stuff to pu on ebay... but OH couldn't bear to go to the back of the shed incase there were some there. To be fair there were a couple...which I was then summoned to remove :rolleyes: MIL2B can barely even see them on tele. :cool:

S_e wrote:

Wasn't she due for a short weekend away? If I'm wrong, I hope she's okay.

I thought that was just Unity, but I'm prepared to be wrong...

=S_e]
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Originally Posted by Careful with that Axe
Trust you to have a rare blood group s/e

'Snot my fault. I blame me mother.

Why not? I would/do. I blame my mother for the faulty hair colour genes. Grey hairs in early 20s is just plain WRONG.

Careful_with_that_axe wrote:

I can't give blood because of the Lymphoma but have used up a fair share of donated platelets and blood transfusions when I was having chemo am am immensely grateful to everyone who donates.

I've been blessed in my life with people being incredibly kind to me at various times of need and so desperately believe in karma and "pay it forward" that I try very hard to good for others where I can.

I'd love to be able to give blood, but seriously - it freaks me out. If I could go in a "normal" type room, where there was no one else there with blood bags etc, and I could concentrate on something else like a tele and didn't see the needles or blood bags etc then I'd do it. But otherwise just the thought makes me quesy.
...Which of course makes me feel guilty.
As for the "pay it forward" type thing - I agree. I've had so much help and support at various critical times. People are v surprised when I mention the DDs I have set up to go to charities. It's usually only the minimum amounts that they mention on the adverts, and only adds up to a small amount a month, but it's better than nothing innit...?

somebody_else

bigzippy wrote: »

I'd love to be able to give blood, but seriously - it freaks me out. If I could go in a "normal" type room, where there was no one else there with blood bags etc, and I could concentrate on something else like a tele and didn't see the needles or blood bags etc then I'd do it. But otherwise just the thought makes me quesy.

If it'll make you feel less guilty, I doubt they'd take it from you anyway. They're a lot more cautious about taking blood from people with chronic conditions these days, and if you take pain killers regularly, then they'd probably turn you down on those grounds alone.

Careful_with_that_Axe

I have learned that frogs make a really wierd shrieking noise. I've been woken up during the night a couple of times by the cat bringing in a froggy type playmate. So if you see a woman with mad hair muttering to herself, carrying a glass with a frog in it down the road in the middle of the night - it's me.

Glad to know you're Ok raeh, with the qualification that s/e mentioned.

BZ - even my camera tells me I have shakes. I yell at it. Is it bloomin suprised?! I thought I heard a whisper of someone getting married, but I didn't realise it was you.

Ho, hum, hunger strikes, so I'll hope to see you all later.

bigzippy

somebody_else wrote: »

Oh, are you getting married, zippy? I didn't realise.

Somebody_else wrote:

BZ - even my camera tells me I have shakes. I yell at it. Is it bloomin suprised?! I thought I heard a whisper of someone getting married, but I didn't realise it was you.

Jeez... you guys are a bit slow on the uptake, aren't you..?

Somebody_else wrote:

Being a bit more cynical than that, I suspect ME was mentioned 'cos there's no treatment for it - saves a lot of time, effort and money does that.

That was my first reaction to the mention of the dx tbh. :rolleyes: At least it gives me some kind of explaination for ppl that ask. ME seems to frighten them more than CFS too :rolleyes:

Somebody_else wrote:

If it'll make you feel less guilty, I doubt they'd take it from you anyway. They're a lot more cautious about taking blood from people with chronic conditions these days, and if you take pain killers regularly, then they'd probably turn you down on those grounds alone.

It does make me feel a bit better. And it's pretty much the conclusion I came to. I've never been consistantly well really, so figured they'd more than likely take a look at me and tell me to come back another time. Everytime.

bigzippy

somebody_else wrote: »

Nice to see you Raeh - glad that you're okay. For a given value of okay, that is.

Wot she said. Twice. If not three times.

Careful_with_that_Axe

s/e - frogs ain't so bad, you could suffer from crabs.
Boom, boom tish :rolleyes:

I can't help being predictable.

somebody_else

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

s/e - frogs ain't so bad, you could suffer from crabs.
Boom, boom tish :rolleyes:

I can't help being predictable.

But at least the crabs would have some protection from the lawn mower.

And frogs is bad enough if they cause you to lose your voice.

Does that happen to anyone else - do you regularly get very hoarse (neigh, I hear you cry) and if you continue talking end up with no voice?

bigzippy

somebody_else wrote: »

Does that happen to anyone else - do you regularly get very hoarse (neigh, I hear you cry) and if you continue talking end up with no voice?

Aye. It does. If I'm going anywhere where I'm required to talk much then I'll take a 1L bottle of water or cordial with me and drink regularly. It makes it better. (Esp things like CBT or whatever) I, for some reason, find mints can help a bit too..?