Fibromyalgia (part 2)

Unity

bigzippy wrote: »

Hi Unity, nice to see you again. Hope they get you sorted out quicksticks!

And, not to worry, the only thing you missed was my invites/stationary getting done (I'll send you the guest password)

Thanks for this BZ, I've had a look this morning and they are very good! I noticed there were some wedding craft books on www.searchpress.com 'Briday Jewellery' by Clare Yarwood-White and 'Crafting a Dream Wedding' by Susan Cousineau. Not that I'm suggesting you buy them - but if you have the title and author, your library should be able to get them in for you.

somebody_else wrote: »

I'm left handed too, but the way they hold the yarn in the left hand and then use the working needle to pick up the working thread, rather than holding the yarn in the right hand and using the middle finger to hook the yarn round the working needle just looks so awkward to me. But, each to their own as they say.




Ooh, bad news. As I understand it - shingles can take a very long time to clear up. All you can do is take it easy 'til it does. 'Ave an 'ug anyway.

&ummer!

As I understand it there's Continental knitting and then there's British and Americans seem to mostly knit in Continental style hoding the yarn in their left hand. I have managed to do this and it is very quick if you are doing say stocking stitch on circular needles - so you only ever knit and don't purl. However I find it impossible to swap between the two methods as it beggars up the tension.

As to the shingles, I've been getting them withi increasing regularity for some years now - the best I can hope for is six weeks between attacks but lately it has been four weeks and twice in less than ten days - first on one side of my face and then the other. Oh yes, it is very painful just like a bad scald but even sitting with a freezer pack wrapped in a towel doesn't stop the burning. The Aciclovir at the high dose just seem to mess up everything with side effects ranging from headaches to the runs.

The nurse I saw who took the blood and swabs said that she also works on the STD clinic and since the virus is the same family as genital herpes it may be that I'll need to be on a lower dose of Aciclovir but long term. I just hate that phrase 'long term' - is this going to be something else I need to take for the rest of me natural?:eek:.

Kass and BZ, totally agree on the families thing - well extended ones anyway. DH fell out with his side back in 2000 and we haven't seen hide nor hair of them since :T. He keeps very vaguely in touch with one sister - but only because one of the cousins I keep in e-mail contact with - told me she'd been through an horrendous time with her OH who is now in jail for 12 years :eek:. I have one aunt and uncle plus a cousin left from mum's side that I keep in touch with and that I would have as friends even if they weren't relatives.

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

I agree with flamin' families - part of the trouble with them is they know youso well, they know which buttons to push.

I think the trouble with families is that they treat you with less respect than they would their friends! They seem to think a blood tie or bond by marriage gives them the authority to treat you like !!!!!! - just because you are bound to them. Thankfully these days there doesn't seem to be the same amount of laying down like a doormat and letting them wipe their feet - well not in this house anyway .

I hope everyone is okay and that this good weather lasts. We had planned to visit York today - alas I am still just not up to it, so I'll rest again today and hope for better hrealth tomorrow. I am seriously thinking about asking for the Carbamazepine to help with the pain etc. I keep hoping that each day will be the end of it but "All Things Must Pass" doesn't seem to be working too well just at present.:rolleyes:

LameWolf

Hello all

Unity its lovely to see you back, sorry you've been through such a rotten time.

Suep hope you're feeling a bit better today.

Kass thinking of you, hope you are OK.

CwtA Acid reflux is horrid - hope you feel better by now.

I hope everyone else is as OK as they can be - I'm totally washed out, but Mr LW is working from home today -unexpectedly - he should've been on late shift, but the bod on earlies didn't log on for the early checks so Mr LW had to sort of pick up the dropped ball and run with it. Anyway, his boss told him to go on with the early shift, from home, and the bod who should've been doing it now has to do lates today. That'll learn 'im!:D

somebody_else

Unity wrote: »

As I understand it there's Continental knitting and then there's British and Americans seem to mostly knit in Continental style hoding the yarn in their left hand. I have managed to do this and it is very quick if you are doing say stocking stitch on circular needles - so you only ever knit and don't purl. However I find it impossible to swap between the two methods as it beggars up the tension.

I'm just in the process of knitting my first pair of socks - british knitting works fine for that as well, whether using a circ and magic loop or dpns. Having said that, I did learn to knit 'backwards' so that I didn't have to keep turning the knitting round when doing neck and button bands. Saves a lot of faff.

Unity wrote: »

The nurse I saw who took the blood and swabs said that she also works on the STD clinic and since the virus is the same family as genital herpes it may be that I'll need to be on a lower dose of Aciclovir but long term. I just hate that phrase 'long term' - is this going to be something else I need to take for the rest of me natural?:eek:.

Think about it calmly for a while - which would you find harder to deal with - a low dose of anti-bs indefinitely (although I doubt you'd be on them for the rest of your life - I was even able to take one of my cats off them after about 6 months - he had a very deep infection in his sinuses as a result of cat flu and I was told he'd have to take them forever) or repeated bouts of shingles? If the anti-bs knocked the shingles on the head I know which one I'd go for. Sorry if that sounds abrupt.

kassandra

Oooh, Unity, that sounds awful! My sister had shingles and she said it was very painful. In fact she was having a talk with me about my symptoms and she seems to have a lot of my early fibro symptoms. I've told her to keep an eye on it.

I haven't tried the council yet. There aren't any nice area's round me. I've been to the credit union and got the forms to fill in to join and the ones for a bond loan. Only problem is that you have to get the landlord to fill something in as they pay it straight to them. I just don't like people I don't know knowing my business and judging me.

I'm viewing a house on Friday. The agents were great and told me that to make it easier on myself money wise, if I can wait a few weeks, to move in mid-month as they take the rent on the first of every month. So I wouldn't have to pay a full month along with the deposit if i moved in mid-month. The deposit is also large as I have Charlie and they take an extra £150 if you have a pet. It's also only a 2 bed but DD2 can go in with me. She hasn't slept in her own bedroom since DD1 left home anyway. Even if it's just for six months. At least then I shall have things in my name and references etc. It's so hard to find a landlord who will accept benefits but they said I would just need a guarantor.

I know what you're saying s/e, he is just so unpredictable. I personally think he has mental health issues and told him so a few years ago. He seemed to think that was an insult and went mental!! I just think that he knows it deep down and that's why he reacted like that.

It's not the first time he has done it, no. After the twins were born he became very violent. It went on a while then I left him and moved to Ireland. He followed around four months later after we had talked and I decided to try again. He hasn't been physical since and I thought that me leaving had given him the kick up the bum he needed. He has always had a problem with his temper though and could still become quite aggressive and intimidating. I'm no wall flower though and I'd hate to paint the picture of me being a timid little thing cos I'm faaaaaar from it

My cousin told me last night that her mum had said she was worried about me and thought I may be depressed. Bless her. I don't want people to worry about me too much. I always bounce back.

Well that's me finished with. How about you lot? Is everyone ok today?

bigzippy

I'm lurking. Not because I feel particularly unwell or anything, I'm just mooky (like that feeling when you have a nap in the day and wake up not sure if you feel more tired or not, before you ask ) and don't really have much to say. Plus my sis is online, doing my head in a bit, and if I open that particular flood gate it may well just turn into official whinge day! :rolleyes:

Careful_with_that_Axe

Special big 'ugs to Unity and Kass for all the trials you're going through. You are both strong people, but the things you are going through take their toll on strong people too. Can both of you schedule in some time to be nice to yourselves?

s/e, wise words as usual. I didn't know you had (had) cats iyswim. I knew there was a reason I liked you

I am cream crackered as I did eventually get the ironing done, had a wee sleep and must now change the stinking pit that I call my bed. I thought I should keep the end up in raeh's absence.

To those I owe emails/phone calls to etc, I haven't forgotten about any of you. I reach the stage by the end of the day where I'm just too tired to even talk.

While I was ironing, I watched a film - The Young Poisoners Handbook - in preparation for having to spend 3 days with my Sister.

bigzippy

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

While I was ironing, I watched a film - The Young Poisoners Handbook - in preparation for having to spend 3 days with my Sister.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I want a copy!!

kassandra

:rotfl::rotfl: @ bz and careful.

Oh and thanks for keeping your axe handy :rotfl:

somebody_else

kassandra wrote: »

I haven't tried the council yet. There aren't any nice area's round me. I've been to the credit union and got the forms to fill in to join and the ones for a bond loan. Only problem is that you have to get the landlord to fill something in as they pay it straight to them. I just don't like people I don't know knowing my business and judging me.

Quite frankly I'd rather I had a landlord knowing something personal about me that spend an indefinite amount of time walking on eggshells waiting for my OH to lash out at me again.

Just so you know where I'm coming from - I had an abusive partner. We were together for about 5 years in all but it wasn't 'til he moved in with me that he stopped controlling the nasty temper and spiteful streak. Yes, I acknowledge that I was in a very fortunate position in as much as the house is in my name (and we weren't married and had no children together) so all I had to do in the end was get home before him, lock the door on him and take the keys back. Being of a somewhat (by then) distrustful turn of mind, I also changed the lock once I'd got keys back just in case he'd had a spare cut at some point.

If he knows that you're planning on leaving him again - please be very careful in the meantime.

kassandra wrote: »

I know what you're saying s/e, he is just so unpredictable. I personally think he has mental health issues and told him so a few years ago. He seemed to think that was an insult and went mental!! I just think that he knows it deep down and that's why he reacted like that.

Well, being accused of having mental health problems doesn't tend to go down well - especially in the middle of a row.

kassandra wrote: »

It's not the first time he has done it, no. After the twins were born he became very violent. It went on a while then I left him and moved to Ireland.

Quel surprise.

kassandra wrote: »

I'm no wall flower though and I'd hate to paint the picture of me being a timid little thing cos I'm faaaaaar from it.

Irrelevant. Sorry Kass but he's got form for violence - he's also presumably stronger than you. He can probably do you a lot more damage in a stand up fist fight than you can do him. Again - please be careful.

kassandra wrote: »

My cousin told me last night that her mum had said she was worried about me and thought I may be depressed. Bless her. I don't want people to worry about me too much. I always bounce back.

Please tell me that someone knows that hubby's assaulted you and is doing his damndest to pick another fight with you - just in case.

somebody_else

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

s/e, wise words as usual. I didn't know you had (had) cats iyswim. I knew there was a reason I liked you.

I had 4 at one point - 3 of them were brothers, that my ex decided he was going to feed when he was working for a year on a farm (uni placement). Typically, he didn't think it through - like what was going to happen to the cats when he'd finished his placement. So I ended up with them. Eejit. [Him, not me - although thinking about it...]

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

While I was ironing, I watched a film - The Young Poisoners Handbook - in preparation for having to spend 3 days with my Sister.

Snork!