Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

silvercar

sss555s wrote: »

Cough splutter!!

It's only fair that some of us blokes get involved here too.

I quite like Amanda Redman


What about you LJ?

Isn't she the new headmistress in Waterloo Road?

lemonjelly

sss555s wrote: »

Cough splutter!!

It's only fair that some of us blokes get involved here too.

I quite like Amanda Redman


What about you LJ?

Are you trying to catch me out sss555s?:D

sss555s

silvercar wrote: »

Isn't she the new headmistress in Waterloo Road?

I've no idea Mrs car, it was just who i thought of at the time.

sss555s

lemonjelly wrote: »

Are you trying to catch me out sss555s?:D

As if!

SingleSue

Thanks to everyone who expressed wishes either by thanking or posting, it is much appreciated.

I'm actually a little scared right now, the way my back is going and the fact that I have been referred to the spinal service after my recent MRI, appointment came through this week for Monday....so little time between the writing and the appointment that it scares me a little (ok a hell of a lot!).

Just when a little light at the end of the tunnel is starting to appear for the future (kids getting older, about to start the 3rd course in my degree etc) and things are going wrong with my health, yes I put off for ages my seeking attention as I was concentrating getting eldest through his diagnostic process plus hospital admissions for the other two and maybe I shouldn't have. I know middle one did a fair bit of damage over the years to my body, with the last one being one of the worse (just over a year ago) by kicking me several times in the back and I suppose I will find out on Monday exactly what the damage is.

It's now at a stage where I cannot go out without my stick or crutch, most nights I have to crawl up the stairs, the deterioration has been frigteningly fast, especially over the last couple of months.

My hopes and dreams are still there, I will not give them up but it takes some adapting to!

Crutch comes in handy though for picking things up from the floor or playing practical jokes with though.

vivatifosi

Just wondering if lj knows whether Wolves are on a major publicity drive. Mentioned this week on Gadget Show (Suzy Perry as a fan) and tonight on QI (interesting old remedy for healthy footballers...).

sss555s

Are you a football fan too viva?

vivatifosi

I can take it or leave it all the ssss. It's something I know about - as I've mentioned before, my grandad played professionally in the days they got b*gger all money for it - so he taught me, and I used to date a professional player. I was probably the only girlfriend that could explain the offside rule! I like football played well: international matches with teams such as Brazil, good Champions League matches etc, but turn out in the freezing cold on a Saturday when I could be in the warm somewhere - no chance.

fc123

SingleSue wrote: »

Thanks to everyone who expressed wishes either by thanking or posting, it is much appreciated.

I'm actually a little scared right now, the way my back is going and the fact that I have been referred to the spinal service after my recent MRI, appointment came through this week for Monday....so little time between the writing and the appointment that it scares me a little (ok a hell of a lot!).

Just when a little light at the end of the tunnel is starting to appear for the future (kids getting older, about to start the 3rd course in my degree etc) and things are going wrong with my health, yes I put off for ages my seeking attention as I was concentrating getting eldest through his diagnostic process plus hospital admissions for the other two and maybe I shouldn't have. I know middle one did a fair bit of damage over the years to my body, with the last one being one of the worse (just over a year ago) by kicking me several times in the back and I suppose I will find out on Monday exactly what the damage is.

It's now at a stage where I cannot go out without my stick or crutch, most nights I have to crawl up the stairs, the deterioration has been frigteningly fast, especially over the last couple of months.

My hopes and dreams are still there, I will not give them up but it takes some adapting to!

Crutch comes in handy though for picking things up from the floor or playing practical jokes with though.

Man...that sounds terrible. My sympathies go to you. Hopefully your doc can sort out what/why and then how to manage it, if not to get it better.
Back problems are so tricky to diagnose too....they can have so many different problems.
Did you say you have athritus too? I am trying to remember.

OH has a deformed spine and regularly his back 'go's'.....however after a visit to a natural health place locally a few years back, he can manage it better. He has to keep his weight down, be careful lifting plus lots of other things, do certain excercises and so on.

Each little thing helps keep it under control.

He was told he'd be in a wheechair by 40 when much younger and he has, so far, got no sign of that at all. I think something is crumbly too...maybe discs?
For him, conventional doc stuff wasn't good which is why he took alternative advice. One thing the conventional doc said was to lie down and wait it out so he'd be flat on his back for days at a time but he's found that keeping moving (occasionally with a bit of painkiller) stops the muscles and things freezing plus the stillness made it even worse.


Let us know how you get on.

SingleSue

Yep, diagnosed with lower spinal arthritis 10 years ago and a long history of back problems (1st slipped disc at age 15). I too have a deformed spine, born with it so nothing special to me but it does make it more unstable, especially as I also have hypermobility (very handy in my younger days to weird people out or get through very tight spaces)

I'm the opposite way round with movement, the more I move around, the worse it gets, to relieve it, I need to rest...and rest is just not possible!

Thanks for that, I'm just in a feeling sorry for myself mood at the moment.