The (not so old) Crocks Cafe -Part 2

Erme

Trialia wrote: »

Soolin - Can't make it to the Irish con, wish I could. I can't really afford it, unfortunately, what with hotel, membership, ticket AND all the other costs on top. But, I should be getting my compensation money for having to move house before DWcon proper, so I won't have to worry about paying for my hotel room for that, at least.

Erme - That 2.80 is for a kilogram bag, which lasts me a week! Not just one meal! And this is our every-other-year original Discworld fanparty. Sorta. *grin* There are Discworld conventions in other countries, as Soolin's mentioned, but this was the first and is the one I try to attend every alternate August Bank Holiday.

Speaking of August Bank Holidays... I'm hoping I can make AFPCamp, but we'll see. SO much fun, even when you do have to rest every few minutes, lol.

Sorry but thanks for the link but this really isn't my kind of thing...sounds a bit too sci fi and might make me unwell...have a great time whoever goes though:)

Mooloo wrote: »

Yes I tried to send you a reply but you don't seam to be able to receive Pm's for some reason.
If you click on my name, you can go to my homepage and you can see the latest walking stick bag that i did for Molly41. It was a request so it has a picture of her two beloved dogs on it for her. Bit more ornate then necessarily needed of course. But she loves it. She has another one of mine as well.
(Cath Kidston fabrics as we are both a little mad on her stuff!).

thanks for the pics. I'm also a Cath Kidston/Laura Ashley fan . We have taste

juno wrote: »

I got a nice letter from the DLA today :eek:

They've looked at my DLA renewal and awarded me for an indefinite period!

Juno now for the reality check...it's only indefinite till 2014 when the whole DLA system is reviewed....Glad you got it but still it's only indefinite till 2014....

re that cheap pasta that trialia (hope I've spelt that right) mentioned....remind me what it's called and where you get it? Farm foods or morrisons? Sounds good ...

Had a major whoopsie spend week starting with a new cage for my boys that I couldn't afford @ the weekend and finishing with a single ticket to southampton of all places @ 151 on Tuesday....Serious padding needed...serious cheap eats etc. etc.....

Still in hospital but should get out soon ....a lot better today and now back online...

Hope everyone is well

E

Erme

Natty68 wrote: »

Hello everyone, is it okay if I join you? I know a couple of you already from t'other thread. :wave: to LW and JoJo

I am struggling at the moment recovering from over-doing it at the weekend, and unfortunately my ME/fibro is really playing me up to the point that I am having trouble walking where the joints on my big toes are taking longer to heal from a previous injury. I also have clinical depression, Bipolar II and have only recently been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, or as my psych likes to call it Emotional Intensity Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress.

I also need to reconnect more with people, online mainly as I don't do outside life much - only to my safe zones. Although if anyone saw me on t'other thread you would probably think I am quite a galavanter but honestly I'm not..lol. I found that out yesterday after listing what I do and where I go while talking to my careworker yesterday. :rotfl: I also have a tendency of disappearing offline when I am having a bad time - I withdraw and just potter around at home and hardly put the comp on. I do read just don't reply..

Ooops sorry didn't mean to waffle away. Hope you don't mind me joining you all and I am not intruding on your nice little group:o. I have been lurking for a while..

Elle7 wrote: »

Hi everyone

Feeling a bit nervous about posting on here, but you are all so supportive and it's lovely to have people who understand what permanent illness is like.
I've got my report from the clinical psychologist now. She's said I scored severe on the Beck's depression test, and that I have a high level of mental distress. I feel a bit shell-shocked...I thought I was coping just fine. Or I would be, if I had somewhere to live.

She's referred me for a community care assessment, and told me to consider supported housing. I'm already on the council list, but nothings come of that in three months.

Could just do with some cuddles right now

I hope everyone is as well as can be.

E x

For those that need them .....sorry I've not been reading the long posts just now.....too confusing ...

Anyhow I'm also like a lot of folk who can't handle the pc when unwell. It's more than just paranoia...it just doesn't make sense....and I have schizophrenia........Hope that helps...

E

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Evening, everyone.

Well, had the first review at the GP since being put on citalopram. I look like crap and am permanently exhausted, but only score 20 instead of 22 on the depression score thingy. Been told to change the time I take the citalopram and report back in 3 weeks.

They have just received the letter from DLA regarding my renewal. So managed to point out that there are things that I don't generally moan to them about that might be relevant. Told that they will speak to the GP actually filling in the form (obviously the one who has drawn the short straw - but she is nice, so hopefully knows what she is doing) and make sure she knows that I am in pain all the time and need help for the silliest things. Politely pointed out that last time, the diagnoses weren't confirmed in the report they sent, so then I had to go through a medical. She said they want to avoid that for their patients as much as possible, as it only serves to make people worse, so to try and not worry about it and concentrate on getting back to my old self. Oh, and I've lost weight. Like I care.


[stops and thinks about the last sentence]

I've. Lost. Weight.

[cabbage-like depressed brain slowly creaks into action]



:j :j :j :j :j

Going to make some dinner for DD now, read a gardening mag and hopefully get to see Gardeners' World if I can separate DD from the television for 30 minutes.

SingleSue

Hi guys....

Had a bit of an eek moment last night when I couldn't move my right leg upwards or forwards without absolutely horrendous pain in my hip, many people suggested going to the hospital but me being me, didn't go (trying to get cover for the boys at short notice is not easy, trying to get cover AND someone to take me to the hospital, is impossible).

It eventually resolved with the aid of mucho pain killers, a hot bath and some gentle encouraging movements for it to click back (I didn't feel it go out but knew it felt like it needed to click) and all has been fine today.

Just tried one of those online depression tests (a Hamilton test?), apparently I am still severely depressed...personally, I think I should just not take the tests! I know my mental state is not perfect but severely depressed I am not, compared to what I was like at the peak of my breakdown, this is nothing...and normal for me now.

sunnyone

Jojo citalopram makes both me and my husband worse and not better, he gets psycotic on it and thats now been dxed as psycotic renal reaction and not the bipolar that he has previously been dxed with, for me it just dosnt seem to do much apart from causeing me more muscle spasms so we both take something else now.

Sue, be kind to yourself and rest.

I regularly dislocate my right hip and even though I cant stand/walk it takes time for it to put itself right and hurts like hell, I need so many meds that even I as a opiate tolerant person feels opiate sick.

Trialia

Heh. Sounds familiar. Another bendy friend of mine has been having such hell with her sacroiliac joint in the last week that she can barely shuffle and something in the same region for me has been crunching steadily the last few days - I hung myself upside-down off a railing yesterday to try to put it back, and it worked for a few hours, but it's crunching again now, and I have a giant bruise where I was against the rail. Damn hypermobility problems.

sunnyone

Trialia wrote: »

Heh. Sounds familiar. Another bendy friend of mine has been having such hell with her sacroiliac joint in the last week that she can barely shuffle and something in the same region for me has been crunching steadily the last few days - I hung myself upside-down off a railing yesterday to try to put it back, and it worked for a few hours, but it's crunching again now, and I have a giant bruise where I was against the rail. Damn hypermobility problems.

My SI's were fluffed after my accident, I broke my pelvis in five places and being a bendy made sure that it would never heal properly.

I hope you and your friend feel a bit better soon pet xx

bigzippy

LameWolf wrote: »

BZ (((gentle hug))) 'tis grand to see you posting, but :eek::eek::eek: at the carp life is chucking at you lately. Deffo :eek::eek::eek: at a male, hard-to-understand gynae doc. I can't even handle a male GP!:eek:
Take care of yourself mate, and remember non carborundum illegitematus. (Don't let the bar-stewards grind you down).:D
How's that hubby of yours, btw?:o:

Thanks wolfy hubby is lovely and supportive as ever thanks I end up feeling like he really drew the short straw when he picked me... Faulty as i am, especially since finding out about the fertility issues...and especially as he's the broodiest man on the planet...I feel like a letdown tbh but he's still as lovely as ever and i know if we just keep talking about everything we'll be ok in the end


cwta don't worry about it - morag gave me a heads up:)

thanks for the welcome back guys

Soolin and tria thanks re the wheelchair lark - i couldn't see any other info or pics or guide prices on the linked one Soolin so i got confused and backed off I deff need to sort something out tho...

Can't remember the other stuff i was gonna reply to now, and I'm on hubby 's phone so can't check easily I'll bob in again soon though

Trialia

Grrrrr Vodafone. They just took my bill payment twice, so now I have to plead with the bank to extend my overdraft on Monday, or I'll be screwed.

Careful_with_that_Axe

Feel your pain Trialia. I went £3.59 overdrawn because a cheque took so long to clear over bank holidays and they are gonna charge me £12. Stern words will be spoken when I phone them!