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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Ooh MwC that sounds painful. Elantan had a bite which went a bit wrong so do keep an eye on it :(

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    I will do Tilly - I don't want to end up in A&E again...

    Thanks,
    MWCx
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  • Alchemilla
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    Get well soon MWC. X
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    I hope you're okay, and the swelling and redness have eased off:(

    NPX
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    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • muddywhitechicken
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    edited 5 August 2013 at 9:10PM
    Thanks alchemilla & natty

    It's now 24 hours since I was bitten - if I'm no worse in the morning then I think I'll be OK. 36 hours post-bite was the worst last time - skin so tight I thought my foot was going to explode and weeping blisters :eek:

    Eggs IN 6
    Eggs OUT 0 (I must remember to take some to work tomorrow)

    HM chilli & rice with some leftover fresh beetroot for dinner

    Mr MWC is away tonight so I'm looking forward to an early night and sleeping in the middle of the bed :D
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    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • greent
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    Have you any teatree or lavender oil? A drop on a bite can often ease itching
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • muddywhitechicken
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    greent wrote: »
    Have you any teatree or lavender oil? A drop on a bite can often ease itching

    I don't greent however I'm being really good and not scratching it :D

    My ankle is a little less shapely than it was a couple of hours ago but the redness is much the same...
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  • muddywhitechicken
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    Those pesky little flies and their nasty bite :mad:

    I've just been comparing my ankle with a photo taken this time yesterday morning and there isn't much difference - perhaps slightly worse today. Still painful :(

    I'm on a fast day today so I can't even cheer myself up with chocolate :(
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Ankle still itchy, sore, red & swollen :(

    Cheque arrived today from the sale of Mr MWC's US shares... £10,342.93 :T
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  • Calfuray
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    Go Mr MWC! :T
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