We all need to be heard for a little while.

Waves_and_Smiles

Hahahaha! I can attempt to visit an animal for everyone!

I have already met an axolotl, elsien! They had him in a tank when I saw the penguins. Here he is-

mellymoo74

Duckbilled platypus please.
I like em they're confused. Or elephants I have always loved elephants. (Any elephants are called Fred as are spiders)

SingleSue

It's late, I should be going to sleep as I have to take eldest to the doctors in the morning for an ECG but I have gone into anxious/OCD mode which will make sleep impossible and me probably even more anxious as I will have nothing to occupy my mind.

Had to take middle son to doctors today as his throat is bad and during the routine checkover, they discovered something which requires an ECG for him too. I really don't know how I will cope with another one with heart problems, it's bad enough eldest having problems but his are potentially less severe (although bad enough!)

Argghhh!

Edit - Going to give sleep a try...wish me luck!

dragonette

*pops in briefly*

Was so drained yesterday I couldn't type up a post! Eek.

LIR - no you don't sound creepy, it made me awww! You are a poster that has always stood out to me too, for the intelligence, kindness and tolerance in your posts. I suspect we would get on!

Must dash. So. Damn. Tired. Taking my ex for hosp appointments today - coz I'm awesome. Bring on the energy drinks! All day in a freaking hospital *grumble grumble*

Hugs, handshakes, sticks and spoons xx

SingleSue

Well, I managed some sleep, not loads but at least I got some sleep. I refused to come back online though, I just read lots, wandered about the house, played with the cat, drank loads of tea and napped in between.

SingleSue

Re exercise/getting fit. The biggest thing I regret with my now broken body is I can no longer do the things I used to do.

To think I used to do dance training for hours each day, every day (I was a ballerina) and now, I can't even dance for 30 seconds and if I try, I end up completely beggering my body.

That said, I am trying to gently stretch out the joints and doing a few (literally 1 or two) reps to try to tone things up, I have to be ultra ultra careful doing it as things dislocate so easily now but it has shown me that if controlled, I can still look (well if you ignore the baby elephant body that is) and feel graceful...even if you have to wait ages for the move to complete and then to be dismantled again. I can only do it for about 5 minutes per day though and even that leaves me in a lot of pain.

lostinrates

purpleshoes wrote: »

30 quid an hour around here is the going rate, but I spend most of my life pretty skint, hence getting other types done, my local college does them for 20 quid an hour, but they dont offer sports massage. I'll get a swedish one done soon and then look around to see where I can get a sports massage.

Without having to sell the cats (joke).

Really, really good value.

lostinrates

dragonette wrote: »

*pops in briefly*

Was so drained yesterday I couldn't type up a post! Eek.

LIR - no you don't sound creepy, it made me awww! You are a poster that has always stood out to me too, for the intelligence, kindness and tolerance in your posts. I suspect we would get on!

Must dash. So. Damn. Tired. Taking my ex for hosp appointments today - coz I'm awesome. Bring on the energy drinks! All day in a freaking hospital *grumble grumble*

Hugs, handshakes, sticks and spoons xx

Shame we are so far apart, huh? We can get on here though . There are special and dear people here.

Hope you feel better today

lostinrates

SingleSue wrote: »

Re exercise/getting fit. The biggest thing I regret with my now broken body is I can no longer do the things I used to do.

To think I used to do dance training for hours each day, every day (I was a ballerina) and now, I can't even dance for 30 seconds and if I try, I end up completely beggering my body.

That said, I am trying to gently stretch out the joints and doing a few (literally 1 or two) reps to try to tone things up, I have to be ultra ultra careful doing it as things dislocate so easily now but it has shown me that if controlled, I can still look (well if you ignore the baby elephant body that is) and feel graceful...even if you have to wait ages for the move to complete and then to be dismantled again. I can only do it for about 5 minutes per day though and even that leaves me in a lot of pain.

You CAN do it for five minutes a day, but should you be trying? I worry about you Sue. We share the ability to have a blind spot and lack of wisdom over limits and ability.

heartbreak_star

Limits? Are those the things where you see black spots and nearly pass out? Or is that just me being daft? :P

I had a go on an exercise apparatus called an OMNIA last night, it was all resistance work and it was great.

Two more days to fight through, then a lie-in...

HBS x