Milann's life keeps getting in the way.......

milann

Well my wrist is a lit better as lots more bruising has come out - it's still sore and I can't lift anything heavy but I suspect it's just fleshy tissue damage. The swelling on my face has gone down a lot but lol I look like I've done 10 rounds with Mike Tyson!
My knee however is hot, still very swollen, numb and the best shades of deep purple and deep red I've seen in a long time. ive had bumps like this in the past but it's niggling me as everyone around me is panicking when they see it so I looked up nhs choices which suggests it might be a bleed on the knee and to take a trip to a&e.... However I just can't face sitting and waiting for hours on end as it isn't life threatening and a Sunday evening too. Ive spent enough time in hospital recently.So I've promised my dh I'll sit with it up and if it's still the same tomorrow I will go then, I might ring docs to see what they say.I'm hoping once the proper bruising starts to come out it'll sort itself. It certainly doesn't feel as if anything is broken (I've had enough breaks to know the difference) and I can walk on it and there are no red infection lines - plus I only finished over 2 weeks strong antibiotics on Friday so they should still be in my system. I should be back in work tomorrow too - I'll have to go in but keep off my foot as long as I can.
Enough of my moaning and feeling sorry for myself. It's been a beautiful day here and I've been sitting in the garden plotting and planning which work to do next.
The gates are ordered and will be fitted in August and we are still waiting on my friend to say when he can decorate - can't wait.
Not done too well on spends - bought a take away yesterday - I hardly ever do that but I just CBA and ordered some new clothes for my dh today - he's lost weight and his shorts kept falling down -LOL enough to put you off your ice cream. My weight has shot up too since I've been off work - my smaller trousers I bought last year are so uncomfortable BUT tomorrow is a new day - line drawn on spending and eating and diary needed for both. Got to get out of feeling bleugh and get my positive head back on!

beanielou

Maybe it would be best if you dident go to work tomorrow.
Take care.

in_need_of_direction

Have you iced it?

milann

Yes I've iced it and taken anti inflamatories. It is still very swollen but the heat has gone from it - I've made an appointment at gp (mainly to stop dh and friend worrying) but since it's not an emergency it's a couple of weeks away.....so my reckoning is it'll either have sorted itself out by then and I can cancel or if it's still as swollen I can get it looked at. In between times if it goes worse and I can't walk on it I'll go to a&e....simples.

A good day spend wise and food wise. Only bought milk and food all accounted for in my sw diary ��

milann

How have so many weeks passed since I was last on here? How many years since I firs came on this site? - 10 - how did that happen.... Life still keeps throwing spanners in the works but I'm pleased to say my 0% card is no more. I'm down to my Mr T card which I usually try to pay off every month and just use it to collect points. However since I've done a bit of juggling and a bit of robbing Peter to pay Paul whilst paying 0% before the interest starts as it was at its end it is at £1,500 which will take me a couple of months to pay - but that is it I've learned so much and had support from some great folk over the last 10 years on this site. My end of debt is the closest its ever been and I've no intention of going down that long route ever again

Its been busy, busy, busy but feels like 2 steps forward 1 step back. I finally went to gps with m knee who sent me to x-ray telling me I'd probably fractured my patella - I told her it didn't feel like it - she smirked a silly smirk - well I was right - I knew I hadn't.....it is still swelling and numb and the bruise goes and then reappears like an old bruise. I haven't been back - the radiographer told me there were no fractures - suppose I should but not sure what they can do - it'll just be time healing it.

We've had the had the hall and landing re-plastered and painted and the through living/dining room painted and a new carpet fitted - I don't feel as if I'll ever be straight again though - the more I seem to de-clutter whilst putting everything back the more mess I seem to make. It just needs some finishing touches like cushions and I've got some material to cover the dining room chairs and i need to look for curtains.

We have been to Cornwall and got rid of the caravan - we didn't get anything for it though as it was so old but it was a free tow and dispose of - it was quite sad - the end of an era. From there we went to see dd and kids which was lovely.

My eating has gone completely out of the window and I'm very nearly back to where I was before I started slimming world. I hadn't realised what an emotional eater I am until this last month - my brother (my last remaining sibling - I lost a brother and sister to heart attacks several years ago) has been in hospital really poorly and had to heart surgery yesterday. He is currently in ICU but hopefully being transferred to an ordinary ward within the next day or so. And I've just eaten anything and everything.......

I'm just going with things at the moment though but once I'm in the right mindset I can get rid of this last bit on my cc - once I've done that I'll have proved I can do ANYTHING - 10 years ago I couldn't see an end to my debts - but I'm so nearly there and I've lived and done things and got through everything that life has thrown in my way

beanielou

Hope that your brother is on the mend really soon.
Great news on the debt.
You will be debt free by the end of the year.You will

in_need_of_direction

Positive wishes to you and your brother.

milann

Brother doing ok. I went to see him yesterday back on ward, he has told he could be in about a month.
I had a mega spending spree over the weekend getting bits for the house....it's coming together although im at the going round in circle
stage of moving treasured bits and bobs (otherwise known as cr🤔P) from room to room. Today's task is to cover dining room chairs with new foam and material and try and clear the side in the kitchen which is piled high with said treasured possessions.......can't believe there's only a week of school holibobs left.....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I thought I'd have had everything sorted by 2nd week of hols.

milann

My dining room chairs are looking pretty good even though i say so myself- it took nearly all day as old staples in chairs didn't want to budge - I've used an orangey/browny/beigey tweed and I've hopefully got enough material left to cover the back of some ikea swivel chairs which are leather(ish) on the front but just plain black material on the back and sides, which is fading badly in the light but i love those chairs near my back doors - so a good £12 spent on material as its given a new lease of life to my furniture.The fun bit will be trying to re-cover said swivel chairs .......

Right time to finish my cuppa and go hospital visiting....... not very mse as I've been buying drinks and cakes to take too the ward for us to eat together.....but that's life.

Sun_Addict

Good to see you back. Sorry to hear about your brother being so poorly but great news he's improving. Home improvements sound good, my kitchen and bathroom are finished and now it's on to the rest of the house, it's never ending!