Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

curl_girl

Dove sets back in stock, go quick...........

Dizzy_Ditzy

Sunshinemummy wrote: »

Sounds ideal... where are you going?

:T:T:T:T:T:T

MKS wrote: »

:T:T Where and when?

Crete in a month :j:j

bubbs wrote: »

Afternoon all :wave:
ILTS hope you are ok?
Nanny hope you get tree sorted x
HG have a lovely holiday
QOC nie to see you posting and hope your mum is ok x
Sarah good luck for dh tomorrow xx

Mum doing ok, thank you - we are still waiting for more info from the hospital about surgery so nothing will be happening imminently

bubbs

MKS wrote: »

Hi bubbs :wave:
Hope that you are good.

Yes not too bad thanks you?

altojack wrote: »

Thank you to you all who have been asking about me and how I am. Sending your good wishes and hoping I get well soon. It is at this point I feel I owe you all a full explanation of what has happened to date. So here goes

As some of you know I suffer from multi joint osteoarthritis and have done since approx 1982 :eek: as the years have moved on so has the amount of pain I suffer on a daily basis. It never completely goes, it's there all day everyday and certain foods or weather makes it flare up badly. There again a few of you know this as you're sufferers yourselves.

Over 18 months ago I had a full knee replacement. This was a biggie for me but everything is as should be there. Sad part is sleep or rather lack of arises then can come low moods or slight depression.

Anyway, I am taking a cocktail of medication, from slow release morphine capsules, duloxetine, and a few others. Over 2 years ago my doctor put me onto Gabapentin. Once the side effects of sleepiness past all seemed well. My dose was 1 at tea time and 2 at bedtime.

So, for over a month now I've felt not 100% and my lower legs and feet have been swollen up from when I wake, and over night. In other words 24 hours a day. My doctor then decided I should have an extra Gabapentin, taken in the morning. There again side effects of me falling asleep half hour after getting out of bed! :eek:

I've put up with this then decided to stop taking Gabapentin. Infact I did tell a fair friend of mine that's what I was going to do. Now for some reason after a couple of days I just thought to myself, 'right stop them completely' Worse thing I could ever have done.

My doctor had to be called out due to the condition I was in. Trembling, headache, hit, cold, stomache cramps. All part of withdrawal symptoms it seems. I had no idea that I had become so dependant on these tablets.

my doc has made me go back on 3 tablets a day for a few days before I reduce to 2 a day and so on. I am also to go for a review of my meds after I've reduced again or earlier if I'm having problems.

Sorry for the length of this, it wasn't meant to be a preface to my autobiography :rotfl:

:eek::eek::eek: oh AJ, just be careful , take it easy and rest!
I wondered what had happened as had not seen you about.
Take care x

bubbs

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

Crete in a month :j:j



Mum doing ok, thank you - we are still waiting for more info from the hospital about surgery so nothing will be happening imminently

Have a lovely holiday and hope your mum hears something soon x

bubbs

curl_girl wrote: »

Dove sets back in stock, go quick...........

missed it

curl_girl

bubbs wrote: »

missed it

Sorry bubbs, I answered your post then had a stock notification, never ordered so fast, just ordered 3, so I am not to blame for taking them all!

TrulyMadly

Arthien wrote: »

Morning all! Just catching up as MIL has been visiting this weekend. Could someone please confirm how much the Mail on Sunday is? I'm not sure whether it's worthwhile getting 'a few' for the HOF voucher or not.

If you haven't already bought it Arthien I would think twice.

I'm pleased I didn't do a Morries and buy a dozen papers. There was no clearance items in my HoF and it was a struggle to find anything at all around the fiver mark. It was just by luck I found a candle and a pair of socks which I think might have been left lying around by another elite:rotfl: I walked around for ages just trying to spend 2 vouchers and if I'd had more vouchers I would have given up.

The sat nav said 7 miles to the nearest Oppo stockist so I didn't bother. Life is too short......besides it sets my teeth on edge:rotfl:

MKS

altojack wrote: »

Thank you to you all who have been asking about me and how I am. Sending your good wishes and hoping I get well soon. It is at this point I feel I owe you all a full explanation of what has happened to date. So here goes

As some of you know I suffer from multi joint osteoarthritis and have done since approx 1982 :eek: as the years have moved on so has the amount of pain I suffer on a daily basis. It never completely goes, it's there all day everyday and certain foods or weather makes it flare up badly. There again a few of you know this as you're sufferers yourselves.

Over 18 months ago I had a full knee replacement. This was a biggie for me but everything is as should be there. Sad part is sleep or rather lack of arises then can come low moods or slight depression.

Anyway, I am taking a cocktail of medication, from slow release morphine capsules, duloxetine, and a few others. Over 2 years ago my doctor put me onto Gabapentin. Once the side effects of sleepiness past all seemed well. My dose was 1 at tea time and 2 at bedtime.

So, for over a month now I've felt not 100% and my lower legs and feet have been swollen up from when I wake, and over night. In other words 24 hours a day. My doctor then decided I should have an extra Gabapentin, taken in the morning. There again side effects of me falling asleep half hour after getting out of bed! :eek:

I've put up with this then decided to stop taking Gabapentin. Infact I did tell a fair friend of mine that's what I was going to do. Now for some reason after a couple of days I just thought to myself, 'right stop them completely' Worse thing I could ever have done.

My doctor had to be called out due to the condition I was in. Trembling, headache, hit, cold, stomache cramps. All part of withdrawal symptoms it seems. I had no idea that I had become so dependant on these tablets.

my doc has made me go back on 3 tablets a day for a few days before I reduce to 2 a day and so on. I am also to go for a review of my meds after I've reduced again or earlier if I'm having problems.

Sorry for the length of this, it wasn't meant to be a preface to my autobiography :rotfl:

Just take care of yourself, AJ. x

izzy65

Good afternoon, thank you LEJC for the monopoly offer, not posted but good luck Sarah dh for tomorrow, sorry altojack having such an awful time, bet you got a talking too about messing with meds, missed loads of birthdays and anniversaries so hope everyone celebrating had a good time.:)

MKS

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

Crete in a month :j:j



Mum doing ok, thank you - we are still waiting for more info from the hospital about surgery so nothing will be happening imminently

Will :wave: from approx. 400 miles away.:beer: