THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

juliettet

I have Crohns and my first one was at 21. It helped me get the treatment I needed and like Kittie's husband I had 29 years before another flare. If you take sedation it is fine. Come on Ladies you have all had babies! Bob now has peace of mind.

moneyistooshorttomention

juliettet wrote: »

Come on Ladies you have all had babies! Bob now has peace of mind.

Nope - not me. Never wanted children:)

Part of the (many) reasons for that was that I'd heard a bit about childbirth and it was most offputting (and that was in the days before there was Internet access and a noticeable number of people "telling it like it is" about it online).

Probably minor in the scheme of things to someone who has had children - but to someone who hasn't = it sounds even more offputting now...

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and natural childbirth in the old days with a midwife in a hurry, caused everlasting problems down there, ask me how I know. Many women have similar. It didn`t stop in the old days, that mesh has caused real bad problems, one dd has to go for abrasion as it now tears tampons to shreds

moneyistooshorttomention

kittie wrote: »

and natural childbirth in the old days with a midwife in a hurry, caused everlasting problems down there, ask me how I know. Many women have similar. It didn`t stop in the old days, that mesh has caused real bad problems, one dd has to go for abrasion as it now tears tampons to shreds

That is one of the things one reads about these days - and I do feel so sorry for the women that are involved in that. Poor things....(and, of course, the knock-on effect on their husbands/partners).

Yes - it had struck me that there do seem to be rather a lot of women that have had that sort of "treatment" and left me wondering just how many womens bodies have been mucked-up like that. I think it's probably the sort of thing a lot of women never admit to - judging by the statistics I've been reading about it. I can only think of one woman (an older one I know now) that has told me about the permanent effects on her of having had 4 children.

I'm guessing this sort of information didn't tend to come out until my own generation (ie because there wasn't much choice about having children - many got them - whether they wanted them or no). But a combination of my agegroup onwards (ie we now have the choice) and the Internet and we are being told at last...now that we're in a position to make deliberate decisions on these things many centuries later (thankthelawd for the Pill, sterilisation operations and legal abortions).

pineapple

juliettet wrote: »

Come on Ladies you have all had babies!

No not me! I never felt particularly maternal but when I did finally meet someone who could have sparked that urge, well he had lost contact with his child after an acrimonious divorce and was still hurting too much to consider being a father again.

DigForVictory

The medics were concerned (on the basis of one blood test) that I was anaemic, so I got sent for my closeup for peace of mind. (And me not yet 40 at the time!)

Others have had samples come back with statistically possible news & had I had that, I'd have been asking how soon can we investigate.

Just running an informed eye over the first length before the corner can be done locally on the day by the right team - and I toddled along thinking it was a briefing. Er, no. Short, thorough & remarkably fuss free as the ladies in charge were pragmatic professionals.

Sometimes prep is a state of mind - and to maintain health, one of my preps is a baseline trust that the NHS does not invite me in for their benefit but mine.

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There is a suggestion that the 'Beast from the East' will make a third visit to the UK over the Easter weekend. If you're travelling or have folks coming to visit it might be worth keeping a fairly close eye on the weather forecasts and setting off well prepared for disruptions. We were jolly lucky to get back from DD1s on Sunday last as we had quite a lot more snow late afternoon and overnight here and so did she, as it was the roads were clear and not much traffic but I don't much fancy getting stuck overnight in a snowstorm, no matter how well prepared we are. At the very least pack a few days worth of extra undies and socks to take with you, that's where the lack was with us and I will learn from it when we go again if there's bad weather in the offing.

Just read another article and it said mainly in the north and not quite as cold here in the south as it was last weekend. Poor MAR, no let up for you is there love?

moneyistooshorttomention

DigForVictory wrote: »

Sometimes prep is a state of mind - and to maintain health, one of my preps is a baseline trust that the NHS does not invite me in for their benefit but mine.

DO the NHS "invite people in" for the NHS' benefit?

I would be absolutely horrified and googling for solicitors if they ever did that to me and I had been innocently thinking it was for MY sake:eek:

It's different if one is told and my father was specifically invited in one time as a case study on a particular illness for the sake of trainee doctors. To which he took the view "Well - if it helps them with their training I'll do it" and he did. But they were open with him that it wasnt for his own benefit in any way - and I think it's fair enough if they tell you that's the case.

Though I did think they could have "done him some sort of favour" in return for it - like getting him in on time for a couple of appointments for once as a "thank you" for that.:cool:

mardatha

Thanks MrsL, I don't mind cold weather and am quite lazy - erm happy - to hibernate for a month longer.

Witless

IME it was a very simple choice.

Having watched (& 'nursed') several relatives dying from bowel cancer (the most common cause of death in the immediate family - sister currently just finished chemo & 'waiting') it was a no brainer really.

And, AFAIK, bowel cancer isn't anything to do with lifestyle choices.

In my case the consultant was reasonably sure what he'd find & I gave prior permission to remove any polyp growths, which he did.

The 'prep' wasn't that unduly pleasant and could loosely (pun intended) be described as 'suffering' but nothing to what I've seen family members go through.

To each their own though.