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My journey to a debt free life

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  • Good luck with your barium test today OBL. I hope you get the results quickly.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Onebrokelady
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    Thanks for the well wishes everyone😊the test went well and the drink didn't taste as bad as I thought it would the worst bit  was having to swallow a marshmallow ( I hate them, they make me feel sick and aren't vegetarian 🤢🤢) the Doctor doing the test said he couldn't see anything immediately that looked worrying but would have a closer look at the computer images to make sure and would then contact my GP 🎉🎉 The mystery is now is what the hell is causing the problem 🤷‍♀️ Is it just something I'm going to have to learn to live with like Fibromyalgia which just means more pain on a daily basis. I'm relieved it sounds like there is nothing serious going on but I was hoping for an explanation of some sort. I will just have to wait for my GP to contact me and let me know,in the meantime I'm going to have to overhaul my lifestyle because this is actually putting me off eating and drinking now 🙁

    After I left the hospital I popped into town to return the top I bought the other day,I didn't like the way it looked so got a refund. I kept the bras though because they are really nice, they are pretty and really comfortable and do have extra support inside in the form of an extra layer of material a bit like a hammock 😂😂 anyway the bra keeps my girlies in the right place so I'm happy with that and no more wires.Ive also ordered a bra from Bravissimo to try after seeing them recommended on someone else's diary, the website had lost of good reviews for the bra I have picked so I'm hoping it's going to live up to the hype and I've ordered the right size 
    I did have a bit of a mishap in town in that I left a bag of shopping behind outside the ladies loo but a kind person handed it in the security man in Mr S so I got it back, it was my 🐓🐓mealworms so there would have been trouble at mill if I'd lost it 😀
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,894
  • Sun_Addict
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    Glad the appointment went well but so frustrating for you if there’s no diagnosis and treatment. Something must be causing it you shouldn’t have to just live with the discomfort. That was lucky with the shopping- phew.
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Onebrokelady
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    Glad the appointment went well but so frustrating for you if there’s no diagnosis and treatment. Something must be causing it you shouldn’t have to just live with the discomfort. That was lucky with the shopping- phew.
    It is very frustrating,obviously I'm relieved there was nothing sinister looking going on but I was hoping they would say ah yes it's this problem and this is how you get rid of it but it seems like my body likes to cause problems for no reason 🙁
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,894
  • milann
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    Pleased that nothing obvious showed up and that you don’t have to wait too long to get the results from your GP 
    Also pleased that you got the shopping back....you chickens would have been most upset.
    January spends - £587.58
  • Willowtree222
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    Also pleased it is nothing that sounds too serious, but also get the frustration about it all and if it is nothing obvious what is it and how can you make it go away. 

    Hope the bras are good. I am in some desperate need of some news ones so will you post if the bravissimo one is good? I don't want to spend a lot of it isn't. x
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • Onebrokelady
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    milann said:
    Pleased that nothing obvious showed up and that you don’t have to wait too long to get the results from your GP 
    Also pleased that you got the shopping back....you chickens would have been most upset.
    Thanks Milann, there would have been a riot if I'd come home with no worms 😀
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,894
  • Onebrokelady
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    Nicnak said:
    Also pleased it is nothing that sounds too serious, but also get the frustration about it all and if it is nothing obvious what is it and how can you make it go away. 

    Hope the bras are good. I am in some desperate need of some news ones so will you post if the bravissimo one is good? I don't want to spend a lot of it isn't. x
    Its always the same with me I just get told to learn to live with whatever the latest thing is.I will at least lose some weight though because it's too uncomfortable to eat much 😟
    I will post about the bra when it arrives, I'm really hoping it's a good one 
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,894
  • Onebrokelady
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    I've been researching things that can make swallowing difficult this afternoon and reflux seems to come up a lot,I do suffer with reflux which is treated with Omeprazole so I don't get heartburn unless I miss a tablet, but I had no idea it could cause some of the problems it does. It's also made worse by quite a lot of the things I like to eat and drink such as coffee and chocolate so while I'm waiting to hear from my GP I am going to cut down and then cut out coffee to start with to see if that helps
    I ate my tea tonight and had a cup of tea but now feel like I've stuffed myself to the brim. DD brought some doughnuts home but I can't face eating one, I feel like I have liquid in my throat that's stuck,it's so weird and very uncomfortable, I had two weetabix for my lunch because I couldn't face eating anything and that made me feel the same 😟I've got an awful pain in between my shoulder blades 🙁
    Im working an early tomorrow so will just have a packed lunch and then I will be home in time for tea which will be leftover Leek Croustade that we had tonight,I don't have anything with it because it's full of leeks, sweet corn and nuts so that covers everything 😊
    Im just going to make my lunch for tomorrow then I'm off to bed 
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,894
  • Have you considered gallstones? In hindsight I had all sorts of odd symptoms before having a really hideous episode one night. Thankfully all sorted once my gallbladder was removed.
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