The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

greenbee

Good to know that you're negative before OH goes back @elaine241 but please take things easy and make sure you keep in touch with your GP as they should be up to date on how things run their course. New information is emerging every day. I'm on week 22 having (like a lot of others) hit a massive fatigue episode at week 18. I'm starting to feel better, but still have issues with erratic heart rate and a variety of other symptoms and have warned that it may take months to recover and that they really don't know how things will develop. It seems that very few people get the 'full set' of symptoms. We all seem to have had different combinations of things at different times (and when I got it, covid toes and loss of smell/taste weren't recognised as symptoms). Useful information is emerging all the time, although much research is being published before peer review because of the urgency, and lots of it is being mis-represented by the press. 

Rowan9

All best for Friday GreyQueen. 

Si_Clist

Good luck and best wishes GQ.  Don't forget to let us know how you're getting on

Greenglockenspiel

Hope everything goes smoothly with your surgery, GreyQueen! 

thriftwizard

Adding my good wishes for a smooth operation & a swift recovery, GQ - will be thinking of you! And fingers crossed for a negative result for you, Elaine.

bargainhunterss

euronorris said:

Dark chocolate recipe. I am a big fan of something called mint choc bubble crunch. 100g dark choc, melted with 2 tbsp of coconut oil, 2 tbsp of honey and a teaspoon of peppermint oil. Mix 2.5 cups of puffed rice, with 1/3 cup of dessicated coconut. Pour melted chocolate mixture over and combine well. Put into a cake tine or similar, smooth down with back of spoon and then into fridge for an hour. Cut into 14 portions. Delicious!!

Sounds delicious — will have to steal if you don’t mind! 😁

ancientofdays

Grey Queen - best wishes for your surgery this week and for a speedy recovery

GreyQueen

Thank you for your good wishes. I will try to update next week when discharged. This will be a multi-month convalescence so will have plenty of time to read and read online while the bits & bobs are knitting back together.

Elaine, hoping your test comes up negative. Mine is at 13.30 today, will be my first, necessitated by the hospital admission.

Zentimes

All the best for successful surgery and recovery, Grey Queen.

Elaine, hopefully a negative result. I've read a lot of thread elsewhere by people who've had Covid and the symptoms vary widely at the outset, so it's very hard to second-guess whether you have it or not.

littlemoney

@GreyQueen hoping your surgery goes well and wishing you a good recovery as fast as the ME allows. It's good you have a surgeon who understands ME. Such doctors are as rare as hens teeth.