Old Style Ways and Poor Health part 2.

basketcase

pollyanna_26 said:

basketcase said:

MingVase said:

Well. Just when I was into the spirit of experimentation, I seem to be totally out of dormice. Can never lay yer hand on a dormouse when you need one 

You could start a dormouse farm, Ming.  That's what the Romans did...

May one enquire if you are perchance one of the Mings alter egos? She does not need  more ideas she has plenty of her own,

Certainly not.  I just enjoy Ming-ling...

MingVase

I had nothing to do with the police dog handler!  That was monnagran!!

pollyanna_26

MingVase said:

I had nothing to do with the police dog handler!  That was monnagran!!

Oh my word sweet, gentle would help anyone Monna and you blame her. Anyway it was  one of the hot waiters she took possession of

.When her shed was being built recently she mentioned he was still living in  her wardrobe. You are so busy pondering your next cunning plan  you forget posts  you've read and often replied to.

However I mentioned the RVs Sky Box but I think it was the dish . You were quite amused up in the frozen wastes I remember,

MingVase

We haven't got Sky anymore, we get boring normal Freeview down here. And we get radio stations. All these amazing modern inventions, my word. Up there we had to invent our own amusements.... wink

KxMx

Hi Everyone, long time no post.

Had in September a spectacular acute flare up of one of my conditions, after several months of increased symptoms.
I actually was desperate enough to go to GP for the first time in about a decade for this condition!
Happily the treatment for the acute phase worked, in fact worked so well, I asked and they agreed I could be on a "maintenance" dose every day which has really kept my day to day symptoms at an almost non existent level.
I've actually been able to re-introduce foods which have been on my banned list for a very long time. Apart from pineapple alas, which apparently still gives me tummy pain!

My biggest news is I signed a tenancy yesterday on a lovely one bed flat- it was a whirlwind week where I went from 4- system placement, to 2- the housing officers can go in and alter the positions the system has put people in after bidding closes.
5 days later I get another call saying number 1 has found somewhere else, could I possibly view same day, I did and I signed 2 days later (yesterday).

It ticks all my wish list boxes and more- not only does it have a level access shower but plugs set higher up the wall, grab rails in handy places etc. Best of all there is a beautiful communal garden looked after by the block of 4 at their own request. So I can take some of my plants with me. And outside there is a storage shed for each flat.
When I applied I did tick that a garden wasn't important because I needed to prioritise my physical needs, so I am very happy with this. Two bay windows which are giving me a headache but they are lovely. I'm used to just stringing up net curtain wire and having a pole put up!

It's all happened so fast and the stress of everything has already started, but I won't be moving for 4-6 weeks to manage my energy and all that does need to be done inside. It's in very good condition, boiler 18 months old, freshly decorated throughout, so although I will be having walls redone (magnolia is not my thing) i'll save on the doors and woodwork.

I feel so fortunate to have been waiting only 13 months, and in Band C (A is highest, D/E no chance) as I expected to be waiting 2-3 years.
Luckily i'd just done my UC claim recently as I wanted that in place come moving day and I had noticed myself being placed higher and higher in the bidding.
I've also been decluttering my stuff and household items for the past year, so all that's left now is to ask myself "do I really want to move with this" as I pack.

I can't wait to be living all on one level, and after my Mum had to leave work a year ago for physical health reasons and went on to develop severe mental health issues, can't wait to be living on my own either.

Tink_04

I’m still around!
DH has lost his job and things are a bit tight but we will get by still.

pollyanna_26

KxMx said:

Hi Everyone, long time no post.

Had in September a spectacular acute flare up of one of my conditions, after several months of increased symptoms.
I actually was desperate enough to go to GP for the first time in about a decade for this condition!
Happily the treatment for the acute phase worked, in fact worked so well, I asked and they agreed I could be on a "maintenance" dose every day which has really kept my day to day symptoms at an almost non existent level.
I've actually been able to re-introduce foods which have been on my banned list for a very long time. Apart from pineapple alas, which apparently still gives me tummy pain!

My biggest news is I signed a tenancy yesterday on a lovely one bed flat- it was a whirlwind week where I went from 4- system placement, to 2- the housing officers can go in and alter the positions the system has put people in after bidding closes.
5 days later I get another call saying number 1 has found somewhere else, could I possibly view same day, I did and I signed 2 days later (yesterday).

It ticks all my wish list boxes and more- not only does it have a level access shower but plugs set higher up the wall, grab rails in handy places etc. Best of all there is a beautiful communal garden looked after by the block of 4 at their own request. So I can take some of my plants with me. And outside there is a storage shed for each flat.
When I applied I did tick that a garden wasn't important because I needed to prioritise my physical needs, so I am very happy with this. Two bay windows which are giving me a headache but they are lovely. I'm used to just stringing up net curtain wire and having a pole put up!

It's all happened so fast and the stress of everything has already started, but I won't be moving for 4-6 weeks to manage my energy and all that does need to be done inside. It's in very good condition, boiler 18 months old, freshly decorated throughout, so although I will be having walls redone (magnolia is not my thing) i'll save on the doors and woodwork.

I feel so fortunate to have been waiting only 13 months, and in Band C (A is highest, D/E no chance) as I expected to be waiting 2-3 years.
Luckily i'd just done my UC claim recently as I wanted that in place come moving day and I had noticed myself being placed higher and higher in the bidding.
I've also been decluttering my stuff and household items for the past year, so all that's left now is to ask myself "do I really want to move with this" as I pack.

I can't wait to be living all on one level, and after my Mum had to leave work a year ago for physical health reasons and went on to develop severe mental health issues, can't wait to be living on my own either.

This is such wonderful news to come back to, All your hoping and waiting and suddenly your wish list is fullfilled.  I'm dreadful when it comes to pain meds .With youngest  going through the Alphabet  with multi health condions since babyhood I had to be alert day and night  not zonked out.

She has meds that minimise damage I've just had one of GPs  Steroid jabs to knock back the bad flare I've been trying to ignore recently while my hands were pretty useless. Sometimes I regret refusing meds but dd shares the same rheumatoid ,fibro and osteo as me and I'm now over the age to quaiify for the stronger pain meds.  OK if you're already on them when you reach 60 but I wasn't.

It's lovely the flat ticks your boxes just list things in order of priority to minimise stress, there's something good about ticking things off one at a time and seeing the list reduce.

We've had a lot of donations , fundraisng etc going on in this area to support those who've come from Ukraine and those still there. Plenty of oppourtunity to donate surplus belongings. Charity shops, Fire Service. Ambulance and others are involved  in this area Fire and Ambulance have donated appliances and driven them  there.

There is also so many struggling here with cuts and increased bills.  There are things I'd struggle to part with due to memories but really most other things are just stuff but may help somone in need.

Everything sounds disability friendly and the shared garden will get you out in to the air.

I'm sorry to hear about  your Mum.

Now Mooloo/ SS rarely posts it's not easy to keep up with those on her threads.

I'd been discussing coming back to the  thread in the last few days, I just needed at least one hand to be somewhat functional after the flares had me scattering typos left right and centre

pollyx

pollyanna_26

Tink_04 said:

I’m still around!
DH has lost his job and things are a bit tight but we will get by still.

I'm so sorry to hear your husband has lost his job Tink. I often wonder how your health is and how things are with the family. Your little ones wont be so little now.

I still think of you all with warm blankies and hot chocolate in the winter. Your growing veg etc and frugal meals. I've been thinking of coming back to the thread recently. The last few years seem to have impacted so many in different ways.

I'm convinced the constant flares I've been having are partly down to lack of normal.

Not as much walking and some sunny days often with frosty nights and mornings colder than usual. I hope you did get your PIP award it was still somewhere in the ether when we last spoke

pollyx

Tink_04

That’s so lovely Polly, I do miss this thread but I find I spend more time reading that updating these days.

Little ones are much bigger 12 & 9 and ironically I have just washed and put away all the winter blankets yesterday, it was a beautiful drying day!

The garden has taken a bit of a back seat but I have some big planted outside and some others starting on the windowsill as it’s still been really cold and a bit frosty outside this last month.

My health took a wobble during COVID but I am back on track, I’ve joined a lot of weight with the new meds and I’m not too happy in my skin at the moment though. 

It was not a complete shock about DH job but it’s a kick no one needs at these times, I have my stores and EF, luckily we paid off the debt (bar one on 0% that will just run) so we will plod on and see what we can do. 

Tink_04

Yes I did get the PIP (eventually) I’m not trying to go through getting DLA for DD which is a whole different nightmare of paperwork.