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Poor you SC - I am also a head in the sand type (I thought my premature labour with DD was just a little tummy ache and have had multiple lectures from my autoimmune nurse about my relaxed attitude to relapses).Take care of yourself - it can be a big emotional shock being properly ill for the first time as well as all the physical stuff.4
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Thanks CM xMortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
Blooming heck, SC! I hope you get better soon and look after yourself! ❤Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!4
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Thanks Jessy 😀Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
Gosh SC. Just catching up and what a rollercoaster. A new job (Hooray) , but then a health scare ( boo). Hope you are looking after yourself and are back on the mend soon x5
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Thanks Busy_Mee. Yes, it's a bit like buses, you spend ages waiting for something to happen, then several come along at once!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
Hmm... not such great buses though! How are you feeling today?Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway4 -
I'm just hoping there's not a third 🤣!
I'm feeling a lot better thanks Vix, I can walk much more normally now (which I demonstrated excitedly to BF when he delivered my shopping yesterday), although my foot still keeps getting darker fairly soon after any time it's not elevated. Struggling a bit with the side effects of the tablets (face very flushed, I've come up in a rash, and feeling quite hot - I got swabbed for Covid as a precaution when I was at the hospital on Thursday, so definitely not that!), but they're all listed as common side effects. I've got a follow-up call with the hospital next Saturday so will discuss with them then. The dosage drops down in a few weeks, so hopefully things will ease off then. But mostly, I feel good!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!7 -
Glad you're feeling better. The side effects sound concerning though - I'd speak to your doctor sooner than that. As the level of medication increases in your system, they may worsen/add new ones - so don't delay like you (apparently) usually do! (Hate to say it, but you could also have picked up Covid there and the temp be related to that - unlikely, but not impossible!)
Sorry, I'll stop being bossy now!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway5 -
I'll see how I feel tomorrow 😀Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!6
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