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beanielou said:

This is where the problem is with the NHS lies. How can this not be an emergency. Just because there are no red flags. I once spent 4 hours on the floor with muscle spasms. Ambulance would not come out & GP advised us to call for ambulance. You could not make it up. 

Same I had full body spasms and was told no we won't come out. It took two weeks to be able to walk properly after that and the Dr told me to take ibuprofen if it ever happened again. He wouldn't prescribe anything more 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️. 

I hope Mr KK gets some relief soon ☹️ 

redofromstart

The slipper mouse catcher sounds really useful - I shall try that next time.

Brie

redofromstart said:

The slipper mouse catcher sounds really useful - I shall try that next time.

Likewise.  And I'll be using Mr B's slippers as mine are open toed 

f0xh0les

Mind ✴️ blown

KajiKita

f0xh0les said:

Mind ✴️ blown

About our mouse catching technique …? 😉😂

KK

KajiKita

Rather curate’s egg here …

Mr KK is horribly tender and tired but has had an afternoon and evening of being able to sit and watch films fairly normally. He had a cwtch with Chloe and managed a light lunch and a light tea. The numb area on his leg is a little smaller. The thing that seems to have made the biggest difference to him is a hot water bottle on the inside of his thigh where the pain is, rather than on his back where the nerves originate. I did manage to get out for a short walk this afternoon and it isn’t as full on trauma-drama here atm, thankfully. 

My mother just rang to tell me that my 84 year old father went out hill walking alone this afternoon and still hadn’t returned, by 8.30pm! I googled the mountain rescue contact details and was persuading her to give them a ring. He then turned up 5 minutes later! It was dark at 4pm ….!!! 😳🙄 I suppose the one thing I can take from this, is that my mum (of all people) rang *me* for advice - first time in my life I think! I will be ringing my father tomorrow to talk to him about how if he won’t not go walking alone, that we need a full protocol of where he is walking, expected return time etc. Thank everything he is okay. A year bookended by FiL being diagnosed at one end and my father dying of exposure at the other would have undone me …

Sigh….

KK

Cheery_Daff

Oh goodness me! I'm glad Mr KK has had a relatively peaceful evening, but no, you do not need that stress on top! A protocol is a good idea (for anyone, whatever age, I think) when hill walking alone, especially in the winter. Good that your mum rang you as you say.

Hope you have a restful evening xx

PennysIntoPounds

Well phew to Mr KK feeling a bit better and your dad being okay. Think you definitely deserve a designated self care session early this week, your poor nerves! 

dawnybabes

Have you a tracker on your dads phone for peace of mind ? 

KajiKita

dawnybabes said:

Have you a tracker on your dad’s phone for peace of mind ? 

Apparently he lost his phone. He refuses to carry a rucksack as it makes him feel restricted so he didn’t have a paper map or a compass. He obviously therefore also doesn’t have any of the survival kit I bought him years ago such as a foil blanket or a whistle either … 🙄

There’s a bit of me that understands why he does this, but it is just sooo selfish …

In nicer news, Mr KK slept well last night and so far today, 🤞 is not in significant pain. 

KK