From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

kayannie

GP - Still being in severe pain after 10 days is dreadful! I hope & expect by now that you have taken him back to ENT department.
Fingers crossed that you update us later on to say that he's feeling better.
KAxx

rtandon27

Poor MrGP, I hope he feels better soon and that you'll be able to have a lovely family holibob!

badmemory

Please get him to see someone today.  Such bad pain could lead to a perforated eardrum & that is not nice at all.

Greying_Pilgrim

Thank you all - he's got in to see a GP later.  We'll see what they have to say. 

Greying X

Blackcats

Poor MrGP how miserable for him.  Hope doc appointment is helpful.

Greying_Pilgrim

Update.  Dr was very sympathetic, whilst being thorough.  Added to the consensus of opinion that the initial prescription should have been oral anti-b's & ear drops that were anti-B/steroid in make-up.  But we can't turn back the clock, and we're grateful for ongoing help.  

DH has been equipped with a variety of potions - that, frankly wouldn't look out of place at a vets..... an Equine vets 😱I can't help but bring to mind Jones the Steam and Evans the Song trying to encourage Alice the Elephant to take her 16 pills.......... 😱 Anyhoo, DH listened to me (!) and got the medication provided by the nearby pharmacy - rather than MrT, which is convenient for everyday medicine, but a pain to get to on a Friday night at rush hour........  DH has taken the meds and retired to bed with a hot water bottle.  

Fingers crossed they kick in - he's really in alot of pain ☹️

I put a version of plant-based mince with the HM tommie sauce and some of the YS'd mushrooms (minced), in the SC this afternoon, with some chopped veggies.  I am currently cooking some pasta, and a version of bolognese and pasta will be for tea.  At the moment, it may well be just LG and I eating, but there is some for DH as and when he can face it.  

There was some tommie sauce and mushrooms 'over', so I've prepped mushrooms for a future bolognese, some prepped for a garlic mushroom pizza, and a small quantity suitable for a stew.  These are in the freezer.  The tomato sauce made enough for tea, another pot for something else, and 4 small pots of pizza topping.  I only used half of the bag of the plant-based mince - so that is back in the freezer for another day.  

We had lentil soup for lunch.  I lobbed all the big hitters in it garlic, ginger, turmeric, chilli.  

LG had a reasonable day at school.  And it's the weekend.  

Thanks for all your wonderful support and for popping by. Know that you're appreciated.

Greying X

Cheery_Daff

Very glad DH has yet more drugs, and I very much hope these will do the trick!

EssexHebridean

Fingers crossed that the combination of all the prescribed stuff is going to see off the lurking nasties Greying - poor DH, but poor you, too, it’s never easy watching someone you love in pain or ill.

Greying_Pilgrim

Thank you both.  Yes Cheery, let's hope these do the trick, although they're big-hitters, and come with their own 'solution' in case they cause 'impaction' 🫤☹️

EH - never a truer word spoken.  DH is sufficiently 'in touch' with his emotions, but doesn't cry at the drop of a hat - but was teary for example at the birth of BG 🥰, but there is something that gets me when I see fellas in tears.  

I forgot to mention, the neighbour along the way - my 'seaweed' 😁 put out washing today.  So i looked around for 'light' stuff and put a wash on.  I pegged it out, and brought it in about 2.30pm.  I was pleasantly surprised - it wasn't bone dry, and given there was next to no breeze, and minimal sunshine, it would have been impossible to get everything bone-dry.  But heavens, the stuff was 95% there.  It's on the airer now, and I should think it will be dry by the morning.  

LG and I have munched our tea.  I am hopeful we can perhaps have a HM ice-cream cone for pud.  

Again, thanks for popping by.  Appreciated.  

Greying X

beanielou

Hope the new meds really help.