O/S Daily Thursday 4 January 2023

Coxy11

Hi all and thanks for the start @nmlc x

I got up at 3am for the loo but otherwise feeling a bit better today. Have pain in my lower back/kidneys but not as much pain when I go now. 2 more sachets of meds to get through then hopefully it’ll be a lot better.

Have bought in breakfast, lunch and snacks today and won’t be spending a penny if I can help it apart from my bus fares. Dinner tonight is SW chicken curry with rice which DH will make a start on.

Belated happy 5th birthday to your DGD @dp1 – she is a little marvel xx

Hope all goes well at the dentist @WickedLady4 - I have a check-up later this month and always dread it!

Oh that makes sense if there are collection bins at SA @Florenceem – I thought folk were just leaving stuff in the doorway! You’re doing so well with your decluttering too.

Jealous of the crafting afternoon @AlwaysAllie – might pick mine up this evening if I have the energy

It’s a tricky one re: L&B @snoozer as of course it’s lovely to have them with you. Is there a timeframe for moving on? I can’t imagine anything worse than moving in with my parents so you’re obviously doing something right!!

Have a good day everyone and hugs to all the poorlies and those affected by the awful weather. Take care all.

Coxy

-taff

Morning all. Yesterday was pretty much all spent in the pursuit of antibiotics which finally came true at six o clock Began at just before 8.30 with trying to phone for an appointment, that took an hour of constant redial, no appointments left, the pharmacist will phone, couple of hours later, the pharmacist phones, no sorry, you'll have to go to urgent care, you've got too many ailments ofr me to prescribe anything. OK, off to urgent care, we want to send you to a&e, no, don't send me to a&e, it's not an a or an e, it's just antibiotics and an inhaler please, well, how about a chest x-ray? well, why don't you do one of those after I've had a course of antibiotics? ok, we'll give you some antibitoics and an inhaler, woop woop...I'm sure they're more used to people going who need more cossetting....and despite what the above looks like, I'm not complaining about the length of time either, them's the breaks...I'm just complaining about the run around. Next time I'll just phone 111 and go straight to urgent care.

Anyway, after all that, there does seem to be a bit of movement on the chest, and oxygen levels have gone up a bit, I did eventually sleep better and I do intend to sit on the sofa and do nothing today, so all's well   UNfortunately though, during this my cousin messaged me to let me know that my last uncle had died, and there's no way we can go there for his funeral. It was unexpected too, he was ill at the end of last week, and then went suddenly.

Coxy, ouch, that's supper annoying and painful, let the drugs work quicker!! how's your dad doing? dp1, happy belated birthday to her! camelot, thank you for that happy lurgy thought 🥴 glad youre still having some nice time off...WL, good luck at the dentists and good shout at the larder. TA, good bargain hunting...snoozer, might be time to ask them? Or not Redcross, I don't think I've been in the greenhouse since October. I havent finished clearing the tomato pots yet, really should get on with that soon, the rhubarb is already sprouting. topsy, fingers crossed he and you can cope with the next ten months! at least this op worked! Izzy, I hope you've got some party streamers ready Rosy, did your DH get his van sorted after? Did I miss that bit? Anyway, take care the poorly and the non poorly, the happy and the happily challenged [?]  have a good 'un!

nannywindow

Morning all, just. My dry cough broke in the night so I was able to finally get some tidy sleep in the early hours of this morning and a lie in. Fingers crossed it doesn't return, it's frightening when you can't stop to even catch your breath. Mr Fix It is still sniffly though, thankfully his covid test was negative. I must ring Dad again tonight as he also went down with the lurgy. 
Not much happening here today, just feeding the hamsters and changing the water in my flowers will have to do for today as we've no energy to take down the decorations yet. There is some lo steak pie in the freezer so we'll have that for tea and maybe throw in a couple of oven chips, there's been nothing wrong with our appetites, just don't have the will to cook it !
Take care all
nan xx

Floss

I'm still feeling pretty ropey today, was definitely improving by late yesterday but woke today feeling "off" & a bit dithery. Took my meds and 30m later was sick 😕 The ABs are a 4-day one-a-day type so am waiting for a GP to call back & tell me if I need another lot. I've called in sick again and am tucked up on the sofa with a blanket feeling sorry for myself.

Coxy hope you feel better soon.
Taff sorry for the loss of your uncle, did he live in Italy?
Izzy how many days? 😁

IzzyBee

Morning everyone it’s so mild here but dark although we are forecast dry and very cold weather for the rest of the week Taff what a run around you don’t need that when your not well hopefully you will feel better soon they started with the pester yesterday they don’t know how they will manage they don’t know anyone that wants a job is there no way I will change my mind and stay NO I hope it doesn’t continue but it’s going to be that or ignored for the next 58 days YEAH I can cope I have already done over 10000 steps and I haven’t started work yet although I have been to a cleaning job and walked the dog and picked up a prescription and dropped a couple of books off at the charity shop and called in and got a bit of shopping and walked the dog again I’m going to have a bowl of soup and get ready for work Silver Oldie you are sounding a bit more positive today have you managed to get out for a walk I hope someone gets back to you about the roof WL good luck at the dentist I hate going Coxy I hope the pills work quickly how painful. Thinking of all the poorlies hugs to those that need them have a good day everyone whatever you are doing 

-taff

Nanny, yeah, same here, starving but can't be bothered to cook and that is not like me at all Yesterday I had two pieces of toast...

Floss, you're allowed to feel sorry for yourself when you're not feeling well, so just lie back and think of nice things Yes, he was in Itay.

Izzy, oh dear, but then, it was expected really...do you think they'll sell up when they lose their prize employee? You wait, it'll be offers of pay rises, extra holidays and all sorts over the next weeks...but you stay strong!

RosyRed

Afternoon all, grey, grey, grey but not wet atm. thanks for starting nmlc, enjoy your short day at work.

Dp1, glad Lo enjoyed being FIVE

Izzy, my brother has a count down on his phone with the no. of days left, he retires at the end of March

Taff, yes thanks , the part for the van came last week and between DS1 & DH it was fixed in an hour, after waiting for ages for a garage to get back to him they decided to do it - good job they're pretty handy! Glad you got seen eventually but what a palaver! Sorry about your uncle.

Nanny glad you got some sleep, and the cough is easing.Coxy glad you're a bit better today

T delivery this morning, but I really need to check the freezers to see what I have got!

DGS was sick yesterday when I was minding him, just before his DM came to pick him up, then again when he got home. I was very active with the bleach once he'd gone!

Might be beef stew tonight, won't take long in the electric PC.

Take care all x

Gers

A very late one from me, again.  The coughing goes on and on. Earlier today I thought that I had collapsed a lung again (happened back in 2020) but have now decided that the coughing has pulled a muscle.  I even packed a hospital bag and had a long shower, just in case!  Like Taff, I've been monitoring my oxygen levels and they are stable and within normal range. Now taken two paracetamol which have helped.

I've had my lunch, drunk a load of water and now watching TV. The DW has been filled and then emptied so I've been a tiny bit productive.  Not read back yet, sorry! 

Coxy11

@-taff  - glad you finally received some Anti-Bs but what a performance. Don’t understand why they’d want to send you to A&E during a doctors strike. Sorry about the loss of your uncle. Thanks for asking after Dad – he finished Chemo/RT last Friday and has an appointment tomorrow to see what’s what.

Get well soon @Floss x

Don’t back down @IzzyBee!

Sorry you’re still so poorly @Gers – do take care xx Does your neighbour still toot as he passes to check up on you?

Florenceem

Sorry to hear about so many being poorly - Mr F was speaking to a chap who works at our local hospital - A & E is heaving - lots of elderly with pneumonia - wonder if that is because they are scared to use their heating.
Took charity shop donations to town - nothing outside SA on our way there but - 2 bags had been left when we were walking home. Went in and sorted them plus others that had come in since I was there yesterday. While I was at SA someone came in for a food parcel - they were visiting a client as part of their job who had no food in the house and no money - I gave them the parcel and food out of our community freezer..
Mr F went down again to the charity shop with a bag of stuff.
I have changed my dental appointment as we are going to a memorial service on Saturday at SA.