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bosh

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/comment/734864#Comment_734864

hi toady

How are you today?

Etna - I like it 😂

Ok I’m in the midst of family drama

So bye for now tc xx

Ps just a reminder that the mushrooms have souls too lol xx

bosh

hi Toni

Good afternoon

How are you?

Mums ok 👍

That’s really amazing about the Race for life- well done!

My sis had a lot of backache - doc has diagnosed sciatica

I went to group

But waiting for cleaners involved gluco - zade unfortunately

Ok im going to ablute before the cat eats me like a tuna sandwich lol

Bye for now Toni tc xx

Ps generous employer of the year 😱😱

Jojo_16

Afternoon everyone sorry I've not been around for a bit just been feeling exhausted I hope everyone is doing well today bye for now.

bosh

good night Toni toady Jojo Joan SK and S knee

Sorry I’m extra shattered today no one really let me nap at all till evening

LA’s birthday on Sunday

I’ve bought a Dino card

Sis was in extreme pain at work, bill took her home etc in a taxi

Doc has given her diazepam

No one was at group so I had a solitary squash
maybe they had kid - issues

But I didn’t drink hot sauce tea today haha

Tc everyone xx

toady

Hi all 👋 had to do a bit of late nosegay packaging 😬 thought it ought to go off tomorrow as it hopefully will get there this side of the weekend. What with that and my day for fortnightly jab I'm neither use nor ornament this evening as they say 😄 see you all tomorrow.

Love to Joan & everyone I didn't get to earlier, Stuart and Jojo hope you have better nights &c, take care everyone, soon be morning tea time again at this rate 👍️😘 xx

Sorry about your sis bosh, how nasty 😕 poor thing I hope it eases off. Have a good night and catch up on the shortage of naps I hope. xx

Skinny Keef

hello, sorry been AWOL, been a rough couple of days.

Feeling much better now though, even if it is 4am and I can’t sleep.
wppl

Stuartknee

5am awaking up, pill time.

Still annoyed GP cancelled my app yesterday got to wait another week for treatment

frogmorton

Morning Joan how are you doing today? Is Pepper ok. Any news on your cladding? Are they doing anything yet about your 'visitors'? I hope all went well at the Drs? I got the painkiller I was after without even asking. A few on here use it nefopam. Take care (((())) xxx

Morning Toady thank you it was a fabulous evening Trentham is beautiful. Poor Kari was ill (two bob bits) so I did the race for her friend too who recently died.

Lucy was of course way faster than me as you can imagine, but she waited for me and filmed me crossing the finish line only I can't post that as we can't do films can we? Elfie would have been even faster but he had to weave around all the legs!

I also need to get a grocery shop done you are so right, but i did book my eye test for Monday and Kari's for Tuesday so we feel pretty virtuous. The Dr has prescribed some nefopam for me to try for my pain so that's good. Not as good as anti-inflams but never mind.

Did you get outside? Please do post a pic of the Hosta. That's unusual for it to struggle like that after a good start but we have had (honestly remember?) a lot of wind and dry weather. They like wet and shade there were some lovely ones last night…

6 generations! Why didn't l get you to help with mine? You are so good at it Toady I am well-impressed yes definitely some old records are really dubious and unreliable.

Sleek is going to do us both a shop tomorrow apparently. Good of her. We both need food! Take care and have a good day if you can. Getting that parcel done will have helped put you ahead a bit ((()) xxx

Morning Reshmi hope you are ok. Thank you so much for you support over Race for life I really appreciate it. That is one of my hats! It was sunny but windy.

Your poor sister that's nasty sciatica bless her heart I hope they are helping her the Drs? Diazepam will help sounds as though her back went into spasm. That's agony.

No-one was at the group? Wow that's odd some of it would almost certainly have been childcare issues, but it's good for you that you got out yourself.

Crikey I bet that's a real note from that company! Poor 'Tom' and poor everyone who wanted to attend his funeral. Makes places I have worked seem wonderful 🙄

Hope the cleaners weren't their usual 3 hours late and everything is ok at home everyone calm and happy or at least calm and peaceful.

Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Jojo I am so glad to see you! I can see just how exhausted you are don't feel bad about not posting at all. No-one here will criticise just glad you are ok. I'm not too bad just a bit tired off to bed soon. ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart noooooo!!!!! Noooooo!!! I am gutted for you. It's just so unfair I am so sorry😕 Sending some useless hugs ((())) xxx Oh did the GP offer you another date?

Hi Skinny Keef Hope you are all ok we were missing your 'voice' here. I'm so glad to see you wish you hadn't been been struggling though. I'm off to take the Fig for her sump repair and MOT today which means getting the bus home afterwards. Paul is not local until I think Friday evening now. Meeting up with Lucy though for a cuppa so that will be nice between buses. Take care and feel a bit better soon ((())) xxx

A quick wave 👋to Carol and Les hope you are both ok and no more falls? ((())) xxx

Jojo_16

Morning frogmorton I'm so exhausted just doing the school run this morning has been tough and no energy for dog walking now I feel bad for the dogs again I've been so out of breath lately and my pains are high today I tried to go yesterday without codeine but suffering today. Anyway I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

dachshund

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) I hope your parcel goes and doesn’t get lost. I have a hospital appointment tomorrow morning at 10 I have a white patch on my tongue he wants to do a scrape. Have a good day. I saw the Doctor yesterday he said if my fingers swell go back to him straight away don’t wait.

Toni (()) good luck with the Figaro I hope everything goes alright. Have a nice time with Lucy (()) sorry Kari (()) is I’ll I hope she is soon feeling better.

Jojo (()) have a good day go steady I hope your pain has calmed down a bit

Reshmi (()) have a good day love to your mum (())

Stuart (()) sorry about your appointment not good when you are in pain (()) love to your mum (()) have a good day

Skinny Keef (()) sorry if you have a migraine (()) love to Loanda (()) and Sucr’e (()) have a good day

Jojo_16

Thank you dachshund I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

bosh

hi Toni

How are you?

Good afternoon

Mums ok 👍

She and dad have gone to help my sis for a few hours

Yes I think she’s in a lot of pain poss spasm unfortunately 😔

Mxt day here 🤢🤢

I’ll have some lunch while I have something vaguely approaching energy

But I’m generally ok 👍

You’re welcome about the race for life 🤗

Bye for now Toni tc xx

Ps a rare glimpse into toady’s beauty routine lol xx

bosh

hi Toni

LA is helping his mummy by giving her biscuits -Bless

BR also helped by giving her “fluffy bread” as he calls untoasted bread in the morning

Of course sciatica is no one’s fault, but the thing is with my sister is that sometimes she sometimes lifts lot of heavy things when she doesn’t need to and doesn’t ask for help

Apparently it’s national cheese day today, so a cashew cheese cake is the pic lol

If LA drops into the café, please don’t tell him it’s vegan as I cannot vouch for him being Tantrum - free😱

👋toady xx

bye for now, Toni I’m going to have a rest due to our friend methotrexate xx

toady

Hi all 👋 it's not warm is it 🙄 where's the sun 😔

Quite heavy showers in fact on & off, no leaks yet frog, hope the same for you 😬. I didn't get out much in the end yesterday it was not very inviting at all, but a better day tomorrow maybe? I will snap the hosta then. Glad Trentham's are doing better than mine 😊. Sorry about Kari, me & my big mouth I sort of knew you would have said otherwise how she did, forget I spoke 😳. Disappointing for her. Hope she's fine for Monday and you both get on ok at opticians (I'm glad I went when I did and to do other things, if we have a new variant of covid creeping in - though the main news don't seem to be making much of it 🤷‍♀️). I will picture you crossing the finish line slow-mo like Chariots of Fire, in lieu of a video 🤭 Elfie I can visualize very well indeed 👍️. Haven't touched by grocery shop so far. Yes I have quite enjoyed the family tree, despite ups & downs (it does rather 'kettle your swede' at times 😬), but still very immersing! I hope I've got enough to be of interest to my friend; I probably ought to cough up for a genealogy site subscription really, I've been doing most of this on a free trial and it wouldn't be possible at all without full access, definitely. Have you done all to yours that you intend to? Hope you are having a good and not too busy day, hope Fig got on ok. When do you start the new meds have you tried them before ever? All the best with them, love to all 😘 xx

Hello Joan, my parcel went off ok and everything has been getting delivered fine lately thank you. The post van brought something early today but for some reason the on foot post man picked up mine, much later - don't know why they arrange it like that, it wasn't that small a parcel so the van seems more logical 🤷‍♀️. I hope your tongue can be sorted simply. That's good that the Dr wants you to keep him posted promptly, at least it makes them sound properly interested 👍️. Have a good evening and hope the hospital appointment is quick no waiting. 😘 xx

Hope you are doing ok today bosh 👋 and your sis is coping, with help. Not nice especially so near LA's birthday 😔 hope she feels better soon but will have to take it easy. Sorry there was no-one at group really, hope everyone was only busy or just not quite 100% but not too indisposed. Nothing much happening here, it keeps raining but only on & off in bursts, so I have to keep nipping up and down the loft like a jack-in-the-box to check on things 😱. I love my beauty routine, what nice things and a proper powder compact etc, don't I look fabulous 😍😄 thank you. Hope you rummaged yourself up some lunch, see you later if you pop in 👋. xx
edit: sorry I missed you. Hope the medicinal fluffy bread and the biscuits are doing the trick 🤗

Stuart I'm so sorry you've had to be put off for your treatment, I know how long a week can be when you're counting down to when you can hope to get some benefit, jolly well hope they see you alright this next time 😠. Chin up in the meantime xx

Hi Jojo sorry I missed you yesterday, hope you're coping today with the right balance of pills etc to keep things manageable 🤞 what's your work shifts like for the next few days? Hope family all ok take care xx

Sorry things a bit dodgy with you last couple of days Keef, glad they've steadied up a bit now hope they stay that way 🤞 hope family are ok too xx

Wave to Carol 👋 kettle is going on now xx

Stuartknee

Thanks Toady hopeful the docs can help me on 11th with a Jab & not blow me off again I my have to go into A&E to get some help.

bosh

hi Toni

Thanks about the poem

LA’s birthday is still going ahead mum said that my sis will sit in the party hall or seats near the soft play area with a cushion 🤷‍♀️

I really hope she doesn’t do that but my sister can be very stubborn- she’s got that from dad unfortunately

All is more or less ok here thanks Toni I’m just feeling rather crackered

I like your hat - nice colour 👍

Apparently today is also national hug your cat day

so here is a Renaissance cat or something like that - not my area of expertise lol

Have a good night Toni tc xx

Jojo_16

Hi toady I managed I felt a bit better later I did a bit more resting today my husband picked the kids up from school for me. I've been doing the normal date scanning jobs nothing to drastic. My family are ok thanks. I hope you are well and I hope you have had a good day.

bosh

Hi Toady,
How are you doing tonight?

That Must be annoying about the Jack-in-the-Box situation

Thanks About my sister, she’s taking her medicine and I think my mum said she’s very gradually getting better Thanks

But she’s a stubborn lady, like dad unfortunately and LA’s birthday is still going ahead, although I’m hoping against hope that she’ll decide to rest instead of going on with the the festivities when she’s not feeling well

Anyway we can’t control other people, especially not our own family members, Well that’s true in my case anyway haha

Yeah cold today shame that it was unpleasant for you of course, for me It was quite nice in a way but I am feeling extra crackered even by MXT standards I’m thinking maybe because it was rainy - that can do it can’t it?

My Industrial strength umbrella is, however, still holding going strong, even though it’s not quite as pretty as the one from “stubborn sisters, no surprise” to use my rather strange rhyming slang ha ha

However i Think that outside that shop nothing really can be that pretty, with the exception, perhaps Riley’s sisters face after eating and licking cherry meringues, no need for make up and powder there, although the cosmetic substitute may be somewhat calorific and full of sugar of course, as long as you don’t tell GI Josephine, the physio, whatever that particular physiotherapist is called these days - I thought I’d better be politically correct here ha ha

Lunch was good thanks. I had a kind of beef soup which I know is not a universally eaten thing but it helped me energy wise for a while Thanks for asking🙏

Have a good night, toady and take xx

👋good night also to Jojo Joan SK and s knee tc x

ps I discovered this on bin - terest, so toady now you can keep all your thousands of photos of mushrooms for free and not have to pay a fortune to i - shroud or whatever it was called in the times of Poe lol xx

Jojo_16

Goodnight bosh hope you sleep well tonight.

Stuartknee

3 am ☕️