Not coping.

dachshund

Hi DD
how are you feeling today. you are too good a lady to be in the bottle bank i think a money bank would be nicer.
i hope your sparkle will be back with you soon.
take care.
joan xx

dreamdaisy

Oh my! Thank you one and all for your kind words. It's not that good a day today - I have only just got up. :oops: I did have some plans for the day but rapidly found out that the feet and ankles were not willing to co-operate so the day was adjusted as needed. I have some chores to sort out then I think I will be trudging back to beddy-byes until it's time to slave over a hot oven. Grrrrrrrr. I trust that you are all as well as you can be and I hope to be back to my usual self soon: I don't like feeling like this. :? DD

DaveBoynton

Hi DD,

I really like the poem and agree it would be nice to see in the AC mag. I hope you feel better soon as it's enough to put up with the physical side of things, you don't need anything else. I hope you feel that little bit better soon and will include you in my meditation when i send healing.

Dave

dreamdaisy

Thank you Dave, I appreciate your kind words. I am an old hand at this and I know it will pass as it has before and it will again. It will also come back (as it has before and will again). That don't make it any the less tough though, whilst it bites and nips and grinds. There are some great verses on the permanent poetry thread on the CC forum on here, written by us bods who have the nerve to post them! DD

tjt6768

Morning dear DD.. I'm hoping that you have spent the while night in the land of nod, in the town of sleepsville....
My sat nav couldn't find the place last night :roll: so I spent most of it driving around the roundabout in misery-avenue...

Sweet dreams mi dear..
Manly hugs n stuff...

mig

Hi DD,Awake for part of the night and thinking of you hoping you were fast asleep and having good dreams.Mig

dreamdaisy

Morning Tony, you remember those lights that regularly popped up in your rear-view mirror? Yup, mine. :roll: And as for the dreams Mig - :shock: They were quite, quite horrible but hey-ho, that's the drugs I guess. I wish they would put a little more energy into controlling the pain and less into mucking with my poor, tired brain. Luckily I have a day 'off' today (well, off from work, not the rest of it!) so beddy-byes here I come: have laptop, Kindle, tea (will make a flask, saves doing the stairs too much) and a day of gentle idleness beckons. See? Heavily disguised silver linings can always be found! DD

valval

hi pal did you ever get my email did try to send one used both addresses as could not remember which is which lol.
now girl rest rest and rest give your body a chance to catch up had awfull morning yesterday and guess what had not eaten and so not taken meds lol and had taken them early the evening before lol so when they had kicked in felt so much better stupid i am lol leaving you a ((())) just incase you need it val

suzygirl

Morning DD, yes, morning!!! :shock: Its a miracle, I am up. My mom has come to clean for me, so I have to be up

Your plan for the day, sounds a good one, enjoy 8)

I have just read, confessions of a gp, it was very interesting.

Take care

dachshund

Hi DD
i hope your pain is calming down a bit i hope so.
take care ((((((((DD))))))))
i'm thinking about you.
joan xx

traluvie

Hi DD,

Hope things are slowly easing up for you..

Take care..xx (((X)))

Star2001

DD, I just want to say that I am thinking of you (not posting much as am not too good but I do read if I can) You have helped me a lot - when I can't get in here and am feeling low I really try to conjure up some of those positive mantras you share with us all. Hope you turn the corner very soon and hello to all the other lovely supportive people in here x

mig

Morning DD how are you today ?Mig

dreamdaisy

Morning all, DroopyDaisy here. Pain pounding away beautifully all over the show, fingers like sausages (thank whoever I don't wear my wedding ring now, it would be soooooo tight!) and feeling ever-so-slightly nauseous with it all. Never mind, it will pass 'cos all things do, Mr DD is off to footy so there may be the prospect of beer and curry later if I feel like it (and I will try to, I've dripped about all week so it's time his wife at least made somthing resembling an effort! ) and hopefully the day will turn out all right after all BUT - we also have the delights of our neighbour's son's sixteenth birthday party this evening which will probably entail seven hours or so of music getting louder, voices getting shoutier, much yelling in the garden during **** breaks etc etc etc. Can't wait. DD

jillyb1

Sorry to hear you're still suffering , DD , not posting much lately as I've had a touch of the moaning minnies lately too . I am far from cheery when suffering ; don't know how you manage to keep smiling ! Hope your day is restful and you can enjoy that curry later on . Jillyb

dreamdaisy

Oh dear, you too? I am so sorry - it seems that many of us are up a certain creek at the moment with not one paddle between us! I'm trying not to moan too much as a) it doesn't help and b) it'll bore everyone else. I've been here before and I know I'll be here again - it's all part of one's glorious Life With Arthritis! I hope we all feel better soon, I really do but at least when we grumble on here we know that people understand. I am so thankful I found AC, I really am. DD

valval

hi pal i am just getting over my flare but eyes are bad today so going to nap in bit to see if that helps even went into town today (mum needed some one with her at optitions she got an age related thing and could not remember what they said so got pics taken of them and asked loads of questions ) right we do not mind you having a little moan was getting worried about you not having seen you posting so keep in touch even if only to moan lol right nap time hope you manage the beer and curry val

tjt6768

We should start a band called the grumbles... I'm rather fed up still. Knees are horrid and me and the other joints are not on speaking terms either..
Bloody arthur :x

Hope you feel better soon

jillyb1

Good plan , Tony , can I be lead singer ( whinger ) of the Grumblies ? Hips and knees with me ; can't wait for the warm summer weather to appear . Nice to know I'm never alone and we can all support each other . Jillyb

dreamdaisy

I've wimped out. After a few years of this I do recognise when it really isn't advisable to force myself out and this is one of those. Never mind, there will be other times, Mr DD will wobble in a while (ITFC are 3-0 up! ) so The Dove will be a busy place!

Right, we're forming a band? Hmmmmmm, this needs thought - there must be some wonderful puns lurking in this idea! As for repertoire a number of songs spring to mind: These Bones ain't Made for Walking, Blurry Blurry Night, Tottering In the Street, Rheumos Are Doing It For Themselves, Are You Cranky Tonight? , Drugs for the Troubled Waters and that Sinatra classic - I'll Get There My Way. DD

jillyb1

A draw for the robins ( charlton athletic ) today , happy hubby here ! Songs : dem bones dem bones dem aching bones ; and that famous elvis number , are you arthritic tonight ? Jillyb

suzygirl

The classic, head, shoulders, knees and toes Are you painful tonight? Painkiller Queen? Lady in wheelchair?

Have to go and think of some good ones. Going to dig out my sparkly outfit to be a wheelchair backing grumbler

dreamdaisy

We're onto a winner here! Drugs Around the Clock, Alive and Limping, Everybody Hurts (REM) Fingers and Thumbs (Thomas Lang) In the Mood for Pills, I'm Down to my Last Diclofenac, Don't Make This go on Forever.

As for the band - what the hell can we do for a drummer? Ah yes, Animal from The Muppets - perfect! DD

flossy47

Needles and pins.

suncatcher

I am sorry you are struggling at the moment. :shock: you always do so much to cheer the rest of us up. I thought i would post you a message. Lots of cyber hugs your way i think. hope things pick up for you from joanne