Ruptured Disc?

Hi All,

Couldn't get a stable connection last night , too much static that felt like time for a storm but it didn't materialise..... still feels close though.

Hi Speedy,

Glad the gardening is all doing well, its nice isn't it? More importantly it gentle exercise for your hip though and ideal place to go more that 90 degrees? Got to be careful with that one for how long? Its not for ever is it? xx

Hi Iris,

Primmy is laid out flat, growing time I call it...... Haz did try and wake her up but he is so laid back she just looked at him and went back to sleep.... he gets much better results from Bracken

Iris I was just wondering.... is all this fluid in my arms and wrists the pa do you know? I see the pain clinic again next month and must remember to ask her about jabbing them as well......

Hope Wally is in a better mood and not plying up today? ((( ))) xx

Hi Joan,

I agree they shouldn't make sweeping assumptions but I am going to write to the gp and the eye doctor..... Its the most sensible thing for me to do I think.....

Hope you and Sue are ok? xx

Hi Tilly,

Yep I really treat people Burned cake and the omelette stuck as well :oops: They said it tasted nice...... xx

Hi Sharon,

A shed load of bubbles coming up to you, with a bit of burned cake and a ((( ))) Are your wrists behaving better now? xx

Hi Rita,

Thanks flower I kinda let it get to me for a bit now. Back to normal now... what ever that is....Hope your ok? xx

Hi Joanne,

She would love one you know..... My own was a spoilt brat and well having created my own monster I have now done it again to someone else's Bess her she is so sweet....except the Fanny Flat Ears bit she is so good at :roll:

Hope your ok and Primmy ants to know what colour is your tent? xx

Hi I,

Glad you liked it a bit more for you as well I chucked some to the chicken this morning and they asked could you send them some custard please xx

Hey the Gastro (who is a nice consultant) said the mtx was controlling the crohns but clearly isn't dong my wrists..... He said if the Rumo needs to change it maybe they could liaises and come up with a drug that does both..... I know the rumo said funding for anything else just wouldn't happen so I might ring and ask if I can up the dose yet again..... will see what the pain clinic think......

Hope you all have a decent day and Des said hi again (just had a text from her).

Thanks for all the help you have given me this last week or so. Much, much much appreciated. Oh and the neck..... its not so good again but will skip the doctors

Hi Speedy,

I am thinking I might have to rearrange how I sleep... for so many reasons I can only lie on my left side..... the back will not shut up any other way but I can't turn over asleep... can only just do it awake.... and always end up on my back which wakes me cus it wont tolerate that one for long......

The 90 degree rule is for about 3 months then? After that its ok to do your own thing then? See I have so much to think about though the 3 months cover is sort of there if I do go for it.....

Mine are loosing movement all over the place but they are nothing in terms of pain to the lumber... or the neck and well I sometimes think I am better with these restrictive move mt ones? I don't know... I see the rumo in October so will ask him....

The wrists are horribly swollen again and its fluid... above and down the outside of them.... Oh the joys of arthritis eh?

Your doing so well I kinda think I might go for it.... it might make the lumber hurt less even ((( ))) and hi to S who I hope is ok? Cris xx

Hi Speedy,

I really hope S will start to feel much better soon. Hopefully the antibiotics have started to work on his sore throat.

Its probably true these hips do nothing for the lumber, either they or the lumber has bent so one is higher than the other..... I shall give it some serious thought and will talk to the rumo abut it come October..... Not sure though about the 3 months out though and there are a lot of things that make it a bit impractical...... especially as they are not that painful compared to the spine and neck. I am so lucky there eh? they are just losing movement and a bit 'sore' but that's all...... Someone was looking out for me eh? In so many ways

I shall go see why your walking like a pony.... Hopefully that's only your legs and not on all 4's Primmy wants to know if you need lessons? xx

Hi iris,

The rumo said its pa in my wrists..... they are symmetrical though the left is slightly worse cus I use it more. They have been giving a bit of grief of late but I am sure the mtx almost got them for a bit..... its going to have to go up again I guess....

Hope wally is behaving and I shall go see if he is. ((((( ))))) and a special 'treat' for Ruby xxx oh no names have come to mind yet.... sure they will

Hi Toni,

They have never been xrayed, nor have my elbows. Its all to do with funding and how many xrays and scans I have had.... its very obvious though isn't it this bone problem ad the swelling..... Its something I wouldn't mind them doing but I keep forgetting to ask and the rumo is certain whats wrong with both of them so.....

It wasn't that burned really Just Iris is used to white choc stuff No comparison eh?! xxx

Hi Iris,

He seems to have diagnosed it from the symptoms but will ask for xrays. They don't seem to use them as much as they used to.... expense and radiation I guess? I was sent for CT tests but they were ok so that's something isn't it?

Will talk to the rumo in October. Might be interesting part from anything else the elbows and wrists are each more at fault depending on who you talk to ... the rumo says the wrists are the wost the pain clinic seem to think its the elbows..... haven't asked the gp

((( ))) xx

Hi Tilly,

Tis better cus we had a bit of rain in the night. Rowan came back yesterday as well Couldn't load the car this morning though but.....

Hope your doing ok and will check out the hammock later I think make sure its ok for us to use. xx

Hi Speedy,

I had big surgery on the lumber back in the '80's. It worked reasonable well though the oa has moved on a lot since those days. There isn't much else they can do with that bit except rod it and would eliminate all the movement. I don't bend so well but roded I wouldn' be able to bend at all so its something I have put well on hold. With the deterioration and extra bone growth they may not be able to get in there now.

The neck is too 'unstable' not sure what that means...... Its got a on of narrowing, disc gone or building, more bone growth and a far bit of peripheral nerve damage so they won't operate on it. Every so often the rumo says they might but I think that's to leave me with the false hope cus I just want it to hurt less

Hope S is feeling much better and you both have a good Sunday? xx

Hi Speedy,

Its when there is nothing to lose I believe and if that happened I would have it roded I think...... Don't know and hopefully wont have to eh?

Oh they put me in this corset, it was steel and velcro.... you couldn't bend if you wanted to Sometimes I wish I had kept it Getting up and lying down(the latter being the worst) was a mix of rolling and falling basically but it was good cus I have to get up that way so often now a days cus the lumber just ain't too happy if I have ended up laid on it :roll: Bit lie a roll and a push up. Will try the padding behind me idea.

I honestly believe muscles are the best way to fight back with arthritis, without them I know my back is useless! I honestly do know that and the use it or loose it is so true for my back.

Gad S is a little better, bless him he has had a bit of a rough time of late hasn't he? I really hope it is to do with the heat and its a bit cooler for you now? (((( )))) xx

Hi Toni,

Good to know if needed though I can pick your brains about how good she is re mobility..... I think it will be some time before I would go that road I really do. My neck just now i would willingly cut off I have no idea what 'unstable' means and I assume that could be roded? I have so many questions but never remember or get the chance to as them...... 'Specially at the moment when I seem to hold information for about 5 mins :oops: ((( ))) xxx

H Marion,

Its still sore as anything but I see the pain clinic doc again next month. I am still sure this is a disc and it is a bit easier but the sale on sunday i failed to load up. I get better as the day goes on and should have done it saturday night....

Got one to do Thursday 9less it rains) Saturday and sunday :roll: I so wish i didn't need to earn a living Guss I am not alone there

Hope your wrists are feeling better? Slurps to your dogs from this lot and one of mine wants to know if Frayer (I hope I have spelt it right?) has been stealing again lately? ((( ))) xx