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  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,433

    hello all.
    yes to being skinny lol.

    Not been posting much as absolutely riddled with pain atm and it’s making me grumpy. Seems the polywotsit has found it’s way to my neck and is having fun making everything inflamed and sore there. Resorted to some anti inflams and thankfully my bp hasn’t cottoned on yet.
    wppl.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,799

    hi lovely Toni

    How are you this afternoon?

    Thanks about junior poet LA 🙏

    Yes BR can be quite as scary as any phantom or witch, but in a very cute way of course lol

    I think there was a little bit of rain yesterday

    My sisters birthday soon - bastille day in fact

    So I bough jewellery etc from “look in my eyes, no loyalty points yet? there’s no surprise” but I was a bit uneasy because the lady serving me sometimes goes on and on chatting but today she was quite concise and said “ us women are busy” or something like that haha

    No more falls or nightmares for mum 👍

    Ok I’ll ablute while LA recites his poem and BR plays the flute in this tiny vignette of medieval Maidenhead or Reading or Wonderland - I don’t know, I’ll have to ask toady this mxt day 🤢

    Bye for now Toni tc xx

    👋toady Joan Jojo SK and s knee x

    Ps genuine Jane Austen eye - plate - worth 50 p 😂 xx

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  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,433
    edited 3. Jul 2025, 16:31

    ha ha ha

    Who’s at the top of the page? That made me feel better.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,833

    Hi all 👋 just overheard a dad telling his kids a knock knock joke on the way past and missed the punchline, I was very sad 😣😂

    Absolutely no rain frog and yours was the disappearing sort 😬 back to the watering can. Surprised I haven't lost more tbh nothing looking too awful on today's inspection. I hope you had a good garden session yourself 👍️. Speckly spider has been duly escorted, in fact there were 2, I made the mistake of bringing my weed bucket in and they have been doing moonlight flits from there I think. You could have done it you absolutely could they were 5mm tops, 'all in', and I do use my arm's length net on a pole 😄. Lovely to see Sleek! I heard all about baby's visit 🤐 say no more 😉. Her timing was jolly good I was just choosing some pyjamas with shorts, if that's not too terrifying an image, I know I will want them for only one warm week max so should save my money but Sleek took a fancy to some so in for a penny 😂. Anyway glad to hear baby is well and jolly and good and all those things 😊. I will remember to look for pm I usually forget because of the slidey thing to see notifications. Have a good evening, Friday tomorrow already - are there any village doings etc in the pipeline? Love to Elfie (and all) 😘 xx

    Hello Joan, look at your beautiful roses, all those new ones, and buds to come 😍 hasn't it done well 😊. Sorry you have to have your boots fiddled with, I hope they get them just right for you and you aren't long without them. All quiet here today I have only done a few small chores but I washed lots of towels yesterday & got them back so that was something. Have a good evening - I have not tried another doughnut yet, updates when I do 🤭😘 xx

    Hi bosh, well done getting to group yesterday (I wasn't sure you were going or I would have mentioned), and a turn in nasty M's throne, this is the stuff of legend 😂. Oh and got some sis-related shopping from the infinitely-deferred loyalty point store 😄 glad you weren't kept chatting, it's the choosing that would hold me up, I'm the 'stand there all day not being able to decide' type. Sorry it's mxt day, my gastric utopia was certainly not attained in the night, just a touch of indigestion but being woken up from deepish sleep is not fabulous - maybe it explained the dreams of having a dog jump on the bed with me 😱 the dreams weren't caused by cheese at any rate. Had a cup of tea & listened to the radio. Ah all becomes clear now we know it's Phantom's Gates 😀 well done sneaking us a copy, I quite agree with Toni, there is the influence there of 'mima and the vampire nurse'. It is very clever I think 😊👍️. Glad your mum is ok hope everything else ok at the moment, have a good evening :) xx

    Blessed are the skinny for they shall inherit the earth SK 😁 well no I bet we don't, but at least come the apocalypse we will have the advantage of being able to survive on less 😂. Sorry there is sneaky neck pain for you today, well done getting the antiflams past customs so to speak hope you get away with it for as long as necessary 🤞. Hope everyone else alright, family / in-laws etc 👋 xx

    Oh Stuart blah poor you, not extractions 😔 is there absolutely no hope of an alternative, I did manage to negotiate a crown instead of losing one once which was borderline 🤔. Your mum is having an absolute pain getting her pills sorted, really unfair, who needs it on top of everything. Do hope once sorted it doesn't happen again, you don't know where you are 🙄. Take care xx

    Hi Jojo hope things are alright as poss with you and extra extra good luck for tomorrow! 🤞 will be thinking of you. Have you got everything straight you want to say, I always think I have but easy to miss something. I don't even know when my next appt is or when to expect it they seem to have changed the whole way they do things - not good for people who might need to plan stuff round it, holidays etc 🤷‍♀️. Glad it's cooled down a lot, it will only get to the 24s and 25s again here by the weekend after next it says. Take care :) xx

    Tea! ☕️ xx

  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,433

    oh forgot to say, the runner bean bit the dust again. Slugs ate the new leaves and that was it. ☹️

    Sucré’s last day at nursery tomorrow. Then when he goes back for autumn he will be starting reception class at the prep skool. Supposed I have to start spelling it properly then.

    I couldn’t eat dinner I prepared this evening. Too much pain in neck and jaw. ☹️

    Bit miserable but really trying not to get down.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 642

    Hi toady thanks I'm as prepared as much as I can be I'm sure I will forget to say something memory like a siv most days. But I will try and think of everything I need to say if you don't hear from me tomorrow it's probably because my heads done in.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,799

    hi Toni

    How are you tonight?

    Yes a jumper for the littleys I think

    No I think RR was his own adoring fan that day lol

    Lavender ice cream looks very nice, although maybe tastes slightly strange?

    Sorry I know I haven’t answered everything

    A bit behind on things to do before the glitching hour lol

    Thanks for praising my “poetic influencing” lol

    Good night Toni tc xx

    Ps some of the vampire nurse’s crockery - absolutely true 🤥xx

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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,799

    hi toady of the phantom abode - y

    Sorry That’s the best rhyme I can come up with at this Juncture ha ha

    How are you tonight?

    Yes I agree it can be hard to make a decision when it comes to jewellery and similar nice things
    nasty M’s throne indeed an almost forbidden Pleasure, I guess lol

    Thanks for your kind wishes about mum. She’s feeling a lot better now

    I said to Toni, I’m running a bit behind on the approach to the glitching hour

    So I would just like to briefly say, dog nightmares Oh dear sounds very scary to me
    Sorry about the gastric troubles, you’re having

    Yes, it wasn’t ideal having the chatty shop assistant, although she wasn’t chatty on that particular occasion but sometimes she talks to me and the subject matter is really very strange for while she was convinced that I have five children I said politely I don’t have any 😂

    Maybe she needs a trip to phantoms gate to let off steam talking to vampires who become vipers at night lol

    have a good night toady take care xx

    👋night also to Jojo Joan SK S knee tc x

    Ps came across this photo of Bangor on Bin - terest - just for a bit of a change xx

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 642

    5am cuppa tea anyone

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 264

    4.45am ☕️🥐 pills.

    Mum finally got her pills sorted

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,482

    Morning!

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    Morning Joan hope you didn't get rained on yesterday it was quite not last night wasn't it? Ah well. Taking my neighbour's dog with me on my walk today he is very very well-behaved bless him. I will try to get a photo i am not sure what he is! ((())) xxx

    Morning Stuart I am so glad you finally have your Mum's pills!!! but only till next time who knows what sort of mess they'll make of it next time🙄 2 teeth out?! I hope they aren't ones which show? ((())) xxx

    Morning Reshmi I hope you have a little more energy today and everything is ok with you and your Mum everyone on their feet and safe.

    I am sure I've seen that mug on my vampire nurse's desk🤨 scary!

    Of course you have influenced LA your ability to use your imagination and play with words will have definitely rubbed off. Excellent traits for his future academic life too.

    Not sure l fancy lavender ice cream either to be honest a bit strong and perfumed.

    not quite myself today have had weird dreams all night….hopefully will recover as the day progresses. A school child (secondary) took my bag instead of his….stuff like that😣

    Your sister's birthday is Bastille day! How lovely I have been in France then in the past it's incredible the fireworks and celebrations. She will love what you have chosen for her. Glad the lady in the shop was not too chatty too.

    Take care now hope the MTX hangover isn't too bad ((())) xxx

    Morning Skinny Keef! Oh you poor man! My jaw has been killing me for weeks it's dreadful and really does have an impact on eating which isn't good. Especially if (in your case) you are taking anti-inflams. You must eat first.

    First on the pa-age! first on the pa-age!🎶

    Poor little bean😒 poor Sucré well there you go big school in September for him. Yes you must spell it right😁

    really glad to see you posting.

    Morning Toady

    Sleek showed me a photo of the pJs what a good idea I might get me some although i do have nighties which are pretty cool. I just can't sleep in the raw it's not me. No matter how hot it might be. Ooops must dash walking neighbour's dog will finish in a bit…..

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,482

    Sorry Toady just walked a lovely dog well away from Sleek. He was so well-behaved. Maybe a cockerpoo?

    Well done rehoming Mr and Mrs speckly. I am not too bad with teeny tiny sp****s to be honest but 5mm Yes possibly.

    Yes I am back to the watering can I'm afraid. How come the weeds seem to thrive in this dry weather? Glad you haven't lost too much, but poor Sucré losing his bean finally. 😕

    I'll warn you when I send the photo of baby. They haven't sent it to me yet so no rush.

    Hope your day is a good one 😊 ((())) xxx

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,389

    Have a good day everyone I hope it’s a nearly pain free one

    Toady thank you for liking the rose it’s doing well.

    take care
    joan xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,482
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    It's beautiful Joan it clearly loves that pot😍 ((())) xxx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 642

    Afternoon everyone finished my appointment don't know what to say other than she doesn't think it's rheumatoid arthritis she thinks it's osteoarthritis she reckons there's no swelling in my thumb and hand joints but basically didn't check my knees which are my worst joints so now I feel I'm still getting no where and feel fobbed off and a bit disheartened.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,799

    good afternoon Toni

    How are doing today?

    Mum’s ok 👍

    In the end the cleaners came yesterday instead of Wednesday so that’s why it was a busy day and I didn’t have much time to get things done

    I Almost forgot that I do have a little poem in the bank, but it may be a lengthy withdrawal process lol

    I can’t guarantee that it will be as exciting as phantoms’ gate though haha

    yes that’s right. My birthday is on bastille day. Oh that must’ve been nice, seeing the celebrations fireworks etc

    Yes my own energy levels aren’t too bad today thank you considering yesterday was of course the dreaded MXT day

    Mum hasn’t fallen or anything like that so that’s good thanks

    yes, scary crockery indeed haha

    thanks about your kind words on my influence on LA

    yes I have a feeling to the lavender flavoured ice cream it’s more aesthetically pleasing than yummy however it is also important to note at this point that “lavender ice cream, yummy, yummy” is not a catchy song unlike it’s sibling ballad “fruit salad yummy yummy” lol

    a bag - stealing nightmare. Oh dear that doesn’t sound good.

    I think I would still personally prefer it to toady’s dog related nightmare, No offence to Joan, of course.

    Thanks about my choice of gift for my sister

    And about the chatty woman not being in full on chat mode lol

    Thanks Toni

    I hope your own mxt day isn’t going too badly?

    Bye for now tc xx

    👋 toady Joan Jojo SK and s knee x

    Ps this is what William Shakespeare wore when he went to the hairdressers xx

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  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,833

    Hi all 👋

    All quiet today just poking a few chores around reluctantly (paperwork & the like), may try & have a walk later 🤔. No cows last time frog so no pic, instead just a 'bit of tree' to record that I was outdoors 🌳😄, rowan? summat like that. I will have to watch my left leg as the knee is grumbling a bit I think at me walking oddly on right foot, don't miss a trick, do they, bodies 🙄. Sorry your jaw is bothering you to no little extent lately 😔 (I sometimes think I'll pick a joint & ask after it, then tend to decide to leave well alone in the hope no news is good news, sorry, but ofc do always hope your stuff is behaving as far as poss). Hope your garden is surviving, how are the cucumbers? Yes poor Sucré's bean it's a tough world out there, dog eat dog, well snail eat bean, as many of my bean plants have found out 😕 Gave it up this year. Hope your dreams have not hung around you for the day, ugh school bag troubles 🙄 2 catty little girls tipped my books out of mine once in a class so I had no way to get them back to my home classroom. Looking back it seems silly that we had to cart big bags of books to school and then round all day, no lockers etc 🤷‍♀️ don't think I ever had one, at various different schools 🤔. Hope your day has been ok; Sleek having finished making me over as to pj's (yes not in the nip for me either! 😬) is casting a critical eye over my makeup bag so we may be shopping again 😉. She was mainly happy to be away from cockerpoos or any other combinations, but glad your walk was nice. Take care love to all 😘 xx

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    Hello Joan, my day has been ok thank you 😊 very quiet. It's quite windy out but not bad, they said rain tomorrow but seem to have gone back to just the possibility, no more. Hope taking your boots in went ok yesterday. I should have asked, what would you put on the new money? have seen some more suggestions from Stonehenge and Buckingham Palace to Bagpuss or Basil Fawlty! but lots of them seem like they would appeal to too few people. A lot are also wondering why bother & go to expense when cash is not being used as much. Hope your day is going ok, love to Pepper 😘 xx

    Hi bosh, lovely photo of Bangor last night, very attractive indeed, beautiful brickwork 😊 would be quite happy with that as my toady abode-y (oh I liked that pun 😂). Hope things ok with you after mxt, my night was better thanks the gastric fairy godmothers left me alone. I was saying to Joan about the new money they are meant to be designing, and asking the public about (not always a wise choice..), someone suggested Willo the Wisp, imagine Evil Edna or Mavis the Fairy a banknote 😁😂. Funny about the shop assistant and the imaginary 5 children, had you by any chance mentioned several of LA's 'alter egos' gasman scientist artist poet etc and she had pencilled you in for 5 child geniuses? 😄 Yes vampires becoming vipers was my particular favourite bit, just a lovely image and wordplay 👍️. Have a good evening nothing to report here 👋 :) xx

    Jojo not the best outcome for you I'm sorry 😕 I don't know why drs don't check knees, not the first time I've read someone say that by a long chalk, it seems so obvious 🤔. If you aren't happy with what they say and that it's osteo it's hard to know how to pursue that except persist, are your knees warm for example, mine were always undeniably hot so there wasn't much room for doubt there. If they don't think it's inflammatory what did they advise? Sorry it wasn't ideal, it does knock you back a bit I know 😔. Hope you are doing ok 🤞 xx

    Hi to Keef and hope Sucré's last day of nursery was fine, & you are doing as well as poss xx

    Hurrah for your mum getting the pills sorted Stuart 👍️ hope you are doing ok today xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 642

    Hi toady yeah I'm a bit annoyed today and my day just seems to be going from bad to worse as life does sometimes anyway they did an x-ray on my hands but aren't expecting to find anything and I'm getting another type of blood test to check something else it's just feeling like I'm on my own with all this crappy pain and nobody understands or cares and I have to work though so much pain it's really annoying sorry for the rant. Anyway I hope you are well and I hope you have a had a good day.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,833

    Rant away Jojo we really all have pretty much been there, I had a not good start to my own diagnosis & a few people I had clashes of personality & opinion with shall we say 😬 you're not alone but I know it does feel like it and I know you're thinking of family etc too 😔. Can only say I've been up & down at all sorts of stages with mine but the picture can change so stick with it and I hope the bloods they're doing will be useful. Do come in here and vent anytime goes without saying xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 642

    Thanks toady I feel like I don't belong on this page anymore with me not having the same type of arthritis as most on here.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,799
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    hi Jojo

    sorry things are so difficult for you at the moment
    Don’t worry, this website is for people with any type of arthritis
    I remember when I was first diagnosed I also felt very alone.
    Don’t worry things will get better and you’re free to say anything here within reason. Have a good evening take care xx

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  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,833

    Well I always think of it as mainly the virtual cafe really, rather than the 'inflammatory club' page - there are crossovers between related conditions & arthitises here anyway, I have spent time on the more medical bits of the forum in the past I suppose when wanting to ask about medication and whatnot but I come in here for the chat & company with people who understand not being well whatever the sort. Yours isn't cut & dried yet either so we'd all want to hear how you're getting on & help if we can. xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 642

    Yeah I'm just having a very emotional hard day with my appointment and my mam has given her bad news she has skin cancer so I'm trying to be strong for my mam but it ain't helping my depression much.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,833

    Oh Jojo 😟 so sorry to hear. It really is so unfair that everything comes at once in life 😠 wishing her all the very best & you too ofc (()) xx

  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,433

    hi everyone.
    Jojo, I used to get so frustrated at GP appointments I started making notes on my fone before going in, and then used to say that I always get stressed out because the GP is always tied to a time slot so I have my notes of what I want covered on my fone so I don’t miss anything, I have even read from it word for word sometimes when things have been really bad.

    That all changed when I went to see my consultant, and we have almost an hour. Last time we spoke about computers and motorcycles for at least 15 minutes because we had time to spare. It is really important that you like and trust the medical person that is looking after you. My polywhatsit can be terminal but I know I am in good hands even though my consultant has only seen a few cases in his whole career.

    Try and get a repeat appointment and say you’re not leaving till they check your knees and demand a blood test for inflammatory markers. Sometimes GPs skimp on tests because they are expensive.

    I went to my GP with a self diagnosis and was fobbed off. So I self referred to a private consultant and 6 months later after lots of tests and stuff he diagnosed exactly what I went to my GP with. So I know exactly how you feel.

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