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My UTI came back today, and I started to get worried about this coming weekend. I had just got a new batch of test strips, so gave it a go. V high leukocytes and SG. Rang the doctor, who got back to me quickly and left a prescription at the pharmacy. This time it's for 7 days, as the one last week was only for 3 days and I…

Ugh Machka, both your dentist experiences sound horrible. :o My teeth are just about hanging on. Lots of broken ones, which we are leaving, unless they cause trouble. They are filled and you can't see them from the front. Same for John. If they were easily visible, or causing infections, I would have to do something about…

Had to contact Amazon this morning about some items that had failed to deliver. Faulty and returned to seller. They phoned me from India, but the line was so bad I could hardly hear anything. And I must have got someone on their first day! Took a while for her to get the sums right for the refund, but it was all resolved…

Thinking of uou , Beth. <3 Big thing you are doing. Plus all the stress with your mother. Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Just finished a Zoom with my girlfriends. One is in Northern Cyprus. Lots of medical stuff. :p My friend G is taking the first steps towards training to be a support for mothers of young children. Volunteer work. She's done training for things before and not continued with it. The reality is hard. Nice lunch out with Max,…

Bea up a tree in the park today with her friend Gracie. John and she managed to dodge the heavy showers today. Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

John did the pick up and also walked Edie down to her lift to football because my son was stuck, again, on a train. My DDIL was very appreciative and sent him a text to say so. On their walk Edie talked about all her sports, especially her swimming, which she is now doing 3 times a week! She seems to be enjoying it, but I…

Michele - How about Interflora? They deliver anywhere. A decent day today. John paid my cheques in. The cleaner cleaned. I decluttered a bathroom shelf, and a winter lights decoration. Both have been getting on my nerves for weeks. Got my fake irises out. Cooked delicious halloumi curry. My sink drain cleaner arrived. I…

Rusty - We get the shelled pecans down here. I don't buy them. But I like them OK. We eat walnuts in our muesli. Hazelnuts, brazils, almonds. Seeds. Fruit, berries. John does all the chopping. :D And the shopping for them. <3 Yes, it's been absolutely lashing wind and rain! Now it's stopped. I want John to go up to the…

John 's journey home from football last night was terrible,. The main road along the coast is closed at weekends, because they are repairing a bridge. This is 4 lanes of v busy traffic, and everyone has to go the back roads. Saturday had a 4 mile jam. He didn't go then. Yesterday he took an hour to to go 4 miles. He was…

Hi Karen BC! :D I feel you. I am having both hips replaced successively in the next few months and can barely hobble around the house. I'm necking loads of painkillers, which I hate doing, but otherwise it's unbearable. So sorry you had to give up work. My severe pain has come on very quickly, in the last couple of months,…

KJ - I do worry about you. <3 Please ask for any help you can get. Annie - Love the tea party idea. :p I bought a fascinator for a WI 'hat' party. Haven't worn it since, but it was great fun. Afternoon tea is still a big thing in hotels etc over here. People buy vouchers for presents. We went to Claridges once, courtesy of…

Had a bit of fun this morning with an offer from Amazon for a same day Co-op delivery. It was a bit difficult to negotiate, but I ended up with £40 of groceries for £28. I think that's a win! Coming between 4 and 6 today. I only bought the things we buy regularly from the shop, but it's a bit far to walk for me at the…

Breaking news ...... I have got all my Saga money. The two cheques arrived in the post today, and , when I checked my bank account, the refunds are in there. Soooooo relieved! I can pay the cheques into the post office, rather than having to go to the bank, and John can drive me there. It's only a few streets away, but too…

Nearly everyone I follow on Podcasts and YouTube are homebodies, who hate leaving the house. I'm so grateful that's me, now I have no choice! :D They all have wonderful, fulfilling lives, but prefer to stay quiet. I spend most of my time on my bed, as do several famous others I follow. I just think we have rich internal…

Yes, Lanette, circulation. Pumping the calf muscles. Plus lifting the toes. No idea about blood sugar. Rosemarie- Are you doing the next TYHB declutter day at the end of the month? Made broccoli soup. Cut up the chorizo. John will be back in a while. Just leaving Southampton. Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Wonderful morning with Edie. We started with crochet, but she really couldn't get the hang of it, so we went on to acrylic painting on small canvas boards. I wanted to try out my new pink and purple paints. I think Edie's moon in the lake picture is great. She took the photo. I went all Monet for the colours. :p We had a…

Lanette - Those soleus pushups are highly recommended in my pre and post op exercises. I do them a lot. :D Edie was terrific, as usual. We idly chatted for a while, while she ate the posh crisps I'd bought for her, and we had cups of tea. She divulged that she has been eating the delicious crusty bread at school, with no…

Enjoyed having Edie for half an hour this morning, before John drove her to the Football Elite Performance centre! He is collecting her at 3 pm. She was concerned about getting her ponytail just right. :p Then I realised that the mild urinary irritation which had been building over the last few days was getting worse. I…

Kim - That sounds like a great day! It must make it worse when so much of her troubles is self-inflicted. >:) The rollator wouldn't be for after the operation, just before. Afterwards you are expected to walk with elbow crutches or canes for the first while, and then unsupported as soon as possible, whenever you can. My…

Barbara - So glad we heard from Katla. <3 Thank you for doing all that. Much appreciated. o:) Lisa - I feel you. I often have the same problem with representation. I think that was the problem Max was having. Sometimes it's better after a break, when you can see it in its own light. Think Impressionist! :p Mine always look…

My meal for my son and Edie was wonderful, if I say so myself! :p Slow roast shoulder of lamb (6 hrs) , roast parsnips, carrots and onions, Greek salad, and a tahini and yoghurt sauce. Hagen Daas Belgian chocolate ice cream, raspberries, and caramel sauce for dessert. Much enjoyed. Tomorrow John is taking Edie to football…

I went out to the shops this morning, to get things for tonight's meal. In the deli, the owner was back after a couple of month's absence. He was so shocked to see me hobbling. :p He said, "I think of you as the most healthy, active person I know! " He has a bad knee, so we swapped stories. I also went to the butcher and…

Well, after almost all day on the phone, either on long hold, speaking to an idiot, and occasionally to a sensible person, I have cancelled the October cruise. Phew! By the last conversation with the insurance guy, I had lost the will to live. The crunch for him was he DXA scan my doctor has ordered. Apparently, that's a…

Very high winds last night. There is a lot of heavy flooding in the local area from rivers and the very high tide. We are fine here. I'm going to leave going out until tomorrow! Damp and windy. John might pick up milk. I've just ordered a new valance sheet for our super king bed. I like the ones that have the bottom sheet…

I rang that number this morning. Wrong department. :# So I rang the post sales number. Got through to a very nice young woman, who told me the claim had been processed on the 26th March,when I first rang them, and all my worries about them accepting it were pointless. The GP secretary rang me this morning, and I said I…

Saga rang me back. :D Afraid of missing a booking I guess. I now have the number of the insurance people. Progress. Not only am I pursuing this current claim, but I also want to discuss the next cruise insurance situation with them. Wheels turning slowly. Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Rebecca - With all you are going through, and all your recent travelling, you are entitled to say that you haven't the energy to put them up, and they have to stay in a hotel and eat out. You could meet them for a meal somewhere. Sometimes our energy just runs out. <3 I have told my brother this, and he is finding it…

Had a frustrating 30 mins waiting on the phone to Saga. Gave up. Mushroom risotto for dinner. I've prepared most of it, just the finishing off to do. John has cut up the beans to go with it. Today was not one of my best. Frustrating. I can feel a headache threatening. I feel like Lisa, battling idiots. Tomorrow I will take…

Just had to fill in a great , long, pre-op form from the hospital. L O N G...... :p Plus lots of online info booklets. Everything online. Good job I'm fairly competent in that respect. I know a few my age who aren't. I've also got notice from the savings account that I am going to use for the ops about the renewal date in…