What are you up to today if you have a chronic illness? Thread 5

[MewithME]

Here we are again. 😊

Link to last thread 🧵 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5458553-what-are-you-up-to-today-if-you-have-chronic-illness-thread-4

Thanks for the new thread!

Thanks for the new thread 💛

Thanks for the new thread. x

I didn't realise the last one was so full!

I had to change an appointment for today as travel time is 1.5 hours, that would be too much as I'm under the weather this week. I can do my local appointments as they don't take long to get to.

Still raining here 🙁

Hello all, and thank you @MewithME for the new thread.
I'm a bit quiet at the mo, as social media is a bit draining, but I'm reading you all.

Thanks for the new thread!

Looks like MIL probably does have cancer, a bad one. She’s having a stent, drain and hopefully biopsy today. I’ve tried to be quite positive about it, but it’s going to be a bloody rough year.

That is really shocking news. I hope you and your family are OK. It is a lot to deal with. Xx

@TeaAndStrumpets right now it’s all waiting for news. She’s now let slip that the tumour is wrapped around and they’ve basically told her it’s inoperable. I am very much hoping they’ll offer her chemo and we can hold on to her for as long as possible.

DH and I are talking about how we make memories and do whatever we can to make things ok.

Thanks for closing the last thread! We are all neat and tidy now.

It's quite bizarre an advert popped up next to the thread and I barely glanced at it but thought it was a man cuddling a baby. A second look and obviously it is a boxer with his gloves up! I would make terrible eyewitness!

I once saw a beige tube of lip gloss advertised on here which looked like a severed finger so it could go either way I suppose.

So far I have managed my new policy of 'staying calm' all morning but I can feel the stress bubbling up. My stomach is in knots so I think I've just repressed it!

Hello everyone - can't believe we filled the last thread so quickly!

So this morning I have been for my massage, followed by a nap as I am shattered.

This afternoon I'm starting a new ceramics class that I'm very much looking forward to. Work offered us some free courses at the local college and I'd never pass up a freebie! I did some classes years ago when the kids were tiny so let's see what I can remember 😆

Tipping with rain here, not a nice day 🌧️

@Swanhilde ceramics is amazing! I’m waiting for my kiln to arrive so I can make at home. It’s coming from abroad so it takes time.

Hope you really enjoy it! Feedback how it went.

OMG @FurForksSake having a home kiln would be my ultimate dream! Not sure DH is prepared to clear our the garage 🤣

Oh gosh I’m so so sorry it’s not better news. How utterly awful for you all.

That sounds fabulous @Swanhilde enjoy the class

Hi @FuzzyPuffling I hear you re social media Good to have a bit of time out sometimes but hope you’re okay.

@TeaAndStrumpets its a hard balance re stress isn’t it. I do like your idea of not worrying as it doesn’t affect the outcome though and been trying to adopt that approach. Problem is in our situation we need so much rest/ quiet time and I find my brain wanders.

@TodayIsatrickyone yes my mind wanders so much, and not always in good directions!

Oh I am so sorry to read this. X

Laundry, physio appointment, now sitting!

Just thrown out dozens of coat hangers! Every so often I have a purge but it just encourages the pesky things!

Excellent work gang 💪🏻 Gold star for your efforts while I've been at my desk this morning. 😁⭐

That is the correct order! And hopefully a cuppa.

This is the kind of dull detail I enjoy 😊

For my part, I slept quite well for me..woke at 4am but only briefly. Had weird dreams but annoyingly my alarm woke me before I was finished whatever I was doing in my dream and it's left me with a slightly irritated feeling this morning!

Work was stressful this morning. Someone I work closely with isn't doing things until I check and hassle them and it's putting me under severe pressure. Things are very messy. Unfortunately her line manager doesn't help so I don't know the answer.

I'm just having a sit in bed with my heatpad and a cup of pukka tea.

I used my nurosym gadget last night. I need to get into better routines and habits with it to see if it helps. I'm going to have a stint now i think. See if it helps me stay calm this afternoon!

@Swanhilde wish I could run away with you to your ceramics class! Sounds much more fun than my afternoon. I dream of bed and telly later.

Until then folks 🫡