Thread 6? Good grief..what are you up to today if you have chronic illness?

[MewithME]

Link to last thread. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5475947-what-are-you-up-to-today-if-you-have-a-chronic-illness-thread-5

Hello to my chatty poorly friends and welcome to New ones....

@Dozymoo42 I hope you haven’t broken anything and it’s just bruises that will heal with a bit of rest. I always seem to bash my elbows into door handles and doorframes but I don’t know if that’s fatigue or because I have dyspraxia

Good luck to your son for his test, maybe if he explains to the instructor what happened there might be some special circumstances or they’ll go easier on him a bit

Since around Christmas my coordination has been off lots of falls and dropping things that’s what led to my husband marching me to docs in December he was so worried and then the private diagnosis of ME in Feb. Nice to know I’m not imagining it!

thanks @Tiredandwired2 I have my 🤞also!

Thanks @JewelleryCat he said he was ok, my mum has just rung me as he messaged her when he was leaving asking her to come sit with me bless him. Told her I am fine just gonna pop and get checked

Oh @Dozymoo42 - ouch, hope you're ok. I definitely get clumsy when I'm tired or stressed, have fallen downstairs a few times.

My cats are funny, you absolutely cannot pick them up but they'll come and sit/ lie/ snuggle in if they want to. When I actually had COVID they didn't come near the whole time, until I tested negative, then they were on full cuddling duty. They have at least been enjoying the extra naps and me not being out of the house for long over the last six months!

Yes, I had to give up my classes because I just crashed after speaking for up an hour. And raising/projecting my voice still causes me breathlessness. The LC physios taught me to breath correctly again and then referred me onto the ENO opera breathing course, which was fab but a lot of it I couldn't do 😔

Chest x-ray was clear 🤷🏼‍♀️

Gorgeous morning on the allotment ☀️🌱🥾

Home now and in bed for the afternoon, might have a little nap 🥱

DH's homemade pizza for tea and the return of Gardener's World 🍕 😋🌱🌻🥳

Have a restful afternoon all 💕

Well done on the gardening @Swanhilde that's plenty for today! Glad the chest X ray was OK.

@Dozymoo42 that must have been scary. Fingers crossed for the driving test!

This week has been busy and lots happening. Today I woke up with terrible heartburn and am only getting a bit better after some bicarb. I do get IBS with stress and my stomach has been in knots all week. I think this time it was the result of eating later than usual and having lots of stir fried ginger. I know ginger is supposed to be good for the gut but I've had acid reflux .a few times after eating it. I'm going to live on steamed rice for now until my stomach unknots itself!

Afternoon everyone! I managed my three lots of three hours of work. I’m now off for nearly two weeks! Hurrah!

I went to the gp this morning and he’s told me I have pots and referred me to cardio to do checks and management. Blood pressure stayed low and hr went up when I stood up and he was happy with that as diagnostic with my symptoms and reports of tachymon. Hoping cardiology will accept me as I’d like the echo and monitor he was asking for to make sure everything is ok.

im so tired, hydro and work and im wiped.

Well done for getting through the week @FurForksSake and good news your GP is trying to help.

Allotment in the sunshine sounds lovely @Swanhilde

Hope your stomach settles down @TeaAndStrumpets

Well done on finishing work @FurForksSake and fingers crossed the diagnosis is useful.

I've been to the docs - a friend messaged earlier about maybe popping in this afternoon and when I said I had an appointment, offered me a lift, so that was much nicer than getting a taxi. Had a good chat and a gentle wander in the sunshine afterwards. Back to bed now.

@martha79 it has been such a nice day. It feels as if we're slowly heading towards Spring.

@Dozymoo42 ruddy hell, not a good start to the weekend. Hope you're ok.

Oh, blood tests were this lot - from a quick look it's inflammation markers and heart function. And to get a recent blood pressure, oxygen etc. I think my lungs are OK - I'm very aware of my breathing as I play woodwind instruments and used to sing a fair bit. I know my capacity isn't at its best but it doesn't feel too bad. Weirdly, I taught a few people in 2021-22 who'd been advised to take up a wind instrument to help with breathing post-covid.

Yes, I remember all the blood tests well @martha79 - felt like they had more of my blood than me! My GP told me they test for everything - from the scariest to the benign - so they can rule everything else out and give you a clean bill of health ... only you feel like you're dying ...

My LC clinic were (are) really fab for me, I know others having varying experiences. As I said, the physios taught me to breath again and then referred me on to other to other depts, OT and psychology. I'm discharged now (after 2 years) as I came to the end of what they could offer, but I've been reassured that they're only a phone call away if I need them 🤞

Good luck with your test results ❤️

Hey everyone, missed too much to comment individually but reading posts and good to hear those with better days and hope symptoms settle for those struggling.

hope you’re okay @Dozymoo42 and don’t have too long to wait at A & E. Not the most ME friendly environment wirh the lights and noise!

Much better day here than lately and it was bliss to sleep most of the night! Just been on a bit of a tidy up mission and put a shop away. Phone call with mum and couple of little wanders in the garden with the dog and a cuppa. Lovely out but chilly here still. DD has friends over this evening so I’ll likely head upstairs to bed to watch TV and leave them in peace.

Hope you are ok, what a thing to happen. Take care

Glad you got some answers and hope they can help.

Yikes Dozymoo. I hope there's no lasting damage.
I have reached the age where the fear of 'Falls' is starting to limit my activity.
My stairs are gloss painted and I hold on to the banister so very tightly. I might make myself a lovely onesie out of bubble-wrap, just in case.

Well after an eventful day I’ve been given the all clear , scared me to death when I arrived at the hospital though with talk of strapping me to a spinal board etc but X-rays have come back clear and no spinal fractures! Been given a lovely morphine dose and some more strong painkillers not looking forward to them wearing off and the bruising coming out properly 😳
on a happier note my son passed his driving test 🚗

Many congratulations to your son @Dozymoo42 that's a milestone!

That’s a relief @Dozymoo42 and glad the pain relief is helping. Congratulations to your son. Fab news!

@Dozymoo42 congratulations to your son. That's fab!!!
Enjoy the painkiller whilst it lasts.

Thank you everyone! Was a very tense morning I was a bit scared that me falling would have a negative effect but he was fine thankfully 😊 he’s the youngest of my 3 children he’s 22 and 6 foot tall but he still my baby 🥰

Well done to your son @Dozymoo42 and I hope you're not feeling too sore today.

My GP surgery always turn round blood tests really quickly so I braved checking the app this morning and everything is at normal levels.

I feel a bit better today but no plans - already used more energy than I'd anticipated this morning as one of the cats had a dodgy stomach overnight.

Hope you all have a good Saturday.

Morning all!

It's a beautiful day here. I'm home alone today so trying to think of something useful but not tiring to do. It's been a vaguely stressful week and my stomach has been so knotted up.

For ages I've been kidding myself I just need new glasses but now the time has come to have my cararacts removed. The NHS service around here is very far flung and I could get referred anywhere in the county so it's potentially a lot of driving around. I have taken the plunge and made an appointment at our local private hospital who will see me much sooner and give me a choice of lenses.

Now I'm panicking about my blepharitis, which I do warm compresses for every day, and whether it is a contra indication. I'm sure it's not infected, probably blocked glands, but I don't know if I'd need to cure it first. Too much googling. I suppose the sensible thing is to see the consultant and find out. I KNOW that but my mind is on the worry treadmill!!

Bet DH is pleased to be out for the day, he must be sick of my going on about it over and over. Sometimes I embarrass myself.