April 2009 Episode 14 "Operation Kill is standing down."

[AuldAlliance]

Voici FWs!

Oh god BB it was horrible enough just reading that, you must have been in bits. Thank goodness you knew what to do. I hope he is fighting fit for Friday.
And that you have a better return journey.

Chest is much better although last night was a little embarrassing. DH and I were and I got in an awkward position, the pain seared through my chest, and I sort of got stuck for a bit.

BB, that sounds absolutely awful, you must have been terrified. Well done on taking alternative action, I know it's hard sometimes to discount doctors' diagnoses and seek a second opinion. Hope he gets better swiftly.

Puzzle, that sounds awkward. (Am at work on posh Mac and dunno where the square brackets are for emoticons, but a wink should go here)

Is it wrong that I want to know what position can get you stuck from chest pains?!

Thanks all

Bebe, I wanted to go to the other hospital last night and ask them what they hell they were playing at but it's a small village and DH was worried that his family would always be known for the crazy English lady that shouted at the drs!

You know I was quite good at the hospital (for me, who cries at Neighbours!), I was really straight and think in auto pilot making sure K didn't see me upset. I was not so good last night once we were home and blubbed like a baby while he slept next to me.

Auld, you know I knew something wasn't right and I could kick myself for not taking him sooner. I'll never question my gut feel again as he should never have been allowed to get that hot and that's my fault just as much as it is the drs for not challenging it sooner.

He's much better today, managed to have something to eat today (dry bread but hey we are getting somewhere) and went outside on the porch for some fresh air.

Oh and Auld, on my mac they are next to the letter p!

Glad it has all worked out BB

FWIW I think they probably were quite reasonable giving loads of ABs in the first instance.

BB - that sounds horrendous. So so so glad K is ok. Hope you're ok now? Glad the sickness has come back too (IYSWIM )

Puzzle - glad your chest is feeling better. Sorry but I snorted at the awkward moment

Bebe - how are you feeling now? Any more spotting? FWIW, I had a lot of spotting and one HUGE bleed in the first trimester.

Evening all

Holly's latest thing is calling everything "fabulous" in ZsaZsa Gabor fashion. Farbooluss

BB, sorry to hear about what you've been through this week! DD1 got misdiagnosed a couple of times, fitted and had to go to hospital in an ambulance. I too thought I was losing her. It's awful but they do bounce back and hopefully K will be back to his normal happy self very soon. And yes, always trust your instincts. [Insert something here about doctors not having a clue - sorry Zulu ]

I tried to buy a new bra at the weekend. Got measured in M&S and the lady tried to convince me that I am a D cup. Now, even when I was breastfeeding a newborn, I only wore B cups ... D! I wish! Left without buying anything.

Longer we stay the more we realise this is not the place for us. Tho the countryside is lovely.

I wish I were just a D cup again...though with my current weight it would be very disproportionate and so it's probably better that I'm not..

You ok Bebe?

Bebe... give Germany a chance What's up?

Baby niece needs another heart op and this time it may be an even bigger one. Her heart muscle is growing too fast. DB and his wife are really down

hello! just popping in to wave and do a wee catch up.
So excited to see there are more wee ones on the way, yay, congratulations!
Sound like there have been so many changes for many of you, glad to see so many of you around still. Life for me has changed very little just plodding on surviving one week to the next but happy all the same.
Anyways think of you all often especially in when i am reminded by the seasons changing, of the anticipation of events 2 years ago.
love to all
oddeyes.x

Well it's a lot about current lifestyle. Apartment living does not suit us. Living in/on the outskirts of a large city does not suit us. There is dog poo EVERYWHERE so I cannot let Moo run around in the grassy areas when we go out. (Other day she fell in some on the sidewalk and got it in her mouth and eyes because it was so wet...terribly disgusting I'm watching her closely to see if she gets sick) Poor dh has being shouted at for cleaning his bike, for riding his bike on roads (tho the cycle paths are not set up for someone going 30km/hr) Moo is going bonkers in the house and with parks that are not set up for her age...she's so frustrated trying to climb up things which she can't reach that she's started pounding on them as if trying to beat them into submission. Not being able to use our debit cards in many places because they're associated with VISA and people think they're credit. When we went to the mall people were pushy and rather rude/ not really taking turns to get on escalators so 3 times dd fell down at the foot and would have been trampled at least once if she would have been on her own (not like she would have been). When we went to the zoo people were pounding on animals' windows and working the poor creatures up. They were feeding them trash and tossing rocks...
Not speaking the language at all is taking it's toll too (tho working on that); we cannot express or converse with people properly, cannot find out information and feel on edge all the time.
Yes all these things are superficial and could be/are coincidental but they make us realise that while we're happy to have an extended chance to explore (and hopefully will get more of a chance when the weather turns finer) we're also very glad we've not made a permanent move here (though had we moved permanently we would not be in this flat, but it one better located).

Scary to be having operations so young. Hopefully all goes well with your niece Schulte.

dh and I have been thwarted by Moo all weekend! She's started in a big girl bed since we've been here and, of course, can get out on her own, and so does. I told dh I thought she should go in the travel cot last night so we'd have 'a moment' in the morning if she woke. But in the end she was in the big girl bed again last night; dh said she'll sleep late for sure because she's not been sleeping well all weekend... I just looked at him (yeah right). And as I thought (unfortunately) she walked in just as dh and I had started getting somewhere I wish I could take a nap without her taking a nap because then she'd go to bed early but I'd not be dead tired and fall asleep the moment my head hit the pillow.

Hi Oddeyes. Good to hear from you.

Schulte, when is her op?

Bebe, I hope you get some time later

Hi Oddeyes! Sorry I missed you.

Not going to happen now as I'm spotting again grrr

Bebe, how are you this morning?

I find I'm slightly depressed. The pregnancy not going quite as smoothly as last time has made my nerves a bit ragged (along with all this other new stuff). (still spotting and have random pains that are just 'stretching pains' apparently but make life not so comfortable.

SO I decided I'm going to make Moo a summer dress today. (Dh put one of my sewing machines in as surprise) While I've never made kids clothes before I thought 'what the heck'? It'll be fun (hopefully) trying, and working with bright colors will help my mood in the dreary weather we're having. (Plus that girl is going through another growth spurt I swear and she's not going to have much to wear in the summery weather)

Thanks for asking, how are you guys?

Plodding on. Chest still sore, and Valentines "plans" thwarted by both monkeys. Otherwise good.

I hope these next few months fly by for you. I guess keeping busy is the best approach. How is the dress coming on? I wish I was skilled in such things. Sewing on a button or making small repairs is as adventurous as I get. I have just bought myself a small kit though so who knows.

How is Meg?

Very sorry to here your chest is still causing troubles...more whiskey perhaps?
And Poo for your thwarted Valentines plans.

Dress did not go well in the end, I didn't have the materials I needed really and was trying to just make do, but that meant I had to be way too creative for my very limited sewing abilities... I've just decided to stop trying to 'save' it and so feel grouchy that I've wasted an entire day on nothing.

Moo is doing alright. She's angry and frustrated with me most of the time. And I can tell she's bored. We went out for our usual walk to the store/play at the park and I gave her sticks and rocks to play/build with in the sand box. But we could not stay out long as the weather has turned quite chilly here again. She got very upset because she saw a 'park' she wanted to play in but we couldn't go there because it's for a private nursery.
The dog poo incident does not seem to have affected her..she's eating more though...I hope it's not worms or something...because that would just make these last few weeks complete.

Hello hello,

Well we are home and back to relative normality despite K being a horror since we have returned.

BeBe how are things? How long are you there for?

Bic etc, are any of you planning to find out the sex of this one??

No BB- I like surprises!

Puzzle - sorry your chest is still painful - have you been to the doc?

Bebe - hope you're feeling a bit happier? Any more spotting? When will you have a scan?

Schulte - really :( about your niece, only just saw this - when's her op? Can't wait to see you and the girls tomorrow x

BB - glad you're home safe and sound. Nope, we're not finding out the sex - you don't get many surprises in life but this will be one of them :)

Zulu - how's it all going for you lovely? What's your official due date?

I'm super tired today - O slept through for 9 nights in a row but the last couple of nights has been restless and wakeful. Fingers crossed this is just a short-lived phase and the 9 nights in a row was the start of something wonderful...

Nah, I don't really do doctors if I can help it. But Zulu, if this is a muscle strain, for how long does it normally feel uncomfortable? I am getting a bit fed up.

And well done to little O. Long may it continue for you.

I just don't know what to make of this.
Dh thinks it's normal given previous circumstances.
But I have little confidence... (could be my general state of mind making me all the more paranoid?)