Jan 09 Summer sun, peachy bums and... toddler tantrums..

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New thread here...

Lol Tink - I don't really cope. I just lumber from one crisis to the next and carry on as best I can. I don't think its just me really though, I think life gets more complicated the older (and more dcs) you get. I'm hoping it will settle down when we retire, lol!

Glad you found the link useful - I love playing on that site even though we never actually get around to decorating.

Chef, some people in America are doing high dose b12 shots as some sort of autism treatment and apparently it has some awful and potentially dangerous side-effects and lots of drug interactions if you don't know what you are doing. I think their idea is that as many children with autism have digestive 'issues' they don't absorb the right amount of nutrients so need major supplementation. I haven't seen any actual medical evidence that this is a sensible course of action though and think it may have arisen from the studies suggesting b12 might help prevent or even halt alzheimers/dementia symptoms. For me personally, making sure he has a high quality, well balanced nutritious diet and a good quality supplement every day is the right course of action. I guess the thinking behind this lady's treatment is that b12 is known to help the passage of oxygen round the body, decrease cholesterol and metabolize fat. I don't think I'd be up for regular high-dose b12 vitamin injections just to get a flatter stomach though.

Dog - we keep telling you you are gorgeous, but you won't listen to us!

Well I have been calling the consultant's secretary every 5-10 minutes since 9.00 am and its on constant answerphone. I've now left a message, but if she doesn't call me by 12.00 I will have to call the other secretary back and throw myself on her mercy. I am fuming, it shouldn't be this hard to get a follow-up appointment, surely?

Really hope you've managed to get an appointment now.

Finally CAT messaged you Moose, so that I can plan this cake better, I know I bet it feels like ages since I began to discuss DD's birthday

Nope, can only get answer-machines for all the secretaries and no-one is calling me back, so still no appointment.

I haven't checked my email yet Tea, will definitely get back to you though.

hi mm - good luck phoning for appmnt

dog - you r gorgeous

Well here I am - another couple of hours on the phone, been bounced around 3 departments and two hospitals, each telling me they can't help and I would have to go to a&e to get my cast removed if I can't make the appointment they've given me. I told them I wasn't willing to do that, as I've had 3 different diagnosis/prognosis ranging from not broken to displaced to avulsion from 3 different doctors and I want to be seen by an orthopedist not another a&e nurse practitioner as they are not specialists and that was who told me it wasn't broken in the first place!

After hanging up and sobbing, then trying again and being put through to the fracture clinic at the main hospital, by fluke I was put through to a lovely nurse who normally works at my local hospital, who not looked at my notes, was appalled to see that not only had the registrar not told me how much/if any weightbearing was advised etc had also not recorded anything other than 'aircast required, see again two weeks'. She then gave me some general advise, but said she couldn't be specific as she hadn't enough information from my file. She also said I could go at the start of fracture clinic at my local hospital next Tuesday and she would put me in the diary when she goes back there tomorrow. She was lovely and really gave me back some faith in humankind.

Got off the phone and was just fretting about whether or not she'd remember to put it in the diary and would I get a load of stick when I turn up at 1.30 when the phone rang and it was the lady from the clinic, who had just had the same idea and made the same suggestion. I tell you, those two ladies were both such lovely people, it made all the difference to me after being spoken to very rudely and passed from pillar to post for 2 days.

THEN hobbled up to the school to get the boys, only to find out that sports day has been rescheduled for - you guessed it - next Tuesday at 1.30 pm! AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

I can't go, there is no way in hell I will get another orthopedic appointment if I don't attend that one. Will have to see if Mum can make the start of sports day and hope I can get there before it end.

WHY ME!

'who looked at my notes' not 'who not lookedat my notes'

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advice not advise

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ends not end

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several other grammatical and typing errors

Sorry fast ranty typing.

I didn't notice any errors in your original post Too tired to notice I think.

You poor thing, what a nightmare and then to find out the sports day had been moved to that exact same day. Does feel like a conspiracy against you Thank goodness those 2 ladies showed you some kindess and consideration though, otherwise if I'd been you, I'd have been howling by the end of it all

Tea, I was howling. In fact I've howled several times over the past 48 hours. I've really had enough of it all now.

Fortunately my lovely mum has come up trumps and is going to sports day on my behalf. Ds2 adores his Grandma so he is happy, dh is taking me to the hospital in his lunchbread and I should hopefully be back in time to catch the end of sports day.

Now all I need is for them to say its healing nicely and I don't have to keep this horrible, hot, itchy cast on. I'm not getting much sleep at the moment, its too uncomfortable and one of the mums at the school said, "oh you poor thing, you must be in so much pain. You look terrible - er I mean tired" - yeah, thanks for that!

Oh, just checked my email - no CAT message yet.

get an early night missus you need some rest. Do you drink? Large glass of wine to help you on your way?

Or a lavendar bath (not nearly as good in my book, as a shed load of wine)

Do they take a while to come through do you think? As it said mumsnet pass it onto you, sounded almost like they read them first before passing on

I do indeed drink - given the opportunity, but am not drinking at the moment as it seems like empty calories.

Not sure how long it takes them to come through. I've had a couple before, but wasn't sure when they were actually sent to me iyswim.

I'll check again in a little while.

I've sent a 2nd one now. Right off to clear up kitchen and then eat something.

Hi all.

Am alive and well, just tired after nights.

Oh Moose, what a set of idiots. Completely crazy.

Hats is just up - gotta go!

Just had a nice but weird surprise.

By sheer fluke, a support group for parents of children with ASD in our area came up in Google when I was looking for something else.

Not only that, they meet in term time only, but their next meeting in September is being held at my boys school!

How about that for coincidence!

They sound like a lovely group of people and you are positively encouraged to bring the dcs along to the meetings.

Have written it straight in the diary.

Moose Thats good. Every action you take today is your future.

Hatts is down again.

3 wakes since 7. It's tough going!

Great karma Moose. I have read everything but my brain is fried and I'm unable to retain. I'm stressed and worried.

'll have to get used to it I suppose.

Pat - I'm so glad to hear about your mum. Blarrrdy well done on the weight loss.

As someone so tired she has could cry I am very tempted by bad food just now.

You know what's funny is that words come so easy here but when I have to do some actual writing, I got nothing. Was thinking I could start a The Ultimate Slacker Mom blog but with my penchant for stating sheer obviousness', DH thinks I would offend people too much because parenting is a taboo subject. lol

So, pie making didn't get finished yesterday. I didn't have one main ingredient nor the main cooking tool; sugar and pie plate. So I got DD all packed and ready to go, just to lock the door and go around the corner to see that the stroller was not there, it was in the car, and DH had the car cause he went to work. So, a long story short, after I am finished the beer I am having with my lunch, (I know its a hot one out there, so I'm thinking ahead, Be Prepared, and all that), I'm heading to the shop. lol DD is currently waving her cookie wildly in the air yelling 'cookie' over and over again, so we may have to wait a little longer.

Tree If H wakes again, ask she wants water. I found this works lots with DD

I'd need a hard hat chef

She has gone off again

Hi Tree, sounds like you are doing a sterling job with Madam H. It'll be worth it, at least she's not sleeping on your chest - think how far you've come - not much further now. ((hugs))

Dog, remember dd was breech at 37 weeks, then cephalic again on her own, then breech again at 42 - every chance your little one will keep somersaulting right up to d-day.

Actually had a lovely afternoon with my dcs today. No more homework now for the boys, so they just came home and flopped on the sofa. Dd had demanded some Thomas the Tank on the TV and they were putting different episodes on for her, while updating me on their days. It was so nice to be relaxed after school instead of doing endless homework etc. They have non-uniform day tomorrow and the year 6 leavers are holding a cake sale and having a talent show in the afternoon, as the school is raising money for Marie-Curie. Hopefully that means they will both come home happy, but its going to cost me £4.00 per child for the priviledge!

Hmm. Boring evening here which has turned into a rather boring, well, not in a bad way or anything, just the only highlight was folding laundry. Ehh. Not much else.

Good Morning though.

OOh! I did buy a fab pie dish today, a real deep one. Making pies tomorrow. Mmm.

morning

mm - great news in the end about appmnt
great news about group
you aft yest sounded good

hi chef and dog

have just ordered dd2 for bday /xmas

soft wondercube
and

little people bus