Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Crepes in this petty pace from day to day

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Anything but the C-word!

Oww, lalsy, poor ds. Are you back waiting now?

Have had time to read back now.

Ahhh, BD, I cannot believe that you are being chucked out of your office as well as everything else. It is all barking mad.

And Crem. :( I am aghast at the shifty behaviour of your employers. Re:dd - I'm not convinced she will have learnt anything from the consequences of her party antics. She might have learnt more if she had to get herself to the hospital, I suppose.

We're back home. We gave up. The other hospital has a policy of waiting a few days before X-raying, so SlackMum decided that was best.

How are the other invalids doing?

I LOVE YOU BTM. And shall give you a big smackeroo, and possibly a drink, on Saturday.

I got this email from the physio dd is seeing: "At the end of the session I told her that the lump on the side of her right thigh which is a remnant from the haematoma, will not just go away of its own accord. She does need to do some self massage and deeply release into the area in order to break down what remains so that the body reabsorbs it. I told her this to encourage her to do it, as I suspect she hasn?t been doing it. The lump will not do her any harm if it stays however it will remains a visible lump and as a young female I am sure that she would rather not have this. My aim was to inform and empower so that she could help to get rid of it, certainly not to worry her! Apologies again and I hope that you are reassured nothing is wrong."

Dd says she doesn't know how to self-massage. I suspect it freaks her out and she'd rather not think about it. All advice welcome...I am freaked out...

Thanks for asking, Lalsy.

Molly, if the physio hasn't shown her what to do in a way she remembers or understands, could she go back to the physio or could you see if anyone at your GP surgery could show her? What does "deeply release" mean? - that would freak me out too (without being shown).

I wonder if it is possible to deeply release features of character?

Can't wait, Herbs

Has she got a boyfriend Molly? Seriously though, can she go back for a brief reminder lesson?

Oh Molly, how awful that you and dd have been left upset by physio. Like a lot of medics I suspect the physio used language that makes her sound important but communicates nothing. Definitely phone the clinic and have her seen, perhaps by another physio to avoid embarrassment. Poor dd.

Molly, that sounds as if they haven't explained it properly. DD1 went to physio for her hand, and they gave very clear instructions (according to her), showed her what to do, watched her do it, to make sure she was doing it right, and sent her away with a printout showing her what to do in case she forgot. Can she go back to the physio?

Does anyone on here have a child who didn't end up in A & E over the summer?

Holiday ailment bingo - we had one when I took both dc to the GP on our return and came back with antibiotics, antivirals AND antifungals, and popped into chemist for worm tablets. Full House.

Thing is, it makes having your own life so difficult, doesn't it? Thanks for your thoughts. BTM, she doesn't currently have a bf and if she did, I doubt he would focus on the problem area.

Poor dd and poor you, Molly. I absolutely know what you mean about it making having your own life difficult.
These days, I feel I should let dd go to appointments on her own, but then she doesn't always tell me the important things she is told. When she was at the hospital the other day, she texted me various info, which caused me to shoot back down there so that I could hear the info from the dr rather than dd. Dd doesn't feed back to me the bits she doesn't like/agree with, which are often the most important bits.

lalsy, was it a fun holiday?

It was cracking, Stropps (literally, in the gaps between dd's toes) .

I think fully sensible adults would often benefit from having someone with them at the doc (questions of privacy etc aside).

That is precisely it, Stropps - this is the worst age for it. Medics want to see them on their own but they "see" what looks like a grown woman. They forget she is still in some ways a child. What are we supposed to do if she does not do the physio herself? If she wants to put her head in the sand, that is the child part of her, not the adult.

Molly, do they definitely want to see her on their own? I sort of assumed that with dd, but because it was the sort of thing that made her anxious, I went with her to docs and dentists and no-one batted an eyelid. She s fine doing it now but I would go with her if she asked me. And when dh had a kerfuffle a few years ago, and saw a consultant via A and E, the consultant said he was glad I was there as it was a lot of info to take in. I agree, they making these decisions as children, how could they not when they are immortal?

Lalsy - all you needed was nits to get the bonus ball as well! Agree completely re children/adults thing, and their ostrich syndrome.

He herbaceous house has had no ailments, accidents of infestations over the summer, and has consequently had no trips to doctors, A&E or pest control. This is obviously a stupid thing to say out loud, and wee no doubt about to be struck by catastrophe.

DS has been 'invited' to join the before school 'sparkle' club. Turns out it's for children who need help with their handwriting. He does seem to have inherited his father's scrawl, so I dare say its good to get it sorted out now. He has good ideas, and is creative with words, but even I can't read what he's written sometimes.

Oh Molly , that really resonates with me. When dd had a bad time of it the phycologist say her on her own for weeks and I nearly went mad not knowing what was going on. Also when I was diagnosed with Type 1 aged 12, my mother used to drop me at the door of the clinic. I was terrified and over loaded with info then and later in my teens that I never had time to absorb and in many cases didn't understand.
It's delicate, but can you persuade her that you need to know what to do too, and accompany her, or at least insist that you get a piece of paper explaining the massage. At my physical therapy clinic they are endlessly handing me print outs.
I feel for you both.

No injuries except my poor old Dad is not great at the moment. He has been struggling for breath all summer. Had a full Mot at the hospital yesterday and his heart is fine and there's no lung issues. We are a bit mystified.

Love the name - the sparkle club DS has a terrible scrawl, like his father, but he suddenly made a bit more effort when his Y7 English teacher suggested he might like to join the after-school handwriting club

Crepeys, I have a lovely task for you.

My mum and sis have agreed to club together and buy me a big pressie for my 50th. I'm thinking something permanent, quality, lovely, etc. A really good piece of contemporary jewellery (I love Sarah Herriott), a proper dressing gown made of silk with a quilted lining, etc. I've had a browse of Liberty and nothing really leapt out.

What did any of you lot get, or what are you coveting?

100% Cashmere jumper
Proper jewellery from here
A weekend here

Well Herbs - he was going to get me a ring but in the end the ones I really like seemed so expensive and I'm never really sure if the stone is of good quality. In the end we had a long weekend in Venice and I bought myself the Michael Kors bag I'd been after.

Woa Crem x post - ring prices proves the point - I just cant justify or afford that amount.