Awake and up all night

Good afternoon cremona 

Oh dear lovely, you're not in a great place at the moment, but don't get down. If you'd like a chat we'll always listen to you here, as family doesn't seem like a good idea to offload on right now.

Sending you big hugs sweetheart xxx

Oh, that’s good progress Gill-well done. I hate trying to phone my doctors surgery-getting cut off, waiting in the queue-it can take a whole morning sometimes. Getting an X-ray today means you’ll get answers quickly I hope. 

I needed to phone my surgery recently to get an appointment for a medication review-first available one is 6th January (!) by which time I’ll have run out of pain relief. I order my repeat prescriptions on line, so put a note on there yesterday to explain I had this review booked but needed a repeat prescription before that date. It says you can put a comment there but it may not be read or any action taken!! Makes you wonder what’s the point sometimes. I suspect I’ll have to try and miss some doses once I start to run out and try to eke out what I have.  

Hope everything goes ok this evening and there’s no aspiration-fingers crossed. Hope you can relax a bit this afternoon before you have to go. 

Sarah xx

Hi Sarah.

Isn't it a pain, literally in your case, with prescriptions? I often have to chase OH's up, but grit my teeth against the obstacles put up. Yours sounds like a right palaver, but I'll bet if you left a stroppy comment it would get read all right!

Anyway, thanks for your well wishes and I'll probably laugh about the latest drama, as long as he's ok. Then we'll relax. Big hugs and I hope you get your pain meds asap xxx

Hi Gill,I hope everything will be ok for your OH.Always a worry for the carer as well as the patient.Love Jane x

Hi Sarah,That is a pain.John is having trouble getting his pills lately.They either text to say they are ready when they are not or the order is incomplete.The Boots in town used to be excellent but the one at the health centre isn’t great.We have a box we can tick if we want to speak or see a dr but it’s just ignored so pointless in my opinion.Love Jane x

Thank you Jane ️ 

You're right there, about the worry, but we just plod on. Lol.

I hope your house move went as smoothly as possible, and you'll be very happy in your new place. Big hugs my lovely xxx

Hi Jane

I’ve seen you’ve finally moved out of your lovely house with the fabulous views. I expect you are exhausted by the whole process. I didn’t realise you had got a new place but I am hoping it has a nice garden for you and that you will find a new robin who will become a regular visitor!

What a lot you’ve had to deal with these last few years-I’ve no idea how you managed to keep going with all that you had to do. You’ll miss your house I’m sure, but this is a new start and I hope you’ll be very happy once you’ve settled in properly. 

I got a text from my local pharmacy to say my prescription is ready to collect, but of course got the text after my OH was already home from work-typical! It will be interesting to see if the gp has given me everything I need-I won’t know until I get it tomorrow so need to hope so. It’s such an inconvenience when we don’t get everything we need. How is John doing? I’m guessing it might have been difficult for him to help over the last few days of you getting ready to move out, but hope he is keeping ok. Now you can relax I hope!

Sarah xx

Hi Sarah,I hope you get all your prescription.We had to dash to get John’s this evening.The move was horrendous,wonderful removal men but I ran out of boxes,bags and time.I packed almost everything on my own in two weeks.The plan was that my sister would help on Saturday and yesterday.Her car went wrong on Friday and wasn’t fixed until yesterday evening.Poor Sarah was so upset as she had taken Monday off work to help me and paid extra for the mechanic to come over first thing.He didn’t turn up until late and then he didn’t have the parts.The removal men had to take the boxes and they were only meant to be taking the furniture.3 van loads later they then had to leave for Devon and the next job.My bill was double and I wasn’t out of the house on time.I have half a room of stuff still at the house with the new owner.Not ideal at all.My sale  has not gone through yet.I’m in a cosy self catering place for a few days.It’s not how I wanted things to go at all.John helped as much as he could.He is very much weaker these days which is distressing to see.I’m looking forward to the new house.There is a lawn at the front and a terraced garden at the back.It will be more manageable.Love Jane xx

Aw Jane, you poor love. It sounds like everything that could go wrong did, but at least you've got most of it sorted now. Fingers crossed you'll get it all done soon and be able to relax somewhat.

Hoping you and John will have a good Christmas and sending you both big hugs xxx

I’ve spent all day feeling exhausted. Capped that off by cooking and washing up for my wife and daughter. Now, of course, I can’t sleep.