Having a bad day

Shopgood you must be so drained good you can take a small break today.

Got an old movie on film four here. I'm hoping to tackle the new wheelchair soon.

Elenium my sister's friend takes anti depressants and seems OK.  I guess best not to be on them long if addictive?  Am no expert though. 

Jx

Hiya elenium x if you feeling at all anxious then try the tablets, I have been on them once before and they just seemed to take the edge off how I was feeling, I only needed them for 6mo the and not once did I feel like I needed them like an addiction, even the strongest of people need help x if you think they will help then that can only be a good thing x do what is good for you xx ps put the curywurlys in the freezer, makes than last a bit longer!!!!

I've read up on all the side effects on the particular tablets I've been prescribed and they

are terrible.  Bit scary. I'll have to give it some more thought.

Hiya,

About the only side effect I get from mine is about 15-20 minutes after I take them I suddenly feel like I've shoved blotting paper in my mouth it's so dry. I just make sure I've got something to drink or chew some gum. Other than that I'm ok on them. They took about 3 weeks before I started feeling more human again. I'm not addicted as such, the medics have said I will have to take them all mylife most likely, as when I've had to come off them for more than a couple of days my paranoia comes back. Nothing else though.

Alan's doing better today. Our Macmillan nurse at the hospital went & saw him this afternoon then she rang me to say he was on fine form. So fingers crossed it's just a blip. She's also arranged for the Dietician to talk to him tomorrow about not eating.

Hugs x

Glad to hear he's improved shopgood. It's distressing when they don't eat. Mum and Dad were given Fortisip protein drinks at one point I quite liked them but they weren't keen. 

Ellenium the side effects list of paracetamol is pretty long...the lists are always scary...I guess see how you feel with just the chocolate and counselling.  As shopgood said the tablets are there to help and none of us is a superhero! 

Mum was the same about her chair has had to have one a year now. Hated it a seeing herself in it.  Had the lomax NHS self propelled one but it's hurt me lifting it so asked dad to help buy a lighter one just delivered today - will be road testing it. It's much lighter. It's a g lite pro ...AM A WHEELCHAIR NERD.

Today mum ate and dad was ill post dialysis.  I painted the shed.  The cat watched.

Wildly exciting. 

Jx

Hi,

I'm glad Alan's doing better. How are you doing?

I'm still nervous about the tablets. I haven't filled the prescription yet.  Still thinking about it.

Not sure what the wheelchair is going to be like.  It'll probably be some basic thing as it's just one that the palliative care nurse has got for us to take mum to the hospital. I'll let you know what i's like as you are the expert...

Glad your mum's eaten today. Sorry about your dad.  I know it's hard enough with my mum, can't imagine what it's like to have both parents ill.

I'm impressed you've painted the shed.  I've sat on the sofa all day watching TV.  I will be laying turf in my mum's garden tomorrow though.

I think the cat wants to be you...

Our basic one has been fine for a year.  Just too heavy for me lifting in and out of boot otherwise no issues with it. I'm short too which didn't help when trying to heave it over the lip of the boot.

You may notice if pushing your Mum people talk to you not her.  It's irritating but it happens.  I try to move their focus to Mum when this happens so they talk to her directly.   Mostly people are nice though.

Cat is bonkers.  Ran from one end of garden into my parents house upstairs and back again ...moment of madness.  We should do same in hospital. 

Having two ill at once ranges from impossible heartbreaking and insane to just physically draining on a good day. Planning anything for me to do for myself is logistical war and peace.

Laying turf might be good. Sunny tomorrow and sometimes physical stuff like that helps ..a bit like therapy.

Jx

I've got an estate car so hopefully it'll be easier for me to get the wheelchair in and out.  I've been told that before about people talking to the person pushing the wheelchair rather than the person in it.

One of my dogs runs around like a lunatic too. It's quite amusing but upsets my other dog.  

I'll let you know how I get on with the turf.

People don't I suppose mean anything by it they assume the body doesn't work so the brain doesn't.  

It does wear after a while. Happens a lot in marks and Spencer. 

Good luck with the turf...

I may have a gin as mum in bed.

Jx