AWAKE.........

Night night Fruit Loops, sleep well and stay safe

plenty of sleepy fairy dust for all who wish

hugs xxx

Good Afternoon all, thank you all for your congratulations regarding my daughter's pregnancy. It was just the Way She was holding my hand and saying 'mum'. I feel more normal now.

I have been on nights, the utter horror of staying awake and having to be on the ball. It will be nights that finish this little career of mine.

moomy everything crossed here for good outcomes, but it's scary waiting I know.

Anna12345 good luck for your chemo, hope there's no more UTI and all goes well x

Tired Minion every day of rads is another nearer the end. Hope you don't have a long wait today xx

Will try to.post a pic of some.wild flowers

What a lovely picture!

Thank you for sharing

Thank you Snowys Mum not long home. Just over an hour late today but one of the radiographers came out to tell me there would be a delay. Am ploughing thru book! 30 deg on car dash driving home. Glad to get shoes off - still suffering with swollen ankles. 9 down and 6 to go. Doing ok so far x

Well done,Tired Minion!!Nice to be back now I should think.

I used to take a “Pitcherwits “crossword book…..

Snowys Mum….LOVING the wild flowers….what gorgeous colours they are ! Xx

So tomorrow morning we will make a stand, hubs’GP has made him an appointment to go to the surgery, obviously not realising it takes me hours to get him up snd ready, plus the effort he puts into getting up on a footstool to get into the LandRover, and the strain on my back helping plus lifting his wheelchair in and out of the back. 

I will (with his agreement) point out that I've just had a scan to check for secondaries in my back. Just hope the (new to him) GP takes note! 

hugs xxx

Why can't he do a home visit? It's rediculous moomy. I'm getting tired of hearing about ' the wonderful NHS'. Yes, there are wonderful people working in it but what is wonderful about most of these services?

Just to answer a few of the latest posts.....I had a free taxi to every radiotherapy appointment which was never more than a minute or two behind schedule because there were three machines and at least two nurses per person. They checked the condition of my skin every day and offered extra cream if needed but I didn't.  The original prescription was enough.

All scan results are taken home on the appointment day with a letter of explanation which a doctor goes through before leaving. The wait perhaps half an hour for the letter.

Our GP has continued to provide face to face surgeries and home visits throughout the pandemic. He wears PPE and we wear masks. He visited my friend's father every week last year and he wasn't as immobile as moomy's husband. 

Last week the control for OH's insulin pump went wrong. I rang at 17.00 . The replacement  was delivered before 20.00 from 100 miles away. 

I think while the NHS is such high profile in the UK news, it is time to collate it's failings and start making a fuss about them.  Now I know this is controversial but I find reading post after post of unnecessary inconvenience and sometimes neglect,  unacceptable . 

I'm getting fed up hearing about the NHS being given evr more money.  They don't need more,  they need to spend properly. I worked in procurement we nogiated fair prices and rebates BUT everyone had to buy from an approved listed and supplier. With the clout the NHS has collectively they could save a fortune 

I accidentally stuck a cocktail stick 2/3cm (which had been in cake) into the area between my thumb and finger on holiday. It was the arm at risk of lymphodema  I washed it and put Savlon and a plaster on.  The next morning it was sore and slightly pink so at 8.30am went to the local public health centre.  I gave my EHIC and she realised I'd been 6 years earlier,  asked me to sit on a chair outside a door and was seen 2 minutes later.  The doctor gave me a prescription for an antibiotic cream,  and one for antibiotics.  Total cost for both at local pharmacy? €6.90. Total time from apartment to back in apartment via Eroski? 45 minutes.  My daughters didn't even know I'd been out and were still asleep. Try doing that here!