General Chat

That's very true Mandy. They can be difficult, heartbreak years for girls and boys can't they and who knows what other problems he might have in his life. It was just such a contrast to see OH being his usual smiley, chatty, upbeat self getting just a surly response from him and no eye contact.

I hope you enjoyed your nice bit of dinner. :-)

Oh I see what you both mean now ,heads a bit slow on taking it in :-) yes Ann a lower dose might help too.
Perhaps it was a girl that had upset him :-)

Just had some fish fingers , mixed veg and a tiny bit of mash .

Ah you slipped in there Vera with me being slow sending my post with OH's interruption! I'm glad you are both on the mend now, so be careful not to set things back.

Would you believe it, OH takes a bottle of water with him to matches then comes home with it untouched! He even has one of those hewee bottles in the car if he's desperate, but it's unused. He drinks plenty at home like you say when he isn't travelling, but he won't drink at home for ages before he has a meeting, and sets off so early due to the traffic. He can use the school's toilets before he comes home but he says he can't walk out to the toilets when he's writing the minutes during a meeting and some meetings go on for over 2 hours, then he will be driving to another meeting so won't drink again for the same reason for the next meeting. :-S. It's why he won't eat in case he will need a toilet during a meeting as well. When he chaired his own meetings before he retired he made sure they all had comfort breaks.

OH had a word with our neighbour whose corner of her wall was knocked down by the Asda man who parked on our drive. Another bit of her low wall further along the road has been broken now by someone else. I can't believe the huge lorries that come down our narrow bit of road though and they don't slow down.

Mandy how awful for you having all this trouble and not feeling well. As AnnG says, it does seem like the tablets are a problem now. I wonder if your GP might suggest lowering your dose to see if you tolerate them better? It might take longer to build up your iron levels, but worth it if you feel better. Best wishes and yes keep sipping some water. :-)

Vera has reminded me about clicking on links in these emails Mel. She is right and scammers can download malware to your computer by you doing it. If in doubt I'd sooner wait a few days and just see if a parcel turns up. The worst that could happen is they could send it back. It sounds like you just have a bank card to pay for things with? We each have both a credit card and bank card so we can always pay or withdraw cash with one if we lose the other. There is no interest to pay on a credit card as long as you pay it by the date on the statement and you get more payment protection for goods costing over £100 with a credit card than you do with your bank. You can set yourself a low spending limit on a credit card too, so if it is stolen thieves can only spend up to it. It's just a thought, as sometimes the risk of having something extra is worth not having the risk of the problems that can be caused otherwise. Any more white eggs today?

We used one of our 30% off coupons at a local place we sometimes go to today and had scampi with chips and peas. OH had a rocky road icecream sundae and I had the raspberry trifle cheesecake which was very nice. Then, as we were halfway to the garden centre with the pots I liked, we carried on there and bought them. I know it was raining and a dull day, but what a sullen youth served us and he said 'have a nice day' in such an unsmiling way, as if he only said it because he'd been told to. As soon as we were out of earshot OH made me chuckle when he said 'I bet he's a hit with the girls!'

Yes there's a lot to sort out AnnG and you are in limbo and unable to do anything till you know a date and whether your stitches will be out by the time you have your holiday at your daughter's. You have achieved plenty today so that must be satisfying. I planned to do more today, but I just asked OH what he'd decided about one of his savings that was maturing and he panicked and checked it and tomorrow is the day, so he's passed it to me to sort out as he is busy with work stuff! So I have my PA hat on now.

I think what Vera and I mean Mandy is that there is probably more than one make of iron tablet. Maybe a different ‘make’ would not upset your tummy. It is the extra contents in the tablets that can cause problems. I have also heard of people having injections if they can’t tolerate tablets.

Pleased OH’s neck and shoulder is improving Vera. Sounds like you need another day taking it easy. Maybe you tweak your back in your sleep which wakes you up. I had a better night but still not a really good one.

I don't think there's anything else I can take instead of the iron tablets so I'll just have to see how it goes and if I keep getting tummy trouble I will have to go back, but I have to wait for the stool test result as she wondered if I was losing blood .
We should drink 2 litres of fluid a day and I really thought we were with all the drink we have but tummy trouble means you have to have a lot extra drink as your losing a lot of fluid .

Oh dear Mandy, that doesn't sound good at all. It does sound as though some of your problems could be from the side effects of the iron. I'm sure you have looked into it but, if not, the NHS site has quite a lot of info about the side effects, how long before and after food you should take the pills and what foods you should and shouldn't eat with them. Do let your doctor know how poorly you are feeling as he may be able to change the pills or make things easier for you. I hope you feel better very soon.

You've done lots of h/w today AnnG. You are putting me to shame. I've done washing and a bit of general tidying but not much else. OH's neck and shoulders are quite a bit better today and my back is beginning to recover again though I am still being a bit careful how I move. I don't think I slept very well as every time I moved in the night I woke myself up so I feel very tired today and keep yawning away. I can understand that thinking about your op and your holiday with daughter doesn't help you get a good night's sleep AnnG. I do sympathise with you about missing your daughter. Of course I do still have OH and I'm grateful for that but I miss my kids and grandkids too as I see very little of them.

Your OH must eat and drink when he's not at home for meals Annx. There was something in the paper today about older men not drinking enough because they are worried about the lack of public toilets. Mine drinks gallons of water at home but never thinks to take a bottle out with him. It's good that OH was able to have a word with that fellow using your drive all the time. Fingers crossed that he now uses the road to turn round.

I hope your new card comes quickly Mel. In the meantime do you have another card you can use for Asda or was that your only card? It must be annoying that every time bil comes another bit of the mower gets broken. On the other hand, if he didn't come you would be stuck trying to cope with all that grass on your own which would be very difficult.

I see time is getting on again and I have a couple of phone calls to make so better get those done next. I hope everyone sleeps well tonight.

Cleaned the kitchen sink unit. and the cloakroom. I was going to clean the three piece suite which is leather. I did one chair and ran out of enetgy. a long time since they had a proper clean so hopefully I can get that done tomorrow. It is cream leather so can get a bit dirty.

Still has not stopped raining.

I think it can take about a week for a new card to be delivered mel.

You got a nce lot done this morning Anng. I repotted a lot of my strawberry plants and the bonfire is still smoking away from yesterday. I was going to have a go at the side of the driveway but got sidetracked with the strawberry plants. I had only cleaned a few up a few weeks ago but some are showing flowers now so I have most of them done now and put gravel on the pots so I know which I have done. Some needed bigger pots others just needed a pot!! as they had rooted in the soak tray and were still attached to the parent plant. :-0

O gosh just read the posts and that dos'nt sound good Mandy you MUST get back in touch with the doctor . You always think the doc knows best but they can make mistakes too they are only human but I think its gone on long enough now and you want to feel better not worse. Do please get on to the doctor.

Had a good natter with Em and she told me her MIL died on Friday. Its been expected so no great shock as she's been ill for about 5 years now since a fall tripping over the oven door.

I rang the over 60's bank number and got my card stopped and now Asda keep pestering me and the new card has'nt arrived yet.

It has been drizzly rain all morning so I have resorted to H/W. I vacuumed all upstairs with the big cleaner then dusted the bedrooms. Downstairs I did the floors with the cordless vac. So lounge dining room, kitchen hall and conservatory. Then I did a proper clean, dust and polish which has taken me an hour with actually removing everything off the surfaces dusting and polish, wipe ornaments and replace. haven't done that for months so it is all nice and clean now. Going to have lunch, empty the tumble dryer - I did a coloured wash- and clean the kitchen sink.

Just come in from the garden as its started to rain spits and spots.

Em's just arrived.

Oh dear Mandy. I am sure that you have googled but it does seem like a side effect of the iron tablets. Have you spoken to your GP who prescribed the tablets? I know you had a certain number of weeks before going back but maybe the tablets need changing or something. It seems they are making you worse rather than better. Hope that you can get the problem sorted.

Morning all,
Overcast here this morning .
Son rang 111 again last night as I had been bad again and they sent the ambulance, they checked me over and said I need a lot more fluid as I had the tummy trouble .
With being so anaemic and and empty tummy I got bad again ,son took my sample in this morning but I've been really loose again ,I think its the iron tablets.

Sorry you got caught in that old scam Mel. It can easily happen. I’ve had one supposedly from Evri and one from Royal Mail recently. I was expecting one parcel at the time but not the other one. I was going to say the same as Annx. Check the email address it has come from. Usually they are, as Annx says, gobbledygook but sometimes they look genuine. If it does look real check it against any addresses given on the website of the supposed sender. Often there is something a bit wrong, perhaps an extra letter in the address or something like that. I must admit I never click on a link unless I am 100% certain where it has come from but these scammers are so clever that any of us could get caught out.

Phone’s ringing. BBL

Morning All,

Wet and dull here, but the rain's stopped so I am going out before it starts again.

Yes there's a resurgence of that old scam Mel. I was expecting two parcels last week and had one for Evri. The scammers seem to know when you are expecting a parcel. It's quite convincing, but just look at the email address and if it's a gobbledegook one just forward the email to [email protected] and delete it. They take down these scam sites. I get as many as half a dozen scam emails some days, as I was told my data was one that was hacked when my internet provider's data was breached.

Hubby is on a zoom meeting so I will pop out and fill my car and pop to the shop and garden centre I think. He didn't have a good night again, keeps getting side head pain, but the doc suggested it was his osteoporosis some time ago. OH thinks it might be a kind of migraine that's different now, but I keep saying if it keeps happening he should see the GP again.

Ah that is quite a common scam, has been going a while. I suppose it was worrying as you were actually expecting a parcel.

It was a scam from Evri saying they could'nt deliver a parcel so I had to pay so much plus vat. I am expecting a parcel. Rang Evri and they said they had'nt got that tracking nuber . So watch out as I rang the bank next and they ahve cancelled my card.

Was just outside the back door having a ciggy and Robbie had been and then I saw a Goldcrest looking around the wood on the leanto and then another one came so I threw some worms down but it went on the outside light and pulled some cobweb off it and they both flew away. I thought it was Jenny at first. The birds are singing thier heads off this morning and it sunny and 5 degrees at the moment.