What have you been doing today?

[Harry Bloomfield]

Get well soon!

Thanks. It's a little better than this morning, but still very painful.

Do they know what sort of back problem it is?

No, just back pain. I suffered odd bouts of it, most of my adult life, this time it much more painful than I've ever had it before, and the first time I've involved the docs, or taken any meds - because it's so very severe. All I can say is - lower back, a sharp sudden stabbing pain, when I try to move, or take any weight on it. Upper legs slightly tingly, as normall happens when I get the back pain. The big difference this time, is that when I get the pain in my back, my stomach muscle also go desperately taught too, as if back is fighting front, and I then get pain in both.

I'm having move very slowly, plan each move slowly, to minimise the pain, taking several minutes to rise from a chair etc., though my mobility is varing.

They've given me Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets - 2x upto 4 times a day. I took one, when I was fairly mobile this morning, and it got worse, and it seemed to knock out a little, so I struggled up to bed, for a couple of hours. I've just got back up and taken a second one. I was expecting them to have a more instant effect on the pain, like the laughing gas, last night?

 

[MNW67]

No, just back pain. I suffered odd bouts of it, most of my adult life, this time it much more painful than I've ever had it before, and the first time I've involved the docs, or taken any meds - because it's so very severe. All I can say is - lower back, a sharp sudden stabbing pain, when I try to move, or take any weight on it. Upper legs slightly tingly, as normall happens when I get the back pain. The big difference this time, is that when I get the pain in my back, my stomach muscle also go desperately taught too, as if back is fighting front, and I then get pain in both.

It sounds like spasming of some sort.

Although, I think tingly legs is one of the symptoms of a slipped disc.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Although, I think tingly legs is one of the symptoms of a slipped disc.

Wouldn't a slipped disc, give constant pain, rather than the occasional problems I suffer? I've had no serious episodes for two years, I've noticed the backache coming on, been able to ease back a bit, and got away with it. When I used to get more serious episodes, I would usually end up, going up stairs one at a time, on my back side.

 

[MNW67]

Wouldn't a slipped disc, give constant pain, rather than the occasional problems I suffer? I've had no serious episodes for two years, I've noticed the backache coming on, been able to ease back a bit, and got away with it. When I used to get more serious episodes, I would usually end up, going up stairs one at a time, on my back side.

I would think so. Or at least it would last for a few weeks. I read the body often adapts to the pain of a slipped disc. I am pretty sure I have a minor one which I have to take care with and manage. I don't think you get short term excruciating pain which quickly disappears.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I would think so. Or at least it would last for a few weeks. I read the body often adapts to the pain of a slipped disc. I am pretty sure I have a minor one which I have to take care with and manage. I don't think you get short term excruciating pain which quickly disappears.

I had them, at last, been a problem for years, investigate dizziness, when I look up and some neck pain if I turn my head to one side for too long. They finally investigated a couple of months ago, and found I had a couple of seized up joints in my neck, which they suggest is the cause. It also grinds, and pops quite loudly.

 

[Mottie]

I’ve put my back out a few times in the past doing the most stupid of things. Absolutely excruciating pain. Couldn’t move, frightened to sneeze, walking like you’ve sh*t yourself and for two nights I had to sleep flat on my back on the floor with my legs up on the sofa. I sympathise with you Harry.

 

[Mottie]

Spent a good part of the day setting up my new iPhone, wiping the old one and setting up Mrs Mottie on it. All the apps carry across seamlessly but it’s been a nightmare setting up all my banking apps, mail accounts, credit and debit cards, logging back into apps etc. I’ve still got to set up half a dozen Bluetooth devices again too.

 

[securespark]

Slave to the latest tech? iPhone 16?

Didn't you get one not that many moons ago?

 

[Mottie]

Slave to the latest tech? iPhone 16?

Didn't you get one not that many moons ago?

iPhone 16 Pro Max if you don't mind - gotta have the latest greatest! I’m retired now and I sold our workshop today after 40 years of ownership so it’s my equivalent of a long service present to myself! You have a good memory, I bought a 15 pro about 18 months ago, passed that on to Mrs Mottie to replace her aging iPhone 8.

 

[pete01]

Up at the workshop today collecting the last of my tools. Took the keys round to the estate agents. Completing on the sale tomorrow. I should be happy, especially as I got a pretty decent price on it, much more than I thought it was worth but I must admit I was a little bit sad. Been a big part of my working life. I even, ahem, got a little bit of dust in my eyes as I locked up and drove away for the final time. My very last picture of the place was my 18 month old sons handprint in the yard wall, made in around 1987 that my mate had just rendered for me. I feel like I’ve left a big part of my life behind. Still, onward and upward!

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I sold my parents house a few years back and my Dad had wrote all our names in the garage floor, himself my Mom me my brother and the old cat lol, it was really hard to leave it as strange as it sounds

 

[securespark]

Our cat got run over and killed recently and we keep finding reminders of him everywhere.

The latest was paw prints in the dust (we are having work done) on the hearth.

I'm really cut up about it. Keep dreaming that I'm cuddling and stroking him in my sleep, then I wake up and he's not there.

I hear him miaowing round the house, it's weird.

And stuff randomly falls off my bedside chest just like it did when he stomped all over it to get to the windowsill.

It's happened several times while I've been sitting on the bed.

A bit freaky, but not frightening.

 

[Mottie]

Got up this morning, opened the blinds and the Audi is on the drive with a parking ticket on the screen! Checked it and it was timed at 8.15 last night in the car park we parked in when we went out for a meal. Could’ve sworn that the times were only up to 7pm and we were there at 6.40. You get 30 minutes free so I got a free ticket to take us past 7.00. I still have that on my phone. I’m going to have to go up there and check the bloody sign again and appeal it if they are wrong. The bastards.

 

[Highway Man]

I sold my parents house a few years back and my Dad had wrote all our names in the garage floor, himself my Mom me my brother and the old cat lol, it was really hard to leave it as strange as it sounds

I felt similar when we sold our house and moved into our new one. A lot of memories you don't realise mean anything at the time until you leave them behind. I actually dug up a piece of turf where we had burried our favorite dog and planted it back into our new garden. Moving on can be a sad affair but then looking to the future can be exciting too. My advice to you is to leave those hideous wall lights of yours next to your Tv then when one day you finally get evicted, it wont be too sad for you as you have got away from those ridiculous looking things.

 

[Odds]

Our cat got run over and killed recently and we keep finding reminders of him everywhere.

The latest was paw prints in the dust (we are having work done) on the hearth.

I'm really cut up about it. Keep dreaming that I'm cuddling and stroking him in my sleep, then I wake up and he's not there.

I hear him miaowing round the house, it's weird.

And stuff randomly falls off my bedside chest just like it did when he stomped all over it to get to the windowsill.

It's happened several times while I've been sitting on the bed.

A bit freaky, but not frightening.

I bet the driver didn't stop either. Swine.
His energy will linger around the house for a long time to come.

 

[pete01]

I felt similar when we sold our house and moved into our new one. A lot of memories you don't realise mean anything at the time until you leave them behind. I actually dug up a piece of turf where we had burried our favorite dog and planted it back into our new garden. Moving on can be a sad affair but then looking to the future can be exciting too. My advice to you is to leave those hideous wall lights of yours next to your Tv then when one day you finally get evicted, it wont be too sad for you as you have got away from those ridiculous looking things.

Thanks mate lol