So, who wants to help ... to rattle on in the cellar?

Soo my edakes were thought to be from hydrocephalus so a shunt was installed to drain excess cerebro spinal fluid

No real improvement in edakes so migrainous edakes were suspected along with rebound edakes

Then I was referred to a private neurologist who agreed with me that chomping poppy juice pills is no good and hearing me describe my edakes decided to try occipital nerve block*

No poppy juice since and only rare need of painkillers for edakes

I am now getting it three monthly and it has changed my life for the better

The shunt is working so my brain is not swimming any more and lack of taking painkillers means that when I need em they work

*It’s the done thing to have health insurance here and folk who really cannot afford it are covered by a medical card

I have both as Mr Wells is determined I should have the best care possible

I would stress that I can only tell of MY experience

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I’d have a drink or three while I was deciding…

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Oof & Flump

Medicinal, please

Saw a Noo Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner who was lovely

She feels, as do I, that the beast is active ATM, so has ordered more tests with a view to adding to the medication . I had a chest x-ray after I had seen her, & will have another blood test on Thursday after I have been to Podiatry

Carinthia.xx

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Good that the NP was lovely. Not at all good that the beast is active.
While awaitinoo yer noo medicaments try this pitcher, wot I mixed up special.
[Hugs]Hugs
Gxxx

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Thank-you Gus

I have eaten, & been declining on me Chaise since I got back

Carinthia.xx

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I am adding a chatelaine to my worried about list

Arfur Itis is not a good companion

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No need to worry, Twellsy

Itizz being treated, it’s just that itizz very strong stuff which takes months to work

Carinthia.xx

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Brrrrr. Cold today … albeit quite bright & no rain threatened, unless much of the Emprire.

So I have put the fire on for the first time since April. Possibly even March. It needed the pilot to be coaxed into being.

In other news, we won innour Quiz last night … & I slept the good sleep in celebration of that.

Plus, I agreed the final details on tbe sale of my mum’s house. This is not going to make me rich, but it’s a closing chapter & quite a relief overall. I always dreamt of having a second home, just not it being a semi-detached former council house in Bolton.

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Here I am making chilli jam and then marrow and ginger jam

I have two 4kg marrers to do something with

Sooooooo jam and chutney it is

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Hollow out. Fill wiv mince. Roast.

[happy peckity]

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Yeah But

4kg ?

Prolly take a cow to fill them…

Carinthia.xx

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Thattiz no way to talk about wor Twellsy, Chatelaine dere

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Strangulated Snork!!!

Gawds Gus

You is Baaaadddd…

Carinthia.xx

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17

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Lovely thought, though possibly with a coals-to-Newcastle dimension ;- )

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One marrer is now jam with loads of ginger and lemming peel

It looks good and tastes pretty good too

The other will be chutneyfied

I have tomatoes to turn into ketchup

And apples to play with too

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Gawds, it’s grey this morning

Orsepiddle this morning & to BiL this afternoon

Carinthia.xx

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You’ll be wanting a

yardarm

then.

(Light grey here with occasional hints of blue.)

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Bacon butties in the usual places

Fresh from the oven with a crispy crust loaf forra chatelaine

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(pauses, with supersparrerly self-restraint, not to mention fear of the Elbows)

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