General Chat

Ooops, I forgot to tell you, Roly's retinopathy went well yesterday, and he has got the machine that he has to use, to check for his sleep apnea(sp) and will start to use it tonight.
The poor thing had to re ring the hospital, as he was not sure what way the machine had to fitted to his arm at night.
It has to record his pulse whilst he sleeps. I also have to fill in a form regarding the noise level, and how much he moves etc during the night.
Hopeless for me to answer, as since his snoring got so bad, we sleep in different rooms.
I can only tell them that he is very very loud, and that he can fall asleep during the day, at the drop of a hat, depending how well he has slept the night before.
They wanted to know if he falls asleep whilst he is driving....excuse me....if he did that, I probably wouldn't be here to tell the tale. lol
He will have the machine till Monday, recording how many times he wakes and stops breathing during the night.
Cor he is a worry to me at times, but I luf him anyway.
Bye for now girls. Mo xxx

Hello girls,
Well would you believe it, the first question I asked the person doing the scan, was, had my doctor contacted them re the difference in what she had requested scanning, and what they intended to do, and guess what, the answer was no.
According to their records she had asked for a pelvic scan, but luckily for me, the doctor had given me a duplicate copy of what she had asked for.
And after much deliberation, they scanned my upper and lower abdomen.
She could not see any stones, but she did ask me if I suffered from acid indigestion, but I don't, so who knows what the results will be.
But I am just grateful it is over and done with now.
Apparantly, I should not have eaten anything before the upper abdomen scan, but as I had not eaten since before 12.00 a.m, they went ahead and did it for me.
And as for having to drink two pints of water an hour before the scan, and then driving to the hospital over speed bumps, was no joke. My poor bladder was fit to burst, I wished I had the use of a tenna lady, but I was a good girl and held on. lol

Thank you all for your kind wishes, and I will let you know the results when I get them......(Thats if they don't lose them along the way )

Jean my lickle love, they are sure to send your appointment through soon. It may be made for next year the way they are going, so try not worry to much, you will only upset your system if you do, and we don't want that to happen.

Well my lovely friends, I will say cheerio for now, and send you all my very best wishes. Love and hugs Mo xxx

Yes, I have been wondering too.

Just wondering how both Mo and Roly got on at the hospital today, hope all went well for them and there is nothing for them to worry about.

I'll look in later on.

Love, Sallie.xxx

That was the silly Ipad, it appeared to be stuck but must have gone on adding the message in a multiple.

LOL Ann are you trying for a new record again :-D :-D :-D :-D

was is 9 last time , so keep trying girl we are all behind you .... ;-) ;-) ;-)

Mo all the best for tomorrow, hope all is ok

Mo, hope all goes well at the hospital for you tomorrow and and that there will be nothing to worry about. Also hope that Roly's appointment all goes well for him too. I will be thinking about you both.


I seem to be having a lot of Error messages on GR lately, can't always get onto this thread or Shaun's thread........not sure if the problem is this laptop or GR's.


Hope everyone else is okay, speak to you tomorrow.


Take care.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Mo hope all goes well tomorrow and you get sorted health wise..... we will be thinking about you.... still no date for me he said it would be two weeks , but its thtree already so wont be holding my breath..... love and hugs

love Jean xx <3 <3 <3

Mo, the photograph 'competition' is not like a real competition. We are just trying to get the best photo we can. The judge comments on them and decides some are worth an honours, others not quite so qood get Highly Commended, others get Merit. There can be several people get Honours, several HC, although the judge does finally pick one of the Honours pictures for the best of the night, but it is all a matter of opinion. I got 2 HC this month, I have put the results on my FB page.

Mo I haven't showered yet, just washed so I am not smelly :-D when I do shower I have to cover the place with Vaseline. I removed the one on my leg, it was fine. T changed the ones on my back, keeping them covered as they rub on my clothes.

Hello girls,
Huia, I meant the photographic competition love. The ones you put on FB, the ones we said we liked the best, and then you chose. (I'm not very clear am I, but feel sure Ann knows what I mean, as I believe she also chose a couple of photo's)

$30.00 registration fee for the charity walk was enough I agree. If you were going to be getting sponsors, I would have backed you honey, you are such a worthy person to sponsor. You never give in when given a task to do, do you.

Oooh Ann,make sure T is at home even when you do the one on your leg. It's making me wince even at the thought of you changing of the dressings.
Do you have to keep them all dry, or can you shower? I know when my son had his hernia repaired, he was not allowed to shower or bath, where as years ago, it was thought it was best to soak in salt water, to help keep the wound clean, and help with the process of healing. How things change.

I hope everyone here in the U.K have been enjoying this fine dry bright spell we are having at the moment. Lets hope it lasts.
We have not had to have the heating on for two days now, hooray.
Well girls, I will say cheerio for now, take care. Love Mo xxx

I expect you were tired Huia because you didn't have a good nights sleep the night before.hope you feel ok now.

Mo, the stitch isn't pulling, I forget it is there until I knock it. I shall have to change the dressing tomorrow. Might leave it off on the leg if it looks ok. Shall have to wait until T gets home from golf to see to the others, no way can I reach the ones on my back. Slept ok last night, not so sore now but I worry that my clothes will rub on the ones on my back. Shall have to wait and see.

After my 2 hours sleep I had lunch, then decided I was still tired, so lay down on the settee and dozed off and on until 5.20 p.m.! But I still managed to get to sleep without any sleeping pill when I went to bed at 10 p.m. I wasnt that tired after I climbed Rangitoto, so dont know why I was so tired after this easier walk.

Mo, we were asked to get sponsorship for the walk but it wasnt compulsory and I felt my $30 reg. fee was enough. I didnt take any photos of the sunrise as it happened while I was driving there. By 'last competition' I presume you mean the haircut? It wasnt a competition but I raised almost $1000 in sponsorship.

I am working at the shop today, and want to go to town early so I can get some prints of the photos I took on the camera from the shop, if the machine in the photographer's shop will show them. I cant get my computer to see them on the card in the camera. :-(

Well done Huia, you are a real sport, and have got loads of get up and go. I'm afraid my get up and go, has got up and gone. lol
Were you fund raising for the hospice?
Also did you take any photo's of the sunrise before the walk.
Have you had the results of the last competition you entered yet?

Ann, I hope that when the dressing comes off, that it is nice and clean, and infection free.
Is the stitch they put in pulling Ann. I know that would make it so uncomfortable for you.
Have you been managing to get some sleep after having the biopsy's done, as I know you were having trouble at first ,after they had pulled and prodded you around
And you were pretty sore afterwards wern't you.

Did anyone watch the new series "Off their rockers" last week. Oh it was so funny, and Roly and myself cant wait for the second one to start tonight. We were both in stitches watching it.
And it's good to see the new series of "Catchphrase" back again. Sunday night T.V has been awful for some time now, but it is starting to get a little better now.

I will say bye for now girls, take care one and all. Love Mo xxx

Well done Huia, hope you are well rested now. sunny but windy morning here, hopefully off out for coffee somewhere.

I got up very early this morning, just after 4.00. After breakfast and the usual I got dressed and locked up and drove to the botanic gardens to take part in the Hospice Sunrise walk, twice round the gardens=5km. There were hundreds of people of all ages, sizes, shapes, plus a lot of dogs, doing it. After the first circuit I had to go toodaloo to remove the t-shirt I had on under a loose blouse, as I was much too hot, then I set of on the 2nd circuit. I wasnt the last one to reach the finish line! Although there werent too many behind me. I think though that quite a few people didnt do 2 circuits. I arrived home and collapsed on the settee and slept for a couple of hours, to make up for the shortage of sleep last night.

Mo you will be pleased to get the scan out of the way. I am ok, still a bit sore but nothing drastic. Will be pleased to get the one stitch out on Friday next. Tomorrow have to take the dressings off so shall see how things are then.

Hello everyone,
I hope all our poorly friends are now feeling better.
Not got any good news to tell you at the moment I'm afraid, apart from the fact that I am feeling a lot better now.
This wednesday I have got my scan, thank goodness. I can't wait to get it over and done with.
Jean, have you got your appointment yet?
Ann, I hope you are not in to much pain now love.
I will love you and leave you now, so take care, love to all. Mo xxx

Thanks Sallie, a bit sore and achey today, achey from the injections I think. And didn't sleep too well last night because I was sore if I laid in certain ways. But all will pass and be ok soon. :-)