General Chat

Morning Anng,Vera and all,

I'm pleased you have heard from oh again Anng but as you say I hope they know he has stairs to climb at home and make sure he is safe with those too. Has he said how the headaches are or the back? I wonder what meds they made him take whilst in there.

We have sunshine this morning and I need to chase up Mole Valley as I hav'nt had my delivery and they said by the end of the week. I have no layers pellets for the big girls today so thye will have to have corn.

Come on Mandy we all want these little pud recipes.

Vera I am finding the expected responsibility a bit scary but he sounded positive on the phone last night so...... Shan't really know more until I speak with him, it is quite a problem for me as I have not spoken on the phone hardly at all for a very long time and now I am having to rely on it. Luckily I have realised that my Iphone is quite good for my hearing and also the landline in my office when on speaker.

Morning AnnG, morning all

It’s good OH might be home today but I hope they make sure he is OK on stairs. He will need to drink plenty won’t he, and hopefully they can help him with his eating as some of our liquid comes from food as well.

Grey and dull here but dry at the moment and not too cold. OH is just going for his walk. I didn’t have a good day yesterday so I am hoping for a better one today.

Mandy, could I also ask for that recipe please as I am not on Facebook.

Have a good day everyone

Had a phone call yesterday evening and he thinks (was almost certain) that they would be sending him home today. Problem is he will probably still have the catheter so that will mean the district nurse coming in to empty it, he thought for 4 days but not sure so hope he is given instructions. He also said they think that the reason for him collapsing was due to dehydration, he said he was very dehydrated so is having to drink a lot of water. they are also looking at his eating problem.
I won't know until he phones of course and he thinks it will be after 10 that he phones. He has to prove he can walk unaided before they let him go. and they have not mentioned the stairs.

I had quite a good night. Slept from ten to eleven until almost thee, walked around a bit when I went to the loo, got back into bed and slept until seven.

Mandy, could I ask for the recipe for the little puddings too please.

Annx good you got your homework finished, you don't want detention.

Gill yes I was very busy in the garden probably why I slept, the dahlia plant top were a bit wet so quite heavy to move to the brown bin. So that is out of the way now.

Dear All

Hello

Whatever you are doing in the next few days, please try and find your moments of happiness and peace.

Take gentle care
Love Elizabeth, EOS
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Would you mind sending me the little xmas pud recipe too Mandy? They sound nice and I spotted a muffin tin in the cupboard the other day. Your other 2 you were steaming must have made the kitchen smell lovely! Hmmmm! G would most likely have said just the same as Colin about keeping them both! lol. :-D No detention for me now as I managed to paint the box like the teacher said! :-) I had to draw from memory though as I'm blowed if I could find the printed example I had. Still it made me have a tidy up looking.

I'm in a good mood now the food order is all packed away. We had a leaking milk bottle and burst bag of frozen lamb mince so I have asked for a refund for those. The driver had to ring and ask where we were this time!

I hope your system gets more used to the tablets Gill or you will be able to play Sleeping Beauty! Bill Bailey is doing really well in Strictly isn't he and there are some good ones this year.

Evening all

Foggy here after a damp day.

I see you've been keeping yourself busy in the garden AnnG. I'm pleased you managed to speak with your OH and hope the hospital can help with all his problems.

That was crafty of Colin asking to eat one of the Christmas puddings Mandy lol. That was nice of the lady to offer to pay for the masks, the Christmas ones sound a good idea, you are so thoughtful.

I got fed up of watching the election in America to Mel, but glad Trump didn't win, I find him a very strange man, I wonder if he'll leave the White House, didn't he say he wouldn't because he thinks the voting was rigged? Like I said a very strange man, he wouldn't of said it was rigged if he'd of won.

Have you finished your painting of the boxes now Ann? It sounds like you're doing all sorts of interesting things.

I've been asleep again this afternoon, since I started on the day time tablet it knocks me out, like the night time one does, so I'm sleeping a lot at the moment. The day time tablet is being doubled next week, so I hope I don't sleep anymore than I am doing, or I'll get nothing done.

Just watching the results of Strictly.

Mandy I have replied.

Could you send me that recipe for the little puds please as I don't go on Facebook. Thanks.

Mel emailed you again .

Well the christmas puddings smell lovely Colin said we could try one and leave the other :-D Nooooooo

I copied out a christmad pud recipe from FB little puds cooked in the oven in a muffin tin ,it had a jar of mincemeat and grated chocolate and ginger in it ,you make them, freeze them , thawed out they take forty seconds in the micro wave .

I think this time they have said you can drive to exercise and you can exercise more than once a day. It is so foul out there dark and drizzly rain, I can't think why anyone would want to go out to exercise.

thanks for the tips, I will wait and see what he says. :-) :-)

I was going to say the hospital will probably send him home with one of those walking frames ,physio will probably sort that out .

Mel I have emailed you .

Ann we've noticed there is a lot more people about this time round ,when I stand at the kitchen window there's lots of people coming down the churchyard and lots more traffic I can see too.
Get that homework done you don't want to get a detention :-D

Two things occur to me AnnG. I think the hospital assess whether you need one and they arrange the correct adjustment if they provide one. On line it suggests you ask a GP, physio or hospital staff about getting one and says you may need to pay a deposit. I know FIL bought one of his from a Mobility Shop. This site is useful but keep scrolling as your OH won't need many of the things. It gives links to other sites as well as telling you what to consider.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes/household-gadgets-and-equipment-to-make-life-easier/

I think your confidence takes a knock when you find it a struggle to do things you managed before, even if it is temporary, so very best wishes to him and hopefully he will soon be back to his old self.

I hope the sexy shoe is doing the trick Vera and helping your foot again. I keep having to have a couple of days break from the exercise bike although I only do a couple of hundred pedals. I think it needs the pedalling to stretch the ligaments and muscles and stop some of the stiffness, but, like your foot, also needs rest breaks to recover. I think some people are befuddled by all the rules and changes and are not up to date with them so your neighbours may be the same. We said to each other on Thursday that the change in motorway traffic noise we can hear in the garden wasn't noticeable at all like it was with the last lockdown.

That's interesting your mum did the fabric baubles too Mel. Did she cut round them to tuck the fabric in? It was good to raise funds for Guide Dogs too.

I've realised I haven't done the last bit of painting of boxes for tomorrow's class so I better do that before the food delivery comes at 4.00pm, although it might be earlier again like last time. :-0

Spent about an hour in the garden, it is damp but not cold and I have managed to cut the dahlias down ready for lifting and to pull up the remaining Rudbeckia plus shifting a few (small) pots up to the patio to winter as it is sheltered there sp feel quite pleased about that.
Mandy meant to say how kind of the lady to offer to pay for the masks unlike some people who like to get something for nothing. and the Christmas masks will be popular with the children.

Mel I don't know about him telling them nore than he tells me. He has always been a bit of a prude with nudity and would always shut the bathroom door even when just shaving (lock it too. But since he has had this problem I said to our daughter, I have seen more of him and heard more about his bodily functions than I have heard the whole 60 years we have been married.

Annx Yes I will see what he thinks about a walker (or two) have you seen the price of them? My sister (who has one) suggested a stair lift. Bet he won't go for that but I shall see what he says.

Oh just told me they have taken the suit of of Donald Trump in the wax works in London and put golfing clothes and hat on him.

Afternoon all,

Anng its good that they are keeping OH in for another day as all the time he is there they can keep an eye on him and his problems. He may tell them more than he tells you. Good too they arranged for him to charge his phone so he could ring you. I do hope they can do something about the headaches he has and get to the rooto f the problem. Stay safe and relax a bit more now you know he's in good hands. Sending love and wishes and a gentle (((hug))).

Its quite mild out and not much wind today like we had yesterday. Skies a bit grey but it does break a bit to let a little sun through.

Oh saw a big dragonfly round his pond laying eggs. He's never seen one in November before.

I need to try and clean the big girls out today as its not windy but I bet by the time I get round to it the wind will come up.

Stay out of trouble all and keep safe.

Morning All,

It's just a dull morning here, no fog.

I'm glad you were able to speak to your OH this morning AnnG and it does sound as if they are tackling some of the problems he has now. Stairs have always been a worry of mine and are why I prefer bungalow. He will have to be extra careful while he's still unsteady. Mandy's suggestion of a walker would help and FIL had 2, one upstairs and one downstairs so perhaps you could suggest that.

Mandy how lovely that lady came to your door to offer to pay for the masks. :-) The Christmassy ones are such a good idea and the children will love them......also their earmuffs you are making.

Lunch is ready so I'd better check things. Then it is wipe down this afternoon. :-(

Ooh Mandy I hate toenails I have to do OH's now of course.

Yes it is good to know he is being well looked after, they are checking his eating as well so hope they come up with something there. I also think he is going to physio some time (keeping him busy) so maybe that will help his back.
Vera I am pretty sure that the weak legs have only happened since he deeloped the UTI. Daughter and I also think they will be checking his prostate because that can cause back pain as well.

Better go and look at the garden, it is murky out there but not cold, just damp. There are loads of leaves off the apple tree to get off the lawn, the leaf blower is too heavy for me so it will be back to the old fashioned way. :-)

Morning all ,

AnnG that's good you've spoken to OH this morning ,they will get him mobile before he's allowed home ,perhaps they give him a frame to help steady him when he walks .
Look after yourself and make sure you eat something .

Yes Mel of course I'll make you a couple of Christmas masks
. I haven't done any more of the ginger bread house as the deco mesh came and I had a fiddle with tthat ,also I'm making the girls headband ear warmers so with that and the masks I have plenty to kep busy with over lock down .

Lovely and sunny here now after a really thick foggy start to the day .

I have two Christmas puddings in the steamers ,I weighed all the ingredients out yesterday and soaked the fruit ,it's a Mary berry pud recipe ,it should be one big pud but I've split it into two ,it says steam for eight hours for the big pud but I'm not sure how long to steam for doing two smaller pound ones ,think I'll give them about six hours and hope for the best.

Next job cut Colins toenails ,he's sitting here with his feet in a bowl giving them a nice soak ........oh the jobs we have to do :-D

Morning AnnG and all

Talking to OH will have eased your mind Ann. It sounds as though the hospital is looking after him and won’t let him home till he’s steadier. I wonder if the UTI could have affected his balance. I know that sort of infection can affect the brain and cause confusion, particularly in older people, so who knows what else it can do. The hospital will find the cause I am sure. Just make sure you eat properly and look after yourself as well.

A very misty, murky start to the day but the sun is just trying to break through. OH is back from his walk and I must try and rouse myself to do something instead of blobbing about all day.

OH just phoned (0830). He sounds very cheerful and a nurse has brought him in a charger. (he always could charm the birds out of the trees. Mind, he didn't say if it wa male or female nurse).

They want to keep him for another day, he just spoke unofficially to the doctor, due the official visit now. He says they are concerned that he is steady on his feet and not likely to fall again because of me having the problem of not being able to lift him. He has not been walking around yet. They also seem to be looking at his eating problem. He is going to phone again later.

So that is a worry off my mind. I kept thinking that when he fell the second time he had just gone across the top of the stairs but stumbled into the bathroom, could so easily have gone the other way.

Good to know he is being looked after well although they have not said anything about his headaches. They can't be connected to the UTI because he had them way before. No mention of prostate or anything and he thinks the catheter will be removed before he comes home.OH