What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

[dunelm]

Wise advice

And I can see where's she's coming from re the painting.

Tho I'm detecting strong hints of Californian fires tbh

(And btw it's been such a good show so far
Don't you think, True-ish to the book

Really looking forward to the next series outlining the pre silo days )

Enjoy the koffee.

Yes, we are enjoying the show - not read the book though. I beleive that there will be just two more series.

 

[alf_Josiah]

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and a heart felt wish that those struggling with technology.

It seems I’m slipping back into bad habits. My blood sugars were 4.2 this morning.
Low blood sugars or not, it is still a wonderful day. To celebrate another day I might play a little Edgar’s Pomp and Circumstance, then a little Puccini light opera and then to follow Ozzy Osbournes “ Crazy Train “ .

Nobody has mathematically provided a definition for sanity and until they do perhaps me, me’s and myself could volunteer to be a benchmark.

Smile, go on, I dare you!

 

[ianpspurs]

Morning all on a grey but dry, still and not unusually cold for latish January start to Blue Monday 2025 here. A range of sentiments after reading through people's posts. Hugs for @gennepher with the stress of the pre-op assessment made even worse by the phone/app issues. Even in all that you managed to share a splendid kaleidoscope, thank you. @jjraak hug for the ongoing impact both mental and physical of "that" day. As Rod said, you wear it well. I hope both you and Gennepher have helpful and congenial meetings with medical staff. @dunelm well done to all who completed the walk and thank you for sharing today's art. I googled Silo but didn't dwell long after seeing an image, JKP may like it so I'll mention it. Thank you. @SlimLizzy good to hear that yourself and Mr Slim are feeling better. @alf_Josiah everyone knows that somewhere on the internet there is almost certainly a mathematical definition of happiness, at the very least a dodgy algorithm from a Bro, it may be hokum but it will be there. @Krystyna23040 probably the most upbeat post so enjoy the day and Regatta are doing ok without your help. Ignoring the phoney Silverback in the room may be an issue today. Chaos theory will be tested to destruction for the next few years. Anyone asking what has that got to do with the price of fish (and so much more) must really be living in cloud cuckoo land. Thoughts and prayers with the land of the free. Have a go at Monday you may find it surprises you in a good way but be realistic to avoid disappointment.

 

[Annb]

Thank you @gennepher and @jjraak - pleased that it gave you some pleasure.

Today's painting is not to be sneezed at either.

 

[jjraak]

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and a heart felt wish that those struggling with technology.

It seems I’m slipping back into bad habits. My blood sugars were 4.2 this morning.
Low blood sugars or not, it is still a wonderful day. To celebrate another day I might play a little Edgar’s Pomp and Circumstance, then a little Puccini light opera and then to follow Ozzy Osbournes “ Crazy Train “ .

Nobody has mathematically provided a definition for sanity and until they do perhaps me, me’s and myself could volunteer to be a benchmark.

Smile, go on, I dare you!

Sounds like a good day inbound for you @alf_Josiah

And as for madness ...mmmhh

I sort of got your "humour" when I first met up with you on here

However since accident I FULLY get it.

Not sure how to explain it.

But I see it like light through a prism.

The pretty light patterns others see aren't really what I see anymore.

Not necessarily scary patterns, just different & perhaps a little worrying.
Less monsters chasing me, more the occasional sighting of monsters in the shadows .

Which I can now accept might be someone else's view of the world through their eyes , so while their reactions to life & points of view don't always chime with mine in many ways, I can now get how that might be valid to them .

So are they MAD or just 'Different'...mmhh

Which is a place I find myself at and a question I'm increasingly asking of myself and slowly coming to terms with the implications that brings , & coming down heavily on the side of the latter

Not saying this is your view by any stretch


But I think that facing up to life, when something happening to us as individuals that is very far from the every day persons experience,
must alter the dial on our personalities & inbuilt radios, as the incident dramatically move us up or down the spectrum, leaving us picking up different channels to the person we once were ....maybe ?

Apologies , I went a lot deeper there than I expected to.

The sessions left me lots to consider....I shall abandon my fraudulent Freud persona...

On a lighter note, I rather think the RoboCop rebuild i underwent has left it's mark, and the growing realisation,

The NHS short changed me

******* Left out the cool pop out holster and gun.....drat .

Stay safe
Enjoy the day
Summers IS coming .

 

[Annb]

Morning all.

An FBG of 6.3 on a rare day of testing
(Must make more effort to test daily )

Felt fit as a fiddle pre accident but ran into a few issues post accident & during this long ***** recovery period

This January begins my 4th year since it happened..

And still a daily struggle...ho hum

So while I've not been a saint food wise it's likely the meds I now take deserves a lot of the praise (forxgiva)

Weights held steady & I think the overall effect of the support is making a difference.

So not the worst of days.

I think some of that feeling is related to the fact the appointment in Feb for pain clinic
Is creeping closer.

Offering some hope that the push I'm praying for that some sort of scan to check all is well with leg is given the nod.
Or at least offers a plausible explanation for the ongoing pain & some remedy that reduces that considerably .

It's a session with a counsellor this morning.

Dredging up the accident once more, but it's a necessary evil if it gets me back anywhere remotely close to a more even keel type of view of the world.

Adios amigos &
Hasta la vista baby .

Hope today's counselling session goes well and that you get some benefit from it, even if going back over the accident is traumatic.

 

[Annb]

Morning all on a grey but dry, still and not unusually cold for latish January start to Blue Monday 2025 here. A range of sentiments after reading through people's posts. Hugs for @gennepher with the stress of the pre-op assessment made even worse by the phone/app issues. Even in all that you managed to share a splendid kaleidoscope, thank you. @jjraak hug for the ongoing impact both mental and physical of "that" day. As Rod said, you wear it well. I hope both you and Gennepher have helpful and congenial meetings with medical staff. @dunelm well done to all who completed the walk and thank you for sharing today's art. I googled Silo but didn't dwell long after seeing an image, JKP may like it so I'll mention it. Thank you. @SlimLizzy good to hear that yourself and Mr Slim are feeling better. @alf_Josiah everyone knows that somewhere on the internet there is almost certainly a mathematical definition of happiness, at the very least a dodgy algorithm from a Bro, it may be hokum but it will be there. @Krystyna23040 probably the most upbeat post so enjoy the day and Regatta are doing ok without your help. Ignoring the phoney Silverback in the room may be an issue today. Chaos theory will be tested to destruction for the next few years. Anyone asking what has that got to do with the price of fish (and so much more) must really be living in cloud cuckoo land. Thoughts and prayers with the land of the free. Have a go at Monday you may find it surprises you in a good way but be realistic to avoid disappointment.

Also just checked out "Silo" online. Not for me. There's enough dark stuff going on in the real world at present to want to watch fictional versions. Each to his own though.

 

[JohnEGreen]

Fbg four point nine today.
Have what I’m beginning to feel is another pointless dressing appointment booked this afternoon.
Keiran and Melody are travelling down to Bristoll tomorrow for his graduation ceremony they will be staying over night coming back on Wednesday Judith and I have just realised that it will be the first time in years at least ten, that we will have the house to our selves going to be rather strange for us.

 

[gennepher]

Morning all on a grey but dry, still and not unusually cold for latish January start to Blue Monday 2025 here. A range of sentiments after reading through people's posts. Hugs for @gennepher with the stress of the pre-op assessment made even worse by the phone/app issues. Even in all that you managed to share a splendid kaleidoscope, thank you. @jjraak hug for the ongoing impact both mental and physical of "that" day. As Rod said, you wear it well. I hope both you and Gennepher have helpful and congenial meetings with medical staff. @dunelm well done to all who completed the walk and thank you for sharing today's art. I googled Silo but didn't dwell long after seeing an image, JKP may like it so I'll mention it. Thank you. @SlimLizzy good to hear that yourself and Mr Slim are feeling better. @alf_Josiah everyone knows that somewhere on the internet there is almost certainly a mathematical definition of happiness, at the very least a dodgy algorithm from a Bro, it may be hokum but it will be there. @Krystyna23040 probably the most upbeat post so enjoy the day and Regatta are doing ok without your help. Ignoring the phoney Silverback in the room may be an issue today. Chaos theory will be tested to destruction for the next few years. Anyone asking what has that got to do with the price of fish (and so much more) must really be living in cloud cuckoo land. Thoughts and prayers with the land of the free. Have a go at Monday you may find it surprises you in a good way but be realistic to avoid disappointment.

Thank you @ianpspurs ...
Still struggling with the phone, but I need to gather paperwork so phone will have to do...

 

[ianpspurs]

Fbg four point nine today.
Have what I’m beginning to feel is another pointless dressing appointment booked this afternoon.
Keiran and Melody are travelling down to Bristoll tomorrow for his graduation ceremony they will be staying over night coming back on Wednesday Judith and I have just realised that it will be the first time in years at least ten, that we will have the house to our selves going to be rather strange for us.

I hope the journey and ceremony go well, a time for celebration. It takes a while to adjust to an empty nest so two days won't do the job. I hope the dressing appointment may be the start of a "conversation" or discussion of possible ways forward rather than a fruitless journey and awkward time for all concerned. Peace be with you.

 

[Annb]

Fbg four point nine today.
Have what I’m beginning to feel is another pointless dressing appointment booked this afternoon.
Keiran and Melody are travelling down to Bristoll tomorrow for his graduation ceremony they will be staying over night coming back on Wednesday Judith and I have just realised that it will be the first time in years at least ten, that we will have the house to our selves going to be rather strange for us.

Hope the appointment goes well this afternoon, John. Could you ask the nurse if there are any other routes you could explore rather than give up on the thought of healing?

 

[gennepher]

Fbg four point nine today.
Have what I’m beginning to feel is another pointless dressing appointment booked this afternoon.
Keiran and Melody are travelling down to Bristoll tomorrow for his graduation ceremony they will be staying over night coming back on Wednesday Judith and I have just realised that it will be the first time in years at least ten, that we will have the house to our selves going to be rather strange for us.

May I make a suggestion @JohnEGreen
Sorry if I am overstepping the mark.
Your dressing appointment is not pointless, you have to continue with it. I don't think there's any other option there. But you did suggest you were going to try and look for some alternative. The only alternative I can come up with, but you have to work along side these dressing appointments, is affirmations. There are many affirmations online and on YouTube and relaxation videos and healing videos. You have to find something that appeals to you.

My suggestion is something like 'everyday in every way this wound is getting better and better.'
Do not say MY wound, because that suggests ownership of the thing that is wrong and you will keep it. You could say if you wanted to be more specific ...'the wound on my back'.. or 'my body is healing the/this wound everyday'. Or ' every cell in my body is working towards healing this wound'...

I suggest saying a variety of affirmations. If you think them up, you probably are more likely to remember them. If you can say them many times a day and believe it and visualize it. Say them, especially on the day of your dressing by the nurse. Give your body some words and pictures what you want to happen with that wound.

I reiterate one more time, to never say the word MY when describing your problem.

 

[Annb]

Your next post just came through, @JohnEGreen and I wanted to "agree" with it, but both it and the one you were replying to were garbled (emoji emoji emoji etc) and when I tried to agree I was told that the post I was looking at could not be found. Were you using your phone? There must be some kind of incompatibility between it and the website. Similar to, but not as serious, as Gennepher's issue.

 

[JohnEGreen]

Your next post just came through, @JohnEGreen and I wanted to "agree" with it, but both it and the one you were replying to were garbled (emoji emoji emoji etc) and when I tried to agree I was told that the post I was looking at could not be found. Were you using your phone? There must be some kind of incompatibility between it and the website. Similar to, but not as serious, as Gennepher's issue.

Yes was using my phone but same happens on my other phone when using the app have down loaded the app again if the problem persists will stick to posting via the web I deleted the post as it was so badly garbled.

Edit to add doesn’t seem happen to anyone else wonder why it’s picking on me (paranoid me)

 

[jjraak]

Hope today's counselling session goes well and that you get some benefit from it, even if going back over the accident is traumatic.

Thank you @Annb

 

[JohnEGreen]

Testing [emoji6]. .

 

[JohnEGreen]

No even after reinstalling app still happens maybe it just doesn’t like IPhones.

 

[Krystyna23040]

Morning all on a grey but dry, still and not unusually cold for latish January start to Blue Monday 2025 here. A range of sentiments after reading through people's posts. Hugs for @gennepher with the stress of the pre-op assessment made even worse by the phone/app issues. Even in all that you managed to share a splendid kaleidoscope, thank you. @jjraak hug for the ongoing impact both mental and physical of "that" day. As Rod said, you wear it well. I hope both you and Gennepher have helpful and congenial meetings with medical staff. @dunelm well done to all who completed the walk and thank you for sharing today's art. I googled Silo but didn't dwell long after seeing an image, JKP may like it so I'll mention it. Thank you. @SlimLizzy good to hear that yourself and Mr Slim are feeling better. @alf_Josiah everyone knows that somewhere on the internet there is almost certainly a mathematical definition of happiness, at the very least a dodgy algorithm from a Bro, it may be hokum but it will be there. @Krystyna23040 probably the most upbeat post so enjoy the day and Regatta are doing ok without your help. Ignoring the phoney Silverback in the room may be an issue today. Chaos theory will be tested to destruction for the next few years. Anyone asking what has that got to do with the price of fish (and so much more) must really be living in cloud cuckoo land. Thoughts and prayers with the land of the free. Have a go at Monday you may find it surprises you in a good way but be realistic to avoid disappointment.

Thank you @ianpspurs. I managed to avert my eyes while I walked past the row of Regatta clothes in Nottcutts on the way to the pet department.. Bought some interesting teething toys for Bonnie and a ball that squeaks/squeals when she rolls it. Hopefully she will enjoy playing with it.

 

[dunelm]

No fbg today...I am not taking it... I will start again after the preop appointment...

This is a total nightmare pixel 4a being rendered useless because of an unnecessary update, forcing users to buy another phone. There are many people online who had no problems with their pixel 4 a's battery life until this update. Pixel./Google knew in advance this was going to happen, yet they went ahead. So many people forced to buy a new phone... I am sure this is not legal and a case could be made against Pixel/Google and others feel the same way. But Pixel/Google made this pathetic appeasement offer which might negate making any case against them. I will explore this better after the preop appointment.

I have still not managed to set up my phone completely and there's still a few more vital things that need doing. What took the time was the added layers of security, I'm trying to get in some apps which didn't need any security to get in on with the 4a, but on this 8 needs a lot more security, et cetera and I have to set it up again and prove I'm not a bot et cetera, et cetera
The Cochlear app took me over two hours to set up because it just wouldn't work, even though the Cochlear site said unit was compatible. Finally got it set up and then the cochlear processor would not pair with the app. So frustrating and it literally fried my brain because I have to keep the processor on while I am trying to pair it, obviously, but the settings cannot be set on the remote on the processor until the app is set up and I have all these horrible noises coming through, and all I wanted to do at this point was take a hammer to the cochlear processor. I did not want to listen to any more of these noises and I am spending about another 3/4 of an hour trying again and again with it and I hate the bl**dy thing at the moment. I am not wearing this stupid thing today, but my tinnitus is roaring away because I not have it on.

My brain is literally fried, and I still have to get ready for tomorrow and paperwork and prescriptions and meds and figure out questions they may ask, et cetera et cetera

I ended up going to my AI bot, and asked it to prepare me lists of what I need to take, list of possible questions they may ask, list of questions I need to ask and about my cochlear processor. How does the magnet my head affect anything? How will they communicate with me during the op...do they fully understand my needs as a deaf person. and so on. Ah, and who will be doing the op (one more thing for me to add to the lists) because will they be aware that I am deaf? They might not even be told., which has happened before when I've had an op.


I am now going to have breakfast. Print those lists out my AI bot worked out for me. That might unfry my brain, and I can add any missing bits.

And check which apps need setting up to help with tomorrow....

Creative...yes I did one...a kaleidoscope of my pillow...

Have your best kind of day...

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Thought - @gennepher have you tried to power your phone with the dead battery inside by using a power bank - might work.

 

[dunelm]

Morning all on a grey but dry, still and not unusually cold for latish January start to Blue Monday 2025 here. A range of sentiments after reading through people's posts. Hugs for @gennepher with the stress of the pre-op assessment made even worse by the phone/app issues. Even in all that you managed to share a splendid kaleidoscope, thank you. @jjraak hug for the ongoing impact both mental and physical of "that" day. As Rod said, you wear it well. I hope both you and Gennepher have helpful and congenial meetings with medical staff. @dunelm well done to all who completed the walk and thank you for sharing today's art. I googled Silo but didn't dwell long after seeing an image, JKP may like it so I'll mention it. Thank you. @SlimLizzy good to hear that yourself and Mr Slim are feeling better. @alf_Josiah everyone knows that somewhere on the internet there is almost certainly a mathematical definition of happiness, at the very least a dodgy algorithm from a Bro, it may be hokum but it will be there. @Krystyna23040 probably the most upbeat post so enjoy the day and Regatta are doing ok without your help. Ignoring the phoney Silverback in the room may be an issue today. Chaos theory will be tested to destruction for the next few years. Anyone asking what has that got to do with the price of fish (and so much more) must really be living in cloud cuckoo land. Thoughts and prayers with the land of the free. Have a go at Monday you may find it surprises you in a good way but be realistic to avoid disappointment.

Thank you @ianpspurs