Afraid I fell behind this week and have only just caught up with the many interesting posts on this busy thread.The gym was pretty much hell, missing two once a week lessons apparently makes a big difference.
But the cold swim afterwards was absolute heaven, I feel better than I have felt in weeks!
Sounds like faulty connections in your car's electrics. A similar episode happened to a friend of mine. If she switched on the ceiling light, the car boot opened up and the windscreen wipers sprang into action.I can't really call it a proper meal, but some effort was put into it and it featured veggies as well, so I'd say it counts.
A low carb wrap with cheese and a couple of rashers of very thin bacon, fried before putting them on the wrap. Put into microwave to melt the cheese, and added a generous portion of raw endive before rolling up.
I dipped in a spicy mayo based sauce, not bad at all!
Car now works fine again, provided you turn on the ceiling light or it won't start and your dashboard and blinkers won't work. No problem as long as the ceiling light is on.)
My favorite is avocado, prawns and a Marie Rose sauce. Many different recipes for Marie Rose. Mine is a mix of mayo, squeeze of tomato puree, touch of double cream, small dash of brandy, a drop or so of tabasco and paprika. It's a case of tasting it as you go.It looked very colourful. I tried avocado once, smashed (bought that way) on toast. And I thought it was disgusting. But I've had a couple of whole avocados lately, and really liked them. Though I'm not quite sure what to do with them.
Gave it a like despite the tobacco, which I really don't like. Unlike our goats - they used to love my Dad smoking his pipe and kept trying to steal it from him as a titbit. Tabasco, on the other hand would be great.My favorite is avocado, prawns and a Marie Rose sauce. Many different recipes for Marie Rose. Mine is a mix of mayo, squeeze of tomato puree, touch of double cream, small dash of brandy, a drop or so of tobacco and paprika. It's a case of tasting it as you go.
Gave it a like despite the tobacco, which I really don't like. Unlike our goats - they used to love my Dad smoking his pipe and kept trying to steal it from him as a titbit. Tabasco, on the other hand would be great.
Today was the last of it, an appointment with the GP who initially wanted me to have the MRI a while back, to talk over the hernia and what else to do about the lower back pain now there are no signs of inflammation and the rheumatologist has referred me back to the GP.Afraid I fell behind this week and have only just caught up with the many interesting posts on this busy thread.
Sending virtual hugs @Antje77 for all the stress. At least you're getting these annual medicals over together, all being well, for another 12 months.
If memory serves, there was one last appointment today. If so, this time tomorrow the agony will be over for another year and you can concentrate on enjoying a good square meal for supper.
Glad all your stressors are past now, Antje and that you are already feeling the benefit. Hope our recent storm doesn't head in your direction to make you feel low again. Bright, spring-like weather is always good for the spirit.Today was the last of it, an appointment with the GP who initially wanted me to have the MRI a while back, to talk over the hernia and what else to do about the lower back pain now there are no signs of inflammation and the rheumatologist has referred me back to the GP.
Only the second time I saw this GP (the owners of the practice aren't very nice people so the good ones don't stick around and you always see a new GP there).
This one happens to be absolutely brilliant, hope he'll stay!
We decided there's not much to be done about it at the moment, and he still managed to have me leave feeling very good about this, no mean feat!
After going through the results and both our thoughts on that, we spent almost half an hour talking about all kinds of stuff, ranging from what types of patients he likes best to work with and what a good HCP is from my pov, to insulin management (and how HCP's should empower patients to be confident in working it out themselves and making bold decisions, working with them, not for them), cold water swimming, and some other stuff.
We both felt we would have talked longer if not for the waiting room, and he thanked me for the enjoyable conversation being a welcome break in his day.
I will see a physio to see if something is to be gained there.
After the appointment I went for a quick swim with my friend, and upon getting home I finally found the courage to cook a proper meal again.
Only to find that the cauliflower I had thawed two days ago but didn't use had gone off.
And still found the courage to improvise a meal! You're right @LivingLightly the relief of having those appointments over seems to have freed a lot of space in my head.Plus it was a beautiful spring like day, which helps as well.
A large salad of endive, half a bloody onion (no expletive, cut my thumb and only noticed I was leaking when it was too late), cucumber, two boiled eggs and two thin rashers of bacon, with 3 fishfingers, stolen from my neighbour.
So pleased you've emerged from your marathon of medical appointments and that today sounds like you managed to talk things through and left feeling strong. Well done you and hope your physiotherapist idea produces a way forward.Today was the last of it, an appointment with the GP who initially wanted me to have the MRI a while back, to talk over the hernia and what else to do about the lower back pain now there are no signs of inflammation and the rheumatologist has referred me back to the GP.
Only the second time I saw this GP (the owners of the practice aren't very nice people so the good ones don't stick around and you always see a new GP there).
This one happens to be absolutely brilliant, hope he'll stay!
We decided there's not much to be done about it at the moment, and he still managed to have me leave feeling very good about this, no mean feat!
After going through the results and both our thoughts on that, we spent almost half an hour talking about all kinds of stuff, ranging from what types of patients he likes best to work with and what a good HCP is from my pov, to insulin management (and how HCP's should empower patients to be confident in working it out themselves and making bold decisions, working with them, not for them), cold water swimming, and some other stuff.
We both felt we would have talked longer if not for the waiting room, and he thanked me for the enjoyable conversation being a welcome break in his day.
I will see a physio to see if something is to be gained there.
After the appointment I went for a quick swim with my friend, and upon getting home I finally found the courage to cook a proper meal again.
Only to find that the cauliflower I had thawed two days ago but didn't use had gone off.
And still found the courage to improvise a meal! You're right @LivingLightly the relief of having those appointments over seems to have freed a lot of space in my head.Plus it was a beautiful spring like day, which helps as well.
A large salad of endive, half a bloody onion (no expletive, cut my thumb and only noticed I was leaking when it was too late), cucumber, two boiled eggs and two thin rashers of bacon, with 3 fishfingers, stolen from my neighbour.
I find a good clear out is always satisfyingOdd day today. Rushing as usual to get out in time to get my legs bandaged so I just had a few wafer thin slices of ham so that I could take my antibiotic. Cup of hot water, then a cup of black coffee.
Since then one cup of coffee and one cup of tea (had that with Em when she came in from school).
BG has remained at 8 and above all day though.
Didn't get a chance to eat before the surveyors for our conversion to air source and solar panels arrived. When they left, I said to Neil that we would have to start emptying the loft soon because it will need to be clear. So "Right," says he. "I'll make a start and Em can help me". Off they went to hunt to see what could be thrown out. They found an electric grill and a deep fat fryer which I didn't know I had (I had already given away one deep fat fryer and a couple of grills a couple of years ago). They also found 4 boxes of paperwork and I needed to sort through them to see what could be just put into the recycling, what would have to be burned and what would have to go into the bin. That's taken me until just before 1830.
I think I will now go and cook a couple of sausages with some quick vegetable dish - maybe tomato grilled alongside the sausages. Got to be quick or I won't bother.
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