Krystyna23040
Expert
5.9 this morning. We are shortly off to Gooderstone Water Gardens as it looks like today will be a better day to go there than tomorrow. The rain has stopped and the sun is shining now.
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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)
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jjraak
Expert
Well good for him...lol.
He's so lucky having you looking after him.
What a lovely dog life they both have .
gennepher
Oracle
Yes, it does appear to move like a centipede on the normal speed clips. I found that scary, because I don't know anything that big that moves like that. I just have to hope it is only a nocturnal creature, or you might hear a scream from here...
I have had baby adders in my garden, the adder appeared to nest under my potting shed.
gennepher
Oracle
ianpspurs
Oracle
Morning all from a wet start to a day when we are promised 21c here in The Brecks. The NHS were troopers yesterday, contacting me, checking all my medication and delivering tablets by taxi. Two lots of 3 tablets 12 hrs apart morning and evening: Paxlovid and Ritonavir. Thanks be to God for the professionalism of those involved and the developers of the pills. @jjraak your gym sessions show just how far you have come in the last 2 months and are a tribute to your spirit. Fantastic. @gennepher thanks for the video and creative. I'm liking the autumnal colours series. Truly, that is a mysterious creature. @alf_Josiah enjoy the garden centre even if it may not fully enjoy or "get" you. @dunelm thanks for the latest reveal of your art and enjoy being out, out. @Krystyna23040 good choice of day to visit Gooderstone Water Gardens. Good news on Archie but he is having wonderful care as @jjraak says. Thanks for all the prayers, hugs and good wishes much appreciated Mind how you go.
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gennepher
Oracle
Glad you are receiving brilliant NHS care.
Thanks for the compliments.
I would like to know what this creature is to put my mind at rest @ianpspurs
jjraak
Expert
Thank you, @ianpspurs
Good to hear of the swift service by uncaped heroes.
Interesting read up on the drugs, very impressive response rate.
Best wishes it's the smoothest of passages through covid
Hope JKP is making good improvement too
ianpspurs
Oracle
Thanks for the kind words @gennepher and @jjraak. JKP has remained in bed since Tuesday evening which seems sensible to me. She tested this morning and is still positive. One of us needs to be up and about to feed and let the dogs out and I'm OK to do that and basic housework. Home grocery deliveries are now functional whereas during phase 1 they weren't. No 1 son lives <1/2 mile away which is a blessing. Obviously, I would rather never have had COVID but having it at this stage compared to 2020 is a blessing. Also so much sport for me to watch just now. T20 World Cup, Autumn Internationals and Women's RU World Cup, NFL, Foot the ball. That'll do pig, that'll do.
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SlimLizzy
Well-Known Member
@ianphope you have mild symptoms, recover quickly and are able to get back to the neccessary treatment ASAP.
Edited to add.
Just seen your newer post, you seem to be coping admirably and presenting a cheerful face to the world. Rest and recover, you have many thinking of you.
Edited to add.
Just seen your newer post, you seem to be coping admirably and presenting a cheerful face to the world. Rest and recover, you have many thinking of you.
ianpspurs
Oracle
Thank you @SlimLizzy
Krystyna23040
Expert
thank you @gennepher. Archie knows his own mind more than any other dog I have ever known.
Krystyna23040
Expert
That is such good news. Thank goodness for the NHS and the developers of the pills.
Archie really enjoyed his walk around Gooderstone Water Gardens. He is now snoring in the conservatory.
Krystyna23040
Expert
Thank you @jjraak. He is definitely much more his normal self today.
dogslife
Well-Known Member
Thanks for your positive response and best wishes @jjraak. I've read that Covid can raise blood sugars and affect liver function too but my levels have been higher than they should be even before Covid struck. I'll bear in mind the screaming into a pillow advice if the frustration becomes too much! LOL Glad that things are improving for you.Ooh I bet that feels like a blow given the meds etc
Maybe it's just a case of choosing the RIGHT meds for YOU ?
We've all read of someone who struggled on X, until docs prescribe Z
and then everything gets sorted.
Hope that's the case for you, but do agree a face to face would let them answer many of the questions you must have.
I found if I couldn't do anything about a particular stressful thing until a later date, a good warrior like scream into a pillow relieved a LOT of inner tension.
Tho do be aware, neighbours or police may come knocking ..
Take care & best wishes for coming week.
ianpspurs
Oracle
Thank you. Yes, it is good news but I can report that there is such a thing as the infamous Paxlovid mouth. Some people report a rebound effect - symptoms clear up after the 5 day course but come back for a few days after about a week. We shall see,
Krystyna23040
Expert
Paxlovid mouth sounds rather horrible. Hope it goes away quickly.
gennepher
Oracle
Fbg 6.7
Hate these clock changes.
I am out of kilter now.
Hate changing clocks.
At least the one in the garage and the the one in the potting shed are correct time now...
The one in the wall on my bedroom which tells me outdoor temperature as well as indoors, and humidity, and a whole pile of other stuff, I have just spent an hour doing. It is a mystery to me twice a year. I thought I had changed the time easily, put it back on the wall, but I had altered every other setting...somehow...it's now Fahrenheit...I found settings I didn't know existed...
YouTube video is of the badger.
My new iPad mini which is 256GB (who the heck can use up 256GB? So I had thought) is full. Full of wildlife trail camera videos...
So, it was a massive marathon session of ruthless deletion (boo hoo
there must be some good amazing ones I have deleted). And I uploaded a few in advance on to YouTube to create some space.
Creative is an autumn scene in Procreate.
My two favourite brushstrokes are still Snowgum and Leatherwood.
I must explore other brushstrokes...but not yet!
Time for a cuppa.
Have a good day.
Hate these clock changes.
I am out of kilter now.
Hate changing clocks.
At least the one in the garage and the the one in the potting shed are correct time now...
The one in the wall on my bedroom which tells me outdoor temperature as well as indoors, and humidity, and a whole pile of other stuff, I have just spent an hour doing. It is a mystery to me twice a year. I thought I had changed the time easily, put it back on the wall, but I had altered every other setting...somehow...it's now Fahrenheit...I found settings I didn't know existed...
YouTube video is of the badger.
My new iPad mini which is 256GB (who the heck can use up 256GB? So I had thought) is full. Full of wildlife trail camera videos...
So, it was a massive marathon session of ruthless deletion (boo hoo
there must be some good amazing ones I have deleted). And I uploaded a few in advance on to YouTube to create some space.Creative is an autumn scene in Procreate.
My two favourite brushstrokes are still Snowgum and Leatherwood.
I must explore other brushstrokes...but not yet!
Time for a cuppa.
Have a good day.
dunelm
Master
Smashing and the progress is tangible - all the very bestAfternoon all.
Good to hear you have benefited from your pain course @dunelm
And enjoying your garden wildlife videos @gennepher .
And keeping a close yet on 'Archie Watch ' @Krystyna23040
Prayers he regains more of his zing .
And keeping up to speed with @Annb & @alf_Josiah with the see saw of adding / taking away if insulin measures .
Has been a busy little week or so.
2 sessions with my gym trainer.
Useful, showed us some floorwork last week, simple stretches, etc.
This week, more focused on the machine weights & how they operate.
Seems a few have dual purpose, and requires a pin or such simple change to swap it's roles
I feel so much more confident using them now.
No more tentatively examining them, then scratching my head as I walk away defeated.
Only down side is the class I take is 7pm.
A little extra time spent after take me to 9pm-ish, where hunger gets me when I get home, so eating too late at night.
I know the solution is to eat earlier instead, but I find it lays heavy on me before the exercise...ho hum
I will find a balance, I'm sure.
Two other visits with our Steph were very enjoyable.
She's nice and confident around the weights & treadmills etc, so nice to share what little I now know of the machines to expand her knowledge too.
And in return she ran me through a few of her routines in the weights room.
Enjoyed all visits, but have to admit to feeling every stretch & push the next day.
But all in a good way, and of course I realise I am starting back from a standing (laying ) start after near 10 months very restricted mobility .
So very grateful to even be at this point, regardless though
A long preamble to say I'm no testing, as scores are too high to be of much use or inspiring at the moment.
Otherwise, enjoying the new found freedom I have to walk, even if it is at a much reduced pace then pre-accident, unaided.
Limp is clearly visible, and one of the things i need to work on improving over the next month or so.
Strange how just walking can exhaust me.
That long run tiredness when you struggle to put one foot in front of the other weariness.
And after only a short time too, but sure stamina will improve, please god.
All in all, the most promising part of my whole year to date.
Not quite out of the woods, but feel I'm getting to the edge.
A place where the triple canopy is swiftly passing behind me and I can see sunlight once more streaming through the trees ahead.
Pic was a fav, 60th birthday celebration in Goa.
The Game type notes was how I felt back then, so I've updated them to reflect my mood.
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dunelm
Master
Thank you @Krystyna23040 - couple more days
dunelm
Master
Fabulous - I am really enjoying this series of Autumnal scenes. Wonder if you can store all the video clips somewhere in the cloud. Google docs maybe or Dropbox?Fbg 6.7
Hate these clock changes.
I am out of kilter now.
Hate changing clocks.
At least the one in the garage and the the one in the potting shed are correct time now...
The one in the wall on my bedroom which tells me outdoor temperature as well as indoors, and humidity, and a whole pile of other stuff, I have just spent an hour doing. It is a mystery to me twice a year. I thought I had changed the time easily, put it back on the wall, but I had altered every other setting...somehow...it's now Fahrenheit...I found settings I didn't know existed...
YouTube video is of the badger.
My new iPad mini which is 256GB (who the heck can use up 256GB? So I had thought) is full. Full of wildlife trail camera videos...
So, it was a massive marathon session of ruthless deletion (boo hoo
Creative is an autumn scene in Procreate.
My two favourite brushstrokes are still Snowgum and Leatherwood.
I must explore other brushstrokes...but not yet!
Time for a cuppa.
Have a good day.
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