Life can be a Pain

hello @Owlunar

have been really thinking of you this week

it has been raining here all week long here , slept in until 8am this morning --wow

the sun was shinning but it has gone cloudy again

Mr shaz`z knne has started playing up bad time , thinks it might pop out one day

Thanks for your thoughts @Shaz51 - they are really appreciated

About Mr Shaz's knee - aw I know how painful knees can get and they are really complex joints - actually the most complicated joint in our body and it takes most of our weight every step -

So I hear Mr Shaz

btw - seriously - I mean this - why does he think it might pop out one day? It's well protected itself - 4 bones, 4 tendons, 4 ligaments - yet arthritis and tears in the menisci and cartilage are painful and knees can get stiff - I am thinking maybe his patella tendon is wearing thin - but please ask him - I am really interested

I'm glad you got to sleep in - I didn't - I got up about 5.30 am and put a movie on but I didn't get back to sleep - instead I have prepared crumbed cutlets for two days, made home-made cookies - got a salad ready and I just remembered I got some Quinoa yesterday to try - I don't like potatoes much - feel like trying something different - and I went up to the shops and paid my power bill - and now we have a bit of rain here and there

The sky was clear early though and the waning moon is just a little crescent - the sky was full of planets and stars before morning twilight and the moon was there too - great morning

All the best Shaz and poor old Mr Shaz's knee - I get it - I understand

DecYeah - I get it Mr Shaz

@Owlunar

My FIL had very bad knees and they were bowed when he was in his eigty`s , he would never have surgery done to them and then they could not do it because of his heart

and Mr shaz says his knees are going the same way , the knee crackes sometimes and catching him when he is doing things

his patella tendon is wearing thin -- he does not know but got a appt tomorrow to get the results of his suncancers which were shaved off during the week , so try to get him to talk about his knees

Hi @Shaz51

I am sorry about Mr Shaz's - I know how knees can hurt - ouch - can I ever - esp if I have to get up off the floor -

And - oh darn - I got a signal that the battery in my computer was getting low and had to stand up with the computer in my hands and there is stuff I left on the floor - it was actually a neat pile until I kicked it out of the way with my feet

Anyhow - I don't think you are going to have an easy time with Mr Shaz's knees whatever happens - it hurts to have surgery and people - including me - will put it off and I get it

But I feel for you so much too - I remember not long before my marriage ended for good - my ex-h had a bad cold and sat looking miserable in his chair and moaned gently whenever I went past the door

Eventually I said - "I don't wanna know until you have taken something for that headache - that's what people do - until you take a pill for it - shaddup!!!!!"

"Can you make me a cup of tea then?"

I hate making tea because it stains the cups but I made one and put a couple of tablets on the table beside him and walked past the door a couple of times hearing that gentle moan and then saw the tea and the tablets had not been touched and through the tea all over him and walked out

Maybe I am not the carer-type of person but after that little confession - I do care about people's suffering - I also think there is so much that people can do to help themselves

btw - after all these years I believe my ex had depression -

But then Mr Shaz's knees a worse than a cold with a bad headache - I hope he can deal with it okay - I know he gets really anxious and these knees will not make it any easier

All the best Shaz - you are an angel truly

Dec

Hi @utopia

I could have lived a long time without spraining my ankle - it feels a lot better tonight - and the bruise is really colourful - and the swelling is interesting - I heal fast - I will be okay in a few days

But you are right - I didn't need it - it seems I have had a lot of extra pain through the last few months

@Shaz51@Former-Member@outlander@Adge@Faith-and-Hope@utopia

Anyway - my Dad would have had his 98th birthday yesterday - he died 7 years ago just before his 91st birthday - I bought a card and a stamp and I guess that have become keepsakes since then

I miss the old man - I am so much like him that I don't have to go far to know what he would be most likely thinking about whatever I am thinking about - I might have been the chip off the old block but now I think I am the old block

I have been putting off going to bed but I think it might be time about now

Dec

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope

I went to bed and went to sleep straight away last night and slept right through - wonderful - I only woke up when the guy next door started working in his garage - but seeing as he makes toys for charity I don't mind that

It was a rather weird day yesterday - really - I didn't think that much about Dad's birthday but yes - these things do affect us

Still thinking about your difficulties with WH and I think I may have missed something about a dx - I am wondering if there has been a change and this has had run-on effects for the family - including you

Life is a totally complex issue but I am glad personally glad I have a life - but still sending your thoughts and prayers

Dec

Ah darn @Faith-and-Hope

More waiting -

All the best

Dec