Saturday Soiree - all welcome!!

Hey @MDT what've you been up to this afternoon?

been trying to fix our phone @eth , after a week we had , found out we have a new phone number

I was approved to be mum's carer

and we have filled our trailer up with old mowers, grass catchers , etc to take to the dump

@MDT, @Eve7 , @Owlunar , @Adge , @BPDSurvivor , @CheerBear , @Teej , @eudemonism

Fantastic news about getting approved as her carer @Shaz51 I'm so happy for you.

How frustrating about your phone.

@MDT I just bought a car phone holder off a tv shopping ad - 2 for the price of 1 but $70 total. How much was yours? Mine goes in the cup holder too.

Heading next door for wine-o'clock soon, then have a zoom with the disability alliance crew tonight - lots of music, the theme is 'jungle' this week so I picked a couple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvsQ9hYKq7c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJtGuMTTSzA

Hey @eth @MDT @Shaz51 @Owlunar and anyone else reading this.

Sounds like you have all had a good day and got some things done.

Hoping the rest of the day/night goes ok.

See you all sometime soon @MDT @Snowie @Shaz51 and anyone else around this evening --- stay safe and stay kind all xoxo

@eth wrote

Lovely to hear from you @Dec and here's to you keeping so positive during such a long period of lockdown. I didn't know you'd been in hospital - hope you are recovering nicely.

Hi Eth

Thanks for your message - I had a week in a general hospital in July - I was there for pain management after I tore a tendon in my shoulder which is pretty ordinary anyway - after a few weeks of it the pain was so intense I was admitted through the ED in a private hospital where my pain specialist works and he tried a procedure there is a local anaesthetic and it worked for a few hours

So I went into another private hospital at the end of July and had percutenous radio-frequency neuropathy which puts the nerve to sleep and it works really well though I have to be very careful what I actually do with my shoulder - the movement is limited - I consider this a better course of action - the orthopaedic surgeon didn't give me a good prognosis for what they call a reverse shoulder replacement so I am reluctant to take that path when my pain specialist has magic needles that work very well for me

I try to be positive about the lock down - it's not easy - I have been feeling so well since I had the procedure on my shoulder though I guess that would make life easier for me than before the RF treatment.

Late this afternoon I got a text from my daughter that she is in the ED having tests but I have no idea what is wrong - she has been having trouble with her back and she texted me earlier in the week that her back was giving her trouble. I wish she would text me back to let me know what's going on.

I haven't been in the forum much lately so I am not up to date with people's stories - I hope you are well and send my best thoughts

Dec