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@Eddie99 At a loose end tonight I was scrolling through the threads and came across yours about your recent Canaries cruise on Iona. I have just spent an enjoyable couple of hours reading your interesting and humourous posts. Thank you for taking the time to entertain us. I'm still travelling with @Selbourne and have also enjoyed my travels with @mrsgoggins too. Avril

@Peanut006 Sorry to hear your Mum had to be re-admitted Michelle, but you know she is being well looked after. Try and relax a little over the weekend, I know that's easier said than done, but worrying won't help, it simply makes it harder to cope with the situation, as I found out for myself recently. Please take care Michele and best wishes to your Mum for a speedy return home. Avril

Have a lovely birthday Mrs Zap. Avril

Our hospital will provide a walking aid for patients while in hospital. You can only ask. I hope your Mum is home with you soon. x Avril

What a lovely surprise Michelle. Hopefully your mum will be home tomorrow. Avril p.s Hide the dancing shoes😉

Admittedly they were short of beds on the ward so that could have been the reason for his being discharged that evening instead of the next morning after the doctor's rounds. The bed was already occupied again later that evening. Avril

When Frank was in hospital the chap in the next bed, 82 years old, was waiting for a pacemaker fitted. He couldn't walk about too much and was often breathless. After it was fitted he was totally different and even walked back into the ward under his own steam. He was discharged that evening. I hope your Mum is on the list for tomorrow and responds just as quickly.x Avril

They add significantly more to their carbon footprint too😷😇 Avril

Oh my word, they look absolutely delicious😋 Now to find some. Avril

I'm sorrry to hear that lincslady, but it seems to me as though your doctor is covering everything that could be the cause of your symptoms and gradually eliminating them one by one. At least he's on top of it and you'll soon find out what the problem is and on the correct meds. Take care and try not to worry too much. x Avril

As my Mum always said, there's nothing wrong with the food, it's the rubbish they put into it nowadays😏 By the way, I've never even tried an oatcake.😲 I know, I know. I've just been barred from this thread😁😁😉 Avril

We're both fine thank you Sue. Frank had a quick check up on Tuesday and 'everything is satisfactory' (to use the doctor's words), so we're happy with that👍 Avril

Morning. Sowing here at the moment and it's starting to settle too, 0c with a feel of -5c which I can well believe. Brrr🥶. @P&O SUE I'm pleased your mum has settled in well to her new home. Don't worry about the flat, your sister is taking that worry from you so let her. You've had your share of stress and worry, so let someone else help shoulder the burden.x @Josy1953 I hope all goes well with DH treatment.x Have a good day everyone. Keep warm and take care if you're out and about. x Avril

@Snow Hill I'm glad you're getting it sorted quickly. The IV antibiotics do the job much faster than oral. Every time I read a post you're always busy in the garden, so take advantage of your enforced hospital stay and relax a little. Get well soon. Avril

It's much more enjoyable too😋 Avril

Welcome home Mr & Mrs Kalos.😊 Avril

Good afternoon. Another couple of potterers here too. A nice roast pork dinner for us today with close family as it's our 59th wedding anniversary today. Coincedentally, Frank just saw this online --- 'A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.' Have a good day everyone, wherever you are and whatever your up to. x Avril

Hello. Frank's doing surprisingly well considering how he was almost a month ago. Sleeping well, eating well (healthily and low salt) and hardly any pain relief needed for his joints, just the occasional paracetamol but not a single dihydrocodeine since 28th December👍 HOWEVER...........much to my annoyance he's begun to vape again🤬 A lower strength and only after a meal but .......🙄 I can only trust his word, which he has kept so far🤞 We have had no storm damage, just a wobbling fence panel and it blew the garden bench over, all quickly dealt with. It seems as though that's the end of the winds and the days are getting longer so we'll be able to get into the garden at last. We're not as hardy as Snow Hill I'm afraid😉 I hope everyone is safe and well, wherever you are in our amazing world. Take care.x Avril

Better not TigerB, there's already a poster on this forum with that name.😁 Avril

Yes you can, depending on the vegetables. Root vegetables are fine in water overnight, but leafy veg can be prepared and covered with a lid or plate. Don't forget to drain and rinse well any that have been left in water overnight. Good luck and try to ignore all waving red rags🐮. Avril

Frank's doing well thank you. He's coming on so much better now he's home and more comfortable. He has an appointment at the hospital Feb 6th to see how things are progressing🤞We both still have this awful cold that he picked up at the hospital and so kindly passed on to me.🙄 I think you have the best idea Sandra, stay in and keep warm, which we fully intend to do😊 Avril

I thought it worth a quick call too as the side effects, if any, shouldn't last longer than a week. That was my GP's advice to me. Frank was on Amlodipine, but they were the first meds they discarded when he was admitted into hospital and noted not be prescribed again. Then again, we all react to meds differently. One size doesn't fit all😉 Avril

I used adsa butter chicken and sometimes the korma, but i stopped them because I thought they were high even though amber.🤫 We loved rich thick gravy, but I found 25% less salt bisto and make a small amount and thinner. Also zero salt Knorr stock pots which are perfect for my risotto. Avril

Having high BP doesn't necessarily mean there is a problem with your heart. I was told by my GP that blood pressure can occur in even the fittest and healthiest of people. As an example he mentioned one 32 year old man fit, healthy and regularly runs in marathons, half marathons etc, but he just happens to have high BP. I'm on an ace inhibitor too mine is Candesartan. I would ave a word with your GP if the lightheadedness is still happening, better safe than sorry. Take care. I just re-read you post and as you've been on them for 2 weeks already I would have a word about the side effects. Avril

Our breakfast every morning has always been fruit juice, 2 weetabix and 70g blueberries and coffee for a while now. Lunch is either a bowl of soup, or a couple of boiled eggs and toast, mackeral on toast, or tuna sandwich etc and followed with a yoghurt. It's the dinner that's the problem, but I'm getting there. Avril