What's made you grumpy today?

David L · January 04, 2025, 08:59:26 PM

Quote from: Matt2112 on January 04, 2025, 04:09:07 PMBeen bed-ridden and isolating for over two days, with symptoms reminiscent of the last time I was floored by Covid, just over two years ago.

But apart from the physical weakness, the dreadful insomnia, the loss of appetite and the secondary back pain, I've shedded half a stone and I'm on fire on Wordle.

Get well soon. I'm sure the jabs would have helped

Fishy · January 04, 2025, 10:17:14 PM

Bit of snow n ice and the country grinds to a halt

David L · January 04, 2025, 10:21:47 PM

Quote from: Fishy on January 04, 2025, 10:17:14 PMBit of snow n ice and the country grinds to a halt

Cower in fear, two inches of snow on the way

R6GYY · January 07, 2025, 01:24:13 PM

Same as last 8 days - bad case (worst I've had) of gout in my right hand index finger knuckle. Ouch!

Also some new 'anti-gout' medicine they tried me on last week - I had a bad reaction to

.

On a positive note, it appears there is medication that can prevent gout and I have to go back to the surgery to discuss this when the current attack clears up. Fingers crossed (left hand omly

).

Nickslikk2112 · January 07, 2025, 03:10:47 PM

Been really suffering from my Raynaud's today. Lucky not to have slice my finger ends off when doing my sandwiches, wouldn't have felt it.

Still got a lingering cold. Never been bad with it, but just takes the edge off things.

The Picnic Wasp · January 08, 2025, 01:26:03 PM

I ate some fresh pineapple last night and although I've never had an issue with it before, my mouth is still a bit uncomfortable today. Apparently this is due to the bromelain in pineapple. My tongue and lips were quite bad for a couple of hours last night as the chemical digests protein in the mouth. I wonder why I should suddenly have a reaction when nothing in the past. Maybe just another one to add to the list of ageing complaints.

Slim · January 08, 2025, 03:47:08 PM

Went to Tesco. Grabbed a trolley. Wheeled it inside, CLONK-CLONK-CLONK-CLONK. One of the wheels was dodgy. Took it back outside, got a different trolley. Same thing, CLONK-CLONK-CLONK-CLONK. Went and got a third one.

Same thing. Some sort of flat spot or abnormality in the wheel, it's always one of the back wheels. I just gave up on it and clonked round Tesco with a dodgy trolley wheel for 40 minutes.

The Picnic Wasp · January 08, 2025, 05:48:05 PM

Quote from: Slim on January 08, 2025, 03:47:08 PMWent to Tesco. Grabbed a trolley. Wheeled it inside, CLONK-CLONK-CLONK-CLONK. One of the wheels was dodgy. Took it back outside, got a different trolley. Same thing, CLONK-CLONK-CLONK-CLONK. Went and got a third one.

Same thing. Some sort of flat spot or abnormality in the wheel, it's always one of the back wheels. I just gave up on it and clonked round Tesco with a dodgy trolley wheel for 40 minutes.

I wonder if it's due to the amount of them that are hijacked at night by teenagers wheeling each other around. Quite common to see abandoned trolleys a mile or so from the village around here.

Thenop · January 10, 2025, 06:21:22 PM

Been having quite some muscle ache and general discomfort for what's going on 6 weeks now. Went to the doctor looking to get some bloodwork done, but she advised me - after I told her I had a bad cold the first week of December with loss of sense of smell and taste that has not fully returned and has spells of disappearing again in full - these were tell tale signs of post Covid and it should simply wear off in a month of 2 to 3.
My main issue is that I am a side sleeper and due to the muscle ache predominantly being in my upper arms, I have trouble finding a comfortable position to sleep in, which is very tiring..

captainkurtz · Reply #1284 - Re: What's made you grumpy today?

Wifey just put a lovely big scape across the front side bumper of the car reversing out the drive...