Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)


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I gave you the like Mary.........obviously not because you have Parkinsons........which my Dad had......but because of the REM mention,....i have had really vivid dreams all my life......not often nightmares but dreams that make me think ''why did i dream that''.....they are crazy and cannot think of a logical reason for them........used to sleepwalk a lot into my 20s........so much so when lodging away with co workers they refused to share a room with me..........like i say ,the brain is a funny thing........more to it than we will ever know...............

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Paul and I both used to sleepwalk when we were young children, as did all our children.  I occasionally still jump out of bed in the middle of the night and start walking, then wake up and wonder what on Earth I'm doing!  I also talk in my sleep, which wakes Paul up, but he says that  most of the words are unintelligible.  

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Everyone experiences periods of REM or rapid eye movement sleep.this is a fairly shallow stage but was always thought to be the stage of the sleep cycle where dreams occurred, although recent research indicates that dreaming can occur at much deeper levels of the cycle.

 

We are usually paralysed by our brains when dreaming, to prevent acting out our dreams but, in some people, that doesn't seem to work.  Sleepwalking is, I believe, something which occurs at a dreamless stage of the sleep cycle. My older sister sleepwalked constantly as a child but I never did.

 

My mother, who was misdiagnosed with Parkinson's, was trialled with Levadopa but it had no effect, other than adverse cardiac symptoms. She actually had multiple system atrophy which is untreatable and incurable. One night she fell out of bed and broke her shoulder because, I believe, she was trying to act out her dreams. Parkinson's is really an umbrella term for a great many different types of neurological disease and even the specialists are still whistling in the dark with most of them.

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Our GP who we were with at the time said he would have a meeting with the other GPS. When master went back to see them, GP told us to sleep in separate rooms, this was after he jumped up and ran into the wall, on this occasion I had to fail 999 as he was only semi alert. Changed GP when we moved they did not believe what was happening gave master some tabs that they give children who wet the bed. Changed GPS again when we moved this time ask if master could see someone who specializes in his condition. Saw a professor Jill Baker at QMC. She diagnose REM, straight away. This took 12years to find what the condition was. Before that I have been kicked, got my night dress ripped, kicked out of bed, hit in the face, and much more, I got to the state that I could wake up as soon as master moved, and used to put my arm over him to stop him jumping out of bed, one night he got so violent I put my arm over him and we both fell on the floor together, just one more thing you can not wake master up no matter how much you shout.

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Don't want to scare anyone but I believe there was a well publicised murder trial some years ago where a man strangled his wife whilst he claimed he was asleep. He was acquitted on expert medical evidence. Somehow, I've always had my doubts about the verdict!

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Ha ha I have not yet been murdered still alive.

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I don't know, but he's certainly got Mary well trained !

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I was wondering if referring to husband as 'Master' was a regional saying. I have a nephew and he and his wife are both in their mid twenties. His wife is from Langley Mill and she has always called him 'Master' since they got married. Can't say I'm keen on it, but I'm not keen on 'Madam' either. Anyone know if it's regional?

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Seems like quite a lot of these forms of address can go back a long way.  I think Master is just a long form of the abbreviation Mr.   I'm pretty sure Mrs. Is a short form of Mistress.  I'm not calling Mrs. L that either.  :biggrin:

 

I always thought Madam, was the term for the owner of a house of ill repute.  ;)

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Living only a mile or so from Langley Mill I've never heard it. I presumed it was tongue in cheek the way some of us call our wives 'she who must be obeyed'. I've heard women refer to their husband 'my mester' and my Grandma called Grandad 'father'... unless he was in trouble and then was named.

 

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Migraine.

 

Used to have a lot of them but this is the first for a while.  I'm trying to type fast while I can still see the keyboard and screen. Funny thing is that most people seem to think Migraine is just some sort of glorified headache.  Trust me.. it is a lot more than that.  In fact I rarely get much of a headache.  What I do get are visual disturbances.. lots of alternate zig-zags of yellow and blue lines which start off flickering in the corner of my eye and then gradually get bigger until they fill my vision then go out of view.  After that I either carry on.. feeling a bit like I've been drained of blood and energy.. or I go to bed.. whereupon I sleep for pretty much exactly four hours and then wake feeling like I've been drained of blood and energy...  The headache is usually only slight, but the 'hangover' is quite unpleasant.

 

In the worst case, I can get numbness down one side, or I can find it really hard to make sense of people's faces.. so that I sort of recognise them.. but don't.. if that makes sense.

 

Thing is.. where Migraine is concerned I think I'm pretty fortunate.  Some people have very severe headaches.. nausea and vomiting and can be 'out of it' for days. Never had it that bad.. touch wood..

 

Anyway, I started typing this when it started and the flashing lights are beginning to go away now.  I suppose I should be in bed.. but I think I'll just work through this for a bit longer and see if it goes.

 

When I was still working.. it wasn't unusual for one of these to start midway through an interview with a client.  Not much choice but to carry on and hope for the best. I have no idea wht I looked like, whether I made sense or whether anybody noticed.. :wacko:

 

The flashing lights have gone away now, but my vision is a bit sort of 'wobbly'.

 

I'm just going to finish a large, cheap Brandy with milk.  It's not likely to cure the migraine.. but it will make me less bothered eitherway...  ;)

 

By the way.... if anyone uses 'Migraleve'.  The pink tablets do seem to help.....  they have Paracetamol plus some sort of 'magic' ingredient.  The Yellow tablets are a total rip off, as they are simply massively overpriced Paracetamol.

 

I can see clearly again now..

 

That was fun....:dry: 

 

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I gave you a like Col, not because I like what is happening to you but because you are the first one who has described symptoms that I get periodically.  Not as debilitating as yours but scary the first time it happened about four years ago.

 

Mine can appear randomly at any time of day.  No headache or nauseous feeling, just the flashing lights and wavy lines.  These can start anywhere in your field of vision then gradually drift to the edge and disappear until the next time.  This can be days or even weeks.  Scared me at first I thought I might be having a stroke.  I've just learned to co-exist with it now.  Never thought of it as a migraine because they are usually associated with splitting headaches.  Just the onslaught of age I guess.  I will not go to the doctors with it.  Probably just result in lots of inconclusive tests and possible pills with potential side effects.

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Hi Loppy,

I suspect you are right to treat your symptoms that way.  I had a few trips to the Doc's years ago.. but soon realised there was no cure and this was just 'one of those things' that we need to deal with.  But please do promise that if it gets worse you will seek a qualified opinion.

 

Col

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Col and Loppy, perhaps you are beginning to have PVD. (Posterior vitreous detachment). This happened to me several years ago.  I was getting more 'floaters'  ( not the toilet variety!!).  Some of the floaters were like gnats and some were in long 'strings'   I was also getting flashes at the side of my eye especially in dim light.  The optician said that the vitreous jelly was separating from the retina and that I should avoid bending over, heavy lifting or vigorous exercise so that the retina wouldn't tear.  He said it shouldn't affect my eyesight once it was fully separated and that it was quite a common occurrence in people in their 60s and 70s and sometimes younger.  I followed instructions and there has been no tear in the retina.  I have AMD but this has no relation to the previous problem.  Look up PVD - there are several sites about it.

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RR..... Just you keep her away from sharp objects, and don't turn your back on her.

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2 hours ago, radfordred said:

Just out of curiosity I did say to Mrs Red before she left for work this morning I would now like to be referred to as "Master" her reply cannot be posted on here! :rolleyes:  

I did the same red, 1 black eye & 3 front teeth missing now !

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Margie,

Thanks for the info on PVD.  Very interesting and I hadn't heard of it before.  I had one 'floater' in my left eye years ago.  It used to appear when I lifted my head up from reading, writing or typing, and slowly float downwards till it disappeared.  Not noticed any since.  Also, I used to get many more of the Migraine things 30 years ago than I do now., so I don't suppose they are to do with PVD.

That said, I do need to get my eyes tested again.  A good optician can spot problems.  Last time was a couple of years ago when I got some new glasses but just couldn't cope with the change in prescription and ended up taking them back.  I can read all but the smallest print, drive, and see for miles ( all with my specs) so I suppose my eyes aren't so bad, but they probably need a 'dose of looking at'. 

Col

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Thanks for the feedback, Col, Margie.  I would indeed, seek help if things got worse.  Had several sessions with the eye doctor this past year.  He diagnosed high pressure in the eyes, Glaucoma.  I am now using drops and he was happy with the decrease in pressure at the last visit.  

 

What really got me thinking last night was the connection with Migraine.  I have never been much troubled by headaches, but had not realized some of the other effects of migraine before.

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It all makes my little migraine look pretty tame.

Wishing the best to all.

Col

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Well I think I have almost recovered from the flu,still quite groggy though,it started while I was on holiday ( had to cut holiday short) at beginning of October,it sure knocked me off my feet for a while.

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