How's your day?

[PeverilPeril 3,292]

Enjoyed a few hours in the sunshine fly fishing is Shropshire yesterday after being laid up with a cold. Back on the indoor bike and rowing machine this morning to get things moving and unblock the lungs....life is good....

[Beekay 5,210]

Rain stopped play on my volunteering at Sheffield park (Again). Had to make do with me coffee and tv. Can't even do any painting as it's too dark. These seven day weekends are a real pain.

[Brew 5,436]

2am this morning saw me enjoying the sights and sounds of hurtling down the by-pass semi-conscious in an ambulance doing the full monty, blues and twos in full flight, and making a valiant attempt on the land speed record.

 

A rather ill-advised application of Glyceryl Trinitrate dropped my blood pressure to the point where I took no  interest in any further proceedings for several hours.

 

Face planting the top step of the stairs is, I can assure you, not high on my list for 10 best things to do in the early hours of a cold Saturday morning. My nose taking the brunt of 16 stone using it as a brake is showing proof positive it strongly objected to such treatment.

 

The Queens Med A&E Friday night crowd did not disappoint, but star of the show was the young girl drunk as a skunk who is screaming blue murder that exiting Rock City and running across the road into the path of a taxi was not her fault.

 

14 electrodes, 2 blood tests, 2 CT scans and 8 hours of observation and I'm at home exhausted, hungry, but pleased they found nothing more serious than a chronic case of stupidity.

[Beekay 5,210]

Mind your step Brew, take it easy. That nitro glycerine can be a doozey. I keep mine in me pocket until I need to change it for a new date one. Be thinking of you mate.

[plantfit 7,655]

Take it easy Brew, don't want any more mishaps

 

Rog

[nonnaB 4,903]

Careful Brew. Sorry to hear of your mishap. We are mostly at an age where we have to look twice where we are going. I have an awful habit of walking around in the semi darkness at night and my husband shouts at me for it. Where we live we have no street lights so we do have night lights where necessary but it’s not always I move where they are. 
Here’s to a quick recovery you be careful now.

[Cliff Ton 10,503]

53 minutes ago, Brew said:

14 electrodes, 2 blood tests, 2 CT scans and 8 hours of observation and I'm at home exhausted, 

 

I can confirm I was nowhere near the scene of the crime.

[MargieH 7,614]

@Brew Are you on tablets, patches or a spray?  Sorry you fell- is your nose badly bruised?  It sounds  like the A&E was very efficient in dealing with you quickly.  
Please take care x

 

[IAN FINN 817]

Its just been confirmed i need a left hip replacement looks like having to wait for a year is it the same in the UK?

[IAN FINN 817]

Was that after a night out on the town Brew? It certainly was after hope you have a quick recovery mate be careful.

[woody 555]

From experience I can confirm despite your reason for being there Friday night in QMC a&e is more entertaining than anything on the telly. Glad you survived to tell the tale Brew.

[philmayfield 6,215]

6 hours ago, Beekay said:

Mind your step Brew, take it easy. That nitro glycerine can be a doozey. I keep mine in me pocket until I need to change it for a new date one. Be thinking of you mate.

If you’re keeping nitroglycerine in your pocket be prepared to have your testimonials blown off when you reach for your small change! 

[Beekay 5,210]

That would explain why 'er indoors keeps telling me to take up skipping.

An ulterior motive perhaps.

[philmayfield 6,215]

She wants you to win a Nobel prize!

[trogg 2,021]

Well Brew you are the winner I thought I was the best at using the NHS sevices but it seems you surpass me , do me a favour and behave yourself. We need your contributions on Nottstalgia so please be careful and look after yourself.

[Brew 5,436]

After almost ten hours sleep I'm compos mentis, and back the land of the living, I think. But my head hurts, my chest aches and nose is bleeding again. Who said growing old is no fun?

 

Many thanks for for good wishes much appreciated.

 

Margie it's a spray and now in know for sure why they say press the plunger once only.

 

Trog my little escaped is a mere bagatelle compared to, and way behind yourself,  Ben, Col, Carnie Nonna, Lizzie et al. Not wishing to be unkind but long may it remain so.

 

Although denied by certain parties of this parish the doctor definitely said "CT's can", but I didn't hear what it is CT has and what he can do with it, so I'm keeping my eyes open.

[Beekay 5,210]

1 hour ago, philmayfield said:

She wants you to win a Nobel prize!

Would that be Nobel or Noball?

[Brew 5,436]

.....  Ian I'm teetotal so can't use that excuse, not sure if that's a good thing or not.

 

BK..it certainly blows yer ed off

[Beekay 5,210]

Brew, I've only had to use my Trinitrate once since 2004, when I was diagnosed with 'A spot of Angina' as my GP said. Had occasion to use it back in 2020 when paramedics were called to me after what I assumed was indigestion. I won a trip to hospital and it transpired I had had a heart attack. Down to Brighton General and had two more stents fitted to accompany the one inserted in 2004. I carry the spray with me all the time, 'just in case'. It was the same surgeon on both occasions.

[plantfit 7,655]

17 hours ago, Brew said:

.....  Ian I'm teetotal so can't use that excuse, not sure if that's a good thing or not.

 

BK..it certainly blows yer ed off

A boy stood on the burning deck his pockets full of crackers, a spark flew up his trouser leg and.......well you know the rest

 

Rog

[DJ360 6,738]

Flippin' Eck Jim! I know you said you were a bit hacked off with getting older, but hurling yourself downstairs in protest isn't  the answer!

Still glad you appear to have damaged little but your pride.

Take care please.

 

Meanwhile, our combi boiler, which was giving probs all week, has now given up and refuses to light. So no heating or hot water. Plumber says he'll get to us ASAP.

So meanwhile, really glad we had the new gas fire fitted. At the moment it seems to be keeping the ground floor at 20 C on its lower setting.

 

Knee still intermittently very painful. I can now do straight leg lifts etc... but the bend is proving harder to get. Only around 90 degrees at present and pushing for more is seriously painful.

[loppylugs 8,429]

Hi Brew.

I came in late on reading.  Sorry to read of your trials and tribulations.  Hoping you are soon feeling chipper again and any injuries heal quickly.  Take care of yourself mate.

[Jill Sparrow 10,345]

@loppylugs Happy, slightly belated, birthday Loppy.  Hope you got plenty of dog treats!

[loppylugs 8,429]

Thanks Jill.  I got plenty of treats, but two dogs pinched 'em.

79, can't believe it.  Gonna need more Bob Martins powders.  As they say in the Sahth ere.  "Ya as owd as dirt."

[Jill Sparrow 10,345]

There's life in the old hound yet! Woof!@loppylugs