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Sorry to hear about that bad news dilli.:ghugs:

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As someone who hates Marmite: GOOD! :p

Seriously though, hopefully that can help you out a bit, even if it means going without the black stuff for a while!

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We' until I get my new kidney anyway :)

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Off to hospital this morning for quite a few tests.

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I know what you're feeling, I love the stuff too but it's one of the bad triggers for Crohn's (yeast extract is a common one), so just a little can make me quite ill.

Hope it all goes well.

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I hope it all goes ok :tu:

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Good luck Den. :tu:

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Hope all goes well den, I shall be thinking about you.

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Well the consultant who l now see in Plymouth told me straight this morning that there is not a lot that can be done for me now unless l have a heart transplant and to have that l need to be on my last legs basically because as we all know there are many out there who are worse then l so unless my heart function goes down another 15% then they will continue to monitor me closely and keep my heart function as stable as they can as they have prescribed me another tablet this morning and l now have my own local heart failure nurse who will come and visit me on a three monthly basis.

Thank you everybody for your kind wishes.

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Only just come on line to hear your news Den. :(

I know you enjoy life and long may you continue to do so. :)

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l take every day as it comes jo and try to enjoy things as much as l can as there are many worse off then me sadly.

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I hope you're with us for a long time to come. Remember no popping off before theCLAW ;)

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Sorry den, that sucks. I really cannot understand why, if there is a God, decent people get all the crap kicked at them and the vile **** on this Earth get away with a cushy life in jail. Not fair at all.

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Don't worry about me dilli as l hope to be around for quite a while yet if he above allows me.:)

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Sadly life can be pretty tough sometimes for many of us but it does have its special moments though from time to time and that makes it well worth staying alive in my book.

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den I'm sorry to hear your news sending you a big HUG.

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I agree Den. I know it may sound trite but it has been the truly bad times I have had that have made me appreciate all the good things that have happened, and are still happening in my life.

Before I was ill I tended to coast along not really seeing how lucky I have been. Now I try to take one day at a time and snatch any morsel of enjoyment I can get my hands on. This afternoon I shall make chocolate chip cookies with my grandson, the dust will only look worse if someone writes in it so it can wait to be cleared away another day. :D

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I don't know what I'm doing.

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What's wrong bud?.

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Ever had hands reach out to you but you're too screwed up to take hold of them? I wish those hands would reach out again.

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Nothing is impossible in life so if there is still a chance take it with both hands thenry as its never too late for anything.

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Best wishes Denphone.

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The car has just failed the MOT because we need a new steering rack so that's going to be quite a expense sadly.:(

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Cars are wonderful when nothing goes wrong with them den but when things do go wrong unfortunately it tends to be rather expensive. Sorry to hear that is the case with your car.

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Yes my partner came home and just by looking at her facial expression l thought l don't like this and sadly that proved the case.

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Job applications but all being well there'll be a corresponding post in the happy thoughts thread in a week or two.

However, reading through the last couple of pages I feel a fraud for moaning about something so trivial.

All the best to all those worried about their health.

Chins up.

Grim

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You have my sympathies mate. I only have a little on buttered toast but there are times when only that will do.

Just been looking at various lists of high phosphate foods and suggested 'alternatives' - it doesn't make easy reading does it. :erm:

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Well no, but looking on the bright side they do tell me I can have what I want when I'm on the dialyses machine so every cloud and all that :)

I got even more appointments for next week in the post today - in all four days the hospital is open and four separate appointments next Friday.

I am busier now than when I was working.

Oh and I caught a cold which is turning nasty so I'm not even sure I'll get home tomorrow when I've been to clinic.

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Well that's some comfort I suppose - gonna have a Marmite fest are you? ;)

Sympathies on all the hospital visits - we have several coming up (starting tomorrow) for Osem Jnr #2 and I've still got some investigations pending which I'm not looking forward to. C'est la vie eh?...

Anyway, best of luck as always Dilli . :tu:

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Indeed - just keep plodding on :)

Anyway good luck to you and yours :tu:

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Depending on the age of the car try a good breakers yard Denphone it will save you a bundle.

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There's also some on-line breaker networks like 247spares that will mail order the parts.

Great for things like headlamps that are just silly prices at the dealers.

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MY RAT 7 has a sticky button - grr.

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Now I know I need new reading glasses. I read that as your Rat having a sticky bottom. I realise that I read it wrong but the mental image won't go away. :D

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Take Care De ;)

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Thanks nash.

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What kind of car is it?

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Ford Focus 1.8 hatchback 2004.

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A right pain, but at least with a Ford it's easy to find new or refurbished parts when you need them.

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Luton airports short stay car park!!!

What is really amounts to is hardly any free spaces, it took me 20 mins to get a space and that was pure luck as i saw someone going to their car, an area full of gravel and pot holes where you frequently have to back right down the lanes again as they're often blocked off.

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Chelsea. Football in particular this weekend.

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Don't worry Lewis will cheer you up come the next grand prix.:D

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French ISPs specifically colt

The rude arrogant useless cheese eating surrender monkeys !!!!!

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I thought they were garlic eating surrender monkeys.:D

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Chance? Possibly. But I don't know who to talk to. I wish those hands would just take me.

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HHHmmm - I wonder if I had a rat with a squeaky bottom could I fix it the same way :)

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I was going to suggest rubbing a pencil on it to see if the graphite helped but that now sounds even more inappropriate. :D

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I squirted it with some canned air in the end.

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I bet that made the Rat's eyes cross. :D :D :D

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Yeah for some reason there was even MORE squeaks for a while :)

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I just had a chilling thought - if I DO get a kidney from Natalie would I suddenly have an obsession with Kath Kidson stuff ;) :)

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Possible. I've read stories where recipients of organs have displayed some mannerisms of the donor.

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:erm: You could also get a puppy and another couple of kittens. :)

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Cheese and garlic, please!

:D

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Nearly 2 months in I'm still trying to turn my Note on where the HTC ones button was :D

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Had a bad migraine overnight so didn't feel like a ride into London for the National Archives. Now find out that weather is due to be bad in London for Thursday, so in 2 minds as to whether to go into London or not now. Might still go in and skip National Archives, love just riding the Underground.

Still have the ambition of doing all stations in one day, not fussed about setting a new record for doing it though.

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Whatever you do Mark try to avoid the Underground at peaks times as it can be bedlam being squashed like a sardine.

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Oh yes I remember den all too well. Whilst going to primary school in Highbury, we moved out to Walthamstow and sometimes when traffic was bad my mum had to abandon the car at a tube station and we would tube it in to Finsbury Park to get a bus to school. Oh happy days.

My favourite line is the Docklands Light Railway.

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Yes l remember the Docklands Light Railway well as we all caught the train to Canary Wharf several years ago and what a place that is.

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I got nothing yet gave soo much.

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Parts of London are beautiful, shame that like all things the minority have to ruin it for the majority.

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I got a parking ticket today and if I pay it within 14 day's the penalty charge will be reduced by 50% so it's a no-brainer £30.00 I'll be paying. My fault for not looking at the sign properly as I thought you got 2 hrs but instead it was an hour free parking. Phoned my hubby and he just laughed so that was a relief as I'm no longer working I could not just pay it as I no longer earn :bigcry: Oh how I miss having my own money if you know what I mean, although my hubby say's it's our money I just can't seem to get used to not earning my own money.

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Sorry to hear that you got a ticket today weenie.

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Thanks den.

The traffic wardens are just doing their job and I was in wrong at the end of the day but it's a lesson learned and one I will not be making again.

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He's right, it is 'your' money as well and you'd say the same to him if the situations were reversed. That's what a good marriage is all about. :)

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So very true.

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... and I reckon he knows how lucky he is. ;)

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My Sister and Brother In-law go by their wages are for both to use for the house and other bill.

But overtime money is theirs.

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Website that have advert after advert after bloody advert.

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Sooo - Just had my hepatitis b vaccine part 2 this morning. What with insulin and Aranesp that'll be 7 injections today :( - Still, onwards and upwards I guess ;)

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Determined to break my body into a load of small pieces today, already I have stubbed both big toes, whacked my right knee on the fridge, left knee on the back door and now my head on another door.

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Crikey 7 injections is a lot in one day dilli.

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OMG dilli that's a lot of injections hope you okay and these injections don't have any nasty side effects. :hugs:

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7? Yikes you're a braver person than me. I felt faint after a flu shot last year! Still just think you know you wont need that many injections again in a long while hopefully :)

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:shocked:

I'm getting this image of you taking a drink and it coming out of the holes cartoon-like.:D

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HHHmmm? :)

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Sorry to hear about your ticket. Weenie. Money is for both of you. ;)

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Bedford hospital tomorrow - which makes a change I guess. So busy with it all.

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Hope all goes well for you tomorrow dilli.

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Good luck dilli for tomorrow.

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As long as it's a different patient transport driver it'll be ok :)

The last one did about 80 all the way to Papworth there and back - then tried to sell me some kind of 'herb' drink / stuff to 'cure' my Diabetes / Kidney stuff.

I never get that kind of crap going to addenbrookes as they use a different service.

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Hope all goes well Dill

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Good luck dilli, I too have hospital tomorrow. My diabetic retinopathy is well overdue, I never got round to having it done before Christmas and then with all this uncertainty over a work placement through the Jobcentre put it off this year. Called Thursday at half 4, got an appointment tomorrow morning at 9.

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Good Luck Marc

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good luck with that :) :tu:

I have only been to Lister a couple of times but I think they just had a major overhaul so let us know what it's like.

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@ MarkC1984 good luck with your hospital appointment.

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Just a few eye drops put in, and then 2 photos taken of each eye. All over within 30 minutes, and for the first time in around 3 years I was able to read two lines below the line with my right eye and 4 lines below the line with my left eye. Which hopefully means when I have my eyes tested this Summer they have improved on last year.

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That's brilliant Mark, I think going by your post your eyes have improved since last year.

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that is excellent :)

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That's sounds like good news Mark. Do you still have to wait for the full Retinopathy report?

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Yes, they say it takes 2 weeks but I always have it within a week. Hoping good news again, my eyes do feel a lot better than last year at my eye test. Maybe it was just a blip last year.

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Mine takes about a week as well. Always a heart thumping moment when I open the envelope. Hope yours is the "no action needed" type as mine was a couple of months go.

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Good luck Mark.

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MarkC1984, dill-theclaw, weenie, joglynne, and denphone, here was me feeling sorry for myself, having been diagnosed with COPD recently after giving up smoking 17years ago (after 38years), my problem fades into insignificance. My thoughts are with you all. :ghugs: x

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Nice to hear from you Tinky and l am sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and don't be silly as any diagnosis of any disease is going to get anybody down to start off with and l just hope you are not suffering too much currently.:hugs:

The strange thing is when l was diagnosed l was actually pretty happy as l had gone on for quite a few years without any diagnosis even though l was telling doctors there was a serious problem but alas l had to wait about 7 years before l was finally diagnosed and by that time significant irreparable damage had been done to my heart muscle.

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i hope you get sorted asap. Thinking of you!

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Great news Mark.

Thought you'd been quiet lately Tinky. Hope you're not feeling too bad and that things improve now you have your diagnosis and can hopefully get proper treatment.

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Not at all Tinky, I'm sorry to hear that you have recently been diagnosed with COPD. Take care :hugs:

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That's nasty stuff, COPD. Both grandparents have it, my Nan is only borderline but she won't take her inhalers unless she needs them and wonders why she struggles to breathe. My granddad on the other hand, well he is full blown COPD needs oxygen all the time. Over the last 18 months, he has been in hospital with pneumonia at least 4 times. He'll be 79 this year, seriously have my doubts about him seeing his 80th. Not that I will shed many tears over him.

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Unfortunately we didn't realise what those ciggies would do apart from cancer. I gave up many years ago but I'll bet there's still a legacy. Hope things work out OK for you.

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Thank you all for your sweet replies. I have not been around a lot recently as we have moved house. But I have been watching, maybe I can start posting again soon. :)

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Hi Tinky lovely to see you posting on the forum. Sorry to hear about the COPD diagnosis. Hope it is under control and not restricting your intake of Vimto. :)

How did the house move go and have you got the new place sorted out? Do you have a garden and ...... OK OK I know, stop being soooo nosey. :D :D :D