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I just love my eldest son he came across this https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/sc...-on-employment


Hours of work and rest breaks
16 – 18 year olds
If you are over school leaving age and under 18, the law says that you must not work more than eight hours a day, or more than 40 hours a week. You must have twelve hours rest between each working day, and two rest days per working week. You are also entitled to a 30-minute rest break when you work for longer than four and a half hours.

Time off for study or training
If you are an employee aged 16 or 17 and have not yet achieved a certain standard of education or training, you are entitled to reasonable time off work for study or training. The time off should be paid at your normal hourly rate.

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This is why i thought you would say more about his working hours from the link i posted.

Unless i am mistaken a 16 year old is still a child and he is still at school?

So from my link it says children can't work 'before 7am or after 7pm'

'for more than 4 hours without taking a break of at least 1 hour'

Term time rules

During term time children can only work a maximum of 12 hours a week. This includes:

a maximum of 2 hours on school days and Sundays
a maximum of 5 hours on Saturdays for 13 to 14-year-olds, or 8 hours for 15 to 16-year-olds

During school holidays 15 to 16-year-olds can only work a maximum of 35 hours a week. This includes:

a maximum of 8 hours on weekdays and Saturdays
a maximum of 2 hours on Sunday

Just realised these rules maybe different in Scotland!

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weenie, from enquiring last night this is what I was told by the present Tesco employees.

The additional hrs in the flexi contract are rarely required and are only there to cover sickness and holidays.

None of them knew of anyone who had been sacked for not being available.

Basically it gives them a pool to call from if necessary.

Sorry I can't help more.

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Scrap the previous post as I have just found out this does not apply so what he needs to asap is change his day's of availability asap and ask if they could remove Monday & Tuesday as according to Acas otherwise, this would be part of his contract.

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Getting complicated isnt it, i hope you can help him sort it all out or even get him to agree to the other job offer before it is too late.

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So do I and tbh hope that once he explains to Tesco that he never realised that by stating additional hours that he was contacting himself to Tesco for 7 day's tbh I don't see this as a problem once he explains this.

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Having to rewrite another proposal for one of our clients because the person whos job it is to write the thing cannot speak English properly. Oh the joys of "offshoring"

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My niece has been skipping breakfast and lost weight, thus unlikely to go on holiday with us as she might be admitted :(


She's been a deivious little so and so and lied to her brother, who blames himself.

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Try and reassure him Hom3r that it is not his fault at all as it is my understanding this is part of the illness for many, after doing some googling it seems that people who suffer from this illness lying about how much and when they've eaten is part of this illness, or how much they weigh is all part of it I'm afraid this is part of the warning signs. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/eating-disorders/

Warning signs to look out for include:
Dramatic weight loss, lying about how much and when they've eaten, or how much they weigh, eating a lot of food very fast, going to the bathroom a lot after eating, often returning looking flushed excessively or obsessively exercising, avoiding eating with others, cutting food into small pieces or eating very slowly wearing loose or baggy clothes to hide their weight loss.

Family members could phone Beat if not already done so as they may be able to give advice on what to look out for, you can also talk in confidence to an adviser from eating disorders charity Beat by calling their adult helpline on 0808 801 0677 or youth helpline on 0808 801 0711.

As a family, you are all new to this and no one is to blame if your niece manages to pull the wool over one's eyes take the good point out of this as more than likely she will find it hard to manage this again to her brother or another family member.

It may be worth looking into support groups in your area where they offer advice and with a bit of luck they will have a support within your area :hugs: I know that my illness is different from your nieces but I go to local support groups, these groups have not only helped me but they have given my family more understanding of my illness.

http://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.u...gional-support

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I've just noticed that the arcade games have been removed from CF :(

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Just when I thought I had everything for my youngest starting school tomorrow he only now informs me he needs a scientific calculator, needless to say, I'm not too pleased with him atm

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Amazon is your friend.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one my son has.

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and he needs it for his first maths lesson (maybe), so probably not tomorrow. :)

Check your local Asda and see if they have this in (£10).

https://groceries.asda.com/product/d...r/910001056136

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Just nip out to Tesco. :)

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Sold out :(

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Sainsburys?

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb...or-122562634-p

Or Amazon next day delivery?

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Got one from Ebay, thanks Hugh.

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Bought new faster PC. Plan to copy files from old one onto to new along with with software etc. Wake up yesterday to find that Virgin have decided to have a total outage ( phone, Broadband and TV). Anyway it now seems to be working correctly and and new PC seems OK. Now to use old PC for wife as hers is a bit dodgy.

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I hadn't noticed it was gone.

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I only noticed the other day when I went to play mini golf but tbh it has been a while since I went on the Arcade so I have no idea when this removed.

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zip lock easy open/close grated cheese.

God I could go ape whith this bags, and I'm abled bodied but my god.

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Easier to get a block of cheese and a grater?

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Seriously fiddly. I had some cheese from Lidl that instead of a ziplock had a sort of moulded velcro type closure and that didn't need to be precisely lined up to seal.

I'll moan about packaging with a "peel here" top: Rarely actually peels, either the tab breakes off, it's so well bonded that even Charles Atlas couldn't tear it so you have to attack it with a knife or it rips a small bit across the top and you have to fiddle about trying to get the rest of the bits off. :mad:

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I hate packaging and my all time bête noire is ........

Those silly oblong Sardine cans!!!! It take serious muscle power to pull the lid open then the last bit pings off showering tomato sauce all over me. I now hand the tin to John who never remembers what happened the last time he came to my 'aid'. :D

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Also the slided meats packet etc that are spot welded shut :D

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Packed by vegetarians mate :)

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Better than 'packed with', I guess....

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Apparently they lick the contents before sealing them...

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Nah, just sneezing on it suffices.. ;)

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Loads of work to do, but no desire to do it

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Just got some terrible news about a family member.

Its gone from months to days/weeks.

I'm totally gutted.

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So sorry Stephen, My thoughts are with you

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Thanks Nash.

Going to go visit him tomorrow. Still in the Beatson for now.

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Today has been spent on the phone to my bank, police and my area manager. Because someone I work with thought they could help themselves to my bank card and use it to buy themselves a drink. It's only a small amount of money, but how can I trust anyone again at work?

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I found a gold nugget in my malt loaf yesterday... then realised it was my damn tooth. :shocked:

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Passed away this afternoon. Majorly gutted.

Cancer is a total asshole.

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Oh Stephen I am so sorry for your loss. I agree that "Cancer is a total asshole." The sudden loss of a loved one is so hard and my thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time. <<hugs>>

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Really sorry to hear that Stephen :(

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Thanks guys. It's heartbreaking. Happened so fast.

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[QUOTE=Jimmy-J;35961107]I found a gold nugget in my malt loaf yesterday... then realised it was my damn tooth

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So sorry Stephen. My thoughts are with you and your family ,

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My heartfelt condolences go out to you and your family during this most difficult time for you all Stephen.

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:sorry::hugs::(

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Sorry to hear that..

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Off to the US for work on Monday :(

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Why is that such a bad thing?

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Away from his family?

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I've got shingles ouch, ouch, ouch. :(

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I woke up one day and noticed a rash on my arm. Wife said that looks like shingles. Phoned doctor and told come in immediately and given some pills. No symptoms at all. Sometime later called in for shingles vacination.

My comiserations as I hear it can be bad.

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Exactly.

As well as long hours, sleep disruption and all of that stuff.

Travelling for work very quickly loses its glamour

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Totally agree.

Taxi, Airplane, taxi, office, hotel (repeat last 3), taxi, airplane, taxi, home - so glamourous.

I went to NZ 12 times in 2 years in the 80s/90s - there's nothing glamourous about 37 hours solid travel, even if it is business class, and the number of times I've been to the USA and seen nothing but office and airport (because someone is paying a lot of money to have you there, so want their money's worth) are in the majority of my trips...

(having said that, you get to meet interesting people and gain viewpoints you wouldn't have got at home, so swings/roundabouts - the worst part is being away from your family for extended periods).

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Well to top Saturday off I ended up in hospital and am still here.

My cousins funeral is on Saturday in Rutherglen.

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Safe Journey back and forth, Which part are you going too, ?

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Yeah, it's always good to get there for the visibility factor but all the other stuff is just rubbish.

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Jersey City. Where I am isn't too far from NY - just a ferry ride, but it always feels like too much hassle to go there.

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I stayed overnight in Jersey as our flight was overbooked, but we were in a lovely hotel and got our flight the next morning,

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... and you probably still saw more of Jersey City than I did :)

When I worked for another firm, I tended to stay over the NY side, and take a ferry each morning so I saw a bit more of the areas- but these days I just can't be bothered, so as Hugh says it's Taxi, Airplane, taxi, office, hotel (but with some pub in there too).

It must be a sign of old age too, as I now quite enjoy just sitting in the bar on my own, watching TV, having dinner and a couple of drinks.
I spend large amounts of my days talking to people, so some quiet time is good.

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The trip we went to that year was, N Y, Kentucky, Virginia, Nashville, Pigeon Forge, and back to New York, then back to Glasgow, We were away for three weeks, This was to follow Country Music, of course, it was fantastic, Happy Memories , Should not be in the moaning page but just having conversation Mr Love

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Thank you arcimedes, I wasn't aware of the shingles vaccination until just recently, I feel I should have been called in by our surgery as I am in the age bracket for it. I am going to wait until it goes away and then get the jab, as apparently you can get shingles more than once, what a nightmare that would be. :erm:

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When I have to stay in a hotel, especially more than one night I want one with a pool so I can spend some time just relaxing and exercising. For UK hotels the plan is usually return to hotel, phone home, swim, dinner, sleep.

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I know I was in hospital for 4 days but I am feeling so so knackered. No energy at all.

Can't even get a decent sleep.

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Feet and lower legs been swollen for about a week or so, had to go out yesterday morning, couldn't get my regular trainers on, had to squeeze into another slightly larger pair. Probably one of the side affects from taking new medication. Painful too. Will make doctors appointment on Monday.

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What is the type of medication you are taking Jimmy? as to my limited medical knowledge you could be suffering from something like fluid retention.

https://www.healthline.com/health/wa...tention#causes

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Mirtazapine 35mg, been taking them for about 7 weeks.

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Thanks as yes it certainly wise to see your doctor on Monday.

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Today's funeral was really difficult and very emotional for the whole family.

So so sad. Cancer really is an asshat.

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Yes it is. I hope in my lifetime someone can find a cure for it. We must surely be able to make big strides towards that?

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I've had the week from hell my hubby has been in a hell of a lot of pain and it has been really hard for us as a family to witness and personally I have never felt so completely helpless but as a family, we are doing all we can to help which hubby finds extremely frustrating as he is usually the one carrying the shopping from the car, making sure the house is all secure last thing at night, taking the bins out etc

Long story short hubby has been nursing a sore back for a few weeks now and last Sunday his back went completely at his work in where it affected his left leg to go completely numb among other symptoms, so on Monday he got an emergency appointment in where the doctor gave him some pain relief which did not touch the pain at all, so another appointment with the doctor on Wednesday where he saw another doctor who did a few tests and was sent away with this time some really strong stuff in where he was given Gabapentin 300mg (one 3 x daily), Tramadol 50mg (two 4 x daily), Ibuprofen 400mg (one 3 x daily) unfortunately while these have been somewhat effective they are not killing his pain so I'm going to try and another appointment tomorrow for him, the doctor suspects he has Sciatica.

On Wednesday his boss phoned him and after discussing this matter with his boss, the big boss man then called my hubby's and he arranged for him to see the works Physiotherapist on Thursday and during this consultation the physiotherapist suspects hubby may have Sciatica or a herniated disc but he did say his money was on the latter :( I'm just hoping that the Physio that his work has arranged will make my hubby more comfortable as atm he looks like the walking dead through not being able to sleep because of the pain he is in and bless him he keeps apologising we have all said he has nothing to apologise for I think he is also feeling helpless tbh.

I'm also quite shattered tbh hopefully when I get my B12 injection tomorrow this should help.

My eldest did give his Dad a laugh when he said last week Dad I'm going to check the house and make sure the alarm is on as if anyone breaks in I'm the man of the house atm and let's face it we're goofed if anyone breaks in.

I'm just so grateful that hubby's work offers Physio as I dread to think how long this service would take on the NHS or cost going private as I remember years ago hubby attended a Chiropractic when he injured himself while doing Tae Kwon Do and that cost us a small fortune at the time but saying that it was money well spent at the time.

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I had something similar a few months ago, pain enough to make it impossible to sleep and pain down the leg I did pay for private physio, wasn't too bad, £50 for an hour, worth every penny. It does get better but takes weeks and rest I'm afraid. Did get an NHS appointment eventually, that wasn't nearly as thorough or involve much in the way of treatment.

Make sure he does rest (NOT bed rest !) and does all the exercises he'll have been given. Drugs are all very well but they are masking the problem. Dont him fall into the trap of feeling a bit better, then trying to do something....

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Thanks, Mr K honestly hubby has quite a high pain tolerance so I know it must be bad and just last night he actually got out of bed and laid down on the bedroom floor and he said to me if I fall asleep leave me, he did fall asleep and all I could do was lay a blanket on him.

The physio he saw through his work has given him some gentle exercises to do which do seem to be helping but hubby basically said what you said as the Physio said to hubby the trouble with pain relief is they do not solve the problem just mask it, the works Physio has said that hubby should not return to work for at least 4 weeks due to the work he does, but the trouble with hubby is knowing him I fear he will return to soon, I really hope he doesn't and I will do my best that he takes all the time off that is recommended. We are fortunate enough that hubby still gets his wages while off work sick, as he gets full pay for 6 months then it's half-pay thereafter so really there is no need for him to return beforehand surely I'm not that hard to live with ;)

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They have progressed so much in this field but still much still has to be done as we are losing our loved one and it is hard to except,

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What a nightmare weenie. I hope that the cause is established soon and the correct course of treatment can be started. Love to you all and gentle hugs to your husband.

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Weenie I know what your hubby is going through, I had the same pains in 2004 and was on the list to have a spinal disc removed and one repaired, The waiting list then was a year, so we had to go private and pay £4,000 , I hope he gets relieve from someone,

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@ Jo Thank you and already done although D did look at me rather strangely when I said that's a gentle hug from Jo, then the penny dropped and he said Jo from your forum :)

@ nash yes going private may be worth considering if D needs an operation although naturally, I'm hoping that with the right meds and Physio he can avoid the need of this.

The trouble with D is he is not the type of man who sits around he is alway's doing something or helping someone with something and being laid up is just as frustrating for him as being in pain.

The good news is our eldest is working locally this week which is good from our point of view as last week he was away for a couple of day's, with our eldest working locally he can help with the little things like picking up my Dad's laundry and returning it as he works in the same town where my Dad lives and that will be a huge help to me atm.

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Hope the pain eases off soon, ;)

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Trying to re-arrange a medical appointment which they told me to do but alas l have to phone back in a week or so in order try to get a new appointment.

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NHS is getting worse each day like the police, Railways etc, Seems like no does anything right these days Den,

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Going through parts of Weymouth yesterday with the family and there was several unsavoury groups in certain areas and yet you could not see a Policeman anywhere nash.

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You can't be too careful these days Den, you would need eyes in the back of your head, ;). Did you have a go at any bingo, as you are usually lucky

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No not enough time for bingo nash but next year the family are planning a more prolonged summer get together in Dorset which could well include a visit to the bingo being among the planned itinerary.

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Ok Take Care ;)

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Good luck with that one Den. :erm:

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Thanks Tinky.

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Just a general pet hate of mine rather than something specific that has happened to me, but I'm finding the increasing use of the term "Breaking news" winds me up. "Breaking News" used to be used when something important or urgent happened, such as a terrorist incident, or someone dying.

Now it seems to used for pretty much anything, even a celebrity who happened to make a comment about someone. Now, Trump has tweeted that it's breaking news that he'll be at a rally in a few days. A rally that is likely to have been organised weeks, or even months ago.

On the plus side, it is amusing watching Trump attempt to defend his administration against the book.

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Found out that I don't just have IBS but I have inflammation of the bowel meaning iBD.

More tests to narrow which one it is. It never ends.

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Very sorry to hear that. How long have you had the IBS symptoms? The tests aren't pretty but with the right diagnosis and finding the right meds to suit then hopefully things should improve for you. I've had Crohn's Disease for over 35 years so if you do need any info just let me know. Good luck anyways.

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Sorry to hear about your diagnosis of IBD as l hope you get it sorted out ASAP Stephen.

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about 10 yes plus but they used to be only a few times a year that I never went to see about it. Only now it's gotten to a weekly basis.

My Gastroenterology special hasn't wrote to me yet but my diabetes doctor saw the test results are back and told me it was positive for inflammation.

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Our energy supplier has just informed us our energy price will rise by £7.34 a month from November. :erm: Compare the market here I come.

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Blood test back and my potassium is low so now I need to go back on Friday and get more blood test done then my GP wants to see me again next Tuesday :(

I have not been on lately as tbh I feel totally done in and everything is a real effort atm tbh.

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Sorry to hear about your potassium level being low as its probably something to do with your condition weenie as from my experience you could have something like hypokalaemia which l have had myself several times over these last 15 years.

l hope you feel better soon as my thoughts are with you.

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/low_...tassium_causes

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Sorry to hear you are not well weenie. I had to take very high doses of steroids for nearly 2 years and my potassium levels plummeted. As the steroids couldn't be stopped I ended up having to have regular intravenous infusions to bring my levels up, I was not a happy bunny.

The good thing is that in a lot of cases it can treated and can be sorted with a daily pill to supplement your levels. Fingers crossed and big hugs. xx

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That is what I thought Jo as I'm on prednisolone atm so that could be it hopefully it is that.

Den I'm also hoping it could be because of the sickness and diarrhoea and nothing serious.

The good news is I have put on another stone yes I'm now classed as overweight but the doctor is not concerned plus I got a full new wardrobe out of the weight gain as I'm now a size 14/16 and it was wonderful getting clothes from the woman isle rather than the kids isle :) every cloud has a silver lining.

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To be honest I'm at a loss as why this time i have managed to put on so much weight it certainly is a weird one as I have done nothing different and I wouldn't say my illness has got that much better all very strange.

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I think you are on the right track weenie. The prednisolone can also increase your appetite and increase water retention which may well be responsible for your weight gain. I put on a horrendous amount of weight and over the years I have had to take more steroids a to try to stop my immune system from killing me. Each time the weight goes on and it has been a long battle to keep my weight gains under control.

I think I have had every side effect possible and so I hate steroids under any name, in any shape, form or dosage with every fibre of my being even though I owe my life to the dang drug!

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/prednisolo...e-effects.html

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Hope you get sorted out soon Weenie

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I hate drivers that can't stick to the speed limit !!!!!!!

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I hate the 40mph's who stick to that speed whatever the limit. I was stuck behind one on a national limit A road - not too bad, nice day not in rush, they could just be enjoying the scenery. But when the limit went to 30 and they carried on at 40...

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Thought I would do some DIY yesterday and Emultion the kitchen, when almost finished I fell off the ladder and skint my elbow and one of my fingers all black and blue also a bit painful in my back, it could have been worse, Too old for this have to stop,

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Sorry to hear about your fall nash hope your feeling better now :hugs:

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l hope you are okay Nash as no doubt you have been shaken up by nearly falling off your ladder as anybody would.:hugs:

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So its now almost certain that I have Crohn's disease.

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Sorry to hear about your diagnosis Stephen as its highly likely steroids will be something that will be part of your treatment from time to time along with other possible medications.