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I had a similar 'near miss' with my motor last year. I'd noticed a persistent coolant drop over a period of time but there were no visible signs of any leaks then one day I noticed a drip of fluid on the drive just under the o/s rear wheel arch. A feel around under the plastic wheel arch lining revealed badly corroded metal cooling system pipework which it turns out was a known issue on that model my car was years out of warranty. Evidently the system had only been leaking significantly under pressure so had I done a long trip before discovering the problem I could well have had a wrecked engine. The cheap solution to my problem was to simply bypass the whole rear section of the heating circuit and leave the rusty pipework in place. Phew! :)

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They just told me my kidneys are doing so well (after the angiogram) I can have two whole litres of fluid a day now :)

It's a shame that's not booze mind but at least I can have more tea :)

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That's excellent news dilli that your kidneys are doing well and even though its not booze you can drink there is nothing wrong with a cup of tea and a biscuit.:)

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Reminds me of a time I was waiting to see the asthma nurse at my surgery and a bloke came in and said to the receptionist that he had an appointment with Dracula. We all had a chuckle at that.

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That's great news dilli.

Oh and don't worry about your blood suckers running out of victims as they have moved over to torment me. My current twice/thrice daily tests should keep them distracted until at least next week. :)

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Yep good for you Dilli. Onwards and upwards! :tu:

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I think they saw me posting about them as they showed up shortly after lol :)

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All the best for your tests Jo!

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Wishing you the same Jo.

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Cheers guys, my results are looking good so far just a matter testing to make sure my latest drug regime keeps me stable.

I shall be immensely happy when dilli can say the same.

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Glad to hear that your results are looking good so far jo and touch wood may they stay like that indefinitely.

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i hope you get sorted soon!

Don't worry about me, I've had worse :)

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Oooerrr.... Didn't know you are on drugs!... :erm:



;)

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some of the stuff they've put through me in the last couple of weeks has been interesting to say the least :)

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Good to hear things are getting a bit better dilli.

PC upgrade next step: Got the OS and apps onto the new 128GB SSD, few rough edges to tidy up but end of POST to desktop now only 5 seconds! :)

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Clever boy you... ;)

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I guess so. All the cloning SW I used failed so I Went back to the old fashioned methods. Format, special copy, block copy and MBR crunching.

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The renal unit are 'incredibly impressed and surprised' my cretanine is now down to 324 and seems to be returning to my base level (240) which is still too high but not high enough to warrant dylysys so if it keeps dropping this way it should recover enough to take the 'hit' it will on Monday.

Feeling more positive today.

Just got prescribed protein drinks too because I need to build up my strength apparently lol.

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@ dilli.

So it looks like the delay in having your operation is working in your favour. The stronger you are going in has to help your recovery afterwards. Silver linings time. :)

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Yes even a cretanine level of 240 is way too high dilli as mine has been 197 at its highest and they were seriously worried about that number and it affect it would have on my kidneys and my ongoing serious heart condition so your level is huge to say the least.

Just keep your chin up dilli as we are all here supporting you and hoping you get better soon.

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I peaked at 590. But that was when I was transferred here from Bedford.

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No wonder they transferred from Bedford with that level dilli as that type of number would severely affect anybody's kidney function.

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PC upgrade completed: New 500G drive D installed and databases (Video, music, images and movies) copied off backup USB drive. A little tidying, a few desktop tweaks and it looks just like it did only much faster. :)

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I take it you're not still on Windows 98 or XP? Maybe Windows 7 or newer then you can get a free upgrade to windows 10 when it arrives.

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Call me old school but this is an XP SP2 machine. I just need it to keep going and usable until I can afford to replace it. Registry hack allows security upgrades 'til 2019 so no need to rush. :) Don't like the GUI on later versions of Windows (8-10) so I'll pass for now.

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I was the same with XP. didn't like the GUI on 8. but if you install 'Classic Start Menu' you hardly notice the difference.

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I still have one of those. ;)

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Several of my business clients are also running XP machines as they have legacy software that cannot be upgraded for newer OS or re-investing is just too expensive. Only seen one using W8. Most are on W7.

Had to re-install my electronics / PCB CAD suite (P-CAD 2004) due to broken links. Unfortunately my install CD is faulty and won't :(

Happily:

Managed to find a torrent file on a russian site to get a RAR of the CD. I do have the serial number and key for this product but the mfr doesn't offer a download of it so I think using a torrent to get a good copy is legit. :)

A newer version is several £1000s that I can't justify at the moment.

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Hope you had good weather ;)

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Love to see wee ones having fun and laughing ;)

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So Apple are going to copy Google and make a driverless car.


So that means it will be the first Apple product to have windows installed :D

Will MS be happy?

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If it's an Apple car they won't be able to insist on Apple only servicing to maintain the warranty. :)

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Arrived at Papworth and settling in nicely.

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Good luck dilli and l hope that everything goes fine while you are there.

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Osem Jnr # 2 is off to his new club tonight for a party. He loves all the noise and excitement of such events, not to mention the Jaffa cakes, crisps... Even though he can't say much, it's great to see him with a smile on his face and having some fun with his new friends.

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I hope you had a restful night dilli. :)
The smile on a child's face is one of the most special memories a parent can have. I hope his party gives Osem jnr a smile that lasts for a week.

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Hope he enjoys the Party. Hope you are ok too Dill

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Yes it is absolutely fantastic to see your child content, happy and having fun. Have fun Osem Jnr # 2 :)
Happy children makes happy parents.

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:)

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That is sooooo true. :) It's really hard when we know he's not happy and often it's something we have little or no control over and we can't even explain that to him. :(

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That must be really frustrating, not only for Osem Jnr # 2 but also for you and Mrs Osem. I think you are brilliant parents going by your posts.

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I'm thinking of creating a "Vote for Australia to win Eurovision" page, the event is now a joke so lets have some fun.

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The event has been a joke for twenty years in my book.

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Excellent :)

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It should be scrapped, i don't know anyone who watches that rubbish now.

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I met the woman who's doing my surgery toady :)

http://www.papworthhospital.nhs.uk/c...rine_Sudarshan

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You are in very good hands dilli as her qualifications are tremendous in all facets of cardiac type work.

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WOW you have certainly got a top flight surgeon lined up dilli. :tu:

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I think what she doesn't know about the heart isn't worth knowing?

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I'm back with lots of piccies..but I won't inflict them on anyone..;)

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Well the main thing is did you have a wonderful holiday Maggy?.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2015/02/7.gif for dilli..

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Thinking of dilli. https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2015/02/6.gif

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Yes good luck dilli. That surgeon messes up then she has a whole Forum to answer to.

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Good Luck dilli, thinking of you and Natalie best wishes to you both.

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Cheers all due to go down at 8.30, still terrified mind you but hey ho.

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I'd be getting worked up as well nearer the time. Night before my knee surgery I hardly slept as I was so worried.

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I don't blame you for being scared dilli, I will be on the road at 08:30 taking the wee one to school but will be thinking of you dilli.

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Good luck dilli as our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Hopefully all went well with dilli today.

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Yes hopefully when he is up to it he will lets us know as our prayers are with him.

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According to FB Dilli has had a successful operation. :tu:

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Well that's excellent news.

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Excellent news. Glad it went well, look forward to seeing him back here when he's feeling up to it.

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Excellent.

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Well my partner and l went to Exeter today to support a member of our wider family who went to the Specialist Gender Identity Clinic as this is the start of a long road for him as he goes through a long transition period.

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It great that he has your support den. It will mean so much to him in the journey ahead of him to have someone to talk to.

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Well l think its very important to support family members through their difficult times as they were there for us through our difficult moments in life and there have been quite a few especially in our lifetime so far.

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:tu:

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I agree den to a certain extent, if it is a family member who you have time for. Sadly, in my family there a couple who I would cross the road to avoid then speak to them.

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Best of luck Dill. Take care

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Great news Dilli - up and at 'em!! :tu:


My happy thought is helping Osem Jnr #2 indulge his passion for food (no idea where that came from... honestly!... :) ) by making sausage and bacon rolls. He helped me roll some puff pastry then lay out some frankfurters and some rashers of smoked bacon which he carefully put on top. It was as if he knew what to do and where to put things without my help. As I formed the long rolls, he was watching intently and then happily took the chef's knife and chopped them into equal sized pieces ready for the baking tray. His face as I served them up to him later on was a sight to behold - he can't speak much but he's very good at asking for 'more please'... :D

The wife and I often joke about him being Andy and Lou character who is perfectly able but persists in the pretence that he's helpless so that his carers do virtually everything for him. That thought always makes us laugh (and feel a little sad).

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Well since Osem Jnr #2 did most of the cooking, I think it's only fair you do the washing up Osem ;)

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l hope Osem Jnr #2 cooking turned out well Osem as its wonderful that you are helping him to cook and yes l bet he did enjoy his cooking.:)

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Thank you all I am doing ok but as elected kidneys failed. Quite a lot of pain but I'll be OK really tired so will chat soon :)

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Wonderful to see you are able to come and visit us so soon after your operation dilli.

I know it was on the cards but I was so hoping life would cut you a break and your kidneys would somehow miraculously survive the op. Hope the dialysis goes well.

Gentle hugs from me and John.

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Best wishes mate. As Jo said, I hope you soon get a break! Nobody deserves it more.

:tu:

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Good luck dilli, glad the op went well as far as the heart is concerned.

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Take care dilli, sending you and Natalie my best wishes and as Jo and Osem say hope life gives you a break (sooner rather than later). Hugs to you and Natalie.

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Keep your spirits up dilli as my thoughts and wishes are with you.

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Well our new leather sofas were finally delivered today and we managed to get them in fairly easily. Given their size (c. 2.4m long), I'd decided to remove the door and door frame linings in the lounge and alter the front door so that the side light on one side of it also hinges open, thereby adding about an extra 20" of access width. I'm so glad I did as it made the whole process so much easier than would have been the case and I was the delivery guys' best mate. :)

I've already replaced most of the woodwork I removed and altered the doors of a leaded light built in cupboard in the lounge so they open bi-fold and are no longer interfered with by one of the sofa backs.

Just got to complete the woodwork to the front door framing and I'm done aside from moving my rather large Wharfedale E70 speakers into their new location.

The sofas are great, huge and ever so comfy. If they last half as long as the ones they replaced I'll be very happy.

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l am glad your sofas have arrived and that you are all happy with them Osem.:tu:

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Very nice Osem :)

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Glad you were able to get them in without too much hassle Osem. :tu:

Not like when we had the king size bed delivered: They couldn't get it up the stairs and it had to go back and have the two halves separated. (They were sort of hinged together) At least it was done free. :)

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Glad your Sofa has arrived. You will be nice and comfortable now, You take care Dill hope your pain gets better

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Woke up this morning to see message on my mobile phone that lolliop was available Successfully installed in about 15 minutes on my Moto G 2nd gen. Thought it was never going to arrive in the UK.

Pretty pathetic reason to feel happy I guess. :D

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No its not a pathetic reason to feel happy jo as l always feel its not just the big things that make someone happy but even the smallest things are just as important in making us happy.:D

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No more pathetic than me being 10mins late for work waiting for my Moto G 2nd Gen to update as well!

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Happy to hear that I'm not the only one. I had a hospital appointment first thing and couldn't wait to get home and play. After all the problems and niggles that people have posted in other forums I was a tad nervous when it finished upgrading but so far it seems to be doing as it's meant to.

I shall have to see how the battery has been effected and if I can't get used to white screens then I shall have to make a few tweaks. Happy Days. :D

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It's small moves tnats going to make me.... It took an hour but I just managed to dress myself for the first time since my op. I have no idea why that upset me but I feel so much better for doing it I can tell you!

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Well done dilli :tu: So glad to hear you're on the mend.

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Yes our thoughts and wishes are with you dilli in your slow but steady recovery.

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There was an update to Lollipop that sorted out a lot off issues..I expect it's been included in your update.The only issue for me is that I cannot pull down the top bar to get at the settings..because they removed that ability.I means I have to have another icon on the desktop.

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That is a bit strange what are you using, the top bar still comes down on my Nexus 10 and LG G3?

I fixed my slow Nexus 10 after the update doing a factory reset.

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I went straight on to V5.2 and can't master the 2 finger pull-down for the life of me but can do the second drag down. Too much faffing so I have just moved a settings short cut on to my dock for the time being. I am gong to re-install Nova launcher now that I have upgraded to lollipop which should sort it out more to my taste.

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That's great news Dilli. It must be a huge struggle so don't underestimate what you've achieved. :tu:

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I've just spend 4 hours in A&E with Osem Jnr #2. He hurt his knee a few days ago, seemingly innocuous, but it swelled up and became red and hot over the last 24 hours. In the end we went to the UTC this afternoon and after seeing a nurse and GP, were referred to A&E where he had XRays and blood tests. It turns out he has an infection and we've been given antibiotics but I just had to say how good the staff were, given his various problems. He was understandably stressed and confused by events.

The last doctor we saw was Spanish and she was totally brilliant with him. I even asked if she'd had with special needs experience as she was so good with him and that's been unusual since he left the paediatric system. I'll be writing to the trust next week to compliment her approach. It makes so much difference when you're dealing with people who have a natural empathy and she is a terrific asset.

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Yes, it is a shame we only get to hear about the bad doctors and nurses. Shame hardly anyone praises the ones who do their jobs and do them bloody well.

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Oh, and hope the infection clears up soon.

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Ahhh poor Jnr. Sometimes the world must seem overwhelming. So glad to hear that he will have walked away from this latest experience with some positive memories. Having an empathic doctor when you are scared and in pain can, in my experience, make the world of difference.

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Sorry to hear that Osem. Sending Osen Jnr #2 my best wishes, hopefully he will be feeling better soon.

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l do hope Osem Jnr #2. will be fine and recovers fully Osem as its never nice taking loved ones to hospital when there is something wrong with them.

Yes you will always hear about bad doctors and nurses but in my mind the vast majority of doctors and nurses are a credit to their profession.

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Hi guys. Thanks for all the kind words. Yes he's woken up fine this morning and the redness and heat has already gone from his leg. It's still swollen but he seems much brighter and more his normal self. I didn't sleep well for worrying about the antibiotics we've started giving him. I don't think he's ever been on AB's before and we know that some people can be allergic to them. As he already has lots of allergies, you can imagine my concern. Anyway, so far, so good, but fingers crossed that the DVT ultrasound we're off to shortly will be clear and show nothing sinister.

I sent positive comment to the trust last night but had quite a job finding out how to do so on their website. There a multiple mentions all over the place of means by which you can complain about treatment etc. but positive feedback can seemingly only be done via a short patient survey that's tucked away out of sight. Maybe if they made it more obvious how to leave constructive/positive comment they'd get more of it and I'll be making that point to them later if I can get hold of a real human being.