Moans and Pet Hates

[Taf]

A local has taken to social media to moan about getting a fine for parking his trailer on the road, often for days or weeks on end. He has had several warning letters, and a doorstep warning, so this was the next level of escalation.

What did he expect? The council enforcement vehicle, with all its cameras, is cruising around problem parking areas on a daily basis, as is a DVLA van.

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

I have to use intermittent catheters....... the new unit is partly there to save money.

Many insulin-dependant diabetics across the UK (and further afield) have had to change the hypodermic needles that they have been using for years. This is reported to be because of the huge uptake in people wanting "fat-jabs" that use the same needles. The manufacturer has opted to supply the fatties first as it is more profitable, so NHS procurement has been scrambling to find replacements, but all have increased their prices to profit from the demand.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

I have to use intermittent catheters and have done for some years. The units I originally was prescribed were pulled by the manufacturer and so I was given another type that I "love" and have had no issues with for years. Hampshire have now switched the prescribing agent from GP to a central, specialist body to provide better cover as I would get access to nurses and additional help. I put in my order with the new body rather than calling the supplier who prescribed via the GP but also had nurses available if I needed them. I now get calls saying that the units I like are not in the formulary and I have to change. They sent me samples but they were uncomfortable and painful to use so they are sending more samples. The last call was more blunt that the new unit is partly there to save money.
To say that I am annoyed is putting it mildly.

Welcome to labours NHS , haven't come across anyone in Wales that thinks is any good. Thank the lord I can pay for what I want

[Russ]

On Wednesday a mate living near my mother messaged me to say he thinks she’d fallen outside her house as she appeared to be on the ground with a few people around her. He wasn’t able to stop but it was good of him to contact me.

After getting out of work I arrived an hour later and they’d brought her inside and she was enormous pain on her upper leg but curiously as long as she didn’t try to move it or bear weight on it, it didn’t hurt and was in fairly good spirits. As typical for her 82 year old self she didn’t want a fuss but fortunately a police car was passing and the officer stopped to see if he could do anything and his assessment was to get her to A&E. Driving her there would have been agony so we called an ambulance which turned up about 2 hours later. The operator acknowledged she’d be in pain but as it wasn’t life threatening and there wasn’t any swelling or heavy bruising it wasn’t a highest priority. Fair enough I guess.

She only had to wait about 40 minutes and they had her x-rayed etc.

Turns out she has unsurprisingly fractured her hip.

She’s being operated on this evening and is looking at least 2 weeks in hospital before they can consider discharging her and even then it’s most likely in to respite care for maybe a month or so.

Can’t say I’m disappointed in the Welsh NHS on this occasion but there you go.

Interestingly when she took the fall the first people to come to help were 2 15 year old lads who stayed with her and assisted with getting her inside. She had no idea who they were but the mate who was passing thought he knew their first names and with the power of Facebook i managed to track them down and made sure to thank their parents for bringing them up so well. There have been quite a few arson incidents in Port Talbot lately so teens have been given a bad name so I made sure to thank them publicly. My mother has even insisted I arrange to meet them and give them a reward. The parents have said no need for that but my mother is very stubborn on this.

Anyway my mother hates hospitals as well as the loss of her independence but this is one of those times she’ll just have to suck it up.

Glad she is ok. My mum (also 82) has had a couple of bad falls in the last few years, but fortunatley good NHS care, she got over both.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Russ

On Wednesday a mate living near my mother messaged me to say he thinks she’d fallen outside her house as she appeared to be on the ground with a few people around her. He wasn’t able to stop but it was good of him to contact me.

After getting out of work I arrived an hour later and they’d brought her inside and she was enormous pain on her upper leg but curiously as long as she didn’t try to move it or bear weight on it, it didn’t hurt and was in fairly good spirits. As typical for her 82 year old self she didn’t want a fuss but fortunately a police car was passing and the officer stopped to see if he could do anything and his assessment was to get her to A&E. Driving her there would have been agony so we called an ambulance which turned up about 2 hours later. The operator acknowledged she’d be in pain but as it wasn’t life threatening and there wasn’t any swelling or heavy bruising it wasn’t a highest priority. Fair enough I guess.

She only had to wait about 40 minutes and they had her x-rayed etc.

Turns out she has unsurprisingly fractured her hip.

She’s being operated on this evening and is looking at least 2 weeks in hospital before they can consider discharging her and even then it’s most likely in to respite care for maybe a month or so.

Can’t say I’m disappointed in the Welsh NHS on this occasion but there you go.

Interestingly when she took the fall the first people to come to help were 2 15 year old lads who stayed with her and assisted with getting her inside. She had no idea who they were but the mate who was passing thought he knew their first names and with the power of Facebook i managed to track them down and made sure to thank their parents for bringing them up so well. There have been quite a few arson incidents in Port Talbot lately so teens have been given a bad name so I made sure to thank them publicly. My mother has even insisted I arrange to meet them and give them a reward. The parents have said no need for that but my mother is very stubborn on this.

Anyway my mother hates hospitals as well as the loss of her independence but this is one of those times she’ll just have to suck it up.

So sorry to read about your mum
Hope she is not on the ward upstairs near restaurant at the back of uhw. The one with locked in wards . Great nurses terrible " guests"

[Jaymoss]

Wish her a speedy recovery Russ :-) and good on the lads

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Itshim

So sorry to read about your mum
Hope she is not on the ward upstairs near restaurant at the back of uhw. The one with locked in wards . Great nurses terrible " guests"

Thank you but neither she or I live anywhere near Heath.

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

Wish her a speedy recovery Russ :-) and good on the lads

Cheers, and absolutely. They’re a great pair of kids apparently, hearing lots of good things about them.

[joglynne]

Originally Posted by Russ

On Wednesday a mate living near my mother messaged me to say he thinks she’d fallen outside her house as she appeared to be on the ground with a few people around her. He wasn’t able to stop but it was good of him to contact me.

After getting out of work I arrived an hour later and they’d brought her inside and she was enormous pain on her upper leg but curiously as long as she didn’t try to move it or bear weight on it, it didn’t hurt and was in fairly good spirits. As typical for her 82 year old self she didn’t want a fuss but fortunately a police car was passing and the officer stopped to see if he could do anything and his assessment was to get her to A&E. Driving her there would have been agony so we called an ambulance which turned up about 2 hours later. The operator acknowledged she’d be in pain but as it wasn’t life threatening and there wasn’t any swelling or heavy bruising it wasn’t a highest priority. Fair enough I guess.

She only had to wait about 40 minutes and they had her x-rayed etc.

Turns out she has unsurprisingly fractured her hip.

She’s being operated on this evening and is looking at least 2 weeks in hospital before they can consider discharging her and even then it’s most likely in to respite care for maybe a month or so.

Can’t say I’m disappointed in the Welsh NHS on this occasion but there you go.

Interestingly when she took the fall the first people to come to help were 2 15 year old lads who stayed with her and assisted with getting her inside. She had no idea who they were but the mate who was passing thought he knew their first names and with the power of Facebook i managed to track them down and made sure to thank their parents for bringing them up so well. There have been quite a few arson incidents in Port Talbot lately so teens have been given a bad name so I made sure to thank them publicly. My mother has even insisted I arrange to meet them and give them a reward. The parents have said no need for that but my mother is very stubborn on this.

Anyway my mother hates hospitals as well as the loss of her independence but this is one of those times she’ll just have to suck it up.

Sorry to hear this Russ. I hope she makes a speedy recovery.

My husband's the same age and calling him stubborn would be an understatement. He had a new hip last year and my son and I had to threaten to throw away his ladders when we found him planning to clean the gutters only weeks after his discharge from hospital. So keep a close eye on her when she gets home these octogenarians can be dang tricky blighters.

Originally Posted by Russ

On Wednesday a mate living near my mother messaged me to say he thinks she’d fallen outside her house as she appeared to be on the ground with a few people around her. He wasn’t able to stop but it was good of him to contact me.

After getting out of work I arrived an hour later and they’d brought her inside and she was enormous pain on her upper leg but curiously as long as she didn’t try to move it or bear weight on it, it didn’t hurt and was in fairly good spirits. As typical for her 82 year old self she didn’t want a fuss but fortunately a police car was passing and the officer stopped to see if he could do anything and his assessment was to get her to A&E. Driving her there would have been agony so we called an ambulance which turned up about 2 hours later. The operator acknowledged she’d be in pain but as it wasn’t life threatening and there wasn’t any swelling or heavy bruising it wasn’t a highest priority. Fair enough I guess.

She only had to wait about 40 minutes and they had her x-rayed etc.

Turns out she has unsurprisingly fractured her hip.

She’s being operated on this evening and is looking at least 2 weeks in hospital before they can consider discharging her and even then it’s most likely in to respite care for maybe a month or so.

Can’t say I’m disappointed in the Welsh NHS on this occasion but there you go.

Interestingly when she took the fall the first people to come to help were 2 15 year old lads who stayed with her and assisted with getting her inside. She had no idea who they were but the mate who was passing thought he knew their first names and with the power of Facebook i managed to track them down and made sure to thank their parents for bringing them up so well. There have been quite a few arson incidents in Port Talbot lately so teens have been given a bad name so I made sure to thank them publicly. My mother has even insisted I arrange to meet them and give them a reward. The parents have said no need for that but my mother is very stubborn on this.

Anyway my mother hates hospitals as well as the loss of her independence but this is one of those times she’ll just have to suck it up.

Pleased to hear that your mother got the help and assistance she needed.Fingers crossed that her recovery goes well.

[Dude111]

Im so sorry Russ!!


I hope she is ok

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Tinky

Deepest sympathy Jaymoss, i was so lucky to have had a one in a million Mum.


Just got released from hospital yesterday, doctor said my back was a mess, with T6 T8 T7 T12 T9 affected, the pain is truly horrendous.

Have you looked into acupuncture?

[thenry]

I had this lady on the train today sitting on the other side of the carriage, elderly but not struggling old. She had an iPhone and airpods and it was like she just discovered radio waves her conversation was our conversation, very loud. I understand wearing earphones cancels out noise which makes you believe your voice is a lot quieter than you think but come on she may as well been on loud speaker

Anyway I brought too much food for lunch today which killed my hunger for dinner at a restaurant

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by thenry

I had this lady on the train today sitting on the other side of the carriage, elderly but not struggling old. She had an iPhone and airpods and it was like she just discovered radio waves her conversation was our conversation, very loud. I understand wearing earphones cancels out noise which makes you believe your voice is a lot quieter than you think but come on she may as well been on loud speaker

Anyway I brought too much food for lunch today which killed my hunger for dinner at a restaurant :banghead:

how's the diet going

[thenry]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

how's the diet going

it hasn't kicked in yet

[SnoopZ]

Preparing for a new system boiler install over the next 3 days along with TRV radiator valves on all radiators due to regulations and then a smart thermostat Hive setup which means I'm moving furniture that hasn't been moved in 15+ years, so I'm finding thick layers of dust I never new existed(cough).