Topic: The Good News Thread 2012

[claybasket]

My daughter is  coming from Inverness to see me on Sunday, for four days as it's my Birthday on the   Monday coming, and she and my Oh, has arranged for me to go to Claridiges for lunch! ;D ;D and the theater we are staying over night in a nice hotel ,so we are looking forward to seeing  her, :)             

[goodlife]

I've been suffering with leg pain since November and its been getting worst..in Good Friday Morning I had go A&E as it got scary painful..nothing like I've experienced before. The result for that visit was sympathetic 'ear' from dear doctor and promise that after Easter I would get call from physio... ::)..still waiting.
All this time I've resulted for self help..part of popping described painkillers. I've been doing all manner of stretches, exercises, wiggles, kicks...anything that would make me feel better..I've even been in Chinese massage. All that 'activity' has helped to cope but not cured. I might be suffering sciatica, like a trapped nerve pain...so that got me thinking... :-\
I got OH to pull my leg...literally.. ;D..just a another trial amongst others to see if the 'trapped' nerve would come untrapped...and...IT HELPS!.. ;D ;D ;D I had first full night sleep for months!..pain is not over yet but it has eased!  ;D ;D ;D So first thing this morning I was standing on step and letting my leg dangle down..we'll see if that has similar effect.. ;) Now I'm even thinking getting one of those tilting elevation boards that makes your whole body dangle upside down from you ankles.. :-\ Can't be waiting NHS for getting me better...girl's got work to do..

[claybasket]

Yes Goodlife am a great believer in self help cos you can't depend on the N H S as waiting lists are massive :(good for you getting up and doing it for yourself,three yrs ago I was like a zombie with pain killer's didn't no what day it bloody was ,got up one day through all the pain killers in bin told DR to take me of half the tables that are not needed and Ive steadily got fitter swimming helped,and never take pain killers ,only the drugs that keep me OK! ;D hope you go from strength to strength  ;)

[Aden Roller]

Loads of good news - lovely to read it.


Simple things please little minds (mine):

All my potatoes are in and it's rained lots!!  :)

[macmac]

great you've had some relief goodlife.
ditto Aden Roller.
My fourpennyworth
beloved grandson (16) turned up after tea ,when asked why he'd come ?" just because"
  :) :) :)

[grawrc]

I've just had an incredible long Easter weekend with my stepdaughter, her husband and two of my grandsons. What fun we've all had together!

[manicscousers]

All going to York tomorrow with loads of the family and my sisters new boyfriend, Looks like it's going to be lots of fun, 2 caravans and 2 tents, if it gets really cold, we may all end up very cosy indeed  ;D

[Aden Roller]

All going to York tomorrow with loads of the family and my sisters new boyfriend, Looks like it's going to be lots of fun, 2 caravans and 2 tents, if it gets really cold, we may all end up very cosy indeed  ;D

Sounds brilliant - have a great time.  :)

[grannyjanny]

Today I went to Weight Watchers in the hope that I would have lost half a pound to take me 2.5 stone &............................ tada I have 2.5lbs. Very pleased ;D as that is now a total 37lbs.

[gwynnethmary]

I've been given a cancellation slot to have my gall bladder removed on Thursday, and thankfully today got the digging finished on the lottie I've been helping my daughter-in-law to get started-so am praising  God for some fine weather and the NHS!

[grannyjanny]

Good luck with your op Gwynneth, is it the full op or keyhole?

[betula]

Yes good luck :)

[jesssands]

Well done grannyJ on the 37lbs btw... What sort of things have you been doing to achieve this result.. its brilliant x

[SamLouise]

Physio told me today that I'm making enough progress with my shoulder to drop my appointments back to once a week which is not only good news health wise but also good for the bank balance because it's been costing me £288 per month!!! I've had to pay for all of my physio privately since last October because the NHS waiting list was at 20 weeks and when I finally did get an appointment with them, I was in there less than ten minutes but ... this is the good news thread so enough of that! :-X ;D

[grannyjanny]

That is good news Sam Louise, I hope you'll soon be 100%.
Jessands, I joined Weight Watchers last October. It's a new points system, they give you the tools to work them out & nothing is barred & lots of zero pointed foods. I even managed to lose 3lbs over the Christmas period ;D.

[gwynnethmary]

Good luck with your op Gwynneth, is it the full op or keyhole?

Just keyhole, so will hopefully be up and running very soon!

[grannyjanny]

That's good news then. OH had the full op 20 years ago & is back in to have 2 hernias repaired due to the surgeons lazy way of doing the op ::).

[manicscousers]

We got all the stuff we need to make the fruit cage on plot 2 for free, good news for us  ;D

[grannyjanny]

Oh no Manic. Free is brilliant news. Well done. What fruits are in the new cage?

[Aden Roller]

We got all the stuff we need to make the fruit cage on plot 2 for free, good news for us  ;D

Excellent news - making good use of things others no longer need is brilliant.

Raspberries? Blackberries? Logan berries? Strawberries? Lots of choice & more!!