Valentines Promises and Freebies, Shopping ... and a Health Explanation

 

We didn't do much for Valentines Day this year, with health and bungalow 'stuff' going on and family visitors for two days last week, it sort of slipped under the radar a bit.  So, we exchanged cards and I promised to buy Alan an axe when he sees one that he likes, he needs one for all the wood chopping he wants to do now that virtually all of the floors in the bungalow are up and the joists are coming up next.  

Once he gets chopping we will have enough kindling for the log burner for the next five years at least!!

He went to Booths to get himself something and was supposed to be buying me a sliced loaf while he was there.  Instead he got distracted by a pretty girl giving out samples in store and offering free toilet rolls to anyone who bought a box of the 'Cheeky Panda' tissues.

He said he knew that this would appeal to me, I laughed and agreed and said it could be my Valentines Day gift ... and then asked where my bread was.  😄

Booths - £8.65

We did go to Booths the next day for a coffee and a chat after meeting with our kitchen designer, so I bought some buns instead, along with some eggs and biscuits.

I didn't need anymore shopping as I am still barely eating properly at the moment.

Yesterday, after a very painful visit to go and see my Mum, I was feeling sorry for myself and toying with the idea of not blogging anymore as I am currently finding it so difficult to do so, but after a comment from Sue this morning I had second thoughts.  So many of us have been blogging friends for years now that it seems wrong to just vanish.  So instead I thought I would share what I am currently going through so you have some understanding.

During lockdown in 2020 I had a lot of back pain and it was discovered a year later, when I managed to get to actually see a doctor face to face and have various tests, that I had undiagnosed osteoporosis in my spine.  This had led to a thoracic wedge collapse and three other broken vertebrae, along with two nerve impingements.

After diagnosis and trying lots of pain relief medications, it turned out that most didn't work for me, the ones that might have I was allergic to, and the only pain relief in the short term was Naproxen and in the long term paracetamol.  So basically, on doctors orders, I have been on eight paracetamol tablets a day for the last five years. The gastro-enteritis that we both suffered a couple of weeks ago completely knocked this finely balanced pain relief out of sync, including my blood pressure medications and has led to this health crisis.  The doctor at the hospital prescribed Naproxen again and said that I should see my own doctor about future pain relief, and maybe a further round of scans for my osteoporosis.  It is all this pain that has sent my blood pressure sky high again, so I have had to take readings ... yet again ... for a week before this weeks visit to the doctor.

That's it ... health update and recap for anyone that didn't know about my condition, and I will try not to mention it again.  Other peoples health issues ... as far as I am concerned ... can be quite boring at times, so if I start moaning shoot me!!  😉

Sue xx