You’ve had the fun and frolics,
Now it’s time for the bollocks.
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Diary of a Lump Pt. 21
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That sounds rough Niall, I’m sorry you’ve had to go through that, while at the same time being impressed by your resilience. Six occasions. Ouch. That cake looks the business.
@Hawkfall The cake is terrific 🙏
I can remember being 25 and backpacking round Egypt with my future Best Man. We were in Luxor when it was my turn to stay in with the trots for the day.
When he came back from sightseeing, I held up the pack of Immodium and asked “it says to take if you’ve been six times in a day. I’ve been 13 times in the last hour. Do you think I should take one?”
Bloody hell Niall that sounds harrowing to say the least.
The cake looks really amazing though.
Stay resolute.
@SteveT Thanks, bud🙏
@fentonsteve Ouch
I began to understand where the expression “passing a camel through the eye of a needle” came from…
The Gaelic phrase for diarrhoea is literally the trots, equating to passing a liquid horse. (You’re welcome.)
Every day is a school day… Sorry if you’re eating your lunch.
I feel for you Niall, sounds like hell but you have your own personal angel in Janet and cake🥮
@Pyramid Oh, I’m a lucky man 🙏
Ouff! Good thing you finally made that call.
I’ve had several instances of getting important medical info much too late, so late in one case that the doc that should have informed me had quit the job and couldn’t be told off.
It’s not an easy job, I get it, but still…
I believe they think that all patients now read their medical journals obsessively online, and will get any missed info that way – but I usually get annoyed by them, so prefer not to read them most of the time! And the annoyance usually comes from the fact that the notes in the journal often are very different to how I experienced the appointment (and I’m not even talking about the time when they put down my height as my weight and vice versa; turning me into a very fat leprechaun…)
I hope things will go better from now on, when you know what to do about it!
@Locust Thanks 🙏
Niall, I’m with you all the way and everyone has to find what works for them to get through it, but I have a question: are you deliberately or subconsciously trying to manage on as few tablets as possible? Reading your diary, it sounds like the original nurse said to take the strong anti-nausea tablet straight away when you felt nausea. And I’m guessing they must have had labelled instructions on the box. Were you trying to manage without them?
I understand if so – my other half used to feel that she rattled when she walked some days, so genuinely no offence intended. But if you have strong anti-nausea tablets and weaker ones, I’d be taking the strong ones…
@fitterstoke The confusion arose because the word ‘nausea’ was never mentioned. The pills are described as anti-sickness and the phrase was, ‘if you’re feeling sick, take a strong one.’
I took that to mean that, if I was about to vomit, take a strong tablet. For me, and everyone I’ve spoken to about it, ‘nausea’ and ‘feeling sick’ are two very different things.
I’m not trying to limit my pills. On a Monday, if I take the appropriate anti-sickness medication, I take 19 tablets. So, 19, 18 or 22, there’s not much difference, to be honest.
My apologies – none of my business, really. I came back to delete my comment but I missed the window.
As an erstwhile medic, helpful and interesting to appreciate a lexicological gap between words used so routinely by the likes of me. Genuinely a pause for thought moment.
Well, indeed…
@fitterstoke No problem. You’re supporting. That’s all that matters.
That was a tough read Niall. I’m glad that there was cake at the end of it though. Given your rear ended exploits, I’m giving Janet much respect for the choice of topping as well.
You seem to have weathered a storm very resiliently and with a degree of positivity that many would struggle with. Well done.
@Leedsboy Janet is currently chuckling away far too vigorously. Thank you my friend 🙏
@niallb Remember what I said about zinc supplements — they may help reduce nausea. Ask your consultant about it.
@dwightstrut Thanks, noted.