My husband (Stephen was diagnosed in Nov 2008 aged 53 ) has shingles at the moment. He is in agony. It attacks the nerve endings and causes a huge amount of pain. He is sore but he says he can put up with that but the pain is v.v. Bad (this from a man with several collapsed vertebrae who has to rely on walking aids to leave the house and does not…[Read more]

Sorry to see you here but a huge welcome

Gill x

What a lovely post Min. So pleased you had a good time. 3 Labs? Goodness our 2 Westies are hard enough You must be either a glutton for punishment or a dog whisperer

love from Gill xx

Hi Craig and Etta

I have not been on for a while and am just catching up with posts. I second everything that others have said regarding benefit and would add that Etta will also be entitled to a blue badge for parking. thus saving some money

good luck Gill

here in Orpington we woke up to a tiny dusting on cars, roofs etc but it had gone by about 9 it's bloomin cold though Gill

PS Orpington is Kent but not that far from London

Hi Cinzia
Every person's experience of SCT seems different My husband was diagnosed in 2008 He sailed through his first SCT and felt quite guilty as yes some people do seem to go through the mill. Unfortunately his second SCT did not take but he is on revlimid and doing well.

I do hope everything goes well for youu Good luck and keep us all…[Read more]

Check the policie s you already have We used MIA the first time we went away after my husband's diagnosis and then discovered he was covered on our health policy

Gill

Eatery (it's been ages since supper)

Fantastic news. Remission is a wonderful word to hear. As for SCT I believe that everyone is very different. Stephen sailed through his first SCT and felt quite guilty as others felt awful, But he was one of the unlucky ones and got very little remission from it
Fingers crossed and the best of luck

Fingers crossed for John I know that in Stephen's case his blood does not give a very bad pp reading but his "boney" damage (spine, hip rib and sternum) tells all.
Good luck gill

I have no idea what to say to you but just want you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.

MM is a beast of a thing for anybody but for your loved one at his age it is even more unfair

Gill

not been on for a while as in the deepest of France but how wonderful to log on and hear good newa Well done Carol xxx

I will catch up with all posts when I can Here we are stuck in the last centuary lovely people but nobody is surprised when the water or electricity goes off.

And no we didn't buy in this area because it is quaint the…[Read more]

Hi All

I thought I would post an update on how Stephen is faring on the RCD regime. He seems to be coping with this combo quite well. His pp levels have dropped and the "dexatude" is nowhere near the level it was when he was on a higher dose. It was such a shock to come accross "dexatude" as you could not ever ever meet a more laid back and…[Read more]

I'm so hooked on this silly game I end up like "billy no mates" and play by myself

I did think of putting ave and ave nots:-) but that is silly (even for me so I will go with

VOLATILE

ILE

Second from the right????

I have heard of the supplement you mention Min I wish I had remembered it before I got this heavy cold. Stephen (MM person) sniffed twice sneezed once gave whatever it was to me and I got the horrrid horrid cold (so pleased it wasn't him that got it)

I digress think of a word ??

ARCHITRAVE

for the next leaves

AVE

OK I am not an mm person, but married to one. He got a "bit of a cold" I was petrified that it would turn in to all the dreaded stuff that goes with mm.

Result ?? He's fine (thank goodness) I have the mother of all colds.

Sometimes life gives one the ablity to moan and moan and moan (gues what I'm doing) HEY I have MAN FLUE and I am…[Read more]

Are we late birds or insomniacs

I am not sure if places are allowed (told you all I had no idea of any rules)

But I will go for an island that for years I thought was in the Channel (my family settled on Jersey years ago and I STILL have no idea of the geographical layout.

OK I now know that this island is somewehere north:-) (OK very…[Read more]