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Much Ado About Nothing! eh!

Tesscorm

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Have a GREAT time away!! Just enjoy yourself - you deserve some carefree time! :D

Hope all is okay with Andrew! Bad mom here too... daughter sprained ankle at soccer once, coach put one of those disposable icepacks (which are usually only cool-ish) directly on her skin and wrapped it securely. At home, hubby and I kept telling her to ice it (with a cloth barrier), she kept complaining it's red, it hurts... we said, 'no kidding, you sprained it! If you want to play soccer, suck it up!' :lol: The next day, my mom offered to take her to Emerg, I thought it was a waste of time but, whatever... turns out Em had frostbite!!! Poor thing! That disposable pack was obviously much more potent than usual and having been put directly on her skin had caused the initial frostbite and we worsened it by telling her to keep icing it! I felt terrible about it! :( Years later, she still reminds us of that incident! :D

No worries while you're away... just have fun! ;)
 
Have a good time Sascot. Don't worry, he will:ymad: torture you for years to come. No need to do it to yourself.
Now if you don't mind I have to call and remind my mama about the time I fractured my leg and she didn't believe me. I wonder if she'll make me chocolate cake this time.:lol2:
 

DustyKat

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Have a wonderful time and safe trip Sascot! :):):)

I don't think it is very hard to overlook these type of things hun, particularly in view of what you have been dealing with. :hug:

Dusty. xxx
 

DustyKat

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Anyone who has ever thought of exercise as fun should be horse-whipped!

A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM:

Dear Diary,

For my birthday this year, I purchased a week of personal training at the local health club. Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.

I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named Christo, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear. Friends seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started!

The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.
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MONDAY:
Started my day at 6:00 am. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Christo waiting for me. He is something of a Greek god with blond hair, dancing eyes, and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!

Christo gave me a tour and showed me the machines. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring!
Christo was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time he was around.

This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!
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TUESDAY:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door.

Christo made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air then he put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. His rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT! It's a whole new life for me.
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WEDNESDAY:
The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking
lot.

Christo was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. His voice is a little too perky for that early in the morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying.
My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Christo put me on the stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Christo told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other shit too.
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THURSDAY:

Asshole was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late, it took me that long to tie my shoes.
He took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I ran and hid in the restroom. He sent some skinny bitch to find me. Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine, which I sank.
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FRIDAY:
I hate that bastard Christo more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic, anorexic, little aerobic instructor. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.
Christo wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the damn barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?
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SATURDAY:
Satan left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing his voice made me want to smash the machine with my planner; however, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Weather Channel.
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SUNDAY:
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my husband will choose a gift for me that is fun like a root canal or a hysterectomy.

I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!

Dusty.
 
Totally love it.

Reminds me a little of the ridiculously enthusiastic physio at my pain management clinic, who felt throwing up every 10 min (side effect of pain killer withdrawal) wasn't an adequate excuse to get out of having to run up and down flights of stairs.
 

DustyKat

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Now this is an ad for train safety in Melbourne. It has a catchy tune (I have been known to walk around singing it) and is hilarious:

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Enjoy! :ybiggrin:
 
OMG! We love playing that game. There were a couple of new ones as I don't think we have gotten to those levels yet. LMAO I will probably be singing that all day.
 
Yes, the boys and I share in itunes account and the boys downloaded it, so it showed up on my ipad and of course I was thinking what the heck did they download but I couldn't stop laughing while playing it. It is absolutely hilarious and harder then you think. I just showed the video to my younger son and he is rolling on the ground laughing.
 

crohnsinct

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Hi - larious! My girls overheard it and came running downstairs cuz they play the game also. Thanks Dusty, I am now the cool mom who knows all the dumb ways to die! THree minutes tho? Would would have guessed?
 

DustyKat

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LMFAO!

I saw this a few months ago from a friend at work. She was cursing that she couldn't get the tune out of her head! :lol:

I knew it was a public service announcement but until today I had no idea it had gone viral and also spawned a game! :yfaint:

Dusty. :hallo3:
 
Just found out school has been cancelled for their last week due to severe flooding. Been a weird few days. Whole calgary and surrounding area is in a state of emergency.
 

Tesscorm

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I've been seeing the newscasts and pictures from your area! I hope you are not directly in the flood areas! But, even being close by, I can imagine it must be causing so much hardship for you now! :ghug:
 
Our neighbourhood is ok. I volunteer at The Childrens Hospital and many parents couldn't get in for their sick babies. It is them i am most worried about probably having to deal with flooded housing plus a child in Hospital.
 

Tesscorm

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Glad to hear your home is okay! But, gosh, yes, you often don't think of all the personal hardships (beyond the obvious) that can come with these situations! :ghug:
 

Dexky

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Well, when we're all free of evil insurance co's and outdated restrictions like natl borders and such…I'm gonna move next door to you!!
 
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Had to share this!!!!
Today my son bought a rainbow lorikeet. He named it Dexter....I told him to think of a shorter name as that was too long so he said ok its called Dex!!!!
So Dex it is!!!....l had to laugh....So now l have a bird to look after as well.....As if l don't have enough to do.
 
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DustyKat

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LMFAO! I just hope the bird doesn't live up to his pain in the arse namesake! :ylol:

I hope your boy enjoys his new pet, :), and happy cleaning mum! Aren't pets just fab! :yrolleyes:

Sarah dropped Stella off here in December for us look after for a couple of months. Guess who is laying on the hearth in front of the fire? No prizes mind! :lol:

Dusty. :)
 
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He said he will look after it, he brought it home with no cage and told us to look after it for a while until he came home. We then had to go find a cage and try figure out what to feed it as its only a baby.
 

DustyKat

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Hmmmm, the age old gap between their idea of looking things after and ours! Ugh!

Look after it well and you will only have about another 9 years of bird sitting! :eek2:

Dusty.
 
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9 years..:yfaint: We've only had it for a few hours and l'm sick of it already. We took it out of the cage and everywhere it went there was bird shit. I like to have a clean house so l can't see it staying in the house for long.
 

DustyKat

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:lol: I would be just like you! Ewwwww, I'd hate a bird crapping all over the house!

Sounds like a nice outside cage is just what the doctor ordered! :)

 

crohnsinct

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OMG! Sorry upsetmom but that is too funny. I tell everyone at times it seems my life is all about $#@t! If I am not inspecting my daughter's I am cleaning up or stepping in my dog's!
 

Tesscorm

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No complaints anyone!!! I swear our new puppy has IBD! :yfaint: With his symptoms, you'll be certain that's what he has! :( He's been to the vet a number of times, lots of tests, eating a special easily digested food, pills for D, D 5-7 times/day (sometimes more!), giving him rice to help offset, we feed him an enormous amount and he's still skin and bones, etc., etc.! Some of you may remember, my last dog also had a brief colitis episode! What is it about my house?!?!?!?
 

Tesscorm

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Whether IBD or gluten intolerance, it's just too crazy!!! :lol: While we, at home, all love our pets, my husband and daughter, in particular, are really 'into it' - training, watching dog shows (on tv), the right breeder, the right exercise (not too much, not too little!!! :lol:), right diets, etc. You can only imagine the poop inspections going on! My hubby and daughter were actually outside, the other night, with a flashlight to inspect and discuss! :rof: ...OMG, just give me my wine!! :ybatty:


By the way, I'm not totally cold-hearted!! I do hope he's okay... ;) I just think it's too bizarre...
 

DustyKat

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LMFAO...Sorry to laugh at your expense Tess. :redface:

They say dogs sense things...are you sure you picked him and he didn't pick you? You now, knowing that you have already researched IBD and have extensive experience? :lol:
 

Tesscorm

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Don't blame you at all for laughing, I've laughed too (hubby actually got mad at me! :eek:) !! :ylol: But, what else am I to do? Hmmm... :eek:utahere::beerchug:
 

DustyKat

Super Moderator
Ugh! If you didn't laugh you would probably be crouched in the corner, rocking away and puling out what eyelashes you have left! :eek2:
 
Upset mom,
Lorikeets are the worst birds for house pets. They are very sweet but because of their type of diet their poop is extremely watery. Other birds make better pets. We had a conure. She was wonderful and quite clean only pooped in her cage.
But speaking of poop, the kids convinced me to buy a chinchilla. Now chinchillas are the cutest sweetest animals except for one problem which I did not find out about until we got her home. They have no anal sphincter. The poop just falls out and boy oh boy do they poop. There is chinchilla poop everywhere. It is like small little chocolate chips so they do clean up pretty easily but it is just out of control. It is actually driving me nuts ( kind of glad we started this conversation because I really needed to rant about this) I don't know what to do. She is so cute and sweet and she just loves us. She sits on our shoulders and jumps around us when we let her out. I am very torn because I want to get rid of her hut I feel bad the kids love her and she loves us. Her poop is everywhere and it even falls out of the cage by the ton. She is in my younger sons room and there is poop in his shelves and in his closet. No matter how much I clean I find more!
 
Believe it or not chinchillas poop more then rabbits! The whole reason I let them talk me into a chinchilla is I am allergic to rabbits and chins are hypoallergenic. Chinchilla for sale! Anybody want one?
 

Dexky

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As the husband of a vet, I can say with absolute conviction...all you animal lovers are nuts!!:) Even with a lovable name like Dex, it's still a bird shitting in the house! If some random bird came in a window and shit all over the house, you'd hit it with a tennis racket or something! Deb(wife) hugs her new kitten and tells me it helps lower blood pressure...bull hockey!!! I walk in and see it sinking its claws into the leather couch...it definitely does not lower mine!! 'Bout time to move outside kitty!!
 
As the husband of a vet, I can say with absolute conviction...all you animal lovers are nuts!!:) Even with a lovable name like Dex, it's still a bird shitting in the house! If some random bird came in a window and shit all over the house, you'd hit it with a tennis racket or something! Deb(wife) hugs her new kitten and tells me it helps lower blood pressure...bull hockey!!! I walk in and see it sinking its claws into the leather couch...it definitely does not lower mine!! 'Bout time to move outside kitty!!
You and my husband can so be friends.

There was a sad story of a farmer the killed ALL his cows and
then killed himself and my hubby said....
I can so understand.:ylol:
 
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Today the bird isn't driving me as crazy...I put a towel down on the floor and it didn't move from there at all....it actually stayed there and played with its toy...:grr1d:
 

DustyKat

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But speaking of poop, the kids convinced me to buy a chinchilla. Now chinchillas are the cutest sweetest animals except for one problem which I did not find out about until we got her home. They have no anal sphincter. The poop just falls out and boy oh boy do they poop. There is chinchilla poop everywhere. It is like small little chocolate chips so they do clean up pretty easily but it is just out of control. It is actually driving me nuts ( kind of glad we started this conversation because I really needed to rant about this) I don't know what to do. She is so cute and sweet and she just loves us. She sits on our shoulders and jumps around us when we let her out. I am very torn because I want to get rid of her hut I feel bad the kids love her and she loves us. Her poop is everywhere and it even falls out of the cage by the ton. She is in my younger sons room and there is poop in his shelves and in his closet. No matter how much I clean I find more!
We have very strict quarantine laws in Australia, so chinchilla's being rodents they are banned.

Now I am happy they are banned. :smile:
 

Tesscorm

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OMG! LMAO at all the diapers and comments! :rof: Shame both my daughter's birthday and Father's Day has passed... they probably would've appreciated doggy diapers!

Last night, when it was poop time for our puppy, BOTH hubby and daughter went out (it's an 'event' for them), as my daughter was leaving the room she said 'you know, mine and dad's goal is to find a good shit'! LMAO!!! (I had to laugh, thinking about what I had posted here yesterday!)
 

crohnsinct

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kimmidwife: that pic I posted is from a website that sells them! They sell flight suits to!

Dex: LMAO! I was ofcourse referring to the body part not your personality...poor abused forum member. Dusty has you cowering in a corner flinching and any bitch's comment.
 

crohnsinct

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Sorry guys...feeling very defeated tonight and still at swim practice so can't drink so you are it!

Reading all that nickel stuff got me thinking wonder if nickel causes psoriasis. Goggle and BAM! All this crap about low nickel diet curing people's psoriasis...all antidotal but still. High nickel diet is all the stuff O eats...plant foods, soy, seeds, veggies, beans, nuts. But her IBD and overall health is going so well....I think.

Then C's cough and Jarogers and the MTX causing the deep cough and having to pull her son off. Just when you accept the risks some stupid complication.

Just feeling like damned if we do or damned if we don't!

Well, maybe just looking for a reason to drink some wine when I get home.
 

DustyKat

Super Moderator
Oh man cic, I so hear you mate. :ghug:

You think you finally have reached some level of acceptance and risk taking then BAM...someone has pulled the rug out from under you! It sucks. Not to mention those of you dealing with more than one disease...trying to juggle which disease is given more credence at any given time.

I am even feeling a little fraught at the fact that we adding Pentasa to Matt's meds! Pentasa! Little inoffensive 5ASA that it is, a small dose, just as a precaution. How pathetic am I! :lol:

Now shove over woman! You will have to fight me for the bottle! :ylol: Nah, I'll share with me Crohnie mates. :wub:

Dusty. xxx
 
I'll have a couple for you CIC, heading out to a comedy club with an old friend and her hubby is driving us. Jack is at camp and James is staying the night at grandmas.
 

my little penguin

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We just go with the scariest disease at the time .
Those meds rule all else takes a back seat.
Which would explain the three dermos we went through
Since two wanted to "play" with his asthma meds to fix his skin.
I don't think so....

It does shift. Though
Tightrope walk all the time .
 

Tesscorm

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When I am having a down moment or feeling panicked, I'm so grateful to be able to come here and find, not only friends, but camaraderie with friends who truly understand and care!

This disease sucks in so many ways... the meds, the symptoms, the rollercoaster, etc., etc., having this outlet here is invaluable! :D

Dusty - I think ANY change, even one as mild as adding pentasa, is a scary reminder that things can change and that's always unbalancing (to say the least! :yfaint:). :ghug:
 

DustyKat

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Thanks Tess. :kiss:

This place is just the best ay? Just like a big 'ole comfy armchair...pure bliss. :wub:

Dusty. :)
 

Catherine

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Men!

Husband went to the doctors today, with the instructions to get a referral to a specialist for his type 2 diabetes. Dr told him he didn't need a specialist because sugar test was 8.2. He got sorts of diabetes complications eg eyes, feet, plus others.

My husband is quite a number years older that me and what him to be as healthy as he can be. The chemist advice was to get a specialist opinion as he on a unusual combination of medications for the diabetes.

Wouldn't give him copy of the MRI of his shoulder. This is the same clinic which miss read Sarah ultrasound.
 
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Tesscorm

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Drives you crazy, eh? :hug: Sometimes it feels like having a husband is just like having another child (sorry Dexky :ack:, but I did say 'sometimes' ;)). And exactly why I would NEVER let hubby take Stephen to GI apptmt! :lol:

But, I hope you can convince your husband to go back/call and again request a referral to a specialist. My dad has diabetes and, as you're obviously aware, if not properly taken care of, it can cause lots of complications; it was was the catalyst for all the problems he had over the winter (and is STILL being treated for)!
 

Catherine

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This gp told husband you only need a specialist if you need insulin injections.

My husband has already has surgery on both eyes for bleeding at the back of his eyes.

They are going to threat the shoulder with corticosteroid injection at a local hospital.

I have told him that I want to attend his next appointment.
 

Tesscorm

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I think that's a good idea! ;) Everytime my mom would suggest going to the doctor with my dad, he'd always say he was fine, he could handle it, etc., etc.... until the problems began! :ybatty: My dad now says he would never be able to handle all the apptmts, meds, etc. without my mom coordinating it all! :)
 

crohnsinct

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ERGH! Catherine, are you married to my husband?! Also a diabetic with complications whose GP insists he has it all under control and GP can handle his case...Really?! Cuz the blood sugar numbers, feet, legs and weight I am looking at are way outta control.

Funny Tesscorm...another child..:rof::rof:
 

Tesscorm

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Staff member
They even give the same answers as kids.... Yes, I knoooowww, okay, okay, I'm fine, don't worry, I'll call/I forgot, etc., etc. :lol:
 

crohnsinct

Well-known member
Hey y'all. Leaving for our mission trip Sunday so won't be around.

Yes, I am cooking again this year for 150 mission workers. 3 meals a day for 6 days. Ugh! This year will be so much harder than last. IDK if I can look at those tubes o'meat or hockey puck frozen sausages much less eat them. Not a drop of alcohol all week either! :stinks:

Keep it together while I am gone. Keep your diets clean and the forum cleaner!

Kim if you make your big announcement while I am gone you will pay!

All of you in hospital and such I will be praying for you.

There will be lots and lots of prayer all week. If anyone wants us to pray specifically for them pm me and I will add you to the list. Non IBD issues welcome as well!
 

crohnsinct

Well-known member
FW: Newark NY...well at least you have one less loose canon to have to watch;)

Tess: I like that! Maybe that is my mission? I am sure all those teenagers would love to learn about the virtues of plant eating. They have just been waiting for someone to come along and throw out their fruit loops, French fries tacos and oreos and I am just the mom for the job! O will be so popular!
 

DustyKat

Super Moderator
Have fun cic and cook up a storm! :):):)

I'll keep an eye on things! The forum will be spick and span with me at the helm! :thumleft:

St Dusty of Oz.
 
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