I think Ive lost it..

As a result of this 'orrible chest infection i now do be getting over, Ive now lost all but a very small bit of my voice.

On Friday I was croaky, managed at work on the phones till about 3pm then asked to come off and do post (processing application forms) grudgingly, my team leader agreed.

On Monday I went into work, voice still croaky but I decided to try my best to answer calls and carry on, because I like my job and I didnt feel ill - also having stayed at work during the dental abcess pain and the chest infection itself I didnt want to go off sick now.

I answered calls till about lunch time, and my voice was getting worse, so i had a chat to team leader and said i wasnt feeling ill, but my voice was straining, and I really couldnt take more calls. I said I didnt want to go home and could I do some of our applicaitons please? (there is plenty of work in them for more than a week solid!)

My very nice team leader (and I do mean that, genuinely) said she was very sorry but having talked to the boss, they had to tell me to go home as I could not do my job :-(

I went home, close to tears because I felt as though I was letting them, and me down.

Saw GP this morning (the supermarket shelf GP) who spent proably less than 2 mins with me.. checked breathing, asked colour of sputum, checked glands in neck, asked If I had been abroad recently then asked if I would like a sick note!

Result: 7 days signed off sick.. told to rest voice, drink honey and lemon (will do blackcurrant instead, hot - yum) and eat pastilles (shan't cause they not veggie and I dont like them)

Will scan sick note and email it to my team leader.

Le Weekend

Cats are fine - my scratches are healing slowly - the deep one on my palm is still sore, but thats better than having one less black and white cushion in the house!!

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Well........... mum got a new computer on Wednesday so guess whose job is was to sort it out?

Douglas dropped me off at about 10am, after I had changed cat litter and cleaned the kitchen yet again (going to have to teach those cats how to sweep)

D went shopping to get some Euros for our trip to Amsterdam (going on Friday) and I wrangled with the new computer. The first problem was trying to get the stand on the monitor! We called the department store where it was purchased, and they were not helpful over the phone. Its not very far into town from my mums house, so we got the bus down, monitor in arms and went to the shop...

5 mins later, a rather embarrassed mother and daughter (monitor in arms) walk back out of the store having been shown how to do it!!

Back at base... gently bullied my mum into putting all the right wires int the right holes. My mother is fast approaching 70, is a not really that old cat but a bit jumpy when it comes to learning new tricks!

After lunch, Douglas and I spent a few hours installing anti spy, virus and advert removers.. Open Office (like Word for windows but free)

We had a break by taking some cat food down to the shelter where our babies came from - was a lovely visit, and nice to tell them how things are going.

More computer stuff them home to veg out and rest :-)

Mum can now use hotmail and the internet - shes happy!!!

Who let the cat out of the bag?

It was Douglas :-(

We went to the car to go to work and found it was frozen over.

I sent Douglas back in to get some warm water for the windscreens and he left the front and lounge doors wide open!!

Billy, being a very curious cat, decided to get some fresh air and escaped!! Oh no!! I followed him found the back and then back round the front, and found him looking scared in a neighbours front garden.

He walked past me and I grabbed him.. then proceeded to try to keep hold of panicking flailing cat and take him back inside!

I managed.. just.. but i have a long scratch on the inside of my left wrist, two on that palm.. two long ones on fingers of my right hand, and a nice one (two inches) on the top slope of my left boob!

Not a good start to the day. I can only hope that Lilly is still in the house, because if she isnt we have very little chance of rescuing her again (pretty sure she is safe but will have to wait till tonight to be sure)

Ive washed them, and have a few plasters on the worst ones!

I think Douglas has learnt his lesson!

Exciting news (if you play Runescape!!)

Woooot! At long last Ive saved up enough, and managed to purchase D dragon Chain Mail top, which gives really good defence bonuses! For those of you who want to know what one looks like.. click HERE !! It cost nearly 12 million gold, and took me ages to save up for :-)

Not sure what the next challenge is going to be.. any ideas? Im sure Jak will poke me and suggest more quests lol (anna runs away and goes noooo!)

Im feeling a bit better, Douglas has been given the OK for another 3 weeks from his consultant, and his cough is clearing at last.

Antibiotics

Dentist says I have a raging abcess. yeah I knew that.. however hes given me 5 days on 2 types of antibiotics, one of which tastes foul, and I have to go back for the dead tooth to be removed.

Ok.. no more about this till its over.

Shiver.

D is going to his consultants tomorrow then work in the pm..

Billy is fast asleep on my computers keyboard. Everyone go Ahhhhh!

Title unchanged

Douglas is still off work with a chest infection, but going to see his consultants at the hospital tomorrow as a routine visit, so will get more help from them..

Im still working but pain continues - Dentist today at 3pm.. hopefully pain will be sorted!

Lilly continues to come out of her shell - shes much more visible, and even came into the kitchen this morning whilst i was putting out her food! Still cant get near enough to touch her, but she is doing better!

Just put us down..

The title of this blog is changing for the next few days.

No longer the happy couple.. we are The Unhealthy Couple.

We both started with a throat based cough, that was annoying and as per usual took my voice away for a few days. It started as a late Christmas present to us both. I am now recovering, and my voice is almost fully back, but poor old Douglas, as per usual has not been able to fight the bug off, and has now been off work for 2 days.

He rang the Drs yesterday (and rang and rang) but by the time he got through there were no appointments left! Today he dragged himself down there (determined to get seen) and was successful.

He decided to wait in the surgery for his appointment, only to be seen earlier by a grumpy GP who advised him that the system of “Wait to be seen” had changed, and it was now an appointment based system. Douglas, much as he ever does, protested his innocence and felt rather aggrieved!! Anyway, GP prescribed strong antibiotics and told him to increase his steroids.

Meanwhile…

I developed toothache in the time between Xmas and New Year. I tried calling my Dentist on 31st Dec.. they were closed, so tried again on 2nd, only to find they were STILL closed! By this time I was in a lot of pain, and desperate, so I called the emergency Dentist Service, and got an appointment in a place Google Maps said was 12 mins drive away. Knowing me, I gave myself an hour to get there, and made it with a few mins to spare!!!!

Dentist did an X-ray and said I have an abcess under a time-bomb tooth/two teeth. Im on pain killers and antibiotics, and feeling rotten (but still at work). Roll on Monday when my Dentist re-opens L Hope he will refer me to the Dental Hospital who can do what they like whilst im out of it.

Cats..

Billy continues to be the adoring furry moggy I’ve always dreamed of.. Lilly continues to make millimetre by millimetre improvements :-)