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[kayte]

oh..... i just realised what you said!
sorry i wasn't clearer - it's not a UTI.
what i have is an infection of the uterus itself (and the fallopian tubes), and i'm on heavy antibiotics for the next 3 weeks to try and fix it.

it is
i'm bloated - it's like everything is swollen.
the gynae seems to think i may have used monthly protection that wasn't completely sterile from the pack, and that's how i got it.
apparently, that's been an issue for a number of companies - failing quality control after the product has already been shipped to the stores
i now have his list of which to use and which to stay away from.
i am absolutely pedantic about personal hygeine (borderline OCD), so it has been quite a shock to get something this serious.

{{{{{{{WQ}}}}}}

I am so sorry to hear that has happened to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers sweetie. Hope the "heavy drugs" do the trick for you.

 

[kayte]

Seems the way of today with companise concentrating solely on profit rather that quality so they buy them from 3rd world countries for next to nothing & charge the prices they always did for the quality products.

I'm having the same problems with my dialysis supplies with the new (cheaper)stuff from China we have lots of trouble with.

I hope the treatment works soon so you can return to feeling a lot more normal or as normal as WQ gets. LOL

Hi {{{{{{{{{{Gil}}}}}}}}

I hear you about the quality problem when medical stuff is made overseas. I have to inject myself with betaseron every other day. Each dose comes in a sealed package with the product, dilution fluid and syringe. The kit manufactured in one of 5 places. I notice the difference in the quality of the stuff used when I need to prepare the injection, depending on which place produced it.

Sorry to hear you and {{{{{Bandit}}}}}} are having problems with the stuff you need for the dialysis.

Hope you are having a good week guys.

 

[kayte]

I tried insomnia...but kept falling asleep..boom tish!

Hi {{{{{Elfy}}}}} You definitely got a grin out of me with that one.

 

[kayte]

Hey Kayte

Thanks for the positive engery...things have been busy for me lately. Family stuff to attend too...being a good son takes effort. Work of course is always there. This cold snap has stopped me doing anymore tasks around the house...too damn cold. I have picked up a new skill through doing tiling and grouting. Frankly by the time you buy all the tools and the tiles and materials...you might as well pay someone. It kinda costs the same and you don't waste your time doing it...which is even better.

Well our dickhead of a boss is back tomorrow it has been good without him for 6 weeks...so everyone will be at battle stations waiting for the next dumb thing to deal with. The happiness meter goes in to the red for the rest of the year.

You are welcome {{{{{Elfy}}}}} Nodding at being a good child does take effort. I understand how cold affects how one feels and move. Hot can do that too. At least to me.
You are right about the cost and time required for doing some tasks as opposed to paying the experts...

Sorry to hear your boss is returning. Hope it doesn't turn out as badly as everyone is expecting.

 

[webbo1]

Morning all

 

[geronimo_appleby]

Morning all

steer away! i've moosed my exit! click

some top comedy moments there, webbo.

of course, it's the US.

 

[adlguy88]

wakey wakey hands on snakey lol

 

[adlguy88]

did anyone do anything interesting today? (not necesarally sexual lol)

 

[Honeyjar]

did anyone do anything interesting today? (not necesarally sexual lol)

Ummm tidied the linen cupboard. Gosh I lead an exciting life

 

[geronimo_appleby]

i went on a killing spree and buried six bodies.

... shit. i hope the feds don't see this.

 

[koalabear]

i went on a killing spree and buried six bodies.

... shit. i hope the feds don't see this.

they do make 30 round mags......

 

[geronimo_appleby]

they do make 30 round mags......

why did you shoot him 30 times?

i ran out of ammo.

 

[koalabear]

why did you shoot him 30 times?

i ran out of ammo.

That's what you get for having gun control, you could have had more than 6 bodies rookie.

 

[Lloyd2004]

That's what you get for having gun control, you could have had more than 6 bodies rookie.

Too cold up here to even get out of bed!

Bring on some global warming!!!!!

 

[koalabear]

Too cold up here to even get out of bed!

Bring on some global warming!!!!!

Temp
32.2°C
Switch to Fahrenheit
5
km/h
So Far Today

* Lo: 19°C
* Rain: 0.0mm
* Hi: 33°C
* Gust: WSW 13

* Wind Chill: 34°C
* Humidity: 40%
* Dew Point: 18°C

 

[ndoorfin]

I want global warming so I can have an ocean frontage

 

[Honeyjar]

i went on a killing spree and buried six bodies.

... shit. i hope the feds don't see this.

Just as well I tidied the linen press then, so as you didn't need to hunt for sheets and towels for the clean up. Open the cupboard and there they are!

 

[geronimo_appleby]

Just as well I tidied the linen press then, so as you didn't need to hunt for sheets and towels for the clean up. Open the cupboard and there they are!

forward thinking. cool.

 

[mortalwombat]

heh - my teen daughter has decided that at 15, she's ready to live on her own and has moved out.
she's making a LOT of bad choices now.... not a lot i can do to stop her (especially as she's run from me before, and has been living with her dad for the last 9 mths)

i guess i can only sit back and wait for the BIG FALL, and then do what i can to help.

i'm rapidly becoming a devotee of the theory that teen brains shut down certain sections for a few years

My 16 year old did the same last year-she called it moving out, we called it running away as she waited until we were in Adelaide to go and told no one she was going. I suspect the fall is almost here, if not already here but she's too stubborn to admit it.
Not much we can do with out respective teens except, as you say, wait for the big fall and be there at the time.

 

[warrior queen]

My 16 year old did the same last year-she called it moving out, we called it running away as she waited until we were in Adelaide to go and told no one she was going. I suspect the fall is almost here, if not already here but she's too stubborn to admit it.
Not much we can do with out respective teens except, as you say, wait for the big fall and be there at the time.

as awful as this sounds - and i am slapping my own wrists as i write! - i LOVE you for having the same problem as me

i have been feeling so alone
and helpless

 

[mortalwombat]

I'm back after my week on the Cold Coast-anyone miss me?
Some of the locals told me it was cold on Sunday morning while we were all sitting around waiting for the Marathon start-but to me it seemed ok. I had a better than usual average this time-3 days overcast (one with rain during the night), 3 days sunshine (including Sunday where I would have prefered overcast) and 1 day overcast with showers-that was our last day. It was raining pretty heavily when we left.
So nearly 1/2 a holiday on the Gold Coast with good weather-a record!

 

[ndoorfin]

my daughter is 13 and already telling me what she is going to do, it's a nightmare and its nothing compared to what you guys are going through I know I will be there to catch her when she falls but it is driving me insane to I have to let her

 

[mortalwombat]

as awful as this sounds - and i am slapping my own wrists as i write! - i LOVE you for having the same problem as me

i have been feeling so alone
and helpless

I doubt we're alone-it seems to be a common theme in the "me" generation.
I have to admit I was similar at that age and indeed I ran away from home several times. The difference is I was running away from emotional and physical abuse (first time I've ever put it that way-must be nearly ready to accept that's what it was) and she's not. She left because we had rules and tried our damnedest to enforce them. You know the tough rules we parents have-you must go to school, you must keep your room semi tidy, you have to do your homework and chores (including the semi tidy room) before you go out, you have to be in bed by midnight and your phone gets switched off at 10-all very hard to abide by. When it all boils down to it, the reason she left? We wouldn't let her have a phone. Actually she was more than welcome to have a phone and I would have even paid for it-if she'd abide to the rules above. Apparently it's easier to throw away an education (she's very bright and could do almost anything) and mooch off gullible people who take her at her word and don't bother calling us.
Love you too WQ-not sure that our new found love will help at all though! On the bright side, she is talking to us and comes over once a week for dinner and to watch Dr Who-so at least she hasn't burnt all her bridges behind her, although it seemed she was trying for a while there!

 

[mortalwombat]

forgot to mention all my daughters lost their virginities early-oldest was 14, middle was 16 (i think) and youngest was 14. At least 2 have experimanted with drugs, oldest and youngest (21 and 17) seem to think the world owes them a living so sit on their arses all day doing SFA, middle is 19 and a mother-the only kid still living at home (her BF moved in as well) and seems to think she doesn't need to do any housework or anything as we're leting all of them live here because we are nice, youngest drinks way to much (as I don't drink at all any booze is too much but she's drining alot), oldest decided that smoking is a good idea (neither myself or my wife smoke), oldest has been going to Uni for 4 years now and I think has managed to pass 2 subjects-barely (like the youngest she's bright-but lazy). Someone once told me that "teenage daughters are gods punishment for you enjoying sex" and I have to say I think he's right.

 

[warrior queen]

I doubt we're alone-it seems to be a common theme in the "me" generation.
I have to admit I was similar at that age and indeed I ran away from home several times. The difference is I was running away from emotional and physical abuse (first time I've ever put it that way-must be nearly ready to accept that's what it was) and she's not. She left because we had rules and tried our damnedest to enforce them. You know the tough rules we parents have-you must go to school, you must keep your room semi tidy, you have to do your homework and chores (including the semi tidy room) before you go out, you have to be in bed by midnight and your phone gets switched off at 10-all very hard to abide by. When it all boils down to it, the reason she left? We wouldn't let her have a phone. Actually she was more than welcome to have a phone and I would have even paid for it-if she'd abide to the rules above. Apparently it's easier to throw away an education (she's very bright and could do almost anything) and mooch off gullible people who take her at her word and don't bother calling us.
Love you too WQ-not sure that our new found love will help at all though! On the bright side, she is talking to us and comes over once a week for dinner and to watch Dr Who-so at least she hasn't burnt all her bridges behind her, although it seemed she was trying for a while there!

daughter here has definitely burnt her bridges....
she cannot come and live with us, as she made allegations of sexual abuse against not just HIM, but also included me
unfortunately, HE and i are just getting back on our financial feet again (long story, but it involves the tax man), and due to the nature of HIS job we absolutely cannot risk having her make another allegation.
HE would be fired immediately.
regardless of if it were found to be be, to quote the police officers 'daughter is using the system to make sure she won't be dragged back to you to face what she has done'.
and she has burnt bridges to her dad's place also

now - i'm working with the youth authorities to have her 'placed'.... either in foster care or supervised accom.
and if she refuses, then both the youth worker and i will make petition to the court to make her a ward.... that way maybe we can ensure she has supervision of some sort until her brain restarts.

i KNOW she'll hate me for it.
but i am doing what i can to keep her from getting a criminal record right now.....