COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Well I am going to 'hit the sack' (it may be full of hay or straw - I don't know yet but I need some sleep).
So Nos Da everyone and I'll not see you tomorrow I expect.
Take care

 

[Bee62]

Well I am going to 'hit the sack' (it may be full of hay or straw - I don't know yet but I need some sleep).
So Nos Da everyone and I'll not see you tomorrow I expect.
Take care

Good night and sleep well. I wish you a sack of luck to sleep on that Lola is back to normality soon.
Gute Nacht.

 

[Bambam1989]

Good
I love the bluey coloured pines. You could decorate them for Xmas

I have a whole bunch of blue spruces. I am doing one as a bonsai. Have no idea what I'm going to do with all the rest. Free trees... Who can say no

 

[DE42]

That is one I can't have. I'm allergic to them.

I have a whole bunch of blue spruces. I am doing one as a bonsai. Have no idea what I'm going to do with all the rest. Free trees... Who can say no

 

[DE42]

This is the kind I got. Though mine is smaller right now.

 

[Moozillion]

I bet it looks lovely Bea!
Will be much easier to clean than carpets.

and MUCH better for our allergies!!!!

 

[Kristoff]

I have a fear of falling. I hate that utter feeling of helplessness that you have just before hitting the ground... If I can feel secure in good.
Worst experience for this was in a skyscraper that had a glass floor in their viewing area... Nope. I think it was in San Antonio?

Just reading this gives me goosebumps

 

[Kristoff]

To hit the hay ?
Thank you for learning a new saying. I love it.
In Germany, a longer time ago very poor people slept on straw....
You must be rich to have hay ! LOL

Is there a difference between straw and hay? I prefer my hard mattress and soft pillow.

 

[DE42]

Back home and

 

[Kristoff]

@DE42
I know that hurts. I have these problems too. Look, these are my legs
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Have you had chicken pox when you was a child ?

Speedy recovery to you both...

 

[Kristoff]

Oh okay. I had chickenpox as a kid but what I have now is not related to that. What I have is pyoderma gangrenosum. They do not itch LOL. They hurt tremendously and sometimes feel like you're sticking a hot poker to them. The center's turn black and fill with blood and then a pus-filled abscess forms down in the tissues but can cause severe infections.

Sounds very painful

 

[Kristoff]

Good evening all.
Well Lola's scan didn't happen today after all because the vet couldn't get his legs out!
He had 2 lots of sedation and still he was too strong for her to get the probe in - she didn't dare sedate him further.
So we are still none the wiser.
It is his white blood cell count that is very low not the red.
She said she could try again next Thursday (I assume she will have had her Weetabix or spinach by then)
but meanwhile she has given him an antibiotic called MARBOCYL which is one I haven't heard of on here but can be given orally every other day.- she injected him today but I will ask for opinions on the health thread before I start.
I don't like giving him antibiotics without knowing the cause of his illness because it could be viral or something more sinister but the only other option is to do nothing for another week.
She said he could have a CT scan instead but he would still need his legs out.
I don't know whether to look for another vet - maybe ring Bristol Zoo and see who they use for their large tortoises.
She had the blood results but couldn't find my notes from last week so had forgotten she had x rayed him and offered to do that until I reminded her what she had done.
Lola is moving about now but feeling groggy and I am feeling very frustrated and helpless!
Anyway I'll try to catch up with your days now.

Oh, that’s disappointing. Hug.

 

[Kristoff]

Will everyone around the world be watching the wedding tomorrow?
There aren't any street parties around here that I've heard of.

Nope. But I’m sure the BBC will pester me with “breaking news” updates

 

[Kristoff]

No, I am not interested in any Royals.

Any?? You hurt my feelings.

 

[Kristoff]

Don't put them in front of your window or you won't be able to see the woods for your trees!!

Hahaha

 

[Yvonne G]

I thought the saying is: You can`t see the forest through the trees.....

"One can't see the forest FOR the trees" In other words, there are trees in the way and you can't see the forest. It means one is too involved in the details of a problem to look at the situation as a whole.

 

[Kristoff]

No, I don`t trust doctors. Only with head under arm I would consult a doctor.

I’m afraid you’d be heading off elsewhere by then...

 

[Kristoff]

Does anyone know where John is these days and Kirsty?
Some of our Scottish contingent is missing.
And what about Spuds Mum? (this may be an important exam year for her, so she could be concentrating on her school work)

Unfortunately, no

 

[Kristoff]

LOL I think it may be a bit too late to consult a doctor if you were in that condition, Sabine!

SNAP’ish

 

[Kristoff]

...and he was on the wrong side of the road!
Oh - forgot - different side to UK

On the right side of the road, you mean...