COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

Off to The Emerald Isle tomorrow morning for an extended weekend kayaking adventure.

At the end of May, another big trip to another island, in the middle of pretty much no where, where people ride golf carts as cars and have their own island dialect. Own church, cemetary, island school too. Ogh, it’s also slowly sinking away...


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I hope that doesn't dampen your spirits...

 

[CarolM]

Do you think the meerkats are at it again?

mmmm Good point, they just might be.

 

[Kristoff]

I have never heard him before... but I LIKE it!!!

They didn't make it across the Atlantic?? It's interesting to discover how many European things I take for granted...

 

[Kristoff]

???
You have never heard of Boy George?
Are you kidding or serious?

Ah, OK. Maybe I should continue taking European things for granted.

 

[JoesMum]

Hello everyone, I haven't been on TFO much the last 3 or 4 days. Just wanted to let you know. I will be going to the hospital tomorrow to have my IVC filter taken out. The blood clot in my left leg has dissipated and the clot in the right leg is still there. It is considered chronic which means it is old. It will wear away slowly but shouldn't breakoff completely at once. Out patient so I will be home tomorrow.
I need to catch up with what you all have been up to. Maybe Saturday.

I hope the procedure goes smoothly. Good luck

 

[Kristoff]

Hello, CDR friends!

The eye surgery went great! It's just amazing that the dr could remove the old lens and replace it...and I have NO pain. My only struggle right now is cramming my glasses on over the patch and shield. Hard to get everything lined up to see with one eye.

They also have a new type of lens to put in that corrects astigmatism. It's good that only my right eye has it, because insurance doesn't pay for the new lens yet. So I had to pay for it [emoji45]. But the vision should be excellent once healed.

I'm sorry I made such a confusion with where my message was posted. For some reason my brain was addled and I posted in the wrong place, then couldn't move it.
@Yvonne G, thank you for putting it here...you did right!

Thank you everyone for the good wishes! I'll post tomorrow on how the eye sees when the patch and shield come off.

And in 3 weeks, the left eye gets done! [emoji2][emoji872]

Glad to hear it went well! Between you and Noel, at the moment we have a great crew.
(@AZtortMom Hope your eyes are fixed and well soon! )

 

[Kristoff]

Well isn't organic supposed to be the in thing nowadays?

Fair enough...

 

[Kristoff]

I concede, You are the winner, as I have nothing to add to this!

Are you kidding me? You're a Star!!! But it was high time we got back on Trek.

 

[JoesMum]

So I can just go to a place like Best Buy and ask them for the cord to attach to my TV to get internet?

You will need either an Ethernet socket on it that you can connect with a wire direct to your router... or you need a USB socket on it and you have to buy a “dongle” such as a Google Chromecast or Amazon Firestick.

I think it’s entirely likely your tv has neither. Our tv isn’t particularly old and has neither

 

[JoesMum]

Nice deck on our rental. Provides a nice view of the area..


Everyone has to have heard “ Coma Coma Coma Chameleon” song!

KARMA Chameleon ... not Coma

 

[Kristoff]

Well!! All caught up now.
And it seems that summer is looming on your side whereas winter is looming on my side. At least I can enjoy summer advantages without the pain of the heat.
So glad it is Thursday today. We are supposed to be getting rain again today. My garden will be very happy.
Clark is doing much better, so I have stopped soaking him in the morning as well now. As I hate disturbing him when he is sleeping, which is normally the case when I leave in the morning. My acupuncturist has gone a retreat to meditate in silence for 10 days. Now that would never work for me, I cannot stay silent or have no noise for that long. I would go crazy.
So i tried making an appointment with my Osteopath who I have not seen since January. And he now only comes my way on Wednesdays. Yesterday and next Wednesday were and are public holidays. Sigh - Oh well I will have a break and see how well things go while they are all gone.

What is Summer?

 

[Kristoff]

Hello everyone, I haven't been on TFO much the last 3 or 4 days. Just wanted to let you know. I will be going to the hospital tomorrow to have my IVC filter taken out. The blood clot in my left leg has dissipated and the clot in the right leg is still there. It is considered chronic which means it is old. It will wear away slowly but shouldn't breakoff completely at once. Out patient so I will be home tomorrow.
I need to catch up with what you all have been up to. Maybe Saturday.

Hope it goes smoothly!

 

[Kristoff]

Nice deck on our rental. Provides a nice view of the area..


Everyone has to have heard “ Coma Coma Coma Chameleon” song!

OK, the poor guy has been left, ahem, high and dry, but I'm sure it wasn't that bad!

 

[Kristoff]

Any clue what we are up to this weekend?


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I have a sinking feeling about it...

 

[Kristoff]

Actually seeing Cathie's response I realise what you were saying. Our TV does not want to connect to the internet, so we bought media player that does and we play Netflix through that. It works like a bomb. [emoji23]

Like a bomb??

 

[JoesMum]

Linda, do you have to pay physio out of pocket or with private insurance -- or does NHS cover it? I think in Denmark it's not covered by the national insurance (unless perhaps it's serious injury), but I haven't researched the question enough, although I should have. (Back and foot problems... Somehow I doubt the GP would send me to a "specialist" based on such complaints...)

I had NHS treatment from the Physio and if I had been to my GP I could have been referred for more. They do, however, usually restrict it to a maximum of 6 appointments unless it is for exceptional reasons and the wait for appointments can be lengthy.

The one I see has a private practice. I was covered by private health insurance through work when I first saw her. Even the Health Insurance companies limit you to 6 appointments and they won’t pay for the “maintenance” visits I do to keep may back moving. They will only pay for treatment for a specific ailment.

Same applies to dermatology. My husband is a redhead and was referred to dermatology for a dodgy looking mole. He got that seen to privately through his employer’s health insurance and they paid for the treatment and subsequent follow-ups. The mole was fine, no cancer, but JoesDad now returns annually to get his many moles checked over as you cannot be too careful. Health insurance won’t pay out again unless he needs treatment again.

It costs me £50 for each physio appointment. (US$65, €58, SA Rand 950)

 

[JoesMum]

Glad to hear it went well! Between you and Noel, at the moment we have a great crew.
(@AZtortMom Hope your eyes are fixed and well soon! )

I think the Wool Spider, if she exists, needs to start making eye patches. Maybe the one-legged pirate has a few spares?

 

[Kristoff]

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[Kristoff]

I had NHS treatment from the Physio and if I had been to my GP I could have been referred for more. They do, however, usually restrict it to a maximum of 6 appointments unless it is for exceptional reasons and the wait for appointments can be lengthy.

The one I see has a private practice. I was covered by private health insurance through work when I first saw her. Even the Health Insurance companies limit you to 6 appointments and they won’t pay for the “maintenance” visits I do to keep may back moving. They will only pay for treatment for a specific ailment.

Same applies to dermatology. My husband is a redhead and was referred to dermatology for a dodgy looking mole. He got that seen to privately through his employer’s health insurance and they paid for the treatment and subsequent follow-ups. The mole was fine, no cancer, but JoesDad now returns annually to get his many moles checked over as you cannot be too careful. Health insurance won’t pay out again unless he needs treatment again.

It costs me £50 for each physio appointment. (US$65, €58, SA Rand 950)

Thank you for the detailed answer. This is when I miss Turkey and our private insurance there...

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning all. I shall be off to the gym shortly to do my exercises. I have started going for a swim straight after which helps me recover. It’s more a gentle wallow that serious swimming as my knee really isn’t working enough for that. It’s odd that I can walk pretty normally, if carefully, now but kicking for swimming is still quite difficult.