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Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:39 ]
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Good luck to you all, Mr Chris
Author:  asfish [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:13 ]
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Hope it all turns out well for her.
Author:  DBSnappa [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:50 ]
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Good luck Mrs Chris. Give her lots of support MrChris. I know how frightening these things can be.
Author:  myp [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 14:08 ]
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Good luck Mr and Mrs Chris xx
Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 20:58 ]
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Will be thinking of you and MrsC tomorrow, Mr Chris. I have my check up tomorrow but I'm fairly certain they'll say I'm fine and will just need the lumpy bit removing if it doesn't go down as the lump has subsided but left a dark patch with a little lump.
Author:  devilman [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 21:30 ]
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devilman wrote:
devilman wrote:
Best wishes to your father and father-in-law, TheVision. Must be a stressful time.

My Dad seems largely back to normal now. Still a bit breathless, but he's back driving again and they've been to their caravan in Wales a couple of times, so normal service is resumed. Hopefully next time he has something bad, he won't leave it as long before going to hospital.


And.. now he's back in Acute Medical Unit for an overnight stay again. Thankfully not the major breathlessness of before, but a rather more unusual problem of fluid all over the place. He's mainly leaking from the elbows, which is odd in itself, but unfortunately the bigger problem is down below, where his scrotum is a damn sight bigger than it should be. And as I'm there as translator, I have to stay put as the doctor looks at my dad's balls, while I try to stare solely at the doctor.

They think it's kidney-related, but they'll know more tomorrow. On the plus side, the nurse on the night shift that was helping him is frankly stunning. :)

Another oddity - it's only a small ward, 20-something beds, and three of the patients in there have the same first and last name, one being my dad. And as I've got the same name too, there were four of us there this evening.


A big part of me is feeling sorry for my Dad still being stuck in hospital - he's now on a regular ward, but with regular visiting hours rather than the 24/7 visiting that AMU allows. He also now has six stitches in his head after stumbling in the loo.

A small part of me is also annoyed at some of the stuff that he's either kept quiet about or left too long (I'll spare the details as they're not pretty). I know us men can be stubborn about getting medical stuff sorted, but he's taken things to an extreme.

Also annoying to see a heavily pregnant woman smoking away outside the maternity ward, but her choice I suppose.
Author:  ApplePieOfDestiny [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 21:49 ]
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devilman wrote:
devilman wrote:
devilman wrote:
Best wishes to your father and father-in-law, TheVision. Must be a stressful time.

My Dad seems largely back to normal now. Still a bit breathless, but he's back driving again and they've been to their caravan in Wales a couple of times, so normal service is resumed. Hopefully next time he has something bad, he won't leave it as long before going to hospital.


And.. now he's back in Acute Medical Unit for an overnight stay again. Thankfully not the major breathlessness of before, but a rather more unusual problem of fluid all over the place. He's mainly leaking from the elbows, which is odd in itself, but unfortunately the bigger problem is down below, where his scrotum is a damn sight bigger than it should be. And as I'm there as translator, I have to stay put as the doctor looks at my dad's balls, while I try to stare solely at the doctor.

They think it's kidney-related, but they'll know more tomorrow. On the plus side, the nurse on the night shift that was helping him is frankly stunning. :)

Another oddity - it's only a small ward, 20-something beds, and three of the patients in there have the same first and last name, one being my dad. And as I've got the same name too, there were four of us there this evening.


A big part of me is feeling sorry for my Dad still being stuck in hospital - he's now on a regular ward, but with regular visiting hours rather than the 24/7 visiting that AMU allows. He also now has six stitches in his head after stumbling in the loo.

A small part of me is also annoyed at some of the stuff that he's either kept quiet about or left too long (I'll spare the details as they're not pretty). I know us men can be stubborn about getting medical stuff sorted, but he's taken things to an extreme.

Also annoying to see a heavily pregnant woman smoking away outside the maternity ward, but her choice I suppose.

I always got sad nods as I left the paeds oncology ward for a fag. And was still judgemental at the people smoking outside maternity.
Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:49 ]
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Another day, another nay.

So… With my dads ongoing health problems, he ended up in hospital yesterday. Not sure how he’s done it but he’s fractured a vertebrae in his lower spine. Not sure how they’re going to fix it but he’s going to be in for a few days.

My wife called my mom this morning to see how she is and she told us that my uncle went into hospital last night! He’s had problems with a DVT recently but yesterday, he felt his heart racing and it wouldn’t stop so they took him in. Normally he’s as fit as a fiddle but there you go.

Rubbish all round I’m sure you’ll agree. If it wasn’t for bad news, I’d have no news at all.
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:55 ]
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Oh, mate. I'm sorry it's shit at the moment. It'll stop being shit, soon.
Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:57 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Oh, mate. I'm sorry it's shit at the moment. It'll stop being shit, soon.


Are you sure? I've still got to put up with all you lot at the cottage soon! ;)
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:05 ]
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TheVision wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Oh, mate. I'm sorry it's shit at the moment. It'll stop being shit, soon.


Are you sure? I've still got to put up with all you lot at the cottage soon! ;)


TruFax
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:06 ]
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Due to a combination of long-term team shrinkage, sickness and holidays, the university where I work currently has 2 IT support technicians available to work. I am one of them. One tech per campus.

I'm sure it'll be fine.
Author:  Mimi [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:08 ]
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Fingers crossed that it's a quieter day than usual.
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:08 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Due to a combination of long-term team shrinkage, sickness and holidays, the university where I work currently has 2 IT support technicians available to work. I am one of them. One tech per campus.

I'm sure it'll be fine.


Oh, that's balls.
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:09 ]
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Hope the University's decision goes your way, mate.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:12 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Hope the University's decision goes your way, mate.

I think he's saying that the team shrinkage has previously happened and that there are now holidays and sickness leading to there not being enough people at work today. Not that he's in fear of his job. Is that right?
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:15 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Hope the University's decision goes your way, mate.

I think he's saying that the team shrinkage has previously happened and that there are now holidays and sickness leading to there not being enough people at work today. Not that he's in fear of his job. Is that right?

Correct. 3 on holiday, 2 on sick.

But I appreciate the sentiment, Z-Man :hug:
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:16 ]
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Ah, sorry, not had my coffee yet.

Well that's good news then! So shut up :DD
Author:  devilman [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:39 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Due to a combination of long-term team shrinkage...


Thankfully this sentence didn't end as it could have done.
Author:  Bamba [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:52 ]
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My work is generally pretty low stress and I don't think I've left the office after five in all the years I've worked here. That could be about to change, albeit temporarily, because some stupid fucking financial regulation comes into force in January and, as is often the way with these things, the company as a whole has pissed away all the time we had to prepare for it. So it's likely to be a mad fucking scramble between now and then to get the changes implemented and the fact that it needs to be done for January can pretty much guarantee that my Christmas will be a shitshow. I usually take a few weeks off around that time and I'm not looking forward to having that shat on. Stupid fucking MiFID.
Author:  Cras [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:04 ]
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Heh, voice recording?
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:09 ]
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My christmas started 4 weeks ago.:(
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:10 ]
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I'd be pretty mifid too.
Author:  Bamba [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:32 ]
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Cras wrote:
Heh, voice recording?


Wuh?
Author:  Cras [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:38 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Cras wrote:
Heh, voice recording?


Wuh?


All the MiFID stuff I'm having to slog through at the moment is recording and archiving of voice calls, SMS, WhatsApp etc
Author:  Joans [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:50 ]
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We can start a MiFID II support group.
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:05 ]
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My MiFid?

WeFid?
Author:  Bamba [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:34 ]
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Cras wrote:
Bamba wrote:
Cras wrote:
Heh, voice recording?


Wuh?


All the MiFID stuff I'm having to slog through at the moment is recording and archiving of voice calls, SMS, WhatsApp etc


That sounds horrible. No, our headache is entitling, or not, clients for research. Which seems like an easy thing to do but isn't because of reasons.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 13:43 ]
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I'm such a fucking idiot! I've just been pulled over by police on the M6 because my bloody MOT has expired. £100 fine and very stern talking to.

Booked in for the morning. What a fucking tool.
Author:  Mimi [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 14:09 ]
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It's crap, but a genuine mistake and not malicious. Get it into your calendar/reminders sharpish x
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 14:11 ]
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Mimi wrote:
It's crap, but a genuine mistake and not malicious. Get it into your calendar/reminders sharpish x

I'll not be forgetting that again. Grrrr
Author:  asfish [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 15:14 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Mimi wrote:
It's crap, but a genuine mistake and not malicious. Get it into your calendar/reminders sharpish x

I'll not be forgetting that again. Grrrr


Do you even get certs anymore, can't see any for mine in our "cars" file. I always put everything in there.

Think mine is due on both Nov\Dec but will check with garage!
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 15:39 ]
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The certificate is online, but you still get a printout for the log. I was just paitently waiting for a reminder

Giphy "facepalm":
https://media3.giphy.com/media/ToMjGpjUl5ufFGlrk2Y/giphy-loop.mp4
Author:  myp [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 16:18 ]
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I forgot once but got away with it for over 3 months.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 16:26 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
The certificate is online, but you still get a printout for the log. I was just paitently waiting for a reminder


So did they pull you over specifically for that, as a result of some sort of sinister big brother database style shenanigans?

Must be nice for everyone that there are no other crimes going on for them to bother with though.
Author:  Bamba [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 16:37 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
The certificate is online, but you still get a printout for the log. I was just paitently waiting for a reminder


So did they pull you over specifically for that, as a result of some sort of sinister big brother database style shenanigans?

Must be nice for everyone that there are no other crimes going on for them to bother with though.


Hadn't you heard? Here on the mainland we ranked all crime in order of seriousness and just worked through them because that seemed like the most sensible thing to do. This week is MOT Crackdown and next week it's Minor Theft-o-rama.
Author:  asfish [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 16:56 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
The certificate is online, but you still get a printout for the log. I was just patiently waiting for a reminder


So did they pull you over specifically for that, as a result of some sort of sinister big brother database style shenanigans?

Must be nice for everyone that there are no other crimes going on for them to bother with though.


They can now check for this and insurance instantly, every year or so the local Police set themselves up on the main road near me, they check everyone going past the first check point, anyone not having insurance and or MOT is then diverted into a car park at checkpoint 2.

They also take cars away from people, not sure how this works, guess if you can't pay for insurance or are a serial offender?
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 17:04 ]
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It was on the M6. They were tootling down the inside lane at 50mph causing people to overtake, which I did. As soon as I pulled in front, on comes the blues and I'm pulled over.

I'm six weeks overdue. EEK!
Author:  Kern [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 17:08 ]
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Halfords helpfully start reminding me of my forthcoming MOT the month after I've just had it done.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 17:11 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
It was on the M6. They were tootling down the inside lane at 50mph causing people to overtake, which I did. As soon as I pulled in front, on comes the blues and I'm pulled over.

I'm six weeks overdue. EEK!


Sounds like entrapment to me, you should have fled at maximum speed screaming something about never being taken alive.
Author:  BikNorton [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 17:22 ]
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It happens! I let mine expire this year too, somehow got confused with the tax 'end of the month' thing. Luckily figured it out and got it sorted within a week or so, and the police I drove past during that time didn't have ANPR or weren't that bothered.

No insurance has been an immediate impounding for years, at least in liverpool, dunno if tax and mot are too (i guess they might as it's invalidate insurance you DO have?)
Author:  JBR [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 21:47 ]
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Gah! Should have happened to me - mine got later and later in the year as I forgot (or just failed to organise) for a month or so each year for, what, three years? I'm better at it now.
Author:  Nik [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 18:10 ]
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Wife and daughter left hospital yesterday. Midwife visit today. Sent us to A&E as her weight was down 13% from birthweight. Following very long afternoon in A&E, they think she seems fine but are keeping them in overnight to monitor feeding and check weight in morning. Wife in tears, keeps apologising to both of us for "starving" her. This sets me off due to combination of worry about daughter, upset at wife's distress, ditto at daughter's screaming (she didn't enjoy being examined and really didn't enjoy having blood taken from her foot for testing), worry about wife's mental state (she's strong as fuck but never seen her like this including when her dad died) and long-term guilt about my own mother (memories of her being distressed when I was ill as a kid, mingling with inability to talk to her now). Then when I was leaving to fetch stuff from home, had sudden excruciating pain in chest and stomach. Cleared up in a few minutes, but was frankly all I needed today.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 18:24 ]
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Aww man, that's rough.
Author:  Nik [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:28 ]
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Well, that was a long day and night, but she's gained 100g so they're letting us take her home again this morning. :)
Author:  Jem [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:29 ]
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I know it's easier said than done but try and encourage your wife not to take it to heart - these things happens sometimes. Birthweight can sometimes be inflated by fluid intake prior to the birth, meds, the length of birth etc which gives an artificial 'starting point' and add that to even the smallest delay in milk coming in or feeding that is less than 100% efficient (due to sleepy baby or dodgy positioning or a gazillion things) and it makes the later comparison seem so scary. The vast majority of times this is easily and quickly reversed with some intensive feeding and an upward trend in weight becomes apparent.

:luv: :kiss:
Author:  asfish [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:45 ]
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Nik wrote:
Wife and daughter left hospital yesterday. Midwife visit today. Sent us to A&E as her weight was down 13% from birthweight. Following very long afternoon in A&E, they think she seems fine but are keeping them in overnight to monitor feeding and check weight in morning. Wife in tears, keeps apologising to both of us for "starving" her. This sets me off due to combination of worry about daughter, upset at wife's distress, ditto at daughter's screaming (she didn't enjoy being examined and really didn't enjoy having blood taken from her foot for testing), worry about wife's mental state (she's strong as fuck but never seen her like this including when her dad died) and long-term guilt about my own mother (memories of her being distressed when I was ill as a kid, mingling with inability to talk to her now). Then when I was leaving to fetch stuff from home, had sudden excruciating pain in chest and stomach. Cleared up in a few minutes, but was frankly all I needed today.


Sorry to hear this :(

Not sure how old your baby is now? There is an expectation that they loose a bit of weight in the first week or so, my 2nd son didn't and the midwife commented on the fact she expected him to.

Guess 13% is too much though.

Not nice for your wife, if its breast feeding at issue then there is no issue with bulking out with formula, just ignore the Midwife\NCT pressure on breast feeding. If your wife can do it successfully then great if not then its doesn't matter.

With my first son we didn't take him for the red book weigh in for a month when he was a baby. We found no gain for all that time, so we bulked him out with a bottle for 2 months and my wife breast fed him 100% after that.

Still can't look at the pictures of him at this time without feeling as guilty as fuck :( He looks underweight and its so obvious looking at the pictures now.

This is a hopefully a small bump in the road, guess it doesn't feel like it right now but it will get better :)
Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:58 ]
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Glad to hear your baby girl has started to put on weight and they'll be home soon. My son was borderline on being taken back in due to his weight but then suddenly started putting on the weight. I'm sure you're supporting your wife as much as you can, just keep at it.
Author:  Jem [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 13:57 ]
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asfish wrote:
Guess 13% is too much though.

10% is where they draw the line.

asfish wrote:
Not nice for your wife, if its breast feeding at issue then there is no issue with bulking out with formula

This isn't actually true though. Your success story is great but introducing "just one bottle" has destroyed a lot of breastfeeding relationships.

It's been a long time since I touched my BFing counsellor material so call me hypocritical if you want, but IMO you shouldn't be giving advice like that.
Author:  TheVision [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 14:02 ]
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Jem wrote:

It's been a long time since I touched my BFing counsellor material so call me hypocritical if you want, but IMO you shouldn't be giving advice like that.


:this: My wife was a huge advocate for breastfeeding and I totally agree.
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