Can anyone lend a hand, please??

Poor Phoenix - it sounds as though you need a COVID test as well as an assistant!

Stiff stays to hold your ribs in place?

Sorry to hear you are poorly Phoenix hope you feel better soon

(Are you/have you been tested for Covid)

I am laughing because you have such a way with words! am sorry you are so poorly, am wondering if Mr P could assist? brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, ‘he’s got wandering hands’

You need to be clasped to the chest of a manly hero?

Hello all!

No, not Covid, well GP thinks not, what I thought was my COPD playing up was actually a chest infection

Just finished a course of steroid and antibiotics, will be starting another one tomorrow.

Doctor says if that doesn't sort it, then it's an admission to hospital

nannygoesshoppong ???
Is this a CoviD cough phoenix ?
Get well soon

Sorry your update wasn’t there when I posted ?

Dare I ask if you have been remotely near a hospital or even, God forbid, your GP? You need a tad more than Mr. P helping you at present, it appears you need medical help. My nagging hat is within easy reach.

Phoenix I am with Lucca on this ... you definitely need to be clasped to a manly chest.

You can give MrP the day off ... and then decide whose chest you would like to be clasped to ...

I nominate ... Rufus Sewell or Idris Elba. ?

Charleygirl you can leave your hat where it is!

Had a telephone consultation last Tuesday, then face to face on Wednesday, another telephone one yeah hence the second lot of meds.

One of the receptionists who lives nearby even delivered them to me!

I’m afraid Nortsat that Rufus Sewell has a prior engagement....?

My ribs are currently not up to being clasped, I'm making do with a gentle pat on the shoulder.

No offence intended to Mr Phoenix, I am sure his chest is acceptably manly, but hey a change is as good as a rest. Get well soon.

phoenix Never fear, Max Bygraves is sending you positive vibes.

You need hands to hold all that you care for,
You need hands to show you have no fear
When you feel nobody wants to know you
'Cos your cough is going up a gear,
When you hold your ribs and bladder,
You need extra hands to hold it all in place,
You need hands to thank the Lord for Tena
So you can cough with a smile upon your face.

merlotgran excellent! Hoping a laugh isn’t a stretch too far for poor phoenix.
Stay in a warm temperature and keep drinking (not alcohol!).
As Doodle would say “it will pass”. ???☕️
Sending Get Well Wishes to you and sorry you feel so poorly.

I can sympathise, phoenix, having clobbered my ribs last week I dread coughing, hiccuping or sneezing.

Keep taking the tablets and get well soon.
Sending TLC but no hugs.

merlotgran

Thank you all!

I need some more pads, but Mr P won't let me go into shops, so he's said he will get some.

Now, bearing in mind that when I was shielding during Ist lockdown, and I needed leeks for a chicken and leek bake, himself couldn't find any, so bought a cauliflower instead so anything could happen!

Oh, poor you, Phoenix As Rufus Sewell is, apparently, otherwise engaged would a far more mundane approach help? I'm thinking of a wide scarf bound around your ribcage. It's surprisingly effective, if not as exciting as Mr S! In your condition, excitement may not be a good thing!

We await with bated breath.

However, if it hurts when we laugh, phoenix, perhaps we don't want to know

tchgrin

tchgrin

Well you definitely don't want leeks this time!!!

Hop you feel better soon

I need some more pads, but Mr P won't let me go into shops, so he's said he will get some

... knowing MrP's reputation, this could turn into a very entertaining thread!