Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, 7°C.
That's a bit of a wait for your cancer op Mick 😔 and a shame about the cancelled holiday.
Another day of being confined to barracks, but I'm going to try and come downstairs for a wee while. It's so easy to lie in bed, do nothing and wallow.
I am unable to do very much at the moment, any exertion brings on an attack of breathlessness and dizziness and yesterday's shenanigans didn't help!
The sodden plaster and water has made such a mess in the kitchen. It appears the valve has been leaking for ages and water had accumulated above the ceiling.
After eight washes by DH under my supervision, the grey floor tiles and marble worktops are still white!
The British Gas engineer was outstanding, he spent over four hours on a very tricky job. Seeing how unwell I was, he was so kind and kept apologising for the mess.
On a more positive note, all our downstairs ceilings could have been damaged, but that disaster was averted in time. Mr MD did flap and hesitated telling me, because I was so feeling so ill.
He brought me a cup of tea at 7am, before telling me. Why? He was afraid the shock would trigger an angina attack. ( I'm having them on a daily basis), It was an even bigger shock to see the state of the kitchen and that he had panicked!!
He hadn't the sense to turn off neither the water nor heating, so the system was still pumping water through the leak. 😱😭😤
I literally fell out of bed, rushing to deal with it.
Having no voice again , posed yet another problem. British Gas' automated system, nor Alexa couldn't recognise my hoarse voice! I wanted to scream and scream and scream, but nothing came out! 😁
You couldn't make it up. I know sound like a fake poster, who is making it all up!! #noticebox from Glasgow!
About four years ago after a new upstairs bathroom was fitted, the radiator in my small craftroom stopped working, we had umpteen plumbers and gas engineers out, all to no avail.
The only way to find the problem, would have been to lift all the floors upstairs (new carpets and tiling 😱), so I left it.
Whilst poking about in the the ceiling, the engineer noticed something strange, a closed valve on a pipe. Half an hour later, after four years, the radiator was working again!! I could have hugged that engineer.
I was touched by all the kind messages yesterday, it gave me such a boost, as I have been feeling very sorry for myself..
However, think I should perhaps clarify my situation. I was too unwell to post this week, but feel a wee bit better this morning. Light at the end of the tunnel?
The other reason was, I didn't want to bring this thread down, and diminish others' problems.
I'm now in the later stages of heart failure, caused by my RA and certain genetic factors. Unfortunately, my condition is quite unusual and there is little intervention, which would improve my quality of life. The medication is solely to keep my very high BP and heart rate at a safe level, thus preventing yet another heart attack. The priority is to keep me out of A&E.
Unfortunately, there is a manufacturing problem and national shortage of my medication, and two, one of them the new drug, will be unavailable until February. There are no other suitable options, due to contra indication problems and drug sensitivity, so a number of drugs have been discounted.
My GP spoke personally to the cardiology professor, while I was present, and has also emailed his secretary. We all know the state of the NHS, so it's a waiting game now.
It so good to hear that some posters on here have actually received excellent medical care and are making good progress.
My dear pal Grammaretto, glad to hear you are now on the list for a new hip at last.
Maw, I hope you are over the worst and Susan, so sorry to hear about your mum. She could be my late mum's twin! 💐
I'm going back to read all your news now, then contact the insurance company about the damage.
Have the best day, you can folks.
