Good Morning Friday 22nd August 2025

Please don’t please don’t keep feeling embarrassed or sad, Marydoll. It’s east to say, I know, but having been in a very similar situation myself, I do know how you feel. The silly thing is, you feel mortified, but everyone else will have gone on to other things! The world keeps turning and the only person dwelling on this will be you.
You have had loads of advice from your friends on here so I will just add my good wishes and hope you will be fighting fit very soon. (By the way, I love reading your posts!) 💐

Marydoll what a horrible time you have had. Definitely time to rest up and regain your strength. We all know how you are so good at helping everybody out especially in difficult situations at your church but now it is time to put yourself first. Glad your DH proved to be so good in that situation definitely a keeper! Please take care.

Good morning Mick and all from Cloudy Chambers northwest coast.
Last day in the Isle of Man yesterday and an enjoyable one it was too. I took the steam train to lovely Castletown and spent a few hours there before rejoining the train for Douglas and the uneventful ferry home. It’s interesting watching the passengers on the over two hour crossing. Some can’t keep still and walk round and round and of course some interesting sights to be seen!

Arriving home around nine o’clock, no sign of the cat, fed outside by my neighbour. Heard miaowing and she was stuck in the loft. My DS had been over trying to fix my car in the garage and saw her walk up the ladder into the loft. He thought she had come out when he left.
Spent most of the night trying to get her down, she too frightened to do so. Eventually, at the top of the rather tall ladder, physically manhandled her out, she fighting me all the time. Whew. Got to sleep around five this morning. I’m irritated as I always close the porch door to the garage when going away and my son is so laid back🙄

Thoughts to FGTs Susan and all our proud GNs with good results 💐

Goodness maryd what an experience. Wonderful there were kind, supportive people to help you through along with your invaluable husband.

I’ll share a recent comment from one of ours. They worry for less when they know what is rather than when they guess what’s going on. Not burdening them, just treating them as equal adults. It’s certainly the same the other way around. Worth thinking about? Please rest today and reclaim some strength.

Good morning from a grey midlands.
I’m making baby blankets for charity. Photo of my latest one.
Hugs to all suffering. It’s not always the problems that can be seen. 🤗🤗🤗

Good Morning to all from the East Sussex coast.
Had a beautiful walk on the nearby Nature Reserve by the sea yesterday. Today I am going with a friend to see the new film of Richard Osman's book 'The Thursday Murder Club', so that will be fun! I am sure some GNs will have read it.

Oh no Marydoll - what a time you’re having! Do you need to get a brain scan incase you damaged your head with the fall?
Sending you hugs

Oh and my granddaughter passed all of her GCSE’s and she’s so chuffed and relieved and we’re very proud of her.

Just want to say congratulations to all the grandchildren who have had GCSE results this week. A stressful few years for you all, having had to deal with home schooling during the pandemic and then getting back to the routine of school.

marydoll what an awful experience for you, I hope you feel better soon. Please take things easy for a while at least!

MD my eyes filled with tears when I read your story just now. The lovely reactions of the people around you too, kindness is still in many folk. The kindness of strangers as well as family. I hope you begin to forget this incident soon. You are still with us and I am very thankful for that

Poor Marydoll I hope you are feeling heaps better today 💐

Marydoll, a truly horrible experience for you. Good luck for it to happen opposite a competent and caring surgery though and your DH came up trumps too. You’ll be very frustrated having to rest up but please do!

Good afternoon, Michael12 and everyone!

I was sitting on the edge of the bed last night, about 11, guzzling a mug of tea and stuffing my face with paracetamol and hugging a hot water bottle - the menopause was raging again! It felt like my guts were being twisted, and I kept feeling sick and extremely bloated, very tired!

I've decided it's not menopause, it's mad cow disorder! HA! I'm a mad cow, according to the lady neighbour who moved next door recently, who plays darts in the early hours, so the name fits perfectly! I finally met her, she's a really nice lady and full of fun! She's an ex-cop turned private detective. She's a lot braver than I am!

Have a good one, all of you!

Why why why, you must so proud! I am a bit ahead of you in that my oldest grandson finished University a while ago and now has a job he loves abroad.
Congratulations to your granddaughter and good luck for her future.
I expect she got her brains from you 🤣 That’s what I tell my lot, that their successes are all down to me!

Ours get all their talents from our side of the family obviously, too.

Dear Marydoll I know you will be mortified but believe me the talk of what happened will soon be forgotten in the GPs . They deal with things like that all the time (at least it isn’t your GP so you won’t have to see them again)
So sorry you felt so ill. Please will you make sure you rest and take things easy. I know you and your dashing off to help others but you really need to start taking care of yourself. Well done Mr D for being Superman to the rescue.

FGT love and prayers 💕

What an awful experience you have had Marydoll but what good luck that you were so near the surgery and that so many helped you including the men in your life!
I hope it doesn't happen again but there's no knowing is there.
Sending hugs. xxx

The GP called it, the Perfect storm.
DH amended that to something more unpleasant, but definitely more descriptive..😂

I’m just catching up now and wanted to say to Marydoll that I was so sorry to hear about yesterdays events and how awful that must have been for you. You poor thing, I hope Dollies cuddles help cheer you up and help you feel a bit better. Sending much love ❤️

Only just read your post Marydoll. You poor, poor thing!
How awful for you, but these things happen and we get over them, as others have said ‘everyone will have forgotten about it , while you stew and fret.’

Take it easy now and recover.
Lots of love ♥️

When I clicked on 'Chat' and saw our thread had so many messages I thought I'd better check.

Marydoll, sending you an unmumsnetty hug. 💕
My niece is a GP and she'd say there's nothing she hasn't seen before, but I think we'd all feel mortified in the same situation.
I love your DH's sense of humour. I can imagine my DH saying exactly the same! 😂

So sorry to read about your experience Marydoll. As others have said health professionals only see bodily functions that need sorting and which are no reflection on you as a person. I suspect all they will have felt is compassion for you in those circumstances and wanted to ease your distress. I feel quite angry on your behalf because the NHS is failing you at the moment. You are in my thoughts. Xx

How are you feeling today, Marydoll? Much better, I hope. Thinking of you x