12:05 am
justafreep
6, yes?
12:05 am
dizgrannie
sorry yes 6
12:09 am
justafreep
re7 x 2
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
penquis
thanks, lickety...
12:18 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:18 am
hokie carla
Pen!
12:18 am
justafreep
re7/8 combo
12:18 am
justafreep
(so re7 x 3, re8 so far)
12:18 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, fr 8
12:19 am
Rainiqui
which is such a dumb word...
12:19 am
justafreep
yes. yes it is
12:30 am
penquis
fr 7 x 2...
12:30 am
penquis
no, i take that back...it's the fr 8 already called, i think...
12:38 am
dcseain
The Y was easy.
12:42 am
sprite
morning babblers
12:43 am
penquis
hi sprite, dc....getting late for me....goodnight all...
12:43 am
sprite
hiya pen, sleep well
12:44 am
dcseain
hello, sprite and hi/bye, pen
12:44 am
sprite
hi there, seain!
12:45 am
dcseain
Tomorrow, er later today, I plan to go back to optometrist office to repair old glasses, address issues with new glasses, and get the oil in my car changed.
12:46 am
sprite
sounds like a plan. What is wrong with the new glasses?
12:46 am
dcseain
the temples are too short, and they don't stay on my face after the recently needed adjustments.
12:47 am
sprite
ah, that is not good. But easily fixable, I think
12:47 am
dcseain
the new lenses rock, but I need longer temples to have them adjusted correctly and stay on my face.
12:48 am
dcseain
yes, should be easily fixable. And prescription hasn't changed, but a sense fell out when I knocked them off my face today while moving too quickly.
12:49 am
sprite
ouch, lol.
12:50 am
dcseain
a lense fell out. oopsie spelling.
12:50 am
sprite
yeah I gathered as much, grin
12:51 am
rururocks
you lost some sense?
12:52 am
sprite
tw6 is one of those words I learned from babble. Can still remember my surprise the first time I came across it. Fun word.
12:53 am
sprite
seain has taken temporily leave of one of his senses
12:54 am
dcseain
tw6 is a total tablet.
12:54 am
dcseain
I did correct sense to sense in a comment
12:55 am
sprite
back in the days, before clues, I was left with a few words I just couldn't find on my own. This was one of them. Never forgot!
12:55 am
sprite
*giggles* autocorrect, such a blessing! (NOT)
12:56 am
sprite
I will help. Sense = lense. Tablet = babblet.
12:57 am
dcseain
oh, dear. Maybe it's time to sleep. My spelling goes offline when I'm tired.
12:59 am
sprite
I know the feeling. For me, it is with speaking. I have very slight aphasia, mostly not much noticeable, but when I am tired, I say the weirdest words in stead of the right ones. My kids used to laugh themselves silly.
12:59 am
dcseain
g'night/day and happy babbling, yall!
12:59 am
sprite
night night, seain, sleep well and dream even better
1:00 am
dcseain
oh, the joys of aging.
1:00 am
sprite
*grins* True. But it still beats the alternative.
1:14 am
grannyrose
cooee and g'day from me. * hugs * sprite
1:14 am
sprite
hello darling *hugs*
1:16 am
grannyrose
both of us feeling ever so much better. Don's cough continues though. he says it's just the asthma. he doesn't have a fever, nor does his face feel hot. you can lead a horse to water but.....
1:17 am
sprite
good to hear. Still might be the after effects of covid and he might benefit from specialised pt.
1:19 am
grannyrose
if he's still coughing the other side of the weekend i might have more of a chance getting him to the doctor. we went to the warm water pool today. i did only half the number of reps of each exercise. taking it slowly.
1:21 am
grannyrose
how are you doing? still fluish?
1:21 am
sprite
I am sorry to tell you that the cream and spray do not make a difference in Rob's pain levels, no matter how much he slathers on. And the spray almost killed us, lol. That smell! Caya came in and said: Why does it smell like you mopped the floor with mouth wash?
1:21 am
sprite
yeah, still flu-ish, but a little better than yesterday.
1:22 am
grannyrose
* giggle * about caya. poor Rob. it was worth a try though.
1:22 am
sprite
very much so, I was hoping it would give some relief at least.
1:23 am
grannyrose
ugh.... hope you continue to improve.
1:23 am
sprite
no doubt. It is just a little virus, nothing like covid.
1:24 am
grannyrose
he is taking regular pain relief, isn't he? not waiting for the pain to start, but preempting it.
1:25 am
grannyrose
btw, the cream and spray don't go " off ". keep them for later on. when you may need them.
1:26 am
sprite
yes he is, and he also started on daily anti gout meds, in stead of the meds for when an attack occurs. Once we are in our new home, I will push him to get knee replacements. But not now, I think. Knees take some time to become functional again.
1:26 am
sprite
thanks, was just about to ask you. I will. The cream does help me when my muscles cramp up!
1:27 am
grannyrose
true that. took me six months to be able to walk pain-fr4. another six months to get full range of movement back.
1:28 am
sprite
yeah, that was what I thought. And he will need both knees, so that is double the time. Much better to do that after the whole moving adventure.
1:29 am
grannyrose
please do not allow him to have both done at the same time. i have nursed patients who did, and they regretted it most miserably.
1:29 am
grannyrose
both hips at once, yes. but knees, no!
1:35 am
sprite
I think that is not even an option here. I believe the doctors here will not even offer to do both knees at once.
1:40 am
sprite
hips, yes. Most people who have their hips done tell me they were up and about in no time. Hips are such stable joints. But knees... not so much!
1:41 am
grannyrose
with knees you have two bones "damaged" in the process. it's like walking on two broken bones as the ends of the bones are raw.
1:42 am
grannyrose
with hips there is only one bone worked on. pain levels are much lower.
1:42 am
sprite
yes and no stability from the surroundings, as with hips. Still, worth doing, I think, if it enables him to enjoy the years to come with less (or no?) pain
1:42 am
grannyrose
absolutely.
1:46 am
lynxxx
and from experience of friend who has both knees done, the best thing to do is full-physio
1:46 am
sprite
btw, they are driving up and down our street with rubble from houses they are demolishing nearby... We are hoping we can stay the winter here, but I get a bit of nerves when I see them starting on tearing stuff down so close. Still, they have to give a 3 months' notice, so we are okay through january at least.
1:47 am
lynxxx
...phsio before and after
1:47 am
sprite
oh, good advice, lyn, thanks!
1:48 am
grannyrose
yes lynx. hydro therapy was amazing for me. and getting up and walking asap. when i came home i set myself the goal of walking the full length of our house at least 10 times per day.
1:49 am
sprite
hm, maybe I will send my former physiotherapist an email then. She is amazing, she may have some great advice as well. Wish Rob could go to her, but that is too far away.
1:51 am
grannyrose
sprite, any exercises which build the muscles are good. not needing to be weight-bearing.
1:53 am
Kamanjah
I hate to be Debbie Downer, but Michael said he regretted getting his knee replaced. A horse kicked him years ago and he had finally had enough pain. The replacement did not go well, and had to be redone in a week. The poor man was so flippin' miserable. We had PT come to the house every day for several weeks. He finally got back on his feet, but was never happy with the new knee.
I had to have my big toe joints replaced, and don't regret that. One is still fine, the other joint replacement had to be removed and the joint fused after I broke my ankle and tore tendons. The surgeries were damned painful!
1:53 am
sprite
hydro therapy will probably be part of the aftercare, anyway. But indeed, daily walks. I have no doubt he will be okay, he has plenty of willpower.
1:53 am
lynxxx
No Manx Cats?
1:54 am
Kamanjah
I hope Rob has a much better surgeon!
1:54 am
sprite
sorry, Kam! Yeah, it may turn out badly. But for most, it is a relief. And it cannot get much worse for Rob atm, he is in so much pain every day and his mobility is lousy.
1:55 am
grannyrose
poor Michael. such an awful experience to have to go through.
1:55 am
sprite
I hear ya, lyn! Tried Manx too. Looks like a total waste of a perfectly good X there.
1:56 am
Kamanjah
Part of the problem could have been the Parkinson's.
1:56 am
sprite
a surgeon with parkinson shouldn't operate ;)
1:57 am
Kamanjah
Michael had PD. The surgeon was an a$$. Bad combo.
1:57 am
grannyrose
yeah, one word you don't want to hear in the operating theatre...OOPS!
1:57 am
sprite
true, dat!
1:58 am
grannyrose
kam, the PD shouldn't have effected Michael's recovery.
1:58 am
lynxxx
OMG Kam you have both been through the mill
1:59 am
Kamanjah
No, it shouldn't have, but his hesitancy to move could have. Plus, the surgeon didn't put in a drain, so the whole thing had to be redone. I think it was just bad luck. The surgeon who did my toes recommended the knee surgeon, and I'm still happy with my toes after 16+ years.
2:00 am
sprite
there is no cure for bad luck
2:00 am
Kamanjah
True dat.
2:01 am
grannyrose
drains are not usually put into knee replacements, Kam. sometimes into hips, but i have never seen a knee joint with a drain.
2:02 am
lynxxx
TZo makene
2:02 am
Kamanjah
Hmm, Rose. Everyone else we knew at the time had a drain with knee replacement. That was years ago. He did have a drain after the second surgery. Whatever, it's ancient history now.
2:02 am
grannyrose
yes lynx.
2:02 am
sprite
*giggles* I'll have a glass of what lyn is having
2:03 am
lynxxx
Yes I am trying to type'
2:04 am
lynxxx
Battling with acoviD
2:04 am
lynxxx
Battling with acoviD
2:04 am
sprite
so very nasty. So sorry, lyn.
2:04 am
grannyrose
lynx, do you have covid?
2:05 am
lynxxx
Battling with COVUD after effects - have vertigo
2:06 am
grannyrose
that's awful lyn.
2:06 am
lynxxx
't type or write
2:07 am
sprite
the long term covid effects are so very nasty. From lack of breath to brain fog to vertigo... one of the reasons I kept telling you to take better care, Rose. And to start treating after effects right away.
2:07 am
sprite
how frustrating that must be, lyn. So very sorry.
2:08 am
lynxxx
Today found out my 'guts' are all infected....on top of Multiple Myeloma and rampant Lung Cencer. Feel terrific. NOT
2:09 am
sprite
omg lyn... that is horrible. Wish there were something I could do to help.
2:09 am
grannyrose
awww lyn. how awful.
2:09 am
Kamanjah
So sorry to hear that, lyn.
2:11 am
lynxxx
I have good hospital near by andgretvspci
2:11 am
lynxxx
I have good hospital near by andgretvspci
2:11 am
lynxxx
I have good hospital near by andgretvspci
2:11 am
sprite
that is a good thing, at least.
2:11 am
lynxxx
zgreat specialists and nurse
2:11 am
lynxxx
zg
reat specialists and nurse
2:12 am
sprite
*sending loving vibes your way, lyn*
2:13 am
sprite
fireflies... poofing with hugs, time to walk Nero.
2:13 am
lynxxx
ty and promising not to type
2:15 am
ursh
could somebody please point me in the direction of the re 7 & 8 - just dont see them
2:17 am
grannyrose
ursh, ends with picnic pest. once you have cut out the material needed to make a garment, what is left of the material is a re 7
2:17 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!
2:17 am
ursh
eish - thanks rose
2:17 am
grannyrose
yw ursh.
3:38 am
periwinkle
hi marigold, hello all
3:40 am
periwinkle
going back to bed
5:35 am
ivesy3
clue for the st 7 plz
7:04 am
aslindy
hello all