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Well Good Ginns !

It is probably better that they are seen and there should be someone at the hospital who may know more about what treatment he needs. After all, your GP didn't diagnose and treat 'your' problem as whooping cough in the beginning did they??

Hope all goes well - let us know when you get back!

Dea Xxx <3

Oh Goodness.... well you are heading for the best place... Gins..

Golly gosh we have had some trials and tribulations this Christmas..


:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) To Det...

We are going to a special clinic that is based in the hospital. Just had to wake No2 son (hes only just got to sleep bless)

Will let you know how things go

Fingers crossed then - at least they will get the right treatment!!

Later, when you feel like a bit of a giggle - you might like to consider this little story about 'Special Clinics' :-D

They always used to call those clinics for 'sexually trasmitted diseases' in all the hospitals 'Special Clinics'!!

Many years ago, my husband used to work for a Pharmaceutical Company and one of the Drugs he dealt with was used to treat such conditions and so he would pop in to see the Specialists there.

I had a phone call once asking for my husband who was out at the time and, having established that I was his wife, she asked if she could leave a message for him?

She introduced herself as nurse xxxxx at the xxxxx Hospital and then started by saying that my husband had been in to see them the previous day in the 'Special Clinic' there...................... she then panicked and stuttered to explain that he was NOT there as a 'patient' but was there to speak to the Consultants about the drugs they use etc etc.....

This really amused me and I reassured her that I knew all about his work and why he would be there................

It was really funny at the time though - even though I could not see her on the other end of the 'phone, I could 'feel' her going bright red with embarrasment :-D :-D

See you later - Hope all will be well,

Dea Xxx

Gin,

Sorry to read about your families current ailments. Not something that you want at the best of times and certainly not at Christmas. Hopefully the visit to the clinic will see them started on the road to a very quick recovery.

All the best.

Just got back

Sat in an isolation room, them coughing and laughing at me and calling me Dr Doom because I’m telling them its Whooping cough...

....and she who laughs last......Whooping cough it is, confirmed by Dr Gill, not Dr Doom

Both on antibiotics, No2 son to stop him infecting others (had it too long for the drugs to help him feel better) and JB should get some relief from the meds as it’s caught so early.....'You did the right thing to bring them in, especially with your husband having asthma'...says Dr Gill


Thanks for all your good wishes gang <3

SO glad they didn't keep them in Ginns - as you say, it's too late for the antibiotics to help son feel any better but hopefully, as he has them early, JB shouldn't get any worse !!!

Such a good job you made them go Ginns, I am sure they would have put things off otherwise then goodness knows how bad JB could have become.

Anyway, a speedy recovery to them both and I hope you all feel better soon and manage to enjoy your Christmas.

Dea Xxx <3

Thanks Dea

Thier only concern as I drove them to the hospital?

If we have to have meds...............we better be able to drink on them!

Typical Ginns!! :-|

Just you reming them, especially JB that people have been known to die of whooping cough, even nowadays, although rare!!

People with existing health complications like Asthma, or COPD (which I have) are at much greater risk and I have no doubt that a bout of it could well 'finish me off', so he should take these things more seriously!!!

Take care all!

Dea Xxx <3

Glad you've got them sorted Gins.........will you still be having guests over Christmas though - was just wondering in case any of them have health problems too - and you don't want to be responsible for anyone else being poorly :-S :-S


Ne'er mind the drink.....get those meds down them.... :-D



We are hoping to go to son's for lunch but a lot will depend on how OH's meds kick in - what a lot we are to be sure. :-(



How are things with your daughter Persie?

Dea .......what about your OH, has he recovered from whatever it was??


Hiya Det............ :-D :-) ;-) :-D :-) ;-)

Yes thanks Cynthia, it only seemed to last for 24 hours but then I had it yesterday (though not nearly as bad as hubby). Obviously just some sort of 'little bug' that is going around.

He was REALLY bad - hot, cold, shivering, sweating, shaking, dizzy, nauseous etc..

I was lucky, just felt a bit holt, cold and queezy on and off all day.

We are O.K. now - it's all the others on here that I am worried about !!! - Can you catch 'nasty things' orf the internet??? - I know that bugs from there can get into your computer - can they get to you too ??? :-S :-0

Dea Xxx

The people that will come over for lunch and the ones in the evening have spent lots of time with us already so it makes no odds really

Just finished wrapping, now got to go out and get cash for cards and JBs Christmas card as I forgot about that :-S

The Im coming home and having an hours kip!

Dea re your clinic.....we used to call it the clap clinic :-0

That was what the 'public' called it Ginns - within the Health Service it was more discretely named the 'Special Clinic' ;-) :-D

Dea Xxx

Off to the takeaway and then, hopefully, a peaceful evening.


Used to go to the midnight service but that's not really feasible now :-(

We used to go to midnight mass years ago

Im shoving some jacket spuds in the oven, I aint cookin tonight


Question girls and boys (not that they would know)

Can I peel and chop all my veg tonight and leave them soaking in salted water until tomorrow?

Never done if before, always had everyone in the kitchen on the big day doing it along side me

Im doing my Yorkshire pudding tonight and leaving overnight in the fridge, gets all the onion and sage flavour into the batter mix.....nom nom

You can certainly do that to some veg Ginns, though I don't know about salting it at this stage ?? - Wash it well tomorrow before using them as potatoes can go a bit 'starchy' if left in water.

Also a good idea to leave them in the fridge if poss!!

Things like sprouts are best not to do in this way as they soak up the water, I find and open up ??

Dea Xxx

Thanks Dea....have you seen my fridge, its half full with a dead bird, sliced up pig, pigs in blankets, wafer thin pig and the rest seems to be cheese from all corners of the world

It stinks :-0

In this sort of weather - the garage will probably do very well !!

Dea Xxx

Not with the amount of spiders in my garage Dea......the porch might be an option though

You don't need to leave the carrots in water Gins, but certainly the spuds. No salt. My weekend veg have always usually been prepared the night before because of church on Sundays.


If things are covered, the garage will be a good place as Dea says. Take it from us 'oldies'........ we didn't always have a fridge you know ;-)


The turkey would be okay out there too! We used to hang ours from the rafters of the garage to keep it out of harm's way :-D


I know you used to go to midnight mass Gins and that now you don't want to - but we want to go and can't :-(


Making do with 9 Lessons and Carols from Kings College :-D