What are you doing today?

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My CKD was first noticed around the time I moved up to Scotland. Back in Hampshire my GP just 'tut tutted' about my blood pressure, but wouldn't change my medication. Here, my new GP said that my meds were old fashioned and there were now better alternatives. The CKD was noted then, but was not regarded as worrying and it has only progressed very slowly over 16 years. My BP is well controlled.

Today, I have to take the Camper for its annual test (MoT), but otherwise I've nothing planned. I think I'll make Chilli con Carne for dinner.
 

Capt Lightning said:
My CKD was first noticed around the time I moved up to Scotland. Back in Hampshire my GP just 'tut tutted' about my blood pressure, but wouldn't change my medication. Here, my new GP said that my meds were old fashioned and there were now better alternatives. The CKD was noted then, but was not regarded as worrying and it has only progressed very slowly over 16 years. My BP is well controlled.

Today, I have to take the Camper for its annual test (MoT), but otherwise I've nothing planned. I think I'll make Chilli con Carne for dinner.
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Thanks for sharing, I know nothing about this condition. I will talk to my doctor when I have a check up. To my knowledge I have not kidney problems
 
Blessed said:
Nothing exciting, I was bored so I just made a batch of jewish bisscotti called mandlebread, It is more of shortbread type of cookie. I put rainsins and walnuts in mine. It has cinnammon sugar baked on top. I searched forever for the recipe. My husbands aunt always brought them to family reunions.

I was going to make english muffin bread next but am feeling a little tired, Maybe tommorrow. I also want to make chocolate chip cookies for the little boys across the street. They all have albinism so don't get out that much. They are precious and I like to take them a treat now and then.
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Mandlebread sounds delish! Do you serve it with a specific beverage?
 

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My Godson texted me with the news of the passing of Leslie Phillips. He was 98, how I loved his style.

Leslie Samuel Phillips CBE (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor, voice artist and author.
He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He appeared in the Carry On and Doctor in the House film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy series The Navy Lark. In his later career, Phillips took on dramatic parts including a BAFTA-nominated role alongside Peter O'Toole in Venus (2006). He provided the voice of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films.
 
katlupe said:
That happened to my sliding glass door to my deck at my house. So weird when no one was even near it.
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That can happen when they're incorrectly framed. The door frame "breathes", relaxes (inflates) when it's hot and stiffens and shrinks when it's cold. That puts pressure on the glass. If the frame has too much tension in one or two corners, or along one or two sides, the glass will eventually shatter from fatigue. Could take years, but the glass usually loses the battle at some point.
 
Sassycakes said:
So far since I woke up this morning I have been getting picked on by my husband and daughter. It seems like neither of them thinks I do anything but sit around all day. I admit I do sit down a lot. I have stage 4 kidney failure. My one leg is swollen and makes it hard to get around but I try. I know my daughter worries about me and the fact that I am getting older every minute. I just wish I would stop getting yelled at every day.
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So sorry, Sassycakes……I wish they would STOP that. So cruel.😢😟😢😟😢.
SUPER BIG HUGS for YOU.❤️🌹❤️🌹.
 
Alligatorob said:
Went to the doctor today, 5 weeks and 2 days post-op. Got mostly good news, but not all.

On the positive side he said I was progressing quite well, my range of motion and walking are about where they expect someone to be at 12 weeks. Good news I guess, but it makes me realize what a long slow process this is going to be.

I can walk, but my knees hurt and I am a lot less stable than I'd like to be. One real limitation is strength in my quads, they still really hurt and are weak. For example I cannot stand from a chair without having arms or something to push off of. And I can only do squats assisted, that's with my hands holding something overhead and pulling. The doctor said that was normal, and again I was doing better than expected.

So I asked him realistically how long until I can walk and get around anything like normal, and without pain. He said that takes about 6 to 12 months on average. And by having both knees done it impacts me more than most who do one knee at a time. As the doctor and physical therapist often remind me I don't have a good leg to stand on, LOL. I do not regret doing both knees, troublesome as this is I sure would not want to do it twice...

Anyway I got myself into this, and I'll get through it. Still optimistic my knees will be a lot better, someday...
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You are doing very well…..but…..you are being somewhat impatient……the doctor is right with time factors.
Remember……you had both knees done at the same time…..recovery will be possibly somewhat longer, because you don’t have the other knee to lean on.
Your recovery will continue for quite a while……there are so many aspects of healing.
Maybe even 2 years from now…..you’ll think…..hey…..I can do that a lot easier now, and that will continue for a long time.
Pushing too hard, may set you back rather than forward.
Please have patience, my friend.
 
Our daughter's two children (10 & 7) had a great time with us yesterday, and we with them. Today we have our son's baby for the day. At eleven months he's on the precipice of walking, which is simultaneously adorable and :eek:.

I'm giving myself ten more minutes on the computer before I mop the kitchen floor in anticipation of the baby's arrival. He mostly crawls and notices every stray crumb, which he immediately stuffs in his mouth. After 24 hours of his big cousins being here, there are plenty of crumbs of the floor, believe me!
 
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