How are you feeling today?

[doublep]

I'm panicky about going to gp tonight now.
Feel like they'll just think I'm lying.

[Zaf]

if you need to write stuff down or print out and take some posts from here Paul, there is no reason they would think you are lying but I know our minds think of all sorts of daft stuff like that at times

xx

[Zaf]

Tts been a busy morning with the new assistant, I'm not a natural tutor unfortunately, she does seem a little slow to understand things but so far very methodical and does understand how a business works which is a bonus after the last person we had.

I'm tired but positive, back up to a definite 5, perhaps verging on a 6 right now,  I was going to stay in the office this afternoon but decided I needed to rest even if its doing things but not office work if that makes sense?

[Lol]

Doublep no one will think you are a liar! Absolutely not! Please let your panic subside as that is absolutely not going to happen. I hop all goes well.

Zaf... she's been with you 2.5 days. Give her a break with the slow on the uptake bit will you!  The poor girl! She doesn't want to get it wrong and is making sure she asks plenty of questions which is really good. You're in a rush on behalf of the butterfly, the assistants approach is the best you could hope for! 

[Zaf]

    yes I'd definitely prefer slow but sure and she seems to get on well with everyone which is great, I probably am in a hurry to get to the butterfly stage too :)

[Lol]

 

[Glen53]

All went well thanks Ezel.

Im on antibiotics for several infections and morphine syrup for the pain. Im feeling impatient now, hoping it all goes away yesterday! They do say nurses make the worst patients....

Zaf, Im sure she will turn out fine. it usually takes at least a few weeks to settle into a new job properly, but I understand why you just want to feel secure as soon as possible.

[Zaf]

she probably will Glen,  I think after the disaster of the last assistant I'm probably a bit neurotic!

From what I remember when my dad was on morphine orally it takes a little while to take effect but I'm not sure how long

[Glen53]

Ive had morphine before, so Im clued up  :)

I hate the stuff, but it works. The IV stuff that they put through a venflon takes seconds. I descibe it as having 4 pints of beer in 2 seconds, minus the headache. When it starts to kick in they havent even emptied the syringe! It feels very much like going over the top of a rollercoaster - your stomach drops and you then get the 'beer' type woozy symptoms. It makes you feel sick after a while too and if you are on it too long, you can get terrible nightmares and the shakes. 

The syrup stuff, Im not so sure of. Never had it. Steve mentions it in his journal so i may ask him nicely about possible side effects. I think if its anything like co-codamol it will need to build up in your system before the full effects are felt.

We will soon see.

[Zaf]

all I can remember about the oral stuff is that it does take a while to start to work, which in my dad's case was the cause of a minor overdose as he thought it hadnt worked and took some more, thankfully it was only hallucinations but after that I made sure I knew the symptoms of a serious overdose and if I possibly could was around a lot of the time while he was on it at home.

[Glen53]

If his 'visions' are anything like mine were, they can be really scary. The feeling of being 'wired' is unpleasent too. I cant think why anyone would want to inject themselves with it for a buzz. Its very addictive though once you have been on it for a couple of days.

[Zaf]

Fortunately I think his were funny rather than scary,  I know on one occasion he saw pink mice running round the room and another involved an elephant!  After that I monitored what my parents were doing with the stuff really very carefully, fortunately they lived where the business is so I was on hand a lot of the time to keep an eye on things

[CharleysAngel']

Really tired my doctor wouldn't give me anything to help me sleep. I couldn't find my head of year all lunch eventhough she asked me to go and see her.

[Zaf]

Try some antihistamine as long as wont clash with any other medication you're on, it often helps me if I need it





I'm really tired and would go to bed now if I didnt have to wait for the supermarket order, I'll go as soon as its been and the cold stuff has been put away if I still feel like this

[Glen53]

Agreed. Piriton can make you feel drowsy.

Zaf, I hope your delivery arrives soon and you can get the rest you need.  &*(