h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

HI kaz...Oh dear,i saw from your posting how anxious you were getting.>ok>,it's almost a week away.Don't get stressed about it alreadyYou need someone to explain about the different benefits you might get,and what they all mean,but there's no point until you feel good enough to take it all in,and not panic about all the "what if's".
Just try and think that if you were needing an urgent doctors appointment you'd only know about it for a day or so...so try not to dwell on next week, until next week.I'm sure ,between us,we can get you there without you losing a few good days!!!

For some reason that's something I remembered - normally my memory is rubbish. But I've always remembered the mimulus and the 'sister' one, in a bottle of water that you sipped all day.

I've taken mimulus from time to time because of what you said, and it's really helped. Even Fred has had flower remedies!

I am so anxious, the appointment is tomorrow. I have waited 2 years for this appointment, which may tell me why everyday since 18 December 2004 has hurt. I doubt it though, I reackon I am getting stressed for an appointment where they will say we don't know and there is nothing we can do.

My eczema has finally healed so we tried my tens machine, hoping that I would be able to walk a bit further. It seems to have stopped working for me. On another short walk I got the burning pain, the worst I have had it so far. I can only imagine that this is what getting stabbed feels like. The whole area becomes sensitized, just the gentlest touch is like fire and so so painful. It really is at the limit of what I can take. A ten minute walk turned into over an hour and we got caught by the heavy rain. One of the dog walkers stopped and tried to give advice, Moonglum said his usual wrong diagnosis and I just had to correct him whilst crying and gasping in pain. Oh dear!

Not been out since then, too scared.

oh tens! Is that the electric thingy? I used that when I was about to give birth to help control the pain - what a wonderful thing that was Sorry it doesn't seem to be working for you tho.

(I'm sorry if I keep on mentioning that I would like to see more photos...no pressure - if it seems like that...just that when I think of you I think of your framing eye so to speak)

Sending good thoughts and wishes for your appointment

I saw your turtle, bet it may have been fierce if prodded! Wouldn't have minded seeing those caterpillars as well!

Quite pleased with my pelicans
http://public.fotki.com/KazFord/places_i_have_visited/london/st-james-park-2006/page2.html

Pictures here of moonglum feeding a squirrel.
http://public.fotki.com/KazFord/places_i_have_visited/london/st-james-park-2006/page3.html

Squirrels very bold indeed, yes I do like the Pelicans

I wasn't about to prod the turtle, I did pick one of the smaller ones up tho, but very carefully by the backend of it's shell so that should it try to nip, it would've been hard to get at me.

It tucked itself in, and I showed Glynn the flaps of skin and then suddenly all this water started pouring out and Glynn goes "ewwww turtle pee" I think I'd pee if a giant picked me up...I rather think it had some residue water in it's shell...I dunno tho

Sounds like water from inside the shell, I'm not an expert though!

We have been seeing stag beetles a lot. Three in night once, two were shagging and the third was buzzing around trying to find them so he could pull the male off. I dream of bigger insects, though stag beetles are quite good and we are finding more.

Morning !
I wish i'd been online when you were getting stressed kaz,.
Hope you're now.My tens doesn't work either.apart from making my finger twitch for half a dayMaybe i got it in the wrong places each time
My daughter has a tortoise.....Ithink it must only urinate once a week..i've never seen as much water ,i don't think it would come from inside the shell
I shall be thnking about yu all day,until we hear from you again

Hi Sal

I am bricking it, very very stressed right now

I would not expect to find water in a tortoise shell either, but as turtles are semi-aquatic, I would not find it strange if they stored water to help them through the times that they are in the dry.

Hi kaz.i'm not an authority on tortoises or turtles,but i'll have to find out now
Don't stress yourself love,you'll be fine.Just check you have your list,and remember that at least you might have some answers today.
Try not to think negative thoughts,be positive that you're going to tackle your problems,be firm with the doctor,and with yourself.You know you can do it....don't let anything distract you from your purpose today.I'll be here most of the day,if you need to chat.

Sal got a diagnosis at last, I have 2 herniated discs. Wrote a journal about it as very angry at nhs, for all the cock-ups. Its good I know to get that diagnosis, its the one I thought of back in 1999, but they said no. I hope I can get rid of my anger soon, cause its no fun.