(28-05-2025, 02:09 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Bollocksbollocksbollocks & dammit to hell! It seems that I've now got osteo arthritis in my hands...not thrilled. So am trying firstly panadol - 8 a day for three days to see if its helps & if not then some other thing instead which the Doc says will help. The joys of ageing...


I had the shingles jab a while back - the free one so hope it holds good becsuse I had everything when I was  kid,including chicken pox.


Cold,grey & miserable here so no gardening apart from a bit of another go at that damn ivy over the back earlier.

(28-05-2025, 02:16 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:

(28-05-2025, 02:09 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Bollocksbollocksbollocks & dammit to hell! It seems that I've now got osteo arthritis in my hands...not thrilled. So am trying firstly panadol - 8 a day for three days to see if its helps & if not then some other thing instead which the Doc says will help. The joys of ageing...


I had the shingles jab a while back - the free one so hope it holds good becsuse I had everything when I was  kid,including chicken pox.


Cold,grey & miserable here so no gardening apart from a bit of another go at that damn ivy over the back earlier.

Celebrex or its analog keeps me moving. Just one a day. More if its bad, but that is not so often since the new hip went in. I have it in my hands too, the first rows or stitches of the day are often harder than the rest, but movement is good. So is heat, especially on chilly days, I quite like washing dishes by hand, lol...

But bollocks indeed.

(28-05-2025, 02:32 PM)zqwerty Wrote: 8 a day sounds far too many Lilith7, that is the max dose for adults, risk of liver or kidney damage, can't remember which, I would try half that dosage when aching is bothersome.

(28-05-2025, 02:26 PM)popeye333 Wrote: Bollocks Agreed.

I have it in my hands, not as bad as my grandmother yet. But I do try and keep my fingers moving. Like Hunnie said at the start of the day and when they start to ache cos you have overused them you certainly know.

Just remember that those 8 over the day include night time dose. Don't try and take them all while you are awake.

I take Fish oil capsules. They help. And if Financial enough some Glucosamine and Chondroitin.

Funny you should mention the dishes Hunnie. Im the same lol.. Im not missing the dishwasher at all.

And with that, Im off to do my dishes..

(29-05-2025, 07:30 AM)kiwimade64 Wrote: morning ladies   What an amazing sunrise we have this morning against the rain clouds.

Nice to see you back, edeemaxy, welcome to the madhouse

BOLLOCKS!    bollocks indeed, Lilith.  I am sorry to hear this and hope you find a way to manage it.  MrK took celebrix for his back.  Our doctor said it was gentler than voltaran but not to take it for too long.  And he takes panadol along with other pain meds for his hip so pain relief can be 'mixed and matched' with your doctor's knowledge.  

We haven't had a dishwasher for 35 years.  Hand washing dishes in the winter after hanging washing out on a frosty morning certainly warms the hands.  And I like that dishes are done and dusted in one hit, no waiting for the washer to finish.  Dishes are dried and put away.  Our kitchen is small, and we would rather have the cupboard space.  To be fair though, there has been the odd day where I've wished for one lol.

I'm being glared at by the Furry One, he obviously wants us to do the garden 'rounds' lol.  He loves routine   Will finish my coffee first, he knows the 'rules' lol

(29-05-2025, 08:25 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: If you wash a panadol down with strong coffee the caffeine boosts the effect...

(29-05-2025, 11:14 AM)Jan Wrote: This has been a great week - there seems to be so much doom and gloom around when something good happens  i savour it
There are several organisations around who put together childrens winter pyjamas and slipper sets for vulnerable kids - one of the pensioners using the social supermarket asked if she could make adult TV slippers - they have proved very popular and several are now keeping the shelf full .Anyway one of the volunteers floated the idea with Robie if she could source adult nightmare at a discount would he fund it - long story short she found an Ozzie/NZ place I have never heard of that sells all sorts Health Pride or maybe Health Post - buggar me 8 cartons of free stuff turned up at the supermarket- there are those velour sort of house coats that my Mum used to have with embroidery on the yoke - lovely wynciette nighties and pyjamas - knit nighties more suitable for the young ones - singlets didn’t know people still wore them - knickers and petticoats - whole range of sizes right up to great big - everything is very long so the sewers are getting cracking making the majority normal - even bed jackets .There are some very generous people around -