Make My Recipe Reunion ~ Tag Game - Come enjoy the reunion!

[Tisme]

Aus/NZ Hosts wrote:
Hi everyone - sorry I have been MIA but it was the DH's works Christmas party on Saturday and the DH and I took the opportunity to spend the night at the hotel were it was been held and had a nice leisurely Sunday and then on Monday my back started to play up something chronic and I have been taking pain killers which makes me rather dozy so haven't trusted myself to do updates (sorry Tis) but thought I had better explain, it is feeling a bit better today so will begin to ease up on the pain killers and hopefully totally of them by the weekend and all back to normal.


Pat

Hi Pat...No problems, hope you feeling better soon.
I am leaving the update just at the moment, because things seem a little strange on page 1. So will come back to it later and see how I go.

[mersaydees]

Good luck Tisme. I will try to be better at more current feedback. I've been so busy at work that I've let my private life slide. Terrible, I know! Working on balance for the new year. My staff is on notice, anyway, and I'm so grateful for such a great staff!

[I'mPat]

Thanks for the well wishes, it is a problem I have been dealing with since I was 12 years old when I fell on my tail playing basketball on a concrete court and cracked my spine and consequently I have arthritis in hips and spine and sometimes it gets very painful but I hate taking painkillers unless I absolutely have to and since I will be 57 next months I have learnt how best to deail with the problem and what my limitation are.


Pat

[Tisme]

mersaydees wrote:
Good luck Tisme. I will try to be better at more current feedback. I've been so busy at work that I've let my private life slide. Terrible, I know! Working on balance for the new year. My staff is on notice, anyway, and I'm so grateful for such a great staff!

Thanks mersaydees, I think it was o.k. last night, but I could not get on to update. Now everything has changed on page 1.... I think we might just continue, and I will work on it tomorrow, as I am not home this afternoon or tonight.
So we just will continue and see what happens and I will fix it all tomorrow. I have started some, but if anyone notices something they have made appearing still .... let me know and I will fix tomorrow .....

[mersaydees]

I'mPat wrote:
Thanks for the well wishes, it is a problem I have been dealing with since I was 12 years old when I fell on my tail playing basketball on a concrete court and cracked my spine and consequently I have arthritis in hips and spine and sometimes it gets very painful but I hate taking painkillers unless I absolutely have to and since I will be 57 next months I have learnt how best to deail with the problem and what my limitation are.


Pat

You're cool, Pat!

Can't hurt to try two ginger capsules every morning. I do this myself to stave off arthritis.

[mersaydees]

Mersaydees' is IT!

[I'mPat]

Thanks I will give it a try as I can't take any of the medication for arthritis as they interfere with my diabetic medications too much.


Pat

[mersaydees]

Ginger capsules can't hurt you -- they can only help. And of course the fresh variety! Go ginger!

[I'mPat]

mersaydees wrote:
Ginger capsules can't hurt you -- they can only help. And of course the fresh variety! Go ginger!

There are 3 things we go through a lot of - fresh garlic, ginger and chillies, I quite often steep ginger in hot water and have it as a drink, couldn't get ginger capsules today but hopefully tomorrow when I can get to a health food shop. Thanks again.


Pat

[Chef Buggsy Mate]

Posting the completion of Crafty Lady 13's Mediterranean Chicken With Pepperoncini and Kalamatas that's due on Dec. 23. Very tasty

[pammyowl]

mersaydees wrote:
Ginger capsules can't hurt you -- they can only help. And of course the fresh variety! Go ginger!

You put fresh ginger in capsules? I buy the powdered ginger and pack my own capsules bought at the co-op.

[Acadia*]

Tisme wrote:

Acadia* wrote:
Many years ago, our local specialties food store imported Velvet Crumble or Jumble candy bar or something to that affect and I loved it. Can't seem to find it in the States anymore. Imported from Australia. Yum!

Was it a Violet Crumble Acadia? ...... I love them and the crunchies also!

Yeah that is it!

[Acadia*]

I'mPat wrote:
Thanks for the well wishes, it is a problem I have been dealing with since I was 12 years old when I fell on my tail playing basketball on a concrete court and cracked my spine and consequently I have arthritis in hips and spine and sometimes it gets very painful but I hate taking painkillers unless I absolutely have to and since I will be 57 next months I have learnt how best to deail with the problem and what my limitation are.


Pat

Unfortunately, I too know what you are going through. Back in 1981 I was thrown off the back of the horse I was riding. I remember seeing my feet up in the air for a split second, and then whack I hit the ground! I was convinced I broke my hip, but instead broke off two vertebrae tips. I am going to be 56 in February. In the past I had spinal cavatiy injections with steriods. But the last time I had it done was about 3 years ago. I have been using Lidocaine patches. Lately in the USA there have been all of these deaths and major infections in peeps that had those injections from a drug manufacturer whose injection medicine has been tainted with fungus.

Get well soon Pat!

[I'mPat]

Acadia* wrote:

I'mPat wrote:
Thanks for the well wishes, it is a problem I have been dealing with since I was 12 years old when I fell on my tail playing basketball on a concrete court and cracked my spine and consequently I have arthritis in hips and spine and sometimes it gets very painful but I hate taking painkillers unless I absolutely have to and since I will be 57 next months I have learnt how best to deail with the problem and what my limitation are.


Pat

Unfortunately, I too know what you are going through. Back in 1981 I was thrown off the back of the horse I was riding. I remember seeing my feet up in the air for a split second, and then whack I hit the ground! I was convinced I broke my hip, but instead broke off two vertebrae tips. I am going to be 56 in February. In the past I had spinal cavatiy injections with steriods. But the last time I had it done was about 3 years ago. I have been using Lidocaine patches. Lately in the USA there have been all of these deaths and major infections in peeps that had those injections from a drug manufacturer whose injection medicine has been tainted with fungus.

Get well soon Pat!

Ouch big time - a few years ago the GP sent me to a pain specialist who wanted to do injections but first I insisted on an allergy test to make sure there was not going to be a re-action (don't ask me why I insisted but I just did) and so glad I did for I had a re-action and the specialist admited if he had given it to me there could have been major consequences which is why I am extremely cautious about cortisone creams too, always do a very small test patch before using as I have had bad reactions to some of them, depends of the strength I think.


Pat

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Mersaydees' is IT!