Feeling a bit fed up. Chest infection has been going on since october. Hope it clears soon. Had all the usuall antibiotics and steriods. Been in for minor op last week and that has just been the last straw leaving me feeling tearful and fed up for no real reason.
Miss my husband who is still in Tunisia so here alone. I know that life is not that bad and i know there are lots who are worse off than me . Just having a sorry foreself moment.hope you are all warm and feeling well. X
Sending you love and hugs and hope you feel better very soon. Take care xxxxx
We are all entitled to sorry for ourself moments. 
I don't think it helps that it is winter and very cold. Hang on in there. It will begin to look better when your husband gets home and then in the blink of an eye it will be SPRING. I hope.
Hope that you get rid of the chest infection really soon, and that you start to feel much less fed up. Sending you special thoughts. Take care. XXX
Tearful and fed up for no reason? I think you've every reason, anyone would feel miserable with a chest infection since October not to mention absent husband! Don't beat your self up, hang on in there and be very good to yourself. TLC.
All the best, Peege
peege is right, you’re fed up cause you’ve had a lot to be fed up about! As you say, the op - minor or not - will have been the last straw, as your resources are depleted from weeks & weeks fighting off an infection. All the abs & steroids make us feel low too. I’ve had a chest infection & other stuff since Oct too, & I’m really fed up with it all. It’s a cold & dreary time of year, & when you feel ill & miserable & everyone else is going to parties & being christmassy, it somehow makes you feel worse! Unless that’s just me, but I don’t think so 😉
You take care too
Hi my dear Irene
Sorry you are feeling low..a lingering infection and an op are bound to affect your body and your mood..
There is so much we can take..being on your own as well.
Why don’t you pop in and see your GP or is there a lady doctor you could talk to at the surgery?
Hope your husband will be back for the holidays or that you have some family or friends around you.
In the meantime it is time for extra winter comfort, making a list of the things you usually like to do to cheer yourself up.
Yesterday I came back from Dad’s nursing home I knew he was not right, sounded very breathless, got them to call the doctor he is dehydrated and has bronchitis.
Then came home with Bea and her shingles, got her to phone the doctor because the 7 days of antivirals are over this morning and she is still itching and in pain, so she gave her another 3 days.
I sunk in the sofa and I thought where is my cheering up list?? I have one somewhere.. I found it!! It was mainly a dream list at 5 pm, the shops being shut thank goodness, the travel agencies as well, lucky I’m not allowed to fly anymore..
but day dreaming was good, so was my book I had left aside, so captivating were the reports on Channel 4 news between the homelessness and the residents of Grenfell I couldn’t help thinking I was lucky in this world,
I picked up my embroidery, watched Nigella preparing her Christmas dinner then a new detective series on itv called Bancroft. By which time I took my sleeping pill and thought tomorrow is another day..it is in fact my birthday so I will think about that later hey.,
Take care my dear 💕
Fran
Great advice Fran, distraction is the best mental therapy I find. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday x
Thank you Sparky 😊
Happy birthday Fran
Have a lovely day
Love irene xxxx
Thank you Irene xx
Happy Birthday, Fran 🎉 I do hope you have a better day, and your heating is repaired by now. Sorry to hear your Dad not well....another difficult trip up the mountain! We've still got deep snow, shovelled till I could shovel no more yesterday. Just a bit more done today, now I should escape to my daughter's, an hour or so away in Manchester, for a couple of days. She has a delightful baby daughter for me to coo over and help her with. I haven't been for weeks, what with illness and, guess what, asthma. Hope your happy birthday includes cake! 🎂 xx
Hi Penny
Yes it is repaired TG 😇
It did snow a bit this morning but nothing really..freezing cold..
Sorry you have to do some shovelling.
I think I caught his bronchitis unfortunately..It came all at once after my birthday lunch 😃 that burning chest and sore cough..I’ll increase my pred tomorrow morning as I am supposed to..I am going up there again tomorrow, Maybe I can see the emergency doctor if not better..
Have a great time in Manchester with your daughter and baby granddaughter
And tell me all about that match when you’re back!! Xx
Keep warm up there 💕
Fran
Hi Fran
So very sorry to hear that you now have bronchitis. And on your birthday, too. Very cruel! I do hope it responds quickly to treatment. I don’t envy you the pred! The bane of my life! Try not to stay out long if you really must go up the mountain again. Wrap up well.
I’m all set for the Manchester trip tomorrow. Taking a lot of layers for sitting in the cold at Old Trafford! Looking forward to seeing Molly, my little granddaughter most of all. And Arthur, my 3 yr old grandson. 😀😀😀😀 Escaping from the snow ⛄️!!
Do take care of yourself.
Penny xx
Hi Penny
Yes..I couldn’t stop coughing, I thought maybe the very cold air I inhaled..I upgraded the pred and the inhalers it seems ok this morning maybe it won’t come a chest infection..you never know with those viruses..I am having a very large cup of coffee before I go up the mountain!! 😃
Have a lovely lovely time in Manchester xx
Fran
29 is a great age. Enjoy it, dear one.
When I had shingles my doctor told me to have salt baths twice a day for two to three weeks. He said not to use bubble bath and such like, just salt water and 'if I wanted to' ordinary soap - but nothing too highly perfumed. Mine was a mild case but as it was my 'undercarriage' that was affected it was uncomfortable to say the least. The baths were incredibly soothing and I'd recommend them to anyone with shingles. I didn't have any medication but, as I said mine was a mild case - just thought maybe Bea would get some relief from salt baths.
Thank you I will tell her x
Hope you feel better soon. Be kind to yourself and get lots of rest and maybe a trip to your go. Take care xx
Thank you
Hope you feel better soon. Meanwhile sending all the best xx
Thank you
Bless you. I always tell my son that it is ok to have those feelings. You are all going through such a traumatic time with your conditions. Have a pj day plenty of hot chocolate with marshmallows in. Bless you xx
go and get a course of acupunchre I asure you it works alternative medicine its done wonders for me
Don't blame you for feeling down. As others have said, find the positives and distract. No easy as we know. But take care, wishing you well.
Many thanks
Hope you get to feeling better soon I've been sick for 6 week's now and I got cabin fever and I get down and depressed about it myself but you have to cry it out and than think of the good thing's I'm trying to set a new goal for whenever I feel better makes me smile and this website is a great site to vent or just plan say anything and people just get you bless you and everyone on here it's good to get it out happy day to you
Betsy Rose
Thank you hope you feel better too
Hope chest infection clears soon & that everything else looks rosier - hugs x
Sorry that you are feeling down. You describe your treatment as a minor op, but your body will be in shock. Even though your head knew what was coming and that it was necessary, your body will behave as it it was attacked. I can remember something similar decades ago. And I couldn't understand why I felt low and weepy, and then a neighbour explained that I was in shock. Be gentle with yourself.
Love and hugs
Kate xx
Hello hopetorun. I know how you are feeling, and I think everyone on here knows as well. It is part and parcel of this disease of ours that we feel down for no apparent reason. I have days when all I feel like doing is cry, no reason, just that black cloud that appears, and I think that having a moan about it helps, and doing it on here is perfect because we all know exactly how you are feeling, but the black cloud passes and the sun comes out again. I am sure you will feel 100% better when your husband gets back home, and the infection clears up. Take care, stay warm and breath easy xxx
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Nothing wrong with having a good cry and feeling sorry for yourself sometimes - why not probably do you good - I do it sometimes then I kick myself up the backside and get on with it - only consolation at the moment - remember all things pass - take care xx
I'm sure you'll feel better soon, have some chocolate, it works wonders.
Probably better than the gin i had last night. Thanks for the kind thought
I hear you and oh so know where you're coming from. Remember honeybunny 'this too will pass'! thats my go to message for when the proverbial is happening. Also winter, bbbbrrrrrr! we, down here in Ozzy Australia! are now in the very warm summer months. But that last winter was just down right nasty!! nasty nasty!! and I was so happy to see the back of it. So I feel for you...especially with any type of lung issue. I do hope you are feeling a little better after reaching out through this site. All the very best Hopetorun...(wow with that name...I hope you get to do that if thats what you want....I know I CAN'T, lol...not now!! well I could but I would be asking for something very unpleasant so I won't, lol!) Wishing you and yours the very best now, in the future and have a cracking good xmas and a better 2018. enjoy
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