But since being diagnosed with this fibromyalgia I'm starting to panic to cook the simplest little thing
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Does anyone panic when knowing what to cook for tea I do I'm forever asking my children and I have had to ask them I just got on with it
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Hi Vixen, I don't cook on my own anymore, 1) I had real trouble trying to think what to cook..2) many times I have forgotten I was cooking and everything burnt, 3) I have left the hob on and later put cloths or tea towels on the hob and set them on fire, so I am too nervous to cook on my own now, I will help with it when I can but more often than not I have to go and sit down as I'm too exhausted (my kitchen is very small) and in pain to carry on.
I also suffer from depression and anxiety which of course don't help, so your not alone in this, is there anyone that can help you with the cooking or help you plan a weekly menu? I'm, lucky my sister, daughter or boyfriend will do it, and we have a takeaway once a week.
Hi Ros
What are we like I panic terrible when I have to cook for my son and daughter when they come and visit ( they both live and work abroad ) my husband laughs about it saying I'm being silly. Lots of hugs Ros hope you are feeling better xxx
vixen49• in reply to
We're not silly it's just us panicking what to cook I'm getting to be very clumsy as well the other day I bumped into a door in a shopping mall and of course me thinking it was a lady I bumped into I said sorry not realising the people giving me weird looks only did I look it was a door lol
Hi Ros
I am so sorry to hear this, but I can relate to what you are saying! My son recently bought me an automated can opener as I am no longer able to open a tin. I have been spilling boiling water on my hands as my coordination has gone! And I do not feel safe anymore doing too much on the kitchen.
When I was younger I was a brilliant cook and could make anything from scratch, but not anymore. A lot of the time I have family in to lend a hand.
I genuinely hope that you can find some resolution and relief to this problem.
Take care
Ken x
Hi vixen, i hate cooking now, i forget an leave rings/oven on, my daughter worries i will burn house wn while shes at school. I drop everything, have started to use plastic beaker and plate. I cannot coordinate and cant remember what to cook or how to cook it and am lethal with knives as i throw as well as drop things.my hands are frequently burnt cut bruised and battered, and cant stand long enough to cook a meal anyway. Oh and i fall asleep sometimes while waiting gor stuff to cook. Pointless.
How long you been like this shazzzy? I left my oven on for a good while yesterday thinking why was it so hot and when I wanna say something I totally forget what I wanna say it's so frustrating
Hi Vixen i have been like this for years but it keeps getting worse andyes constantly forget what i am saying or forget words, my daughter and friends can usually interpret what i mean, strangers just move further away from me, slowly....
It's so frustrating and yet my kids always says come on mom spit it out, it's kinda funny tho this morning I went to go into coat and shoe closet and lost Balance and nearly fell in so I'm clumsy and forgetful
Slow cooker is good, throw meat and veg etc and forget about it. When they get hungry enough they either eat it , learn how to cook , or tell their friends parents they are neglected and get invited out - that bit is true! My sons have grown up to be healthy independent and well adjusted young men.
My son and daughter are in full time work one a chef the other kitchen porter
I do still cook and now break it down into stages. Like yesterday it was stirfry, starting early by getting the meat from the freezer. and sorting out the veg I`d need, then my concentration started to go, so a sit down. later I started slicing veg, I am safer with a chefs cleaver than a knife, better grip. this time it was a painful back that stopped me,So another sit
I find that doing it like this means that the fog and frustration don`t get time to build up
Oh and I also throw knives just missed Meg the one day and I think hubby may now keep out of my way. I tripped with a sharp knife in my hand and went staggering at him as though I wanted ti stab him , he went white.
hugs sue xx
vixen49• in reply to
Awe sue bless him I got drawers near my oven and sink goodness me that must've scared you both
Hi Ross son and I both thought it was funny, but I did point out to them that 2 big blokes and a dog in our small kitchen when I`m dishing up is not a good idea and chucked all 3 of them out.
I have skinned boned and got the tendons out of a turkey drumstick. It took 3 attempts, And hubby is doing chips to go with the bigger peices. bits will go in a soup or stew.
sue xx
I simplify meals to the point of boredom. Living alone, it's easier. I cant say "oh no that again" . . . but it does help. There's plenty of frozen veg and meat (minced or diced) and actually with a bit of imagination you can produce a lot of variety in a single pot on the hob - but I do miss roast and grilling. Frying is more or less out.
As long as it wasn't your tendons Sue XX
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Paul have you thought about a worktop halegen oven.; It`s a large glass bowl with the heater in the lid. You can cook anything from a chicken to toast.
cook ready meals in less time than it takes the oven to warm up. I did apple dumplings last night it took 30 mins to do 3 . Oh and it does do lovely crisp pastry. hugs sue xx
vixen49• in reply to
Your making me feel hungry sue hehehehe
fenbadger• in reply to
Mmmmm Sounds good. I might look into it. 
Thanks.
Just bought my mum a book on dogs. The cover is the spit of Megs.
How's you?
Hi Paul I was ok until a couple of hours ago when our son phoned to say that his brakes had failed, Lucky for him it was on the island to get onto the M5. The thought of it happening on the M5 has got me shaking and I can`t stop. He is home and fine just peed off. He took the car into the garage on Wed because the warning light to say there was something wrong with the brakes kept coming on. The garage told him that there was nothing wrong with the brakes it was a faulty light.and he has that in writing. I won`t help him get to work on Mon though. sue
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Sounds nasty, electrics on modern cars are a disaster! I have heard about halogen ovens but had no idea what they were or how good they would be. Sounds like it would be a good idea. I hate waiting on the oven to heat. Got worried that fenbadger was going to cook Meg
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One thing to remember with them is to cook a joint or a whole chicken is to start with them upside donw then turn half way through s
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just reread pauls reply and it does sound as though he wants to spit roast her. 
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So would you start with her upside down and then turn her halfway through
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You mean `white side up`
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Hehehe, silly me
Oh Ross i do cook sometimes but i find i.m so tired when i finish that it becomes tomorrows dinner, i used to love to cook but i now end up either in tears of covered in burns..
I'm starting to get worried by tripping over all the time, I went to get my bedding off the line the other night and got my foot caught in the fitted sheet and ended up on the grass with the washing on top of me, lol I really had trouble getting back up, so pleased it was dark and no=one witnessed my tumble..
Sunshine hugs to you viv xxx
lol thank goodness we have our friends here that can giggle at all our mishaps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
viv xx
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