I was surprised at the response my last brain fog post got. Which got me thinking. What is the funniest/most frustrating thing that has happened to you because of brain fog.
I a few months ago put diesel in a petrol tank, and I've been driving for years, and never even come close to doing that!
So that's one of mine, there will be others once I can remember them! Lol 😆
I'm also thinking if of course ok with you lovely lot, compiling a book full of funny stories due to fibro fog xx
Last month completely forgetting that I had an appointment with a nurse at my GP's surgery to review my COPD and medications. The appointment was for a Wednesday afternoon, and although I had reminders on my PC and phone, forgot until I had a Eureka moment on the following Sunday. I phone the surgery full of apologies and made another appointment for the next Wednesday, which I did attend, being called in about 10 minutes late. The nurse was so apologetic for being 10 minutes late and keeping me waiting, I told her not to worry as I was a week late, we both had a good laugh about it! Thank goodness she could see the funny side of it! I was absolutely mortified when I realised I had forgotten the appointment, totally out of character for me, and the fact that appointments at the surgery are like gold dust these days. There have been lots of other funny moments due to my brain fog, but I can't recall them at the moment! 😂
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My oldest daughters name is emma we call her emz. We also have a dog called enzo who we call enz . You cant imagine how many times i ring my daughter and call her enz instead of emz. Its now a standing joke with the family.
The book is a lovely idea, we could all read it, and realise that there are a lot more people out there just like us.
Thats what I was thinking x
That's a brilliant idea HONEYDEBRA. The last time my daughter visited, she went out with my husband. They didn't have a key with them, so they messaged me as I was going out too. I said to my daughter, don't worry, I'll just pop the key through the letterbox. She said, how will we get the key if you put it through the letterbox!! 🤣🤣🔑
One of my best was spending 10 minutes looking for my phone - for my daughter to eventually tell me I was talking to her on it when I said I couldn't find it
I constantly find things in the wrong place (the fridge/kitchen cupboards are a favourite hiding place
I've thought the car was stolen because I've forgotten where I parked it
Oh dear bless you 😀😘
🤣 you sound just like me. I was searching for my phone while talking to a friend, on my phone. It was in my hand and I was looking at it while telling her I couldn't find it. I've lost my car a few times in car parks, but on many occasions I've tried to get in the wrong car that sometimes doesn't even look like my car, it's just the same colour 🤣
I did that yesterday went to a different car! Lol 😆 x
I've not got in the wrong car. - yet!!!
There's still time! Lol my ex mother in law did get in the wrong car, me and my ex sore her do it! 😂😂
😂😂 I've done this before too. It's a wonder I haven't been killed!
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Oh my god i have done this so many times.
Yes I've done that too!Embarrassing eh???
I have the Fibro Fog but the OH has the Diabetes version as well , at times this shared fogginess has never boded well for our poor daughter's.Case in point , my eldest missed the bus to get her to the train station to return to London and needed an emergency lift.
We willingly obliged , moved rather proudly at a faster pace than usual , loaded the bags, jumped in the car and sped away ..... it wasn't until we were half way to the station that I turned around and realised that my daughter wasn't in the car.
She couldn't have rang us to let us know that we'd forgotten the most important passenger on the trip either because, in our haste , we had left her on the step holding our coats and phones.
Her face was a study when we got back home to finally collect her.
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Oh oh! 🤣🤣
She's let us off now , but I know that is going to be an anecdote that she makes us suffer with for Life now!😆😆😆
I bet! But I'm glad she's over it. So funny 🤣🤣
I went in the gents toilet last week, didn't realise until I came out when another lady told me what I had done. 🤪
Opps! Lol 😆 x
Ohhh foggety fog, the joys it brings.My son always takes the dogs for a walk for me and I help him to get them ready, one day he took them out as usual but about 10 minutes of him getting back I approached him and said when are you going to take the dogs for a walk they need their exercise. Ok mum I just did don’t you remember. Another day I was looking and calling for them wondering where they had gone, I forgot again that they were out for a walk with my son.
I feels like my brain is floating on a cloud for ages before I hit earth again and take in what is going on around me..
Take care HONEYDEBRA. X
I had a day a few weeks back where I turned up to an appointment 2 days late, I then got on on the wrong train and left a voicemail but didn't leave my number (I used to laugh at people doing this when I was a Secretary!)
Glad we can share and laugh about these stories as in those moments they can be upsetting but all we can do is laugh and keep moving!
Thats vert true x
Hi all. My worst foggy moment was on a cruise. I had an IBS episode and had to rush back to the cabin. After sorting myself out I returned to the lounge bar, went over to my chap who was sat and put my arms around his shoulders whilst apologising for being so long. Whoops !!! Wrong chap !!!!
My chap was none to pleased- they are both grey haired, handsome and beardy.
A little later the wrong chap walked over, I apologised again. His reply “ same time tomorrow ??”
Both chaps saw the funny side.
A book is a great idea and maybe a good fund raiser for this F menace.
SoSoSore
Definitely do a book, that would make amazing reading for sure. 😊 I don’t really have many funny ones but I have to put reminders on my phone because I’ll never remember half of the events at the school!! I forgot to give my son his swimming kit.. despite the fact I put a reminder in my phone.. twice and I had it on the handle of the pram 🙄🤦♀️ So this happened twice and now he wears his swim shorts under in uniform 😂 just incase lol
I took my 21 year old son to a dermatology appointment he had and had waited months for. When we got there, his name wasn't on the list of appointments. I told the lady that I had a text for his appointment and I scrolled through my phone to find it. When I looked it was the wrong date! Not even the right month! My son was mad that I had wasted his time and he had to get up early. I asked the nurse, any chance you could squeeze him in now as we are here now and we drove quite a long way...... she said sorry no! We came back in silence.
Went too the shops with mother. Both went our seperate ways. I caught up with her and followed at close quaters behind her to realise a few mins in it wernt her. Dont no who was more mortified me or the poor lady who never looked like mother at all. Blooming embarrasing that was.
Opps!
Hi there... That must have been an expensive faux pas. My list is embarrassing... more than expensive..e.g. I buy jumbo size containers of washing machine liquid and fabric conditioner to top up smaller bottles as required. Only last week I was topping up the fabric conditioner which is white and then the penny dropped.... I'd topped up the blue washing machine liquid with white fabric conditioner!! The next day I took my car to the garage for it's mot... walked about a mile or so back home... the guy from the garage rang and asked me where I'd left the keys? I had them... in my pocket..Long walk back.... Ho humm. There are days that if I had a brain I could be positively dangerous. 😂 Isn't it nice to know you are not alone. xx
It sure is. I honestly can't remember if I have already posted this. But I put diesel in my car, and didn't know why my car was working. 2 months go by, and he was asking about the car , then I remembered when I last filled up my car, the hose wouldn't go in the fuel tank, instead of stopping and getting help, I decided to just get as much in the tank as possible, I managed just over £20, my uncle then informs me that must've put diesel in which is why I ended up with no car for over 2 months! 😂
🤣🤣 Me too saj! xx
I used to keep all my ingredients in identical containers with labels on. One day I made a cup of coffee for a friend and she couldn't drink it, saying I hadn't put sugar in it.
I had mixed up the brown sugar tin with the Couscous tin!
Needless to say I now gave see through containers for ingredients with BIg labels on!
Cheers, Midori
Brain fog part 2
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Hi all. Thank you so much for sharing your stories, please keep them coming in.
(Well once you remember one! Lol and I will do the same and share mine, I know there's a few, just can't remember just yet! 😅
Ps
Originally this reply I put up as a post. And I got told I should have replied not posted. I started reading the link, but my fibro fog brain couldn't take in all the information, but to the people who run this forum, sorry I honestly didn't know.
Hey FibrofogA little while back I had my dressing gown on over clothes. I was thinking about changing and putting a jumper on before I went out. Well I must have looked for around 20 mins for this jumper until I thought oh I don't know what I've done with it and took off my dressing gown and hey ho there it was I was already wearing it.
I also say words wrongly ot back to front.
I was once waiting at a mobile butchers and just as I arrived a lady got in front of me and she bought the whole lorry 🚚 (well that's what it seemed like)so I had a while to wait in the cold. So eventually it was my turn and I asked the man for what I thought was a joint of pork and he asked me about 3 times to repeat myself, I thought what's wrong with this guy so he then asked me "what's a Jork Of Point"😳😱🙄🙄 yep what a wally !!
I also was on the phone to a friend and said "what about that Crane Plash (Plane Crash) and Poulder Shads (shoulder pads). What gets me now is not only forgetting to do things but even when I have done them I go to do them again because I forgot I did them, and if that means walking up the stairs that's a bummer. I have sooooo many more as I'm sure you all have.
Hope your all having a good day (as good a day as we can)
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Couscous in coffee instead of sugar!I do all kinds of weird things when I'm distracted.
Today I thought I'd pop to the store for a few things So, rollator out, shopping bags, keys, and of I toddle. get to the store and think I'll use the ATM while I'm here, Hand in pocket, NO purse.! Damn!
Toddle off back up the hill, back indoors, locate purse in desk drawer and off I go again. Got to the Crossing and the heavens' opened. Me, no coat! Drenched to the skin, dripping all around the store. Got my goods, gave the Poppy sellers a £10 note for 2 poppies, ( for those not in the UK, it's a thing we do for Armistice/Remembrance day on November 11th). It raises funds for disabled ex-service personnel and most Brits do it every year. I still wear a wristband that I bought about 5 years ago, and it glows in the dark! (little things please little minds!)
Got home, and an hour later the Store delivery service arrives! Got a lot of spare stuff now! Oh well, the food bank will benefit.
Cheers, Midori
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