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I think we must be Flossie! I'm the black sheep of the family....
Cheers!
Only officially invalid Flossie - not in my head
Flossie and LMH - I think everyone is learning about swine flu and it's treatment as we go along so not very easy to know what to do. Haven't had much exposure to it so far though have had some cases here - not really in my line of work. Agree that I don't really want the vaccine but there will probably be pressure on NHS staff to have it so we don't have time off ill!
LB - Of course we missed you
Evening all. I have a dilemma, what do you guys think?
I used to own a gorgeous bunny called Bilbo who sadly died 1 1/2 years ago. I was devastated and swore I'd never have another. Through a chance conversation with someone the other day I ended up on the SSPCA website and sneaked a look at the bunnies needing rehoming. I nearly fell off my chair as there was 'Bigwig' - a spitting image of Bilbo and 1 1/2 years old
Should I go investigate/adopt or stick to my guns??
LMH -
Elspeth - that's a hard call for you. Wouldn't want to be in your shoes and can see that you'd be put under pressure, but surely you have a choice in this world? It's your body at the end of the day and they don't own you.
Mrs Mac - aaawww. Bigwig needs a home and you love bunnies. My friend said that about her little dog, Cassie. She got over Cassie eventually and she now has Holly (another little dog), who incidentally needed rehoming. Bilbo wouldn't want you to be unhappy and Bigwig has been put in front of you for a reason. You've got to go with your heart and it doesn't matter what we think. If you want Bigwig, go get him and send us a cute photo. Before you go listening to me, I adore all animals.
Flossie - E had Tamiflu as a swine flu contact early on with absolutely no side effects.
I have my flu jab every year and will be having this one as well. OH has asthma and has had 2 bouts of pneumonia so anything to lessen the risk of bringing it into the house is worth it.
Been up to ITu this week to be updated in case us ex-ITU staff have to be used
Go for the bunny Mrs M, you will give it a much needed home and it will give you a lot of pleasure (unless it has been misrepresented and is the killer bitey bunny from hell
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Good going JP, you should be in great form for Leicester with all the biking as well as running.
Still away from home Dad-sitting, not sure when my mum will come home from hozzie - she may go to a rehab ward instead but on the other hand may get transitional care at home, depends on availability. She does have all her marbles but is finding uncertainty confusing and a bit distressing. Fortunately it all seems to wash over my Dad as long as we are here. Hopefully we will have a clearer picture soon and can do more practical things to put things in place for when she does come home. Game old bird though, really pushing herself through pain to use walker and do physio, makes marathon training look like a walk in the park!
Sluggie - your Mum sounds lovely and she'll make it. Love it when they're like this...it's really heartening to hear.
Morning!
Late night Flossie?
Mrs Mac - if you can and you want to then do!
We are fortunate in that we do have individual choice in this country. I am asthmatic and have a compromised immune system but seem to fare better with a healthy diet and lifestyle than flu jabs. It's possible that E had no ill-effects from Tamiflu as he wasn't already ill, we'll never know. What swayed me was the research from Japan that was published and widely available before the UK started dishing the stuff out. On the other hand the research was mostly about the side effects on youngsters so it may be ok for most of us. Who knows, if I get ill I may change my mind!
JP - the endurance base you've built will serve you well for Leicester, just a word of caution, it can take longer to recover from the exertions of IM than you think so please keep a close eye on yourself and back off if necessary.
Sluggie - I've obviously missed some important and not good news, sounds as though you and your family are having a hard time. Thoughts are with you.
Sluggie, hope things sort themselves out for you soon.
LMH, how are you recovering?
JP, that's a great 10 mile time!
Thanks for the bunny advice, still swithering! Planning to run home from work tonight so I may be some time....have a good day all
Little Miss - You are too modest. The bottom line is you were there. Not many of us will ever have the ability to represent our country at something, and you have, so you should be very satisfied in what you have achieved.
Flossie - You ARE able to exercise "at your age". Age is a state of mind to a certain degree I think, and I think you agree with me. Put it like this, when I was marathon-fit, I was fitter than I'd ever been.
As for Tamiflu, I read that someone in Leicester has died as they were prescribed Tamiflu for Swine Flu. She collapsed 12 hours later and died shortly after in hospital. It turned out that she had meningitis, not Swine Flu.
Liverbird - Welcome back. Sorry to hear the injury still isn't sorted.
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Sadly, I've only been for one run this week through lack of time and it was awful! I got a good hilly bike ride done though on Tuesday.
LMH - on the basis that I ran walked the last 16 miles of IMUK (due to stomach cramps and not endurance, muscle or injury problems) and didnt hammer the bike, I dont think I took too much out of my system. RHR is back to normal so seems to be ok.
I am getting Ironman tattoo done tomorrow so will be a few days enforced rest anyway