Frecossais
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Well, four weeks today since the op, and yes there's an improvement every day. I'm walking around indoors without crutches, though still using one for the stairs, but this may be a confidence thing. I've cut down the Tramadol to just one 50mg tab a day, and have now stopped falling asleep all over the place.Like you I still have some swelling, but less than before, I am rigorous with the knee exercises and begin a 4 session course of physio next week. Main problem is waking up during the night with my other knee aching!!!!I think that it's easier to recover from a straightforward knee replacement than when there have been ligament or tendon problems like yours Bobdude. I'm glad you're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and it's because you've really helped yourself along. I'm going to have the other knee replaced maybe later in the summer, (well if I can .) I can't wait to be fully mobile again.No more falls eh?
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[quote user="NormanH"]Most of the views here reflect an Anglo-American attitude to which I am not totally immune.This article shows that the French have traditionally been less concernedhttp://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/01/14/french-more-accepting-of-infidelity-than-people-in-other-countries/I was talking to a Notaire on Friday who felt that what was inexcusable was the indiscretion, not the morality.[/quote]My sister who lives permanently in Paris told me that among many of her associates, Hollande is quite admired rather than condemned for his shenanigans.And a colleague has expressed the view that that the whole episode is a smokescreen for his introducing further unpopular ways of raising money (ie taxation), a bit like Blair used to do, remember?
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It always seems funny to me when I read these "boasts" of the way we (some of us ) lived in our childhoods. We got rid of most of the inconveniences during the space of less than a lifetime, replacing them with new ideas/gadgets etc to make our lives easier, and which then became inconvenient in a different way.Wish I could see into the future.
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[quote user="Pierre ZFP"]
[quote user="Russethouse"]Good morning Sunshine.......isn't that a line from a song....or a Eric Morecombe line? Anyway it's a nice cheery name for what is a very grey day here[/quote]
Maybe you are thinking of 'Good Morning Starshine' from Hair ?
Morecombe & Wise signature song was 'Bring Me Sunshine' [:)]
[/quote]Or my favourite: Good Day Sunshine by the Beatles. Good day to you too Sunshine2. -
Thanks to you all for your replies. I had the op on Tues 31st Dec, (yes and me a Scot!) and came out on the Thursday. An occupational therapist went through the do s and don'ts of using crutches on the level and on stairs. Actually I had been shown at the pre-op experience and took the crutches home to practise with. I'm not having any problem with them. I think I was having a down-day yesterday, feeling that I wasn't making any progress, but today I saw the nurse at my doctor's surgery, who assured me that everything I had and felt was quite usual. Minnie,it seems the aching calves are not being helped by the DVT stocking I'm wearing, which may be too tight. I do remember at the hospital that they just gave me what they had left.The nurse got my doctor to check my calf, but it's not hot or swollen, as it would be if I had a thrombosis. I'm injecting myself daily against DVT, and have another week to go, then I think I can ditch the stockings.I'm feeling more positive today, sorry for the self-pity.Betty, if you need them, don't wait until you're in your 80s, I'd say. My life has been seriously curtailed lately by severe arthritis in both knees. I will have the other one done within the year if I can arrange it between visits to France. I was awake during the operation, and though I couldn't see anything, heard the banging, as well as the chatter of the team. Interesting.
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The forum is a port of call almost every time I come online. I'm not very good at offering advice, but my OH does, and I've noticed on occasions that his comments have not been responded to. That's fine, as Sweets says, it's the OP who needs to acknowledge the people who answer their questions or share their experiences, but often a thread will move forward and other questions are answered within its context. In fact I really enjoy reading many of the "drifts", they're the posts I might reply to. But at times I genuinely feel I have nothing of any value to add, so I don't.
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I've just received a new knee, courtesy of the NHS, who were faultless from start to finish.I'm doing the exercises and pushing myself with bending and stretching my new knee. Trouble is it's very swollen, (well, you can imagine), and I don't feel I'm making much progress. It's not that I'm despondent, I'll just clench my teeth and get on with it, but I wondered if anyone on here has had the op, and can tell me about their experience.I'm finding too that my calf muscles are excruciatingly painful when I stand, though once I'm up on the crutches, that recedes a little, but it means that at times I can't put my foot full on the floor to support my weight. My calf muscles ache all the time as a matter of fact. Anyone remember that?On the up side, the actual knee is not painful in itself, and I don't feel like eating much, so there are already some results to put a smile on my face.I suppose what I'm looking for here is reassurance that things will get better and that I'm not doing anything wrong. I have a physio appointment at the end of this week, and will ask there, but one or two replies would be nice before then.
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[quote user="Cendrillon"]Watching Jane Eyre on T.V. last night we didn't need their sound effects for the wild Yorkshire moors, we had our own "surround sound" and it was pretty terrifying![/quote]Talking of Jane Eyre, it was certainly atmospheric, but did you have trouble hearing the dialogue? And not because of the wind. It was spoilt for me because I found the leading actress inaudible.
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So Antonia and Chancer, persistence does pay. Well done.
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[quote user="NormanH"]50€ which is a bit steep but the dishes are all made on the premises by an excellent chef..A standard 3 course meal is 24€I had lunch there today and this was the venison in a nicely bitter cranberry sauce accompanied by sweet potatoes, mushrooms and endiveAs you can see it was nice enough to eat outside by the artificial skiing for children, provided by snow cannons despite the warm Sun [/quote]A good deal for a freshly cooked Christmas dinner, I haven't ever done it,but I think eating out in England on Christmas day is at least if not more expensive. You're lucky with your local eatery. And you have sunshine! It's blowing a hooley here and tipping it down. Some attractions have been closed down for safety's sake.Bon appetit and enjoy your Christmas.
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Enjoy your Christmas Wooly.
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And what is the price on that rather delicious looking menu, Norman? I've always liked the thought of going out for lunch on Christmas Day, but I've a family of traditionalists.
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Sorry, messed that one up. Chancer, spot the insert in the above post.
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Things I havnt done but fully intend to do.
Fly a glider.
Freefall parachute, have done so with an instructor but would like to be qualified and jump solo
Ditto parapente although hopefully without a massive accident this time.
Kayak the length of the Somme river/canal - hopefully next year.
Cycle (most of) the length of France, possibly next year as the Tour de France goes through Eymet.
Potholing.
Have an intimate relationship with a woman of dark skin.
Sell up almost everything and travel the world by yacht.
Are you Action Man or Son of Action Man, Chancer?
Things I have done and dont really care if I dont do again.
Be a racing driver.
Bungee jumping.
Climb beyond 5800 metres altitude.
Waterski-ing
Roller skating.
Working for a company or customers [:D]
The one thing that I never want to do is use the phrase bucket list, I hate it for some reason, drat! I just have used it!
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[quote user="You can call me Betty"]Of course not...but it's quite fun to find out what things "everybody" is assumed to have done yet haven't. People are so forthcoming about things they have done, but seldom mention things they haven't. It's quite revealing that most of the things we haven't done (at least, from this thread) are things we wear as a badge of pride, and surprising that few of us have really mentioned anything we haven't done and would like to - or regret not having done.[/quote]I do wonder thinking back, whether the things I haven't done are things I don't want or need to do enough to actually do them. (Sorry for that clumsy sentence.) A few years ago I thought with regret, "I'll never climb Mount Everest now,." My knees are too arthritic, I have little stamina, I hate the cold. I could have gone at least to the base camp, (my cousin did it,) when I was younger, but I didn't want it enough I suppose.There are countries in the world I'd like to go to, and to which I could still go despite gammy knees. I might, but I won't be devastated if I don't, because I'll be doing other things.Bottom line is I'm already doing what I like.
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I have never been on a package holiday, watched "Big Brother", read "Fifty Shades of Grey", eaten kidneys or squid. I don't want to do any of them. Is anybody "normal"?[8-)]
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[quote user="Frederick"]Xmas day we are being fed by daughter... Boxing day its open house with us for we think will be 12 to 14 ...plus dogs ! There is a gammon to cook that will go onto a buffet style laid table . Two are working one on a ward one in a bar and some driving up from Bath .They can all come and go whatever time they please and eat or go hungry as they see fit .. [/quote]That's exactly what we're doing both days. Grandaughter and I have been putting our heads together about the games we're gonna play, and today grandson found another one: you know that game where you have to pass a balloon from one person to another without touching it with your hands? Yep, that's on the list too.Baby is currently being taught to clap his hands for his party piece - not there yet with that one.I have enjoyed reading about your Christmas dinners, what a variety you lot are eating. We're doing the traditional thing with turkey, but no bread sauce, we don't like it, and frankly there'll be too much on the plate as it is. Have to leave room for the Christmas pud!A very happy Christmas to one and all.
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Okay, this is out-and out nosiness, but what will you be cooking for Christmas dinner? Will you be eating French -style or British traditional, (if indeed there is such a thing.)Here in Blighty we're being bombarded with recipes from every cook and chef known and (to me) unknown. Me? I'm not bothered - We're going to daughter's for Christmas Day.[:D]
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I found our local newspaper in France useful for its expressions. In fact I found many that were faithful translations of ones used in English.Some examples, (sorry no accents)la cerise sur le gateaules hommes en bleuau mauvais endroit au mauvais tempstrouve sain et saufavoir plus d'une corde a son arcs'arracher les cheveuxpour couronner le toutarme jusqu'aux dentsl'amour rend aveugleand D-Day is le jour J I do think.
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Rather than negotiating their way out of the EU, I think Britain should be hustling to make big changes in the constitution of the EU.Our government doesn't like the terms of its membership? Our MEPs voted with the rest to make the rules and conditions. It's the top of the EU tree that needs pruning. There needs to be a re-evaluation of how this unwieldly and costly machine can be made to work for every member country. In principal I think the countries of Europe joining together to create a partnership in trade was a good one. Maybe it should have stopped there, I don't know, but I am not in favour of Britain withdrawing its membership. Aren't we team players?Naive, moi?
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[quote user="idun"] Why don't people eat potatoes with the skins on. Well because sometimes it simply is awful with the skins on. How could I make good quality puree or mash with skins on, pas possible!I watched Masterchef tonight, all that butter and cream ...................delicious. Maybe the youngsters getting fat is natures way of making sure that they don't live as long as the last two or three generations. [Www][/quote]Is that the case of every cloud having a silver lining, Idun?
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Food producers have a part to play too in the consumption of excess fats and sugars.My OH has diabetes, so checks the amounts of sugar in packaged foods. Often low fat labelled foods contain more sugar than their full fat equivalent. Yoghurt is an example of this.While fresh food is obviously desirable, it is usually going to be supplemented by canned or packaged. We can't be saints all the time.
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[quote user="NormanH"]Well it depends what 'Rubbish' means..Je suis nul (at doing something)C'est bidon ton truc you think that an idea or project is rubbish..un ordure (les ordures are the rubbish) is better avoided...applied to a person it is something like 'un unspeable sh1t) [:)][/quote]The meaning I was looking for was the bidon one, thanks Norman. I've been explaining it as "poubelle". No wonder nobody understands me.
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From the other side: What is the expression in French for the very pejorative "Rubbish!" in English?
Super, super!
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