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Postby shatteredhopes » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:19 pm

((((((((((Tacking))))))))))) so proud of and happy for you that you went and played dungeons and dragons...have never played but always seemed so intriguing...I know how hard it is to socialize and be around people when depressed but if we can do it I think when we can it helps overall a bit, especially in the long run. Soon I hope to be able to get back out to political meetings or my 12 step meetings or something just to be around people again. Just not up to it yet, as have hard enough time holding it together in brief visits with my mom once or twice a week. So you are role model and inspiration right now...

funny about your character, made me smile, imagining you all trying to figure out bust size!

Hope you are still jotting notes on story ideas...have put my one book project and novel on hold for now, just in too poor of state...but again you are my role model, so let me know how it is going!

Wishing you light and peace in your day...

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Postby Mich » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:35 am

((((((Tacking)))))) Just dropping in to say "Hi" and hope that this day finds you feeling well.

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Postby TackingIntoTheWind » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:47 am

Thanks for the kind thoughts (((( Mich and shatteredhopes ))))!!!!
(((( shatteredhopes )))) I'm still jotting down ideas for a story in a notebook when I'm on the 'bus, as I find doing something creative relaxes me and makes me feel better about myself, even if I don't actually " do " all that much. And thinking about myself as a " potential writer " is a healthy antidote for the times when I feel low, my self-esteem is shaky, and I have to work hard to avoid seeing myself as just a " hopelessly-flawed failed civil servant ". Sigh! :( ( Although I have to admit that I find it difficult to think of myself as a " role model and inspiration " :oops: :o ! )
I found it easier than it might have been to join in the Dungeons and Dragons game, as the other three players are people that I've been friends with for many years. I find that isolation is a depression-trigger for me, so I'm trying to find a balance between having the social contact that I need to curb my depression/anxiety, while at the same time having enough " quiet time " to " recharge my batteries ".
Today I'm feeling OK, a little low perhaps, as it's the day before our second strike action, ( Tomorrow, there will be a one-day strike by my union, to coincide with Budget Day. ) and there was a slightly awkward atmosphere at work between those union members who will be striking, those union members who will not be striking, and those who are not in the union at all.
Still, overall, I'm having a good day, and I have my second counselling session tonight, assuming all goes to plan.
And Channel 5 has started showing Fastforward again. Yay!!!! ( Although, I made sure to watch the hour-long " catch-up " special beforehand! )
Fair day, and be well (((( All ))))

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Postby shatteredhopes » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:18 pm

Where and how are you? Worried because last time you were silent for awhile you were suffering from injury...hope you are okay; actually hope you are feeling great and enjoying life and that's why you aren't posting!

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Postby Mich » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:25 am

(((((Tacking))))) Just popping in to say "hi" and I'm hoping that you are okay. It always is a bit scary when people go silent for awhile. I too am hoping that things are going splendidly for you and you are just too busy to update.

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hey tacking

Postby xn728 » Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:59 pm

hello tacking ,,i really hope you dont think im sticking my nose in here ,and you may tell me off if im wrong ,,but im sure you have to use the public libray for your posting ,,and it would be closed over the holidays ,,maybe thats why your a little silent ,,hope your ok and its not that your poorly and unable to post ,,,hugs (((tacking))),,love xn728 kenxxx

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Postby TackingIntoTheWind » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:21 pm

Thanks for all your kind wishes (((( shatteredhopes, Mich & ken ))))!!!!
Actually the answer to your question is...a bit of all three..... :wink:
Ken is right when he says that the library has been closed over Easter. The library system was open on Saturday, and then closed for three days until today. So I've been unable to " smurf the net ", as it were. :lol:
I've also been feeling slightly under the weather recently, a little shaky and slightly dizzy at times. Nothing particularly dramatic, possibly because I haven't been sleeping that well recently? Then again it could be something to do with my Genetic Haemochromatosis. The iron in my blood, measured in microgrammes of iron per litre of blood had been reduced to 20 microgrammes per litre of blood by the first week in January this year, which is the " baseline/clean slate " that the haematologists treating me were aiming for. The plan from there was to let the iron in my blood build up again until my next appointment, next month.
This will allow them to see how quickly the iron levels in my blood build up over a specific period from a specific starting point. This should allow them to determine how often I will need venesection treatments, and how much blood should be removed at each treatment.
While I can see the logic of this approach, it may be that the iron in my blood has started to grow again to the point that it's started to slightly affect my health again.
Or...( Again ! ), it could just be the residual symptoms of my accidentally head-butting a paving stone back in January and having an occipital fracture of my skull. My GP did say that it would take a while for the bone to knit and heal properly.
Then again, and perhaps the most likely theory :wink: :? :oops: , my metabolism is just being slightly weakened by my dogged if baffled attempts to understand the plot of FlashForward!!!!!!!!! At this rate I'm going to have to start an evidence board on my own wall, just to keep track of what's going on!!!!!!!! :shock: :o :?
Still, I'm also taking time to boost my spirits as much as possible and enjoy the company of my friends. On Saturday afternoon I went to visit a friend of mine who runs a comic shop in South Wales, and he, I and two friends of ours had a nice lunch in a local bar and caught up with all each others news. Which was nice, and made me feel better about myself, and the world in general.
And, in the evening, I went round to a friend's house for a combination house-warming/first-episode-of-new-series-of-Doctor Who-party.
NEW DOCTOR WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I liked Matt Smith's portrayal of a slightly quirkier Doctor, along with his tangled introduction to his new Companion, Amy Pond. And, of course, being GEEKS, my friends and I were immediately speculating about what had happened, what, it meant, and what it would/could mean?
And on this Sunday I get to reprise my role as a swash-buckling, lesbian, pirate!!!! ( Would it have killed Russel to roll-up a male heterosexual character?! :oops: :roll: :? :lol: )
Be well (((( All ))))! I'm glad to be back on this site, hope to post more now that the library is open again. :D

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Postby Mich » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:29 pm

(((((Tacking))))) Good to see you back. One question....what are venesection treatments? It sounds kind of scary.

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Postby TackingIntoTheWind » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:05 pm

Actually, venesection treatments aren't as scary as they sound.... :)
The basic problem is that I have what is, in a way, anaemia-in-reverse! :o
If someone has anaemia then their blood contains LESS iron than they need to make new red blood cells, etc. ( You weren't expecting this to be...you know...actually, interesting, were you?! :oops: :roll: :? )However, as someone with Genetic Haemochromatosis ( GH ), my blood contains/retains MORE iron than it needs. This excess iron builds up in the blood stream until it becomes saturated with iron, and can't carry any more. ( Which is where I was when I was diagnosed. ) Ironically enough, the symptoms of GH are very similiar to the symptoms of anaemia! :? If the excess iron continues to build up, then the body stores it in internal organs like the liver and heart, which can cause damage to these organs.
( Can't you just hear insomniacs across the world printintg off this post to help them get to sleep tonight?! :lol: )
Unfortunately, while iron can be added to someone's bloodstream, there's no way to remove iron from someone's bloodstream. So, we have to get sneaky.... :wink:
Venesection is the practice of removing a certain amount of blood from someone, say about 300-500 ml. This " tricks " their body into automatically replacing the " taken " blood, thereby depleting the excess iron in the blood. By taking blood out of someone's body, and therefore forcing their body to replace it, the iron in their blood is depleted faster than it builds up, thus reducing the amount of iron in the bloodstream to a safe level.
So, all I have to worry is dangerous women quite literally partially draining my life-blood!!!!!!!! :o :shock: :lol: )

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Postby Mich » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:11 pm

I didn't find that sleep inducing at all. I am very interested in all things medical. Thanks for the explanation.

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Postby shatteredhopes » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:59 pm

So, I guess we need to put you on a dating site as lesbian pirate ISO a female anemic vampire who can drink your blood, get the iron she needs, a give you some relief? Sorry, couldn't resist...don't mean to make too light of serious condition that must be hard to live with....(((((((Tacking)))))))) seriously, I am glad you at least found out what was wrong so you can get appropriate treatment.

Anyway, sooooo glad you are getting out and about with friends. I think hard as it is if we can socialize a bit it helps in the long run. Didn't even think til (((((((Ken)))))))) posted about the library being closed...hardly close in USA as considered religious holiday so government bodies still open.

Anyway, I missed you while you were gone and your delightful sense of humor! Laughter can take the sting out of depression for a few minutes I have found, so your absense was noticed!


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