Renton 17912 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Hope whatever's wrong with you gets diagnosed and fixed asap HMHM. You sound like you need to keep an eye on your mental health too at this time. I know all to well how easy it is to ignore that and suffer serious consequences. Not much more than a year ago as you will know I was in an awful state mentally and physically. Life is tough. We're all here though - this place really, really helped me and I will be forever grateful for that. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9324 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: Just keeping an eye in case it gets worse tbh. I was supposed to contact 'The Nash' yesterday about being a benefit sponger but obviously I couldn't. If ever there was a good time for a chinless wonder Tory MP to visit hospitals and talk to patients NOW'S THE TIME MOTHERFUCKER! Get well soon. Obviously only after you've been "seen". 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27312 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Renton said: Hope whatever's wrong with you gets diagnosed and fixed asap HMHM. You sound like you need to keep an eye on your mental health too at this time. I know all to well how easy it is to ignore that and suffer serious consequences. Not much more than a year ago as you will know I was in an awful state mentally and physically. Life is tough. We're all here though - this place really, really helped me and I will be forever grateful for that. Health wise I'll be ok, it's just diverticulitis but they're making sure everything works as I very sore and they don't want it perforating and having to operate. The mental thing will be a bit harder, I had my hopes pinned on those jobs, especially the last one. Was a blow I'll not lie. If the wife worked it wouldn't be a big deal wages wise but she doesn't so I can't just take anything. The concerning thing is they went well and the last one, one of the interviewers was the mate of a mate and knew I was coming. If I don't get the job under those circumstances then seriously, what the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17912 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: Health wise I'll be ok, it's just diverticulitis but they're making sure everything works as I very sore and they don't want it perforating and having to operate. The mental thing will be a bit harder, I had my hopes pinned on those jobs, especially the last one. Was a blow I'll not lie. If the wife worked it wouldn't be a big deal wages wise but she doesn't so I can't just take anything. The concerning thing is they went well and the last one, one of the interviewers was the mate of a mate and knew I was coming. If I don't get the job under those circumstances then seriously, what the fuck? Because of your wife's situation this is especially going to pile a lot of stress on you. I've been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, I had always just assumed it was irritable bowel disease but after a period of huge stress a few years back it flared and I was shitting a lot of blood. Very scary before it was diagnosed (bowel cancer excluded). Point I am trying to make is that your mental and physical health will be linked and if one worsend the other will. My advice for now is to take some time out at least over christmas and New Year. Re-evaluate in the new year. I'm not going to advise on any mental health strategies because nothing worked for me. Talking therapy, anti-depressants, pointless mindfullness exercises, either did bugger alll or made things worse. I guess getting physcially fitter and in my case knocking back the booze are the only things that help, alongside family and friends. Apologies for the waffle. Be kind to yourself right now. Take abreak, is my advice. Edited December 5, 2023 by Renton 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14767 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said: Fuck’s sake- have they said what they think is up? Also, ask your favourite nurse for a prostate exam Giddup! 🙋🏻♂️ I got that without asking from an astonishing goregeous blonde junior doctor when I had my gall bladder out His name was Simon, enjoyed paddle boarding in his spare time 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3235 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: 🙋🏻♂️ I got that without asking from an astonishing goregeous blonde junior doctor when I had my gall bladder out His name was Simon, enjoyed paddle boarding in his spare time This is funnier than you realise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14767 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: This is funnier than you realise. How do you know that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38981 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Mystic Peg. The Clairvoyant Anal Invader. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35077 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 HMHM, sorry to hear about your health troubles and the job stuff. Not a lot we can say but shout if there's anything anyone can help with. CVs, Excel courses (!) or anything else. I really hope something turns up soon but in the meantime get your belly right. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Hope you’re feeling better soon @Howmanheyman Not sure what line of work you’re after or whether you drive, but there seems to be a lot of jobs up for grabs around the Nissan support factories. Just remember all bad times eventually pass and something will turn up soon. Keep your chins up 👍🏻 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14117 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: Keep your chins up 👍🏻 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27312 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 28 minutes ago, Gemmill said: HMHM, sorry to hear about your health troubles and the job stuff. Not a lot we can say but shout if there's anything anyone can help with. CVs, Excel courses (!) or anything else. I really hope something turns up soon but in the meantime get your belly right. "Always with the excel!" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27312 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: Hope you’re feeling better soon @Howmanheyman Not sure what line of work you’re after or whether you drive. 👍🏻 "Always with the taxi driving." 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9079 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Re: the Mental health side of things, I'd 100% agree that this place has been a help for me when it's got bad. I'd also echo what Renton said about physical and mental health being inexorably linked. You don't have to become a gym rat, a simple bit of exercise a day can be such a huge help. I know talk therapy didn't work for Renton, but it's helped me massively whereas pills did nowt but numb me to everything which was a stressor in and of itself. The point is whatever works for you is the best thing for you, and taking whatever small steps you can now, will help so, so much later on. Good luck with the job hunt, I've been unemployed for spells before and it's a fucking grind. Ended up treating job application as a full time job. Having a routine, taking coffee and lunch breaks around searching for a job, researching the company offering the job, tweaking my CV to best fit what that job is asking for, writing a cover letter and all that shit. Felt like I'd been productive even when the rejection came. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38981 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 52 minutes ago, The Fish said: know talk therapy didn't work for Renton, but it's helped me massively 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6009 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Don't know if I mentioned it before, but I'm kind of a big deal in the world of Psychiatry (within the Wearside locality). If anyone needs advice then just drop me a DM. Discount available for forum regulars. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Well that sucks HMHM, especially with the interview timing. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise you're getting this addressed now though and not a matter of days after you've started a new job. You want to be fit and firing when you start something, especially if it's something you're looking at as more than just a stopgap. Sick-days while on probation can put a right downer on a job that might otherwise have been a cushy and plain-sailing affair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 10 hours ago, PaddockLad said: 🙋🏻♂️ I got that without asking from an astonishing goregeous blonde junior doctor when I had my gall bladder out His name was Simon, enjoyed paddle boarding in his spare time Frighteningly similar experience for my last testicular cancer screening. "Has your left testicle always been slightly larger than the right?" "My left or yours? Don't leave me hanging here Simon." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16896 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Feeling blergh. A few weeks back got a chest infection. Knocked me out for a couple of days, but took a good ten days to fuck off fully. Yet, I don't feel like it's fully gone. Cough every now and then and feel like I have a cold,. but I dont. Finish work for the year next week and go to the Lakes for a few days so hoping the rest and some fresh air will help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27312 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: Feeling blergh. A few weeks back got a chest infection. Knocked me out for a couple of days, but took a good ten days to fuck off fully. Yet, I don't feel like it's fully gone. Cough every now and then and feel like I have a cold,. but I dont. Finish work for the year next week and go to the Lakes for a few days so hoping the rest and some fresh air will help. Fingers crossed, it sounds on the way out? Just had an email about a telephone interview today so had to tell them I'm in hospital and may or may not be out today so can't guarantee it so that's another avenue fucked if they think I'm going to be a walking sicknote? (which I'm not). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9079 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 15 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: The fuck did I do? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9079 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: Feeling blergh. A few weeks back got a chest infection. Knocked me out for a couple of days, but took a good ten days to fuck off fully. Yet, I don't feel like it's fully gone. Cough every now and then and feel like I have a cold,. but I dont. Finish work for the year next week and go to the Lakes for a few days so hoping the rest and some fresh air will help. Could be the same thing my little lad had. Some kind of pneumonia-thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9324 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 3 hours ago, wykikitoon said: Feeling blergh. You're from Yorkshire. Goes with t' territory 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9324 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 2 hours ago, The Fish said: Could be the same thing my little lad had. Some kind of pneumonia-thing. Or could be man flu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27312 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Back hyem. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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