General Chat

Darling Dee...so sorry to hear how you have been suffering. Shingles can be so painful.

Hope you continue to improve sweetie.

Thinking of you constantly.

Jean x..

Joy, is that the sister who is facing a difficult anniversary tomorrow...? Sending a hug from me.

Maddie Moo...I just checked my GR message box and the other lady is Mad Moo...! I am easily confused you know!!
Yes, you must let me know if you are in Bexleyheath and come round or meet up for coffee.

It only got posh when I moved here by the way. LOL. I wish!!!

Jean my lovely....it's great to see you back!! Hope all is going well?? Big kisses for being a brave gal...XXXX

Dee
x

I have no doubt you made Bexleyheath Posh Dee! Its a lovely area but I wouldnt swap my views of feilds of Green back.

I do miss Danson Park though and the Great Craft faires they used to do everysummer and the Wimpy!!!!

We dont have any sit down Wimpys here.

Anyway, I will let you know if I need to go down and finalise the completion and will buy you a coffee if you are well enough. In the meantime you concentrate on getting better x

Hi Dee
Been away for a week and just got home this evening.
Sorry to see you have shingles . I know daughter was warned she would be open to any viruses whilst she was having chemo last year and she was worried cos the 6 year old could have bought anything home from school.
Hope you are feeling a bit better now and all is under control;

Much luv

Shirley

Hi Shirley,

Hope you had a nice break xx

Thankfully I don't have any young children, as you know, but I sympathise with your daughter, cos it must be a worry with school-age kiddies and what germs they may bring home!

Shingles is a bit different though. If you have had chickenpox, the virus never dies, it just lays dormant. Then if your immune system is laid low for any reason (including by chemo), it reactivates as shingles!

You can't pass shingles on to anyone else, but you could give them chickenpox if they'd never had it.

So you can only actually get shingles if you have had chickenpox yourself.

That's what the doctor told me anyway!

Dee
xxx

Hi Dee
Much luv anyway!!.

That shingles/herpes virus is a bummer,lays dormant once you have had it.rears its UGLY head when the immune system is under threat.
I know we both have problems with the cold sores breaking out just when we could do without them.

Hope you are OK now .

Shirley

Yes, it is, Dee, thank you.

Jean - great to see you here.

Gentle (( hugs )) for both of you.