What's Currently Wrong With You

[Gemmill 46521]

3 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

Antibiotics my arse, it’s all that sitting their in your house coat, drumming with your hands and tapping your feet while recreating the sounds of your youth on your drum machine  

 

Been on it this morning for a bit. Just settling down to it again. I'm telling you, it's hours of fun.

[Dr Gloom 22294]

14 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

Nothing wrong with me but I hate this time of year. The main event is over and NYE is for the young and it’s just an endless period of people being off with nowt much to do and crappy weather.

 

Everything is a little out of sync and I don’t like it.  Bored with food, bored with football on the wrong days, bored with bin men on the wrong days. Roll on Spring

100%
 

Seasonal depression, I think they call it  

[Howmanheyman 34115]

22 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

You’re too old for that carry on. Have a sherry and be happy.

 

There'll be no alcohol full stop. 

[Dr Gloom 22294]

10 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

Been on it this morning for a bit. Just settling down to it again. I'm telling you, it's hours of fun.

I’m thinking of doing a course in ableton with my mate. I’m desperate to get into it but I’m fucking useless at teaching myself the skills I need without someone holding my hand through the early stages. It’s not dissimilar to video editing, which I can do, but I had someone show me the basics

before I mastered it. It’s so frustrating - overwhelmingly vast to the point I get frustrated and give up. I don’t have the attention span to teach myself using YouTube tutorials and my mates who do use it don’t have the time required to sit down with me 

[Dr Gloom 22294]

6 hours ago, scoobos said:

Gout.. 

Lovely.

Three of my mates suffer from it. Condolences man, it sounds horrific.

 

I recently moved to the second tier of middle age. I was queuing to get into a rave the other week and the chat as we were waiting to get in to the venue was all perimenopause, colonoscopies and prostrate exams. Bring back the mundane house prices and home improvement chat

[Howmanheyman 34115]

7 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Three of my mates suffer from it. Condolences man, it sounds horrific.

 

I recently moved to the second tier of middle age. I was queuing to get into a rave the other week and the chat as we were waiting to get in to the venue was all perimenopause, colonoscopies and prostrate exams. Bring back the mundane house prices and home improvement chat

 

Wait till you start chatting about hip replacements.

[Dr Gloom 22294]

29 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

There's worse than that on the list for this antibiotic. Mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts for one - it specifically says you will not realise this is happening, so it's essential you inform friends and family you're on these tablets, so they can spot the behavioural changes. 

 

Also tendinopathy. 

 

It also helpfully says that some of this may be permanently disabling and may not even come on until months after you've stopped taking them. I mean fucking hell.

 

When I told the doc what was happening to me, he tried to convince me to just stick with them, until I pointed out that this side effect was one of the ones in the bold boxed off section on the guidance, which specifically said stop taking them immediately and contact the doctor. 

 

He then goes "well hopefully the thing with your hands and feet clears up then". Aye hopefully.

 

GPs man  

 

Hope the side effects clear up soon man

[Dr Gloom 22294]

3 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

Wait till you start chatting about hip replacements.

it’s in the post, I’m sure  

[Gemmill 46521]

Just now, Dr Gloom said:

I’m thinking of doing a course in ableton with my mate. I’m desperate to get into it but I’m fucking useless at teaching myself the skills I need without someone holding my hand through the early stages. It’s not dissimilar to video editing, which I can do, but I had someone show me the basics

before I mastered it. It’s so frustrating - overwhelmingly vast to the point I get frustrated and give up. I don’t have the attention span to teach myself using YouTube tutorials and my mates who do use it don’t have the time required to sit down with me 

 

Aye I've got a course for this thing. I find the same as you, you're much better off something structured than trying to dot around on YouTube. 

 

There's a lad on YouTube whose channel is called Seed To Stage. He has a bunch of courses on his website which aren't cheap but I find him to be really good at explaining stuff. 

 

Actually, sonic academy is really good too. They've got specific Ableton courses but they've also got loads of "build a track from scratch" stuff in different styles. There's a bloke called P-LASK that does all of his courses on Ableton and covers mainly house music, and he's a really good teacher. Allows you to learn as you're actually making something, which always makes things less dry than just "and this is an instrument rack. This is an effects rack". Your best bet on there is to just do the £10 a month sub and then you've got access to all of their courses. 

 

Blufmunkey is another really good teacher on there, who focuses on Ableton. 

 

When you've finished with all that, Mr. Bill's Abletoneer thing is good. He's like an Ableton savant though and can move quite quickly, but he's unreal. But I wouldn't try and learn the basics from him.

[Renton 22121]

1 hour ago, Gemmill said:

Came off the last antibiotics cos they gave me pain in my hands and feet - as if I'd been out having a bare hands snowball fight for an hour, that sort of hot, itchy palms feeling but in the soles of my feet too. Lovely. 

 

So I'm now on a different kind. Not as strong and, on the doc's advice I left it a couple of days to see if symptoms returned. So I'm not exactly back to square one, but definitely no longer feel fixed. 

Quinolones are nasty like. Hope the next lot agree with you better and your prostate gets sorted!

Thats another thing on my list to get looked at. Oh joy. 

[Gemmill 46521]

Just now, Renton said:

Quinolones are nasty like. Hope the next lot agree with you better and your prostate gets sorted!

Thats another thing on my list to get looked at. Oh joy. 

 

Sounds like we've all got a great 2025 to look forward to.

 

I'm sure these will sort it, cheers. The thing with my hands and feet has all but resolved itself too. 

[Renton 22121]

Just now, Gemmill said:

 

Sounds like we've all got a great 2025 to look forward to.

 

I'm sure these will sort it, cheers. The thing with my hands and feet has all but resolved itself too. 

When I was in them, for the same thing, I developed a strange tic, sudden jerky movements of my limb and neck. Cleared up as soon as I stopped and I went on a penicillin based antibiotics iirc, which worked. 

[Gemmill 46521]

1 minute ago, Renton said:

When I was in them, for the same thing, I developed a strange tic, sudden jerky movements of my limb and neck. Cleared up as soon as I stopped and I went on a penicillin based antibiotics iirc, which worked. 

 

That sounds quite a bit worse than mine. 

 

The guidance that the GP sent me suggested the use of them was reviewed in 2023 cos of the number and severity of the side effects. It said they still use them for some "life threatening infections" so I'm not sure if it was the right thing for what I had. 

 

Trimethoprim, I'm on now. 

[wykikitoon 21040]

I'm with you @Christmas Tree  (ironic name BTW). 

 

Had a mint time in the lakes. Couple of nights on the booze mixed in with some nice walks albeit weather wasn't great. Came back home and thankfully I've got stuff I can do. So yesterday went out with the lads for a few hours on the bike.  Then I came home had a snooze then made a nice dinner. 

 

It's the messing about with routine that puts me out. So remembering what day it is, who were going to see this day etc.  

 

NYE I've always thought was shit tbh. We're going up to see friends near Helmsley. Off for an early tea and the just coming back home. Will probably be in bed for midnight 😂

 

I do wonder that as you get older the more like a bairn you are in some aspects. I.e needing that routine to keep you in balance. 

[Gemmill 46521]

You two sound like the sort of people that would keep working if you won the lottery. 

 

"I said I like the routine. What did I say Betty?" 

 

"You said you've got no fucking imagination is what you said, wypoopie"

[PaddockLad 17828]

1 hour ago, Gemmill said:

 

Sounds like we've all got a great 2025 to look forward to.

 

I'm sure these will sort it, cheers. The thing with my hands and feet has all but resolved itself too. 

I’ve had a quick look but can’t see why you’re taking these scary sounding antibiotics in the first place?… 

[Toonpack 10143]

10 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

I’ve had a quick look but can’t see why you’re taking these scary sounding antibiotics in the first place?… 

 

Doc had finger up G's arse and he's got prostatitis (or something) it's probably a misdiagnosis tbh, and he's actully got an ingrowing cock which accounts for its chinese mouse like appearance.

 

Since diagnosis Toontastic's self proclaimed man of steel has suffered adverse effects from his calpol.

[Gemmill 46521]

Ignore this one, PL, he's temporarily delirious cos he's been sat in shat Tena Men for the last hour and is high on the smell of his own muck. 

 

Prostatitis. Which felt like someone slowly clenching a fist in my perineum, unclenching for 3 seconds, and then starting the process all over again. 

[Toonpack 10143]

I am NOT Donald Trump

[Dr Gloom 22294]

Currently watching the snowman west end show with extended family. I’ll leave it at that but you can guess the mood 

[Meenzer 15766]

3 hours ago, Christmas Tree said:

Nothing wrong with me but I hate this time of year. The main event is over and NYE is for the young and it’s just an endless period of people being off with nowt much to do and crappy weather.

 

Everything is a little out of sync and I don’t like it.  Bored with food, bored with football on the wrong days, bored with bin men on the wrong days. Roll on Spring

 

I'm typing this poolside in Gran Canaria. We've never done a sun holiday at this time of year before because the prices are generally ridiculous as everyone has the same idea (and indeed Gatwick yesterday was chaos, 30-minute queues just to get into Wagamama and all), but I'm a couple of hours into a good book and the weight of the world is already starting to lift. Dust off the fedora and get on it next year, you won't regret it. 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4002]

26 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Ignore this one, PL, he's temporarily delirious cos he's been sat in shat Tena Men for the last hour and is high on the smell of his own muck. 

 

Prostatitis. Which felt like someone slowly clenching a fist in my perineum, unclenching for 3 seconds, and then starting the process all over again. 

Some people pay good money for that.

[wykikitoon 21040]

40 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Ignore this one, PL, he's temporarily delirious cos he's been sat in shat Tena Men for the last hour and is high on the smell of his own muck. 

 

Prostatitis. Which felt like someone slowly clenching a fist in my perineum, unclenching for 3 seconds, and then starting the process all over again. 

You know what. If I did win some money (I don't do the lottery anyways) I would travel etc, but I would certainly try and volunteer to do stuff. I do some work for a homeless charity locally and do get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Just chatting to em you learn a lot and it keeps you grounded and makes you realise how very lucky you are 

[Howmanheyman 34115]

26 minutes ago, Meenzer said:

 

I'm typing this poolside in Gran Canaria. We've never done a sun holiday at this time of year before because the prices are generally ridiculous as everyone has the same idea (and indeed Gatwick yesterday was chaos, 30-minute queues just to get into Wagamama and all), but I'm a couple of hours into a good book and the weight of the world is already starting to lift. Dust off the fedora and get on it next year, you won't regret it. 

 

My wife really did buy this record and it makes me laugh every time I hear the phrase. 

 

 

 

 

[Kid Dynamite 7209]

The state of this thread man  like Mumsnet for middle aged blokes who are dropping to bits