tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post5985437301437327187..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: I just want to hide and come out when the bad dream is over. Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-55447995170564379582016-08-04T22:35:51.421-07:002016-08-04T22:35:51.421-07:00Very grateful indeed for your kind words, FB. I...Very grateful indeed for your kind words, FB. I'll try to hold onto the soothing effects for when she starts poking around on Monday. I think I'll be clinging onto the arm-rests for my life's worth when the pain really comes through, and even moreso once the numbness from the injections starts to wear off. But thinking of all the sympathy and positive vibes I've had, now including your own, will help me through it. Thanks again to both of you.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-45092809566788726612016-08-04T07:55:07.227-07:002016-08-04T07:55:07.227-07:00I had heard rumors that you had a terrible acciden...I had heard rumors that you had a terrible accident. <br />Whoa, way worse than I had imagined. <br />Fearsome and myself send you all of our love and care through this blogosphere that your recovery continues well. A kiss and a hug!Fearsome Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338879036238705400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-50865128513720571912016-07-31T08:44:26.495-07:002016-07-31T08:44:26.495-07:00The hugs are accepted with gratefulness, Mitch. It...The hugs are accepted with gratefulness, Mitch. It's just what I need right now and will need even more tomorrow.<br /><br />Since it happened my appetite and stamina have all but disappeared. But eating is such a troublesome process now in any case, that the first loss is not great.<br />Yet another reason to wish I was younger. The body's self-repair mechanisms definitely become sluggish for us at the far end of the scale. But what alternative is there but to carry on as best one can? <br />At least I'm lifted (usually) by reading the blogs of others, so people like you are helping keep me afloat.<br />Thanks for your comment and sympathy. Greatly appreciated.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-91303825564745055712016-07-31T08:37:07.355-07:002016-07-31T08:37:07.355-07:00Nor did I, T. I'd have hoped that after my lik...Nor did I, T. I'd have hoped that after my like experience two years ago the lesson might have been learnt. Can only hope that that this much more painful one with far-reaching effects will do the trick. If I take another tumble before I'm fully over this one I think it would finish me off.<br />Thanks for your visit and comment, though. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-72289347848572405162016-07-31T05:39:35.703-07:002016-07-31T05:39:35.703-07:00Oh, Ray, I am so sorry to read this and to be so l...Oh, Ray, I am so sorry to read this and to be so late to do so. Somehow I completely missed this post. My heart and thoughts are with you. I hope you're already at least feeling a bit less miserable. So sorry about the pain, the trouble, and the expense. Hope the recovery is quicker (and cheaper) than you expect. Sending gigantic hugs!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-26749115449491641422016-07-31T05:00:47.237-07:002016-07-31T05:00:47.237-07:00Oh my, do take care. People who have not fallen do...Oh my, do take care. People who have not fallen don't really understand how painful it can be. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-18232196920634825312016-07-30T23:51:57.021-07:002016-07-30T23:51:57.021-07:00Many thanks, Jono. I fully intend to keep up the r...Many thanks, Jono. I fully intend to keep up the reputation of us be-whiskered folk with resolution ad fortitude.<br />Thanks also for your visit here. I've just had a look at your profile and, interestingly (or not) a brother of mine has just returned from his very first visit to Iceland. Pity we have very infrequent contact but I might persuade him to send me some pics. I've never been - yet - though would love to.<br />(The less said about England v Iceland in the euro cup, the better!)Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-8591968429855449592016-07-30T23:45:18.137-07:002016-07-30T23:45:18.137-07:00Very grateful for your continued concern, Sol. I w...Very grateful for your continued concern, Sol. I wish the pussies had as much concern for me as you are showing. As long as I continue to feed them they don't give a hoot as to my condition.Ah well! let's see what the morrow brings.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-53895384857986217352016-07-30T23:42:36.907-07:002016-07-30T23:42:36.907-07:00Thanks to you too, Dr Spo. Not at all a happy time...Thanks to you too, Dr Spo. Not at all a happy time. The last thing I need is to keel over yet again before the darned thing is fixed so I'm going out and watching every step I put forward, just like the shambling, senile old fogey that I've now turned into.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-51279374564904493092016-07-30T23:40:05.210-07:002016-07-30T23:40:05.210-07:00Thanks very much, Blobby. It's a subject hardl...Thanks very much, Blobby. It's a subject hardly any one of us like to dwell on and I perfectly understand it being one of your ultimate phobias.<br />Most of the pain so far has been in the cut lips, oddly (mostly self-repaired now), while the broken teeth remain relatively pain-free, but it's not going to be like that once the gums start being probed. I'm NOT looking forward to that one little bit. Can but hope with crossed fingers (and legs) as to what tomorrow might bring, both immediately and for the remedial works programme.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-57718905322989272212016-07-30T23:34:33.696-07:002016-07-30T23:34:33.696-07:00Thanks, Elle. Nervous about tomorrow, understandab...Thanks, Elle. Nervous about tomorrow, understandably, not only about the pain from any poking around but also the damage to my bank account. I imagine it'll be just an exploratory assessment of what needs to be done and I'll surely have to return several times, but there's no alternative but to go and get the cycle of appointments started. (I say through gritted teeth - OWWWWW!)Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-75936350159501969822016-07-30T16:52:42.917-07:002016-07-30T16:52:42.917-07:00Get healed fellow bearded one.Get healed fellow bearded one.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-67717492478062557562016-07-30T15:11:45.680-07:002016-07-30T15:11:45.680-07:00Hey Ray, just checking in. How are you feeling? ...Hey Ray, just checking in. How are you feeling? I hope the cats are giving you lots of love.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-9651380576863991552016-07-30T08:18:03.136-07:002016-07-30T08:18:03.136-07:00I haven't read blogs in a few days and I come ...I haven't read blogs in a few days and I come on expecting another movie review when lo! I read this <br />I too am sorry about the news and hope it works out OK enough Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-87184255138325658622016-07-30T06:39:44.926-07:002016-07-30T06:39:44.926-07:00I'm sorry - I couldn't read the post after...I'm sorry - I couldn't read the post after you mentioned the teeth. That is my weak point - and possibly my biggest fear. That is not to say I don't feel for you or your pain. I hope that the story got a little better as you told it. If not - I do hope you the quickest of recoveries. Blobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-64170380418369213482016-07-30T06:28:06.851-07:002016-07-30T06:28:06.851-07:00Good luck at the dentist on Monday, Ray! I will be...Good luck at the dentist on Monday, Ray! I will be thinking of you & keeping my fingers crossed for good news.<br /><br />ElleElle Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563633298659967269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-50900391425132628552016-07-29T23:57:50.165-07:002016-07-29T23:57:50.165-07:00L.J. You mention something that I was conscious of...L.J. You mention something that I was conscious of but didn't like to dwell on. That front tooth rammed up into the gum is - at the moment - painless, though I suspected and feared it wouldn't remain so, especially from the time the dentist starts working on it. Even now I can't cope with just thinking about it. But it can't be left as it is, conspicuous for all to see. Your own experience forewarns me that it's not going to be a bundle of fun. I'd better start loading up on the ultra-strong analgesics.<br />Thanks for your thoughts.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-10965172151956554082016-07-29T23:49:58.789-07:002016-07-29T23:49:58.789-07:00Thanks, Ron. My 'consolation' can only be ...Thanks, Ron. My 'consolation' can only be that, bad as it was, it might have been many times worse. At least I'm sure I haven't broken anything - apart from the dental damage, which is bad enough.<br />I'm very nervous of when I have to go out now. I'm looking where each step goes and checking that my shoe laces have been tied properly. Another such fall before I've recovered would just about finish me. The shock alone is crippling. <br />My facial bruises are becoming less conspicuous now and certainly the face doesn't look anything like as lop-sided as it did hen I looked in the mirror the morning after. If I keep my mouth closed people would not think there'd be anything wrong, I think. But the emotional toll of it all is heavy. <br />I know how your own falls have been much more life-changing experiences than mine have been, so for that at least I ought to be grateful. Trouble is, at our age, and the age of your mum at her experience, recovery takes so much longer and the effects more permanent.<br />Getting really nervous about Mon's visit to dentist and, apart from the financial assessment, getting some idea of what it's going to take in the way of repair works, with all the pain that it'll entail. If I believed in prayer that's what I'd be doing right now.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-8321950931390457672016-07-29T19:09:43.660-07:002016-07-29T19:09:43.660-07:00Ray, I'm here from Jon's. Slamming a tooth...Ray, I'm here from Jon's. Slamming a tooth up INTO your upper gum is nothing to grin and bear. The pain is atrocious and needs immediate help before the pain gets to you. I know, for I've been in such pain from a tooth accident (caused by a dentist) that, at times, I fear going 'round the bend mentally.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-19192432744445703902016-07-29T15:11:16.480-07:002016-07-29T15:11:16.480-07:00Ray! I was casually reading your post and was shoc...Ray! I was casually reading your post and was shocked to realize that you had an awful accident. My first reaction was "I am so sorry." But what I'm gong to say is that please, please be careful. I heard something a few weeks ago on advice for reaching a grand old age "Don't fall." It si so true. Of course I realize that this was an accident and you probably couldn't have prevented it but still please, please be careful. I have had my falls, including the one where I tore my left leg quadricep muscle, these past few years. A couple of years ago I injured my left arm bracing myself when I tripped over a ledge. I've also fallen a few times where I didn't injure myself. You falling "eating the cement" reminds me of the time my Mother fell while getting the mail. She fell on her own feet and fell face down in the road. She came up with two black eyes and a very bruised face. We took her to the hospital and I know they suspected me and my brother of beating her because she looked that bad. <br />I hope your recovery is quick and not too expensive.<br />RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-24279417675799941312016-07-28T23:34:27.811-07:002016-07-28T23:34:27.811-07:00Grateful for your kind words, M.M. It's been a...Grateful for your kind words, M.M. It's been a truly dreadful days. Looking forward to when I can look back at it with a smile, though that's going to be some time away yet. Meanwhile, the very last thing I need is to tumble over again, so it'll be short but sure steps forward from now on.<br />Ta again. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-8884139769715472052016-07-28T18:17:33.878-07:002016-07-28T18:17:33.878-07:00Oh dear Raybeard....it sounds just awful!!! I sure...Oh dear Raybeard....it sounds just awful!!! I sure do hope your taking care and the outcome will be a good and positive one. I tell you, when it rains, it pours. Take care.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-38582628506248427962016-07-28T07:57:57.209-07:002016-07-28T07:57:57.209-07:00My furry trio put years on me with their antics, R...My furry trio put years on me with their antics, Rachel, especially the eldest Blackso who now must be about 17. Until this year he never went for more than a couple of hours at a time - and certainly not spending whole nights out. Now, for some reason, he's doing just that. I should have thought he'd be much too old for 'sowing his wild oats', so goodness only knows where and why he disappears. It worries me to distraction. <br />I don't know how I'd survive B or one of the other two disappearing for days on end. Imagination at the lurid things that might have happened to them is so powerful.<br />It's comforting to know that I'm not alone - far from it, I'm sure.<br />Thanks for letting me know.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-32333340327206556982016-07-28T07:41:27.579-07:002016-07-28T07:41:27.579-07:00Still thinking about you. My cats go away for days...Still thinking about you. My cats go away for days on end in this hot weather. I used to worry sick about them but now not so much, more used to it. One who never went off before went last week and came back at the end of the week. I was very worried. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-37236690901650745752016-07-28T02:13:01.021-07:002016-07-28T02:13:01.021-07:00Still all shook up, A.M., but can't just sit a...Still all shook up, A.M., but can't just sit and mope. Not exactly 'cheerful', I must admit. It's my blogpals - and you are at the forefront - who are the people more than anybody else (there IS nobody else!) who keep me in fighting fettle and determined to stay in the fast lane to progress. However, I fear the visual disfiguring evidence of the incident may be around for longer than I'd wish.<br />I change my portrait picture every year around my birthday, which is now just 2.5 months away. It could well be that something of the mini-disaster will show when it's done this time, though I hope that most will be gone by then.<br />Thanks to you also for your concern. I'm truly deeply touched.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.com