Hi Evelyn, no need to worry when you reply, l understand real life must come first. As long as you visit no from time to time no message is necessary if time is not available to you. Its just so l know that you are ok. Yes l too when l am able do exercise at home, though my dancing days are sadly gone. Too much wear and tear to my joints. My physio said that l should not aggravate joints wearing away what little is left in my knees, by standing too long, walking to far, or sitting too long. What did he think l was going to do float to do chores lol. , l have to say even in bed joints can hurt. l have pain meds, which cause problems of their own... so l rarely take them. I have been offered to have replacements or cortisone injections . So far l have refused. l take magnesium , l get it in nuts and fruit. l drink ginger and turmeric tea with black pepper which helps instead. Its not a cure but does ease it  a bit. Ibrobrufen is not good for your tummy long term. Not sure if their is a aqua aerobics class around here so many pools have been closed in recent years. I wonder if the Elvis tribute guy is the one that performs in the summer in Benidorm. We are booked in July to see a Meat Loaf tribute locally, he has friends here but lives and works mainly in Benidorm. Do take care and enjoy your evening Wednesday, Night night xxx

Hi Angela, sorry for the tardy reply. I'm just not finding much time for FL at the moment. I have moderate arthritis in my hip but I still have a good range of movement, probably due to regular exercise. I have always gone to exercise classes - yoga, pilates, zumba, aerobics, circuits etc as well as swimming & going to the gym, although I am now down to just aqua aerobics & line dancing. I was offered a referral to the Orthopaedic Consultant  last May but didn't feel I was ready for a hip replacement at that time. I do think it's progressing though so I will go back for another X Ray & consultation with the physio - you don't get to see a GP here about your hip. I take Paracetamol & Brufen before my dance class so I can dance. It's a small friendly class & I take the money & do all the music. We dance to lots of different music. Dancing is a very sociable hobby isn't it? We are going to the theatre on Wednesday evening to see Elvis - a tribute so I am looking forward to that. I am just going to collect Colin from work now - he finishes at 2200 - so will say goodnight x

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Haha - yes, I thought so. And yes, I realised that there might be a Tortoise Family soon...
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No, I haven't mixed you up with anybody; was just thinking of the FL babies...
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Hi Angela, I was thinking about starting a diary to keep a note of good days versus bad days I have with my hip. It's been great for about a fortnight now (I think!) so I could keep one for Colins migraines too. Thanks for the idea. He had a hip replacement 3 years ago when he was 60 and although it's been great, he says he does feel it when it's really cold & frosty. Which seems odd because he no longer has arthritis in it. I didn't get here yesterday as we were at Mother-in-laws instead of the usual Tuesday. I have my dance class later so just going to take the dogs out now :-)

Just back from Morrisons having a big revamp in the household  section selling all bits of cheap, no duvets my size,  grabbed  some plastic containers for putting in freezer.  Not very well stocked again  in store so no bargains, only thing I did mange to get The lady was them revamping Kids school uniform and thay had the 14/15 years school trousers for CB , they  have adjustable waist he needs that,2 pairs £10 so pleased haven’t gotten them in a while first size to go …. Xx

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