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Yahoo, Shingles & Froday!! - NotAlone
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| | Tags: | froday | | Security: | | | Subject: | Yahoo, Shingles & Froday!! | | Time: | 10:00 pm | | Current Mood: |  sore |
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| I haven't been able to open my Yahoo mailbox for two days now. Is anyone else having problems? If anyone has sent me an email this is the reason I haven't been able to answer it. I can see from the Yahoo home page that I have 27 new messages - and I can't get at them!! It's really not good enough - this isn't the first time this has happened and I pay for the service - I think I'll have to start using my AOL mail for everything, not just RL stuff.
I still have the shingles - in fact it's far worse than when I originally wrote about it - it's now four weeks since the first symptoms and four weeks on Monday since the rash appeared. I can't even stand my clothes against my skin in the affected area which makes life very difficult!! However, there is an up side to most things and because I can't do much around the house I'm getting to spend more time on the computer:)
And, of course it is Froday:) In this week of remembrance, I recalled Ian McKellan talking about Frodo in an interview when he said "Frodo is every young man who was ever sent to fight for his country - it's very touching." - also this quote from 'The Making of the Movie Trilogy' by Brian Sibley (ETA: This quote is also by Ian)
"In creating Frodo, Tolkien may well have been thinking back to the First World War and the lads who went on a terrible journey from which many never returned. Elijah reminds me of those statues of idealized young men on war-memorials throughout the world: more sublime than human and with a complexion of molten marble. He is simply terrific ..."
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 bjtp | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2008-11-14 11:41 pm (UTC) |
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| | I love, love, love that Brian Sibley quote. :) | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | I've just edited the post as I didn't make it clear that that quote was also by Ian M. :) | | (Reply) (Expand) (Parent) (Thread) |
| What a quote... what a picture...
Poor you!! Are you being treated? Is there any relief at all? | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| I've just edited the post as I didn't make it clear that that quote was also by Ian M.
I was given anti-viral tablets at the beginning but if I'm no better next week I'll go back to the doctor to see if he can give me anything else:) | | (Reply) (Expand) (Parent) (Thread) |
| That's a *GREAT* Sibley quote, and I thank you for it. But I am sorry to hear you are still suffering mightily, Paulie. I hope you get a respite soon.
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| I've just edited the post as I didn't make it clear that that quote was also by Ian M.
Thank you for your concern Mechtild - I hope it won't go on for much longer. | | (Reply) (Expand) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Sooo sorry about the shingles pain. And, the email troubles.
I love the quotes from Ian, though.
Take care. *gentle hugs* | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | Thanks - at least one of the problems has been resolved as I've discovered I can access my Yahoo mail if I use Internet Explorer instead of AOL - very odd) *hugs* | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | Shoot; I was hoping you'd be feeling better by now. How much longer are you expected to feel bad? | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| How much longer are you expected to feel bad?
I wish I knew the answer to that!! The doctor said it would be about 3 weeks but it's already well past that. I've looked on the internet which says it can vary - but I'm worried that I might have PHN. The rash hasn't completely gone but it has faded a lot but if anything the pain is getting worse! | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | Many thanks for your concern Mews - I'm beginning to forget what it feels like to be normal:( | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| I know Bonnie's father had shingles, and he was very miserable, too. God, I hope it lets up for you soon. It sounds awful.
*hugs gently* | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| Thanks Prim - before I had shingles I'd heards lots of stories about how awful it was - and I can confirm they're all true:(
*hugs* | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| I'm so sorry that you're still suffering.. i do hope that you get some relief soon!!!
"He is simply terrific ..."
Of that there is no doubt!!!
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| Thanks Belle - it really is dragging on:(
It's good to know Sir Ian agrees with us:) | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Thanks for the quote and picture, they are both SO wonderful !
Sorry to hear you are still in such pain, dear. Hope you get better soon !
((gentle hugs)) | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | Thanks Pop - I'm really looking forward to feeling normal again - I'm beginning to forget what it's like:) *hugs* | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| (Anonymous) | | Subject: | molten marble | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2008-11-15 06:22 am (UTC) |
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| That's always been one of my favourite quotes by Sir Ian, the other one being about Elijah's Oscar-worthy performance in the third movie. Thank you also for the pic. Andrew Lesnie has photographed Elijah perfectly.
Thank you again, and I hope your health will improve soon.
Anne | | (Reply) (Thread) |
not_alone | | Subject: | Re: molten marble | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2008-11-15 03:45 pm (UTC) |
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| Yes, Ian has often been full of praise for Elijah:)
I do hope this won't drag on for too much longer - many thanks for your concern:) | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Beautiful quotes, and so apt.
I'm so sorry to hear you're ill. I hope you make a full recovery very soon. I understand acupuncture is meant to be quite an effective treatment for shingles, but is best administered early on. Take care.
*hugs*
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| | I hadn't heard of acupuncture being used to treat shingles before! I was given a course of anti-viral tablets - those also have to be started early but I think I came within the advised time - they're supposed to lessen the possibility of post-herpetic neuralgia so I'm just hoping they've worked! Many thanks for your concern:) *hugs* | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Awwww, thanks for this reminder...
Sorry to hear the dreaded shingles are even worse and annoyingly you've not been able to get at your e-mails :-(
I hope you feel better soon and that things get sorted with your e-mails.
*gentle hugs* | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | Many thanks Jane - at least the emails have been sorted out as I've discovered I can access Yahoo Mail if I use Internet Explorer instead of AOL - very strange:) *hugs* | | (Reply) (Expand) (Parent) (Thread) |
| I'm sorry you're still feeling bad, sweetheart; maybe you ought to go and see your GP again?
He is simply terrific..
Bless Sir Ian!
Edited at 2008-11-15 12:16 pm (UTC) | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| I will probably go back to the doctor next week if I'm no better. Many thanks for your concern:)
Yes, Sir Ian has often been full of praise for Elijah:)
*hugs* | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Ah, I so love the "Molten Marble" quote, so very true. Marble or alabaster comes to mind when Frolijah's skin and complexion is concerned.
Ow, 4 weeks of pain because of the shingles! You poor one!
Homeopathy is often an effective treatment, though I don't know to what extent it will do its job, particularily if one had anti-viral tablets. I wish you a speedy recovery and that the pain will go away.
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| Yes - Elijah does have amazingly beautiful skin:)
I don't really know much about homeopathy - I'm just hoping that the antivirals I took at the beginning will prevent this post-herpetic neuralgia I've heard so much about - but I am beginning to worry:( Many thanks for your concern:) *hugs* | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| more sublime than human and with a complexion of molten marble. He is simply terrific
*happy sigh* So true!! So beautifully said.
Thank you for the reminder and the moving pic.
I hope you'll get rid of the shingles soon!! Four weeks is such a long time!!! *hugs you* | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | Many thanks - yes four weeks is a very long time - I'm beginning to forget what normal feels like!! | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
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Yahoo, Shingles & Froday!! - NotAlone
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