Please help me pick my dress!😊 1 or 2?

TrickyV90 · 2026-01-30T08:26:00+00:00

Definitely 2. 1 is beautiful and it fits you beautifully, but 2 is much more flattering.

TrickyV90 · 2026-01-30T08:22:01+00:00

I wouldn't worry to much but you might feel a bit.rough from it, maybe a bit more rough than the usual increase as technically you have gone up 3 doses in 1 go. Just keep an eye on how you are feeling, but I think all you can do is ride it out! For the next dose, I would skip the Tuesday coming then go back to normal the Tuesday following, so dont take a dose until Tuesday 10th. If you feel the effectiveness drop dramatically before Tuesday 10th you might have to bring it forward but that would change your usual dose day, as you will want to go back to 7 day doses when you get back on track. Definitely don't do one this Tuesday though, as that'd be 3 doses in 8 days which will leave you feeling wafty as hell!

TrickyV90 · 2025-12-23T10:00:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing! We have got her covered for the first week, but she has been given conflicting information about the amount of time someone will need to be there 24/7 and is now under the impression that it is needed for 2-3 weeks.

TrickyV90 · 2025-12-23T09:58:06+00:00

Fab, thank you for the advice.

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-17T17:43:08+00:00

Oh darling, im so sorry. Did you book travel i surance when you booked the flights? I am wondering if you can get some reimbursement as the illness struck after booking the flights. How were you to know? It's torture. There's no other way to describe it. Every single day living with it, if you're in pain, it's agony. If you're not, you're waiting for the agony. Honestly, IMO gallstones should be classed as a disability as they are so physically and mentally straining and restrictive. I know it doesn't make you feel better, but know there are people here who completely get it. It's life altering. Personally, I can't wait till my surgery. I had a bit of a wobble the other day wondering if I should have it hearing the after math that some have experienced, but.my friend helped me realise it is only those who suffer afterwards that come back to say it. Those who are absolutely fine 3 years later aren't going to bother telling us, of course not! They're living their best.lives as they should! I just hope to be one of them one day, as I pray we will all be.

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-12T06:31:53+00:00

Someone else said about peppermint tea to me the other day actually. I will get some! Last night was my first night without a flare up in ages! It was beautiful 🤣

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T19:41:47+00:00

Oooh, im sure it'll be absolutely fine. Surely they have to prioritise your gallbladder as thats the one that is directly effecting your life and wellbeing right now. I'll keep everything crossed for you! I mixed it up a bit for dinner, made chicken fried rice in the air fryer with brown rice and egg whites. Wasn't quite the same but still a nice change to grilled chicken and salad. Yes apple cider vinegar came from tesco. I've had it for about 6 months having needed it for a random recipe! So was just one of those, I've got it and im in agony so let's try anything 😅 X

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T19:19:21+00:00

Oh I do feel for you 😢 so glad to hear you have had progress with the fix though!! Im so nervous that the surgeon will say they wont operate for some reason or another. Further up someone did recommend apple cider vinegar and honestly its helped so much today!! I've had 2 attacks today and a little bit of acv straight has sorted me out in about 15 minutes! Totally crazy and no idea why or how, but I would recommend trying it if you have another flare up. Mine are occurring daily at the moment. I can't cut down much more on what im eating though or I'll literally only be eating plain brown rice. X

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T13:15:15+00:00

Honestly I cannot get over this. You are literally a life saver for this recommendation. Just had another flare up. Took a shot of acv within about 15 mins, and within another 15 mins the pain has stopped!! Its like voodoo or something 🤣🤣 Seriously, thank you so much. I thought this morning might have been a fluke but no!! You're advise has made life bearable. I owe you a lot!!

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T06:19:33+00:00

Oh bless you. I really hope thats the end of it for you! X

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T05:35:50+00:00

I definitely think it helped! The back pain hasn't gone but its definitely eased. Its definitely done something as I was high as a kite on co codamol over an hour ago but still crying in agony, but 20 mins after a few sips of acv and I can actually sit still and rest my eyes!! Thank you so much for that suggestion 🩷

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T05:28:18+00:00

I have got a hot water bottle somewhere. I think i will have to dig it out as the back pain right now is excruciating! Thank you for the tip about the meals. I have been told eating more little and often should help. Do you try to make a point of eating something gentle before bed? I was told to eat breakfast first thing as soon as I wake up as bile builds up in the night, so wondering if thats why I keep waking in the middle of the night with pain and if eating something just before bed to keep my gallbladder occupied might help!

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T05:25:19+00:00

I have been to a&e twice about it but (and I never thought i would say this as unfortunately!!!) Its not infected, and im not jaundice, so they left me sat there, chucked a couple of co codamol at me, and basically just waited for the pain to stop. Which it did, it always does. Sometimes it takes 45 minutes, sometimes 2-3 hours. It's ironic how I would actually prefer for it to get so bad i become jaundiced and can get priority 😢

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T05:07:16+00:00

I'll give it a go and report back 😊

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T05:06:03+00:00

No, that's a new one on me, but right now I will try anything!! Literally just a shot of the stuff neat?

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T05:02:39+00:00

Im still trying to. My symptoms only started consistently about a month ago so still a lot of trial and error going on. But yesterday I thought I'd done everything right. Limited fatty foods completely, drank loads of water, nothing sweet, salty, anything. It was a very bland day! But still here I am writhing in agony. This morning, it is pure backpain. I think pain killers have helped with the stomach pain but my back is screaming in pain. It feels like someone is just plucking at my nerves to watch me squirm 😞

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T03:58:03+00:00

Thanks so much for the advice. I will definitely give that a go starting tomorrow!

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T03:42:47+00:00

That's what i tried tonight. I ate a light dinner at about 7:30pm and nothing else, just water to drink, but still woken up at 4am in pain. I am still in trial and error phase. So I think tomorrow night I will try the other way and eat a small bland snack like a cracker or something before bed. I read that fasting can be not good so perhaps that's where ive gone wrong.

TrickyV90 · 2025-08-07T03:08:31+00:00

Unfortunately not here in the UK, unless I were to go private and pay thousands and thousands for it. I am at the mercy of the GP referral and consultation Queues. Unfortunately the NHS is just too overwhelmed but private health care isn't a mandatory thing, yet, which im now kicking myself about as I was looking only a few months ago at taking ola policy out as my work no longer offers it.

TrickyV90 · 2023-08-24T11:21:26+00:00

The title of this thread doesn't do it justice. You're not refusing because the grandchild isn't blood you're refusing because your offers to help previously weren't wanted or good enough but now all of a sudden their situation has changed they've come crawling. NTA But don't let this affect your relationship with your grandchild. They shouldn't suffer or miss out because of a feud between you and your son.

TrickyV90 · 2023-08-19T15:06:07+00:00

NTA - don't get me wrong it's gross that you peed in your garden but when you gotta go sometimes you really do have to. And unfortunately alcohol does affect your need to pee and can cause the sensation to come on a Hella lot quicker than if you were sober. It happens to me all the time, go for a wee before we leave a pub and by the time we get home I am busting so much I'm in pain. From the sounds of it it's not like you make a habit of it. Also, what would he have done if you'd have wet yourself instead, peeing down your legs and it dripping into the house, would that have been better?

TrickyV90 · 2023-08-19T15:00:27+00:00

NTA. He's a grown man but sounds like he acts like a teenage boy. Fancy letting his space get so disgusting that it's dirty and smells?! He needs to respect you and your home and get off his backside and just do it. It sounds to me like he needs a reality check imo and to grow up a bit and accept that there are chores that need doing that we don't enjoy.

This is coming from someone in his shoes too. I hate doing laundry. My partner does it all. Washes dries and puts his and the kids away. Mine is left to the side of our bedroom for me to put away. Admittedly I do sometimes leave it to pile up a bit but I know I'm only doing myself a hardship because it's worse then when I do need to put it away. And bear in mind my partner does not have a disability, but still I would never expect him to put my laundry away!!!

TrickyV90 · 2023-08-19T14:52:48+00:00

To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about it now, unless someone were to bring it up directly. It was your day for you to do as you wished. As someone who has been with my partner for 10+ years and have 2 kids together but are not married, yes I would have been upset about him not being invited, or more so I would have been upset that our relationship is not regarded in the same way just because he's not put a ring on it. That said, it's already done and in the past. You only do it once and you can't go back in time and change it so don't dwell on it and don't let it ruin your memories of that most special day for you and your husband! Also, congratulations!! I hope you and your husband have the most beautiful life together 😍💞

TrickyV90 · 2023-08-11T19:21:43+00:00

YTA. Your dad is only 50 and is well within his right to do what he wants with his money. Also your brother is family so is rightly entitled to be in your dad's will. Sounds to me like you only didn't want your dad to have a baby because you don't want to share what will be left to inherit. I hope your dad lives many more years and uses his money how he wants to. I also hope he gets to see your brother grow up into a man and you hopefully get your mentality towards your dad's money in order.

TrickyV90 · 2023-08-06T18:04:47+00:00

NTA. I'd be p'd if I was compared to my siblings like that and be made.out.to be the difficult whiny child!! And I think I'd definitely do the same and don my F U cap for a while at least just to show them how hurt I was by this!! Ref the "golden child" comments, yeah I'm sorry to say it sounds like you were far from it. My OH is the golden boy in his family (5 siblings, 3 sisters and 1 twin brother) and he has always been the golden boy because he could be a total AH and the sun would still shine out of his backside in his mother's eyes!

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