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Brenda5
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8 years ago

Rant- It's all about him!

I need to vent or I will explode. Lately every ailment I get, my hubby more or less says he has the same thing. I remarked a fellow lymphedema sufferer had a paper cut and her arm and hand swelled and she needed to go on antibiotics and all he could say is oh yes those paper cuts are really bad, I had them in the bank job I had and they are awful. I said about another friend with chemo brain on hormone therapy went to the supermarket and couldn't remember why until she noticed the shopping list was in her hand. Hubby- oh yes I forget stuff all the time when I go in a room. If I complain about any of my conditions or how I am feeling, he always has a comparative answer that he has the same thing. I am just so (insert swearword beep) sick of it! Grrrrrrr! 
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  • Sister's avatar
    Sister
    Member
    8 years ago
    Hmmm - my advice - a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down.  :)
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
    Member
    8 years ago
    I wonder about selective hearing which some men have in plenty. My beloved had early bowel cancer 3 years after my diagnosis - surgery and elected to have chemo (very wise). But every symptom was like a revelation of something unknown and totally unexpected! "My feet feel like I have 2 pairs of socks on!" - ah, yes that would be the peripheral neuropathy I have had (almost couldn't walk) for years. Metallic taste, nose problems, and so on. And he kept his hair!! I have accepted that some people can only identify in the first person. Apart from the action with a heavy blunt object (too extreme!), there is no cure as far as I know. You have to accentuate the positive! 
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    Zoffiel
    Member
    8 years ago
    LOL @Brenda5 Being all screwed up should not be a bloody competition! Be grateful you are not pregnant and that you are spared him waddling around clutching  his stomach and having much, much worse labour pains than you