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05-03-2011, 03:40 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by bluteddi
I guess I'm lucky, my surgial menopause didn't alter my elephant size bladder.... ( I have to remind my self to go... other wise it would be twice a day trip... I know I know.. thats bad... just always been that way...)
05-03-2011, 03:42 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by Ps 150
I finished a quilt top on Saturday and thought today would be the perfect day to pin baste it for quilting. It's larger than a queen but slightly smaller than a traditional king so I spread the backing out on my kitchen floor and set about the task of taping it down.
Of course, that means that once I got myself down to the floor, the phone rang. It also means that I've had to stand back up 3 or 4 times because my menopausal bladder decided that today it couldn't hold more than evaporation...soooo, that pot of coffee I drank this morning, thinking I would need it to accomplish this task, has made me leave the task more than I would like to. And that is killing my aching, arthritic joints.
The saddest part of all of this?? I'm only 28!!!!! I had surgery that brought about the menopause and the menopause brought about the arthritis.
Of course, that means that once I got myself down to the floor, the phone rang. It also means that I've had to stand back up 3 or 4 times because my menopausal bladder decided that today it couldn't hold more than evaporation...soooo, that pot of coffee I drank this morning, thinking I would need it to accomplish this task, has made me leave the task more than I would like to. And that is killing my aching, arthritic joints.
The saddest part of all of this?? I'm only 28!!!!! I had surgery that brought about the menopause and the menopause brought about the arthritis.
05-03-2011, 04:16 AM
#23
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I asked at our church if I could use several of their tables in the gathering area when it isn't being used for some quilting and they said yes. I used 2 of the long rectangle tables pushed together and it was so much easier. Maybe your church or a park district has tables like that you can use. My knees and my back can't do the floor anymore.
05-03-2011, 05:29 AM
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Oh my. I can relate. I only have 1 kidney and pee every 10 minutes. Plus I have degenerative disc disease so getting up and down is very painful. Plus I have arthritis in my knees and hands so sewing is painful. With all this, I still manage to make quilts. I won't stop until I'm in my grave. I hope can quilt in heaven! But I'm 65 not 28. It's to be expected at my age. Just keep moving so your joints don't seize up! Keep on quiltin'.
05-03-2011, 05:36 AM
#27
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I hear you! I basted a queen Drunkard's Path yesterday and today I feel like I've been to the gym!
I had to do it at my daughter's and to be nice she bought a specific brand of coffee for me, so how could I turn a few cups down?
I hate, hate, hate basting!
I had to do it at my daughter's and to be nice she bought a specific brand of coffee for me, so how could I turn a few cups down?
I hate, hate, hate basting!
05-03-2011, 05:39 AM
#28
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Oh my, i know how you feel. i had to start basting my qlts on a folding table. now i usually use fusible batting. still do that on a table or if smaller quilts, i do them on the ironing board.
05-03-2011, 05:40 AM
#29
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Originally Posted by sumcoop
Originally Posted by bluteddi
I guess I'm lucky, my surgial menopause didn't alter my elephant size bladder.... ( I have to remind my self to go... other wise it would be twice a day trip... I know I know.. thats bad... just always been that way...)
This is why I carry the phone with me everywhere. Call me and you might hear some flushing in the background!
05-03-2011, 05:41 AM
#30
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I'm so sorry to hear your problems - and you are sooo young. A lot of us can relate to the up-and-down problems AND the bladder problems. Take some of the advice on here and use tables at a church or meeting place. Makes a lot of difference. Hugs{}{}{}
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