Wombat Poorly

Subject: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 11 May 06 - 05:45 AM

My little Wombat has been in hospital since Saturday with a undiagnosed condition. Various suggestions have been put forward the latest being a mild (bacterial) form of Meningitis or possibly Encephalitis or possibly even galloping lurgy. she is getting serious cheesed off and a few words from you good people may brighten her spirits a tad. Yet another consultant is due to see her today so watch this space ...........

Cheers

Raggytash

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,micca at work
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:00 AM

Sorry to hear that Raggy, hope there is an improvement very soon, andd that Wombat regains her Joie de Vivre (thats your actual French)and general good health quickly get some Musiic in there, i found , when I was hospitaiized a few years ago that it was only the music made it bearable (and frequent cups of tea)

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Hawker
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:01 AM

Get well soon Wombat, love and hugs and nice thoughts fromSunny Cornwall!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:06 AM

Sorry to hear that Nick please give my thoughts to Christine for a speedy recovery

Ray

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:19 AM

Send in Uncle Bulgaria! That'll make her better.

Remember you're a Wombat

Giok

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: alanabit
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:44 AM

Best wishes from this part of the world too.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:47 AM

Nick,
    Have you ever thought that all manner of diseases will be living in that shrubbery above your top lip??? Shave it off now, and I bet Wombat and most of Huddersfield will recover overnight!
          Flamenco, still the true path.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: treaties1
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:52 AM

Hi Raggytash
Give my love and best wishes to Christine and you also you old reprobate
Love Theresa

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,The black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 11 May 06 - 07:44 AM

Well I woke up on Sunday morning shiverring violently for a couple of hours without apparently having a temperature, which kept me off work 'til yesterday, but I wouldn't expect to have caught it from her at a distance of six feet on friday night (we were on the other side of the entrance doors to the sing-around).

Hope she's better soon.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tyke
Date: 11 May 06 - 07:51 AM

My best wishes,
Get well soon!

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 May 06 - 08:04 AM

nuffin' worse than having an undiagnosed condition unless its a galloping lurgy.

tell those Drs to get diagnosing

sandra

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 May 06 - 08:41 AM

Best wishes from me for a speedy recovery.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tig
Date: 11 May 06 - 10:23 AM

Best wishes from us. Enjoy the rest(!) and get well soon.

Tig,Badger and Firecat.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: suzi
Date: 11 May 06 - 04:45 PM

Get well soon Christine....

Suzi..x

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: open mike
Date: 11 May 06 - 10:46 PM

here is some wonbat info to cheer her on..
http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53F7KJ?open
and a wombat crossing sign
http://anwo.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/wombat_crossing_sign.html
perhaps this will require a tasmanian doctor to diagnose her properly

i have been in an organization called the WOMBATS which stands for
the Women's Mountain Bike and Tea Society.

i hope she is feeling better soon.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Paul Burke
Date: 12 May 06 - 03:42 AM

PRESCRIPTION.

1 dose of NHS.
Plenty of rest.
Enough laughs.
Lots of cuddles.

Tell me if this works...

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 12 May 06 - 03:46 AM

Still in, still undiagnosed, now been waiting 24 hours for an X-ray !

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 12 May 06 - 10:36 AM

Just been up to see my little Wombat and she has been told she ain't going nowhere till she's seen an oldologist, well they can't find a neurologist. So she's going to in be in next week at the earliest. One very cheesed off little Wombat me thinks, watch this space or PM me

Cheers

Nick

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 May 06 - 10:45 AM

Oh dear I am sorry to hear that, the waiting is the worst part sometimes. Still on the whole hospitals are VG these days, and the one that I was in a couple of weeks ago was great, nice folks.
Chin up Wombat.
Giok

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: catspaw49
Date: 12 May 06 - 11:27 AM

Ya' know Rag, I have had a lot of time with Docs over the past ten years and I have begun to fear that "Ologist" thing. At various times I have had a proctologist, a urologist, and a gastro-enterologist, all of whom wanted to look up my ass right away! Based on my experience, I'd tell Wombat to watch her ass. Even a neurologist can probably think of some reason for you to take it in the end! My best to you both in any case!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Les from Hull
Date: 12 May 06 - 11:36 AM

Best wishes from Maggie and me.

(Actually, the dreaded lurgi is quite easily diagnosed in the early stages as the patient has a tendancy to shout out 'EE-YAKABOO' at regular intervals.)

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Partridge
Date: 12 May 06 - 11:55 AM

Hope your feeling better very soon

Pat x

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 12 May 06 - 07:00 PM

hope you get well soon Chris....now that we've got you singing we don't want any excuses for you to stop....it wasn't anything to do with that fall at Moor and coast weekend was it?...sue Glen!!!
geoff

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: JennieG
Date: 13 May 06 - 12:41 AM

My wombat collection (no, not real ones!) sends their best wishes for a quick recovery, and I do too.

Cheers
JennieG - Wombat Collector Extraprdinaire - you should see the bronze wombat!

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 May 06 - 02:19 AM

Only one thing worse than galloping lurgi and that's the Twinginge Scurews' (think Navy Lark)... hope all is better soon.

Take care

LTS

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: ossonflags
Date: 13 May 06 - 11:34 AM

Sorry to hear about this Christine, hope you get well soon, love and xxxxxxx's Mick and Mary

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Raggytash
Date: 15 May 06 - 01:41 PM

Very pleased to report that Wombat has been released from incarceration at Huddersfield Royal and is soundly sleeping at home. Condition still undiagnosed ........erm Viral infection of the lining of the brain perhaps........ has even lessened my already fairly low opinion of some in the medical profession. Off work for at least another week and still can't walk straight, but at least she is home.
Thanks to those of you who wrote kind notes, they cheere Wombat up considerably when I took them in the hospital last week

Cheers

Nick

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 May 06 - 02:27 PM

Directional probs can mean inner ear problems.
Glad to hear she's back home. Being home makes you feel 100% better immediately, it's by far my favourite remedy.
Giok

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 24 May 06 - 09:37 AM

Sad to report that Wombat has been re-admitted to hospital, she took ill again whilst "recuperating" at our caravan in Whitby, she is now ensconced in Scarborough General Hospital awaiting further tests and an MRI scan to try and diagnose what is wrong with her

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 May 06 - 09:50 AM

best wishes to Wombat & further wishes that the hospital folks get onto her case very quickly.

Two week without a diagnosis, then a return to the hospital is not good for a Wombat who is feeling poorly.

sandra

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 May 06 - 09:54 AM

Bugger, hope things get sorted out soon.
Giok

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: JennyO
Date: 24 May 06 - 10:25 AM

Keeping our fingers crossed for you, Wombat. Hope they find out what it is soon and fix it!

Jenny, from the land of the wombats (and kangaroos and platypuses and drop bears etc etc)

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tyke
Date: 24 May 06 - 12:55 PM

Get well soon little Wombat

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Morticia
Date: 24 May 06 - 01:30 PM

Poor thing! Nothing worse than an escape and recapture, hope they find the problem soon.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 May 06 - 01:38 PM

Tell her to knock it off and get outa there. That'll do it.

Hospitals are really bad places. You have to associate with a bunch of sick people, they wake you up at ungodly hours, give you terrible clothes, stick you with needles, feed you bad food, usually don't provide beer, and then they charge you a lot of money.

Tell her to get outa there right away.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tig
Date: 24 May 06 - 02:16 PM

Not good news at all Raggy.

Give her extra big hugs and tell her to stop hiding whatever is wrong from the docs!

Lots of love and hugs for you both
xxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 24 May 06 - 02:37 PM

Hugs and best wishes from me too.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 May 06 - 04:45 PM

Sorry I didn't look in here sooner, Raggy. Please pass on my good wishes for an end to the mystery and speedy easy recovery from whatever it is.

Spaw's advice was spot on, too! Last year, before they would do heart surgery, they had to satisfy themselves that I wasn't bleeding internally, somewhere. Over five months, I had every kind of poke and prod you can think of with no answers, except "No, not that...next?!" Eventually, they decided everything was okay for surgery and away we went.

All the best to you both,

kat

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tyke
Date: 26 May 06 - 01:07 PM

I saw Raggytash in Whitby on Wednesday Night at The Whitby Folk Club (It was Liam Haywoods 16th Birthday). Raggytash did not look at all happy. Hopfully things are on the mend for Wombat and Raggytash is just off line due to being in Whitby.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 26 May 06 - 01:36 PM

Only just seen this thread.

I do hope things get sorted out soon and all positive thoughts winging their way towards you and Wombat.

Keep us informed.

Luv

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Ebbie
Date: 26 May 06 - 01:58 PM

I'll add my voice to the chorus: Confound them all and get well quickly!

Some things do heal themselves or at least go away- let's hope this is one of them.

Chin up, Raggytash. You two have the Cat on your side.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Alba
Date: 26 May 06 - 02:01 PM

{{{{{{ Big Hugs to Wombat and to Raggy too! }}}}}

I hope things are going better for You Wombat and for You too Raggy.

Positive Thoughts and Warmest Wishes heading Your way.
Love and Light
Jude

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: SINSULL
Date: 26 May 06 - 05:25 PM

Bite the doctor, Wombat. HARD! And hold on! You will find that suddenly a correct diagnosis will get top priority.
Sorry, Lady.
Hope you get good news soon.
SINS

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 27 May 06 - 05:57 AM

Anyone got an address for a card?

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 27 May 06 - 06:04 AM

lots of good wishes from us all on the mudcat

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tyke
Date: 27 May 06 - 09:05 AM

Sorry I have not got an address but you could try sending it care of the Black Horse or the Endevour, Church Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST
Date: 28 May 06 - 03:02 AM

In all our thoughts

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Morticia
Date: 28 May 06 - 07:43 AM

No news yet, I guess? God, I feel for all of you, how awful is this?

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tyke
Date: 29 May 06 - 08:04 AM

Raggytash and Wombat were both at The Sunday Night Tap and Spiel session in Whitby on Sunday Night. Raggytash looked a lot happier and Wombat sang a couple of songs. But keep sending out the positive thoughts so I can get back to picking on Raggytash once again.

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 May 06 - 08:13 AM

Magic, and great news.
'Remember You're a Wombat'
As they used to sing on TV.
Keep on keeping on girl.
((((((((Wombat))))))))
(Don't tell Raggy!)
Giok

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 29 May 06 - 09:03 AM

great to hear you are singing again, Wombat

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Cllr
Date: 30 May 06 - 08:19 AM

hopeing the road too recovery is a smooth one Cllr

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: MBSGeorge
Date: 31 May 06 - 06:44 AM

Best wishes and speedy recovery to Wombat from Me, Im indoors and ickle Teddy. xx

George xx

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 09:22 AM

After screaming at our GP twice this week Wombat has finally seen a Neurology specialist at the hospital. Although not recovered at least she is happier with the information she was given and is a little more relaxed with the situation. She has been told the condition may last for some time but there is light at the end of the tunnel. More rest and relaxation is required and work is still out of the question for the immediate future (some may welcome this Wombat doesn't)
Thanks for all your kind words of encouragement, they have helped us along the way

Cheers

Nick

Subject: RE: Wombat Poorly
From: Tig
Date: 02 Jun 06 - 10:57 AM

Rest and relaxation living with you and offspring Raggy?????? Does the doc live in a fantasy world?

At least you now know a bit better where you are coming from and going to. Just do the best you can to relax Christine - hard though this may be for a workaholic. Shall I order you lots of warm weather for Whitby?

Lots of love and hugs
Tig
xxxx