Shingles.

[Grauntie Mag]

I am trying to cheer my brother up as he is due to have a kidney removed on Wednesday. He is very musical so I made this up for him. I do actually have Shingles, but that will pass. Please be on your prayer mats on Wednesday for Paul.

sung to 'I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle' by Gene Autry.

Oh I got spots that tingle tingle tingle,
As I sit here trying not to scratch.
It is a nasty,nasty dose of shingles
Now I'm waiting for more spots to hatch.
Oh dearie me, I want to be
Free of this horrible affliction.
I cannot mix,
Oh what a fix,
I am alone and cannot mingle mingle mingle

[Gemini]

Sending all good wishes for your brother GM.
I'm sorry that you have shingles My OH had it a few months ago, and it was painful.

[Mimi]

Send your brother lots of good wishes from me Grauntie,
How long have you had the shingles ? I remember MIL having them, she was in a lot of pain from them . Hope yours clears up soon.

[Oma]

Hubby was in hospital with his in March he still has pain , nasty things , hope you get over them soon xxx

[Clover]

Best wishes to you both GM

[Grauntie Mag]

Thank you ladies. P and I have been emailing all day. We have the same awful sense of humour. I am so frustrated that I can't see him. A growth on his kidney was picked up when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The shingles pale into insignificance beside what he has to go through but it isn't pleasant. Keeping busy seems to be the way to go.

[Avo]

Hope you are both back to 'top form' very soon.

[Daisy]

GM - poor you, but great you and your brother can have such a good laugh! I'll be singing that ditty all night now.

This might cheer your brother up - my mother was born with only one kidney. It was only found out when she was in her 80s, when she was having a test for something else, and the consultant mentioned, in passing "oh, I see you've only got one kidney. Well you've managed perfectly well all this time, so I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.'

[Grauntie Mag]

Goodness Daisy! I will tell him.

[Plantaholic]

Sorry about the shigells suffers, you can have an injection for that now. My DS had a kidney removed last year, it was found when he had a scan for something else

[Shemadee]

Hope all will go well and that you are both back in full health before too long. Frustrating not being able to meet up at such a difficult time.

This reminded me of the rhyme my Mum sent my Dad who was away at the time.

Dear Dad, isn't it sad?
The Germans are at it again
This time they have come
To your daughter and son
And they've measles all over their tum.

[Grauntie Mag]

😆😆 very funny Shem.

[Daisy]

Shem - at least you will never forget that you have had German Measles!

[Nanto2girls]

GM, hope you get over the shingles soon, and every good wish for your brother.

[WeeGranny]

Shingles is a nasty infection. OH had it a couple of years back and still has a bald patch where it affected his head. Hope you both recover quickly. I had a shingles jab when I had the flu one. Came out in a blistery rash where the needle went in, but it's gone now. Plant sorry to hear you're feeling under the weather. hope you feel better soon.