Hugs, Kisses and Prayers for Blondie13
#283618 - 09/23/06 07:39 AM
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MrBlondie13
Reged: 05/12/06
Posts: 13
Loc: Sandiacre, Nottingham, England
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Blondie13 has an interview on tuesday this week (26th Sept) and I would ask that you all remember her in your prayers. Also a few posts of encouragment on here always help too!
-------------------- As the Display Name suggests I'm the other half (literally) of Blondie13.
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hi hope the interview goes well you certainly deserve some happiness! just remember all the good things you have to offer xxx
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Will do!!! I'll be thinking about her. Give her a hug for me.
-------------------- Flipada - IBS-C "It's a gas, gas, gas"
**Lauren**
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I wish you the best for Tuesday Caroline, as I do every day!!
And lots of good tummy vibes too!!
Cassandra
-------------------- Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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Good luck, Caroline! We're pulling for you!
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MAAAAAAAAAAAAAASIVE HUGS CAROLINE. not liking the quietness. are you ok? how is everything? my lifes hectic right now so sorry not been in touch. hope you have saved my new mob number that i text you.
your in my thoughts good luck for tue darling. xx
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Both to Jamie for being such a sweetie, and you guys for being so supportive. I feel all humbled!
The interview's the follow-up meeting to the first interview I had a few weeks ago, so I have my fingers crossed big time. It's early in the morning again, and I was late last time due to my tum, which I explained away, so LOTS of pressure to make sure I get there on time this time. Otherwise not a good impression to make!
I have the outfit ready to go, and will be doing all my prep tomorrow. For now I just feel nervous! I haven't been able to work now for nearly 18 months, so the opportunity for a job coming up that can potentially/hopefully fit into my IBS restrictions, be in my own industry and be something I really want to do is HUGE...
I won't say anymore til I know how it goes, as I'm unfortunatley a big believer of 'jinxing' something! But thanks again everyone, and my gorgeous J, very much appreciated
-------------------- http://ibsblondie13.blogspot.com/
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Thanks Cassandra, you're such a sweetie! It's more my tum I'm worried about than 'me', if you know what I mean. Surely it's about time it behaved itself when I needed it to....?! (Have a new Immodium tactic, which we've christened "shock & awe", which has worked a couple of times now pretty well - instead of taking 2 at first, then taking another every 30 minutes or so for the few hours before I need to leave the house, I now take 4 right at the beginning, then another 2 just 20 minutes later, then more as & when necessary. Also have Lomotil to fall back on if, an hour before leaving, all is not well, so hopefully the discovery that my tum much prefers this new tactic will come in pretty useful Tuesday! )
Anyway, how are you doing?
-------------------- http://ibsblondie13.blogspot.com/
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Hello you. Yep I'm here and ok - just back home after staying at my parents for a week cat-sitting while they went on holiday, and whilst I took my laptop with me I wasn't feeling at all sociable - since leaving home I've developed a pretty nasty allergy to cats, and I forgot to load up on my Piriton for the week before going, so was a mess most of the week. Funny how such a silly, harmless thing can make you feel so cack!!
But all's good, we got home earlier today, so enough time to do all my interview/meeting prep tomorrow. EXTREMELY nervous - trying hard not to be, but not doing such a great job. As long as I poop tomorrow I'll be happy!! (Haven't been since Thursday, as mega-dosed on Imodium Friday morning so I could go interview outfit-shoppping, so I really need to go before Tuesday morning comes round - interview at 10am, and I'm 40 mins ish away) Fingers crossed & prayers to the Roman God of Poo commenced...!!
Yep got your new number saved, how you doing? Great you've been keeping os busy, I can't believe how much you have going on at the minute. Well done you - both for doing it and for keeping your tum under check! Really inspiring
-------------------- http://ibsblondie13.blogspot.com/
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Heres hoping all goes well, your tummy behaves and you get offered the job on the spot!
-------------------- Taking it one day at a time.....
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Re: Blondie13
#283892 - 09/25/06 04:27 PM
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Toady
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1299
Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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I'm not doing too bad, thanks for asking. Had my endoscope last Thurs. I have a hiatal hernia - which explains the pain under my sternum. The rest of the results will be in Dec. I go tomorrow for my foot surg. too so I will be at home for 2 weeks to recouperate. (some holiday - but I'll take what I can get!!)
I really hope your tum behaves tomorrow. I know how much you need it to and how you are looking forward to this interview.
You've come a long way baby!! From baby steps to the post office, to trips to hypno, to job interviews!! HURRRRAAAYYYY for you!
Take care, all the best Tuesday!!
Cassandra
-------------------- Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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For Blondie
#283936 - 09/26/06 03:26 AM
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LauraK
Reged: 09/20/06
Posts: 16
Loc: South-East UK
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Hi Blondie,
My name is Laura and I'm new to this forum thing (though not to IBS I'm afraid to say). I just wanted to wish you luck with your interview today, I have been a follower of your blog via Sophie Lee's site (also brilliant) so I kinda feel like I know a bit about you and your personal struggle with this awful illness.
I completed a degree in Advertising and Marketing 3 years ago now (I'm 24) and am an Account Manager at a marketing agency about an hour outside of London so if I can offer any advice in the area by all means just let me know as I would be happy to help if I can. I'm sure you will do yourself proud so fingers crossed it all goes well and the tum behaves itself.
Best of luck Laura x
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Hi Laura
Thankyou so much for your kind words! I haven't updated my blog in a while, been too much going on with my family, but will post an update today/tomorrow, and start doing so regularly again.
Well, I got the job! Full details later in a different post, as I'm pooped and about to crash out. Thanks for your offer too - I've worked in Marketing since I was 17, latterly as Product & Channel Managers, so I'm pretty clued up on all things marketing, but thanks for your wonderful offer anyway - I really appreciate it. The only thing I'm worried about is fnding that creative spark once again!!
Anyway, thanks again, and speak soon - these boards are a great place to learn about people and make new friends, so I look forward to finding out about you too. All my best, Caroline xx
-------------------- http://ibsblondie13.blogspot.com/
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Full details in a later post, as I'm wiped out - after interview went to see my parents and both sets of grandparents, and only just home (add that to the stress of today and 3 hours sleep last nite and I'm bushed!), about to crash out on sofa me thinks.
J wants to go out for a meal to celebrate, and I'd love to, just not sure I'll be up to it, so tired. Ah well - I'll try for him. It is a celebration after all!!
Zzzzzzzzz..............
-------------------- http://ibsblondie13.blogspot.com/
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congrats!!!!!!!!!!
-------------------- Taking it one day at a time.....
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Congratulations! I can't wait to hear the details!
-------------------- ***********************
IBS-A, with bloating and gas as my predominant symptoms
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Congratulations!
#284010 - 09/26/06 11:44 AM
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Toady
Reged: 04/06/06
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Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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I'm so very happy for you Caroline!! You deserve it!
Cassandra
-------------------- Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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Congratulations!!!!! That's great. Soo happy for you.
-------------------- Flipada - IBS-C "It's a gas, gas, gas"
**Lauren**
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Had a 3 hour kip on the sofa, so a bit more 'with it' now!
Right, details:
- Was in there a few hours again, had a great talk, and after about 90 minutes he formally offered me the job. I verbally accepted, and will confirm in writing soon.
- My tum was awkward this morning, but came good just at the last minute - I got to the unit 5 minutes early. It behaved perfectly throughout the whole interview, not even any grumbly noises, which was great.
- I start as soon as my new car arrives - which is due 14th Oct, but might be a week early - and he's happy for me to "start slowly", and start off just doing 3 days a week, working up as soon as I can without pushing myself too fast.
- My job is half Personal Assistant to the Managing Director / half Marketing. (As my pops pointed out earlier, as I'll be the only Marketing employee in the UK I can put "Head of UK Marketing" on my resume!! )
- The package is great - awesome salary, open-ended bonus based on company performance, private health insurance after 6 month probation period and a company car after 18 months.
- There's going to be lots of customer liaison / business developement, some travel (definitely to Germany, probably to the factory in Czechoslovakia and *maybe* to the US if I'm really lucky.
- I get to write my 'wish list' of equipment I need for when I start - including a top-spec PC (so I can do some grahpics work), a laptop, and, if I want it, a PDA cellphone, which will be cool (kind of a Blackberry but better). He's having me an office built right next to his, with a door between the 2. It'll have a lovely view out the window of the neighbouring industrial units!! He's happy to support me in whatever study / training I want to do, which is fantastic.
Think that's the lot!! I'm absolutely stoked, completely blown away, and absolutely terrified at the same time...
Thanks everyone again for your support - both now and over the past few months. Especially Cassandra, Michelle, Flipada & Janey, and particularly Tina (SaraSage - via email) - you guys have been awesome in encouraging me I can get through this, and I that I CAN get / do this job. Love ya guys!! As I do all of you, again this forum has proved itself invaluable. Jamie sends his thanks too, for all of you looking out for me!
Caroline x
-------------------- http://ibsblondie13.blogspot.com/
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Congrats!
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Hi Caroline,
That's great news! Good on you! It sounds like a great opportunity and your boss sounds really understanding which is a huge help. It also sounds like you're not stuck in a room with loads of people so you can be pretty discreet about the old loo situation! I think it will probably do you good to have something like this to focus on, I dont know about you but I find that although you feel safer knowing you can just stay at home the whole time you just spend obsessing over every little movement your tum makes. At least if you can get out and about and have something to distract you it makes you feel just that little bit more normal (not to say that I dont spend a fair amount of time thinking about my bowels whilst I'm at work - hence writing this message whilst I should be working - oops).
Personally I developed IBS about 4 years ago, just before my last year at uni after a weird virus that was going around where I just felt sick non-stop for 3 weeks, lovely. Since then my tummy seemed to well wake up as if from a deep sleep, I would get a really sensitive stomach really easily and I was noticing that after I ate certain meals I would have to rush to the loo with crippling pains and explosive sh*ts! Over the years it continued on this vain, essentially on a day to day basis though I felt generally ok, it was definitely a problem but one I could just about handle.
However..about 2 months ago I got struck down with what I believe was a bug (as my brother had the same thing) suffering from spontaneous runs, spasms, no appetite, just generally feeling extremely feeble, vulnerable and in pain. I couldnt get through a day at work and I was so scared. Since then, I can at least say that things have improved, I am following Heather's diet and I can go about my daily life without dropping dead. Nevertheless I still have daily pain/discomfort, a whole host of symtpoms and really just long to be back to 'normal' (which wasnt great anyway). It's certaintly true that you dont know what you've got till its gone.
My god, I've just realised how much I have rambled, I do apologise. I just find that it is something that I have to carry around with me all the time, think about pretty much all of the time and no one around me really gets it. Yes they can sympathise but after the first 100 complaints they usually lose interest, unfortunatelty I cant.
On a lighter note, it has been great to find these boards and see that I'm not the only one suffering as it is a very lonely illness. I think just having support from others can help you keep your chin up and try and draw on the positives.
Anyhoo, that's a bit about me (probably a bit too much!) so hope I havent sent you to sleep.
Again congrats on the job and hope to chat with you (or any other poor souls who've got this far reading this post) soon! Laura x
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Yesterday I was a little out of it when I posted.
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!! I think that this is a phenomial step for you. I can't even say how proud I am of you, you have really showed your strength and done what you set out to do. From when I first came to the board and read all about you and your dealing with your IBS until now you have come so far!! It is wonderful that you are getting your life back on track.
I wish you all the best over the next couple weeks before you start your job. I'm very excited for you!! And I'll send good tummy vibes every day!
Cassandra
-------------------- Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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Wow, sounds like the perfect dream job!! Congrats!
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Way to go girlie!! You must be so relieved! It's been a long wait.
-------------------- Keep on keepin' on...
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