Am I being negative?

Sofiztikated · 19-05-2010 1:53pm #1

Oh great AH Mods, I beseech thee, I beg of thou, do not move this, thou dost have infinite wizendom, and I dare not doubt this, but I beg of thou mercy.

(Snigger) Mods have no mercy.

Anyhoo.

Am I being negative?

Had a check up in the hopsickal on Monday, the first one in about 6 years, and after a couple of minutes poking at me, ze doktor informs me that I'll probably have to come back in for another surgery, that a procedure I had some time ago, which, as far as I was aware, had an air of finality about it, was only a temporary measure.

If I have this operation, that means at least a month of work, at the very least. The last time I had a similar one done, I missed second year in school.

So I'm a bit worried about that.

THEN

I'm in the middle of buying a house. (Go me, and before I get laid in upon, no I'm not a civil servant) Fine, thats all lovely and ****. Snag list brought up some issues, and now I find out that its going to cost about €20k to get the damn thing up to code. Now I know my solicitor is fighting to either get them to do it, or knock it off the purchase price and we get it done, but **** me, its a whole pile of unnecessary ****e.

ALSO

The world is about ****ed, volcanos and floods, ash clouds and swine flu (actually, where did this go? I thought we were all going to die of it. I got it, it was unpleasant, but that was the end of it), wars and politics, 80's fashion revival and banning of headshops.

So is this as bad as it seems, or can someone point out to me a bit of a silver lining?

Ads By G00GLE · 19-05-2010 1:56pm

Well once something goes to rock-bottom it cant go any further down.

Gunsfortoys · 19-05-2010 1:56pm

PI is that way >>>>

The_Kew_Tour · 19-05-2010 1:56pm

I know how you feel in some ways.

But your not only one in this position people all over the world have money problems, health problems, I have them and so have millions more.

But think of people with no houses, no food.

As someone used say, there is always someone worse off then you and he aint far wrong.

Hope everything works out but remain positive cause remaining negative will get you negative results.

Gurgle · 19-05-2010 1:57pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

can someone point out to me a bit of a silver lining?

You had the checkup before your health problems became debilitatingly serious, so all you'll miss in a month of work not the rest of your life

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 19-05-2010 1:58pm

There are nice thigns too. Like puppies.

You need to look forward to something: completed house, for example. Your good health (althogh that might be tricky, I know, judging by the bad news).

The thing about life is that it goes on. And quiet often it even gets better.

dr.bollocko · 19-05-2010 2:02pm

I haven't moved this to the cuckoos nest?
...
Yet.

Pherekydes · 19-05-2010 2:05pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

If I have this operation, that means at least a month of work, at the very least.

Jeez, what kind of an operation takes a month of work?

phill106 · 19-05-2010 2:08pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

Jeez, what kind of an operation takes a month of work?

Perhaps he is being turned into the 6 million dollar man? We can rebuild him...We have the technology...

AnonoBoy · 19-05-2010 2:10pm

No. No you're not.

Am I?

super_furry · 19-05-2010 2:10pm

You're not Katy French.

Cookie_Monster · 19-05-2010 2:11pm

phill106 wrote: »

Perhaps he is being turned into the 6 million dollar man? We can rebuild him...We have the technology...

but not the money

Biggins · 19-05-2010 2:14pm

Sofiztikated · 19-05-2010 2:15pm

6 Million Dollar man. Jeez, do you know what that would get me? I'd be an Ipod. Not even a good one, one of those older model ones.

IF you want the gorey details, it involves cutting a section of my large intestine, augmenting it to my bladder, re opening my urethra as it has been sealed off in a previous operation, and dealing with the copious amounts of kidney infections that immediately follow it.

Unpleasant.

The last time I had something like this done, I was one of the first in Ireland to have it done, the first properly successful one in Ireland, the operation took longer than open heart surgery, I was in IC for a week, back into a normal ward for 2 weeks, then another surgery, because I hadn't eaten in so long, my bowel kinked, and I couldn't poo.

super_furry · 19-05-2010 2:22pm

So slightly worse than an upset stomach then?

19-05-2010 2:26pm

No matter how bad it is - there is always someone worse off.

drunkmonkey · 19-05-2010 2:27pm

Don't buy a House, get the operation and generally keep the head down until 2012 has passed.

Houses for 30,000 euro in todays paper, you have been warned.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 19-05-2010 2:28pm

Are they putting your willy back on?

Sofiztikated · 19-05-2010 2:34pm

super_furry wrote: »

So slightly worse than an upset stomach then?

Yeah, Gaviscon ain't fixing this.

Stupid rare enough condition.

Oh, there's always someone worse off, but then if its someone else, I can laugh at them, and feel better. I can't laugh at me and feel better. When I laugh at me, I feel worse.

19-05-2010 2:53pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Oh, there's always someone worse off, but then if its someone else, I can laugh at them, and feel better. I can't laugh at me and feel better. When I laugh at me, I feel worse.

Well all I can say to that is ....

Kasabian · 19-05-2010 3:02pm

Biggins wrote: »

Biggins where is that camera? You'll get in trouble.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 19-05-2010 4:01pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Oh, there's always someone worse off, but then if its someone else, I can laugh at them, and feel better. I can't laugh at me and feel better. When I laugh at me, I feel worse.

Awwww...

I'll laugh at you.

Blobby George · 19-05-2010 4:04pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

IF you want the gorey details, it involves cutting a section of my large intestine, augmenting it to my bladder, re opening my urethra as it has been sealed off in a previous operation, and dealing with the copious amounts of kidney infections that immediately follow it.

Unpleasant.

The last time I had something like this done, I was one of the first in Ireland to have it done, the first properly successful one in Ireland, the operation took longer than open heart surgery, I was in IC for a week, back into a normal ward for 2 weeks, then another surgery, because I hadn't eaten in so long, my bowel kinked, and I couldn't poo.

Glass of Andrews tbh.

curry-muff · 19-05-2010 4:04pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

Jeez, what kind of an operation takes a month of work?

Having your balls removed

GLaDOS · 19-05-2010 4:15pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

So is this as bad as it seems, or can someone point out to me a bit of a silver lining?

Out of the billions of billions of organisms that have ever existed you happen to be homo sapien.

You also happened to be born at this particular time.

You also happened to be born in a relatively well off country.

As a result you have access to: Clean water, healthy and delicious food, language, internet, computer games, hospitals, vaccines, music and books of huge variety available easily, alarm systems, pepsi, alcohol, opposable thumbs, telephones, farming, zoos, efficient security systems, porn, (relative) freedom of expression, health care, antibiotics, glasses, walking sticks, chocolate, an ordered system of time, fuzzy animals, fire, air travel, ordered road systems, law enforcement, a fire brigade, education, organised sport, imported goods, social welfare, central heating, warm showers and Ikea, amongst other things.

pickarooney · 19-05-2010 4:25pm

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Out of the billions of billions of organisms that have ever existed you happen to be homo saipian.

So that's what happened between Mick and Roy!

GLaDOS · 19-05-2010 4:30pm

pickarooney wrote: »

So that's what happened between Mick and Roy!

D'oh

Sofiztikated · 19-05-2010 6:34pm

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Out of the billions of billions of organisms that have ever existed you happen to be homo sapien.

You also happened to be born at this particular time.

You also happened to be born in a relatively well off country.

As a result you have access to: Clean water, healthy and delicious food, language, internet, computer games, hospitals, vaccines, music and books of huge variety available easily, alarm systems, pepsi, alcohol, opposable thumbs, telephones, farming, zoos, efficient security systems, porn, (relative) freedom of expression, health care, antibiotics, glasses, walking sticks, chocolate, an ordered system of time, fuzzy animals, fire, air travel, ordered road systems, law enforcement, a fire brigade, education, organised sport, imported goods, social welfare, central heating, warm showers and Ikea, amongst other things.

You're 'aving a laugh, ain't ya?

Otherwise, yeah, feeling better now. Fuzzy aminals are good.

Redpunto · 19-05-2010 6:43pm

As my 96 year old nan says, life's like going around in a circle, you'll be down at one moment but it'll come back around to the good time at the next, just ride out the storm

Am I being negative?

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