Jack Monroe #153 I blended my pears specially

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Jelly Bean said:
Btw on close examination it does look like she fell asleep with the electric blank on her face
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If she did, she should know better, what with being a former firefighter/investigator. I said yesterday that they are not supposed to be used for anything other than on the bed.

Whatever it is caused her face ache redness, I'm laughing my head off at the thought she has a meeting "up town" tomorrow. Hope it's a photo shoot. 😂😂

As an aside, is it common for people that live in Southend to call London "up town"? I thought that was used by people that lived in Greater London, not by people that live in a town 50 miles away.
 
Charitas said:
I hate to be the sensible one , but Nurofen and voltarol are both NSAIDS I personally wouldn't use both at once. Plus they are to reduce inflammation so better to swish the costs pennies disposable aspirin about the ouchy mouth. Frugal tip here, black coffee and non brand paracetamol and ibuprofen will save you pounds on the brand names, you can take them together as they are completely different drugs acting on different systems
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That's alright, you're welcome to take my place as Designated Adult.


Voltarol Gel isn't supposed to be used on the face because the ingredients cause skin irritation. Especially if you've depilated. It also shouldn't be mixed with Ibuprofen. Mixing a cocktail of analgesics in any event is a bleeping stupid idea when you're just throwing them all in together (a careful combination of codeine/paracetamol/ibuprofen/caffeine is acceptable. You can even throw in a decongestant if you aren't on ADHD meds as well. As long as you don't mix more than one version of any of those). Clove oil is also extremely irritating to skin.


I think it's probably she used Veet/shaved, which made her skin more sensitive, then used something directed at her teeth (when it's probably referred sinus pain), bunged more tit on her skin and fell asleep (that'll be the codeine) against the electric blanket, thus maximising skin irritation by simmering all those irritants for a number of hours. Compound stupidity, if you will.


The best thing she could do now is carefully wash without random soap combinations and concoctions, keep it cool and leave it the duck alone, then go to a pharmacist in the morning if there isn't a hydrocortisone cream in the medicines modern art installation. But don't put anything else on it now, as everything will burn.
 
Charitas said:
I hate to be the sensible one , but Nurofen and voltarol are both NSAIDS I personally wouldn't use both at once. Plus they are to reduce inflammation so better to swish the costs pennies disposable aspirin about the ouchy mouth. Frugal tip here, black coffee and non brand paracetamol and ibuprofen will save you pounds on the brand names, you can take them together as they are completely different drugs acting on different systems
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I thiiiiink maybe if it’s topical voltarol and ibuprofen tablets she might be ok, but it’s still a bit of dodgy ground. Usually if someone is using ibuprofen gel for something we say 🔺 they can still take tablets for other complaints.

But she appears to have rammed her whole medicine cabinet down her bloody gob.
ETA what @TheDragonWithAFlagon said- again 😂
 
MancBee said:
If she did, she should know better, what with being a former firefighter/investigator. I said yesterday that they are not supposed to be used for anything other than on the bed.

Whatever it is caused her face ache redness, I'm laughing my head off at the thought she has a meeting "up town" tomorrow. Hope it's a photo shoot. 😂😂

As an aside, is it common for people that live in Southend to call London "up town"? I thought that was used by people that lived in Greater London, not by people that live in a town 50 miles away.
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Nah. We don't use Up Town for anything. Would be going into London/up Spitalfields/something more specific than Up Town. Unless you're a MC Theatre school kid pretending to be a big, tough Eastender.
 
Sideboard Bob said:
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This reads like a really crap follow up to Queens Of The Stone Age - “Feel Good Hit Of The Summer”

Voltarol
Clove Oil
Orajel
Difflam rinse
Solphadeine and Nurofen

Voltarol
Clove Oil
Orajel
Difflam rinse
Solphadeine and Nurofen

Tuh tuh tuh Teething RING!!
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This has made me HOOT!

I've just caught up again and I must break my silence by saying...who on EARTH uses voltarol on their FACE? I use it for sports-related injuries (literal bliss for back/shoulder muscle pain!) but would never ever think of using it on my face, not even in my wildest maverick dreams?
 
girolle said:
This has made me HOOT!

I've just caught up again and I must break my silence by saying...who on EARTH uses voltarol on their FACE? I use it for sports-related injuries (literal bliss for back/shoulder muscle pain!) but would never ever think of using it on my face, not even in my wildest maverick dreams?
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Maybe she can follow up with a dab of Deep Heat?
 
She normally just invokes sweary rage in me but today’s antics have really been so arse clenchingly embarrassing. From the early morning lit selfie, to the lying on the hammock listening to delicious birds, to the fake tech emergency to the latest self inflicted ouchie 🙄 (I have very reactive skin on my face and veet sensitive burnt me a very fetching goatie once 🤔)

Surely once this contract is done nobody is going to be stupid enough to give her a new one?
 
EllaEm87 said:
I thiiiiink maybe if it’s topical voltarol and ibuprofen tablets she might be ok, but it’s still a bit of dodgy ground. Usually if someone is using ibuprofen gel for something we say 🔺 they can still take tablets for other complaints.

But she appears to have rammed her whole medicine cabinet down her bloody gob.
ETA what @TheDragonWithAFlagon said- again 😂
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🔺alert, I work with the elderly and veer towards the cautious with pain meds as many of them are teetering on the edge of kidney failure and forget others are more robust.
 
Jelly Bean said:
I thought a reaction to flea bites first. But would the skin get so red just from that? Possibly a flea bite/electric blanky combo?
FFS I cannot believe I have given so much thought to some random stranger's spotty blotchy mug.
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I wondered if it was flea bites then she’s had the idea to put something on it that she knows she reacts to, making it look more dramatic.
 
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