Winter solstice

@Former-Member up to 9 months is long, but i've got my fingers crossed that after each procedure you'll feel a more and more relief. do you know what the recovery time for each procedure is?

sucks that they can only give anaesthetic, i really hope that this time around it'll be better and that the support team there treat you well. you can get through this, i believe in you.

i can't wait for you to be able to go back to doing things you love, sending you gentle hugs 💜

@Appleblossom I’m similar with movement, music and physio, there is only so much benefit that can do. Hot and/or cold packs plus rest is only things I can do during parts of most days. Warm or cold weather doesn’t make much different to my joints. Lots of rain make My hands, shoulders, spine and knees worse.

info my rheumatologist gave me couple years ago ….. the good news is it’s OA, bad news is it’s in more than half my joints and there is nothing she could do. Her recommendation was pain management clinic, compression gloves, splints for thumb and wrist for both hands plus movement.

@tyme

Sounds as though you've been suffering quite a while @Former-Member . Hope the 2-3 months before the first procedure is manageable.

@NatureLover thanks for working with me today. I've mostly caught up now. A friend is renovating but I doubt I'll ever be able to do that myself. The decluttering and project management needed feel beyond me.

Well done, @Dimity !

And thank you too 🙂

@NatureLoverhey, good to see you.

@Dimity @Former-Member Sending you both gentle healing thoughts. Dealing with chronic pain is pretty wearing. We want to have other conversations but at some point we have to acknowledge it. Good luck with your journey with the Medial Branch block Patches.

chocolate ...I

I am hopeless, I think chocolate fixes everything…

Nice to see you too, @Appleblossom !

It's nice to see the days lengthening. And to be able to achieve something in the garden. But my family situation continues to disappoint.

@Dimity Family difficulties are tough. Sometimes we feel that action is needed, but often hard to know what to do, beyond weathering it. No easy answers.

@NatureLover @Former-Member @rav3n @Till23

hope nobody minds being tagged

But my family situation continues to disappoint. --- sorry about this my friend xx

sending you tender hugs @Dimity