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Life can be a Pain

Life can be a Pain

Hi @BlueBay@Zoe7@Former-Member@Faith-and-Hope@utopia@oceangirl@TAB@Shaz51@PeppiPatty

I know there are more people I could tag but maybe I will think them up as I go along - actually I already have

I think I need my own thread - mostly my problem is chronic pain syndrome - I damaged my spine with the sporting excesses of my youth - a long time ago now - and I managed to rearrange it when I fell of my pushbike in a wind storm nearly 22 years ago and that seems a long time ago now but there is nothing they can do except treat the pain - and I do have Section 8 medication and I see a pain specialist

And the pain has been worse lately and wears me down and I get fed up and very tired -

I have issues with my mother as well - and although she died 2 years ago I still have bad times now and again - she was abusive and as well as I know myself and her this can get to me at times - and this is another reason I opened my own thread

Then there is TS - my Toxic Sister - she was under my skin for a while but not at the moment

So yesterday I felt so bad when I went to see the doctor about my back pain - and my pain specialist has cut my medication back several times over the last few years and she has gone too far - and I started to tell my doctor - yes - I cope with the pain better since my mother died - but it's driving me crackers atm and so are the memories of my mother

So that's it for now - I have had trouble opening this thread for some reason but now I have - I will run my own story - I would like to think I don't need to but yes - I do

You are all such wonderful supportive people - you are my soft place to land - that is so true

And anyone I have missed I will tag as I go along

Lots of hugs everyone

Dec

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You are right @Adge - it is more that the technical work that takes place - cleaning my computer with professional help took hours - it was incredibly intrusive

And you have had it happen more than a couple of times Adge - that is brutal - aw what!!! On-line life is complex and double-edge

Thanks Adge

Dec

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The pain killers are taking the edge off a little @Owlunar - it is aching a lot still though. I hope it is just a case of having it filled and not that I will need that tooth out. Will have to wait and see

Stay warm Dec - keep out of those draughts if you can. I better head off and have a shower and get organised to leave in around an hour - takes about 20 minutes to get to my gp in the middle of the day... will check in with you tonight when I get home

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Ok @Zoe7 - a filling - I find it better not to have an injection and I hope you can manage that but if you need it - definitely have one - I hope that it is fixed really quickly

I have a doctor's appointment myself - I need to have my lunch - I made enough soup for two days yesterday and it is so think with vegetables I could eat it with a fork

I got a stem-blender that turns everything into a thick broth - with barley - I hope you have something similar today

Catch up later

Dec

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Hugzz @Owlunar ❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
How ya doing?
😞😢 walkin with ya
Out with dad for lunch
atm (took off on the hire
buggy & got lost for 20min 😱
Stress lol) will check in L8R
GentlyBently sista ❤

Oh lovely snow @Zoe7,
we should have our
Christmas in July 🙂
Hope tooth improves ❤
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@Owlunar DO you know if your boy had Foetal Alcohol Syndrome?

I was glad June Oscar won the Naidoc award. Glad there is so much more awareness of all sides of koori culture.

I dont totally fit in with the homeless people any more or the snooty tooties, but I try and relate with all levels. I am lucky to see some goodness high and low and all around.

I saw a beautiful fb video by NSW ed of indigenous primary children singing. Social change is slow, and things are tough now but were far tougher when he was alive and you were parenting him.

Thinking of you my wise owl friend.

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Christmas in July would be a Wednesday next week @Former-Member - I am not sure I would be up to hosting it but if I chat to @CheerBear we might be able to organise it beforehand and you and she could possibly run with it on the day - watchya think?

@Owlunar How are you travelling tonight? Been thinking about you all day - except when I was at the dentist - wasn't thinking about much at all then except the pain lol

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🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Christmas in July sounds like a good idea - I would enjoy that - hopefully you are @CheerBear will be most welcome to have happen - it can remind us all the winter is passing and it is a good time to have such fun

I have been okay today - it has been rather sureal - I have had much worse days working up to today and as evening has come in I feel okay.

I decided to by a new phone - it's time to update my contract anyway with new features on my account with my provider - I have been thinking about it - the time has come

Also - one of those things - I had a third of my left-toe-nail pulled off about a year ago I think and the nail has taken it's time to grow out but it is hooked in again - this I could do without but my doctor told me that I could have a medicare plan to see a podiastrist - I am not sure how this can help - after all - it seems the nail is growing like this from the nail bed - aw - I would rather have this than a a tooth out though -

I am taking antibiotics too -

Dec

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We are antibiotics sisters @Owlunar lol

Ouch though - your toenail sounds like it is painful - at least my tooth is out!

I think @Former-Member is on to a good thing - we were going to do a mid year Christmas last month but CB was at the break place so couldn't do it - I won't do it wihtout her!

So having Christmas in July is a good idea. We were going to do it last year as well but I remember I wasn't well enough - was one of my darker times both physically and emotionally then and I wasn't coping at all well. Hopefully I can spend some time with @CheerBear over the next week to get it organised for everyone.

Do you have any idea what kind of phone you want? I am a Samsung person - don't do anything from Apple!

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Yes @Zoe7

Samsung wherever possible - I have had Androids - I don't always know what I am talking about but this smart phone has been really good

It sounds like fun to have a Christmas in Winter Celebrations

My toenail - yes - once a tooth is out it's out - irreplacable though - a toenail grows again - I am not looking forward to the same operation as I had last year - it sits there quietly until I lift my toe up though and it touches the inside of my shoe and I know all about it

Yes - I really do

I looked up sore toenails on-line - I really didn't need to go there

Dec

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Oh that was a mistake @Owlunar - never look anything up online if you aren't prepared for the worst possible scenario! ...and yes - once a tooth is out it doesn't grow back like a toenail - arghhh!!

My first ever mobile phone was a Nokia - way, way back when they first came out - that was over 20 years ago. It was nearly as big as my foot lol I have had Samsung's ever since they came out.

Look after you my dear Dec. Goodnight and sweet dreams to you

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