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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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I buy unscented toilet paper @Owlunar . If it doesn't say unscented, then I don't buy it.

Yes I am very sensitive to pain. Low pain tolerance. Or as I say, I'm a wuss. I just hate it. Makes the depression worse too.

Pain easing ever so slightly.

Am off to physiotherapist today. Got a cancellation spot. Yay.

Hope you have a nice day.

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Hi @utopia

I don't think you are a wuss about pain - or if you are so am I and I take strong medication all the time and resent anyone telling me that it's not a good thing - I have the pain - not them.

What about quality of life - and yes - it does make MI issues harder to deal with and the other way around - yeah -

I have arthritis and one finger has been pinging really badly - like getting a shock in it and the doctor examined it last Friday and I yelped - ooh - I would have been heard outside in the waiting room - over the weekend I have been taking something that has eased the situation but the arthritis in my hands is a systemic issue - I am stuck with it and it's progressive

But I would rather have the orthopaedic problems I have rather than some things other people have - some health issues give me the horrors

All the best with the physio and I hope your day is okay at least

Dec

Oh yeah - I went and read the label on my toilet paper - I never noticed but it's "lightly scented" - I suppose once the packet has been open for a while the perfume gets less

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Hi Tabby Cat

I read your message on another thread - I take it as a message of support - yeah - it can all be too much for some people

Thanks - I appreciate you imput

Dec

@TAB

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Hi @Owlunar yeah just rapping on coronation QEII am crashing now

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Me too Tabby Cat - I am going to bed myself -

I hope your cold has been a bit easier and you get a good sleep and feel more up to the world tomorrow

Dec

@TAB

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shocking cough still @Owlunar am off to bed now and thanks sleep well

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Hi @TAB @utopia @Shaz51 @BlueBay and others - I am not getting tagging done well tonight

Now and again I get riled when someone questions my medication - this time it was the pharmacist who filled my script this evening - checking if I knew what I was taking and what I was doing about it -

Geez I hate that - I am taking less all the time and this is never good enough except for my GP who writes the scripts. He says I am doing fine. I trust him.

No one has ever done anything to improve my spine and I don't except ever to live without pain but I do live with pain every day of my life and still travel up and down the coast - flying most of the time -

And I make my quality of life - I do what pleases me and I fill my days without trouble unless the days are bad-pain-days and then I fill the days -

I am just venting but I do wish people would just let it go

btw - I manage to be quiet and polite but it's a touchy subject with me

Dec

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Hearing you @Owlunar ❤

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Thanks @outlander

I feel better about it today - after all it is a recurring theme in my life and I do wish people would let it go

But I appreciate your hearing -

Dec

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I got hassled few mths ago by chemist for wanting very old ah , turned into a debate over usage between dift countries i had to name Australian use not British usage which was what I wanted it for @Owlunar
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