Life can be a Pain

That is not good news at all @Owlunar I hope you can get some help to manage the increase in pain. Love to you

Thanks @Maggie and @MDT

Yes - I will have something small to eat - there are no good movies on TV tonight - what a bummer! Just when I need one. But I have a few recorded that I can enjoy

It seems I have a collection of orthopaedic problems - this is my lot and luckily I prefer it to things a lot of other people have. Like MI pain can only be managed and I have been through the despair of MI - far in the past

I have a plan to see a psychologist - a past like mine can follow me around - does follow me around - it's not something I can not mention to a specialist. I can't change the past either so I do have to work with a therapist which could work well when I seen this pain specialist.

Ye-ah - and

Life would be so very long

If all went right and nothing wrong

Which cheers me up not at all

Dec

@Owlunar

I'm so sorry to hear you are in chronic pain. Not only emotionally, but physically. Please continue to push through with lots of self care because you deserve it. Lots of hugs @Owlunar @Zoe7 @Bunniekins @Maggie

THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER, but I know you're all warriors!

Sitting with you @Owlunar 💕💜💕💜

Thanks @Zoe7 and @Bunniekins

I know the Pea will read when you can - it's hard to concentrate when someone decided to chat - I will be looking forward to hearing from you

And Zoe - atm I have adequate pain medication - my permit is current until next April

This has been a busy week for me and yesterday was a Wheat Pack Day - spending time in my armchair with the wheat pack between me and the back of the chair - heat is the best thing for the pain

I noticed recently that I was doing this more than previously - I had an idea that reducing medication was causing that - self-imposed restriction - my GP tells me to take what I need for the pain and I usually take less - I will make sure I take things easy and manage the situation over the weekend though.

Everyone has different ways of managing chronic pain - I wish everyone the best. The last one I heard was from an elderly lady collecting funds for children with RA - how rotten for them! - so much pain so young! - anyway the elderly lady had a unique idea - she found eating cherries helpful

I am she of little faith when I comes to cherries but I might just give it a try - it can't hurt

Dec

Thanks @Owlunar for letting us know. I’m sorry the results aren’t good. I do understand you’re anxious. I get like thst.

I hope you can get the right treatment.

pls take it easy Dec

❤️❤️

I couldn't do that @Owlunar Really do not like cherries.

Do what you need to reduce the pain and manage as best you can. If the heat pack is giving some relief then continue using it as much as your need and if you need meds then so be it. Pain like that is debilitating so whatever gives you some relief.

Thanks @BPDSurvivor @Maggie @BlueBay

You are right - we are Warriors all - whatever the battle we are in it

And I forget who wrote what

I have been to this new pain specialist before and it will take the issue seriously - he does have a treatment that would most likely work for this. I had it before - life was different - how many years ago? 15+ - that would be right - but everyone's best wishes are keeping me on top of it all right now

Yes BPD survivor - I have had really severe depression and anxiety in the past - the depression was reactive and therefore my psychiatrist did not give me antidepressents - he knew the situation at home and treated me by putting me in hospital and sedating me for a few days and then I would go back to manage my son who most likely had BPD and did have ADHD and ADD as well - depression no doubt - the whole scenario was different then

My MI pain was related to the difficult son - and that still impinges into my present life when triggered but I am much better now. I had so many things go wrong the year my son died - I know that MI pain can be so serious one can't always see passed it

But all these years later mostly I do - but I need to see a therapist about it to indicate that I have survived it all intact - I have - but I need some tangible proof about that

Dec

@Owlunar ,

I applaud you for the strength you display. I can only take my hat off to you, knowing how difficult life has been, and currently is, for you.

If anything, I need some of your resilience to ride out the waves of life.

We're with you Dec!

Thanks @Zoe7

I am not fond of cherries either - maybe I could try a few but as a long-term commitment - I don't think so

Sometimes they are okay - actually I just thought that I like canned black cherries - or I could cook some - it's not easy to find good quality cherries though

I don't like broccoli either - or cauliflour - or mashed potato - a once-off fix might be okay but as a long-term thing - no - not happening

But if it was raspberries, roast dinner or chocolate - totally different idea

Dec