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Life can be a Pain

DecadianSenior Contributor07 Feb 2017, 1:19 pm AEDT

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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OaktreeSenior Contributor02 June 2024, 9:35 pm AEST

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@Owlunar2 @Zoe7

My furbaby makes me smile. She is a very spoilt cat. The other day we went to petbarn and bought another 6months worth of Nexguard Spectra, even though we already have 3 months supply. They were having a sale. We also went to Aldi an bought her a comfy rug to lie on in front of the heater. She has laid on the rug but not when the heater is on. Ah well I had good intentions, it’s not my fault she has other ideas. Marmalade is a people cat. She loves to be with her humans and she often follows us around. She loves to sleep right between my husband and I which means you have to watch out for her when turning over. She brings so much joy. We adopted her in December. She will be 10 years old in August.

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Zoe7Senior Contributor02 June 2024, 9:43 pm AEST

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Such a lovely story of how well you look after your fur baby @Oaktree One of mine is asleep on their bed and the other on my bed (of which I am just about to join). She will jump off once Toby is put on the bed but will come back as soon as the light is off for snuggles and then off to her room for the evening.

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OaktreeSenior Contributor02 June 2024, 9:46 pm AEST

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@tyme

Yes it was great to finally hear from her. She has tried to call a couple of times this month but for whatever reasons I kept missing the calls. Same thing happened today. Phone was on silent and in the bedroom. Luckily I noticed she called about 3 minutes later so I messaged her to call back and she did. I was very keen to talk to her.

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tymeModerator02 June 2024, 9:50 pm AEST

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That's so special. I think it's a really precious story to hold on to. On the forums, parents often share how their children are estranged from them for some reason or another. @Oaktree By hearing your story, it can really encourage parents.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 June 2024, 3:54 pm AEST