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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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Aw @Shaz51 - wow!

That's a reason and medically maybe a good one

Living through it might be different - I am sure of that

I care

Mumma Bear

Owlunar

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Mammabear @Owlunar2 🥰

Reason is That once you go on dialysis, you are on it for life

And after a transplant you need to take strong meds so your body does not reject the transplated kidney

Living through it at the moment, yes sometimes I wonder would dialysis be better

@tyme , @Oaktree

Sun is shining here

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It's a bunch of life-enduring choices eh @Shaz51 - I hear you

You can go on your current life with the unhappy poor little kidney for as long as it lasts

Or take the transplant route and need those strong drugs for the rest of your life

Or be on dialysis until something changes

What fun - I totally understand

I have chosen pain rather than have a reverse shoulder replacement - that would mean long term in rehab - not a great idea in my old age.

Crappy choices right - any way hurts or whatever

And - in Melbourne right now there is some sun - yesterday we had thunderstorms - if you don't like the weather here - just wait - soon it will be different

Yesterday morning I had 8 magpies, 2 mynas and one lark in my small courtyard having breakfast - today - only one - but they will be back - and I love these birds

I'm around now it seems - I open my computer just to look more often - I'm here for you when I can be

Mumma Bear

Owlunar

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 Ah @Shaz51 - I found him Poor Little Kidney - still battling along

So is my computer - I am surprised I still have pics I found years ago - this little guy still works

Mumma Bear

Owlunar

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@Owlunar2 😍

Yes the kidney specialist is happy with it all so I will keep on keeping on

lots of choices for both of us

our naughty mynas birds are trying to build in the roof so Mr shaz has sealed it up so fingers crossed

have willy wagtails, sunbirds

@Oaktree . @tyme

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Yay @Shaz51

I love that sun bird - and I don't mind the mynas - they can be noisy - I would guess the breed we have here are different from those in Queensland - I love birds anyway

Except maybe starlings - they can get into a roof and build a huge nest and think they own the property - we had some in our roof when I was still married - geez - that nest was massive - we would hear the chicks each spring and did not want to move them and then forgot about them - finally we did deal with it.

It's weird that the authorities want us to live longer lives with all the glories of old age - my glass is naturally half-empty at my age and I intend to make the most of it - therefore being in an aged care facility is not on my agenda - that would be - literally - the living end.

I am going to the dentist for an impression for a new upper denture - we have a lemon tree on this property so I thought I would get some for my taxi driver - the magpies and one myna saw me and chortled for food - I enjoy it but hey - they need to know how to fend for themselves and not humans -

All the best Shaz - gotta get ready to go out - cya

Mumma Bear

Owlunar

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have a good day my mamabear @Owlunar2 and take care until next time

a flower for you out of my garden xxx

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morning my mamabear @Owlunar2

how are you going xx

been thinking of you lots and hoping you are recovering ok from you op

@Glisten , @Ru-bee , @tyme , @Jynx

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Hi @Shaz51 @Zoe7 @Appleblossom

My last uncle died gently in his sleep yesterday - the last of 4 brothers to leave us - that is the way we all hope to go I think

He was reclusive in his later years which is okay by me - I feel a bit like that myself

So - I am taking time to honour his life - he was always very kind to me - had my daughter been a boy I would have named her after him - she's is herself of course

Now all my grandparents' sons have passed I am the oldest person in the family - oh wow - it's a family scattered across the planet and through time - when we can we see each other at funerals -- aw - but some of us will catch up

I'm okay - it's very hot in Melbourne so I have two reasons to watch a DVD I found in the op shop

Actually my life feels pretty good mos of the time

Owlunar 🦉

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@Owlunar2

Pretty surreal to be the family Matriarch.

Go gently. I hope you enjoy catching up with some of your family.

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