Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)

@Former-Member that’s a sensational image !!! Thankyou so much for sharing - made me smile as I lay with my ice pack and try to manage pain eeeek ... hope your packing is progressing well 🙂

Packing going OK thanks @Sophie1

Hi @Sophie1

How are things going @Sophie1 ?

thinking of you lots @Sophie1 , how are you

Hi @Shaz51 @Former-Member @outlander

so sorry I know it sounds lame (no pun intended) but with my hip rehab and battling mobility and pain I totally forgot about the forum ... Thankyou for checking in ... I am only just back at work this Tuesday and it took all I had to do four days work .. even working from home literally on the couch as I can’t sit or stand yet for more than 5 mins ... unless I take crutches i can only walk for 300m then my hip spasms ...

oh oh and not sure I said but I got the new job !!! So I start on 3 weeks ... super excited and have a goal to work towards to get stronger now

MsS has looked after me sooooo well spoiling me rotten being my legs around the house and driver as it’s my right hip I can’t drive yet so I am really quite dependent which is a role change for us ... MsS even with her headaches has made sure I am fed , dressed and random objects fetched for me throughout the day and she has done all the shopping and chemist runs and washing etc ... I feel very loved and looked after it’s lovely 😊

MsS has been on the improve psychologically I think with an overall better mood since removing a couple of meds her old psychiatrist had her on .. I really am happy to see her happier .. although pain is still a daily battle for her with headaches only marginally better and the procedure she has done for the migraine behind the eye may work in the next few weeks or need doing again ... anyway Thankyou so much for remembering me - it’s been a frustrating thing to lose my independence - however I’m not upset as I am so lucky this will pass !

Checking in @Sophie1 been thinking of you (am looking forward to when you can say "hip hip hooray".)

Thanks @Former-Member ... I am healing every day ... tried to go to work for a couple of days in office using crutches and totally exhausted myself and ended up in tears as I had a few experiences with people unaware of how much help I needed who were nasty .. I don’t think they meant it but it was a hard couple of days then I worked from home Wednesday and had a day procedure on my neck in hospital Thursday for last of whiplash damage - a diagnostic nerve block to see if it helps ... can’t tell yet ... just groggy from anaesthetic today and a bit depressed too as I’m not at work again sigh ... hopefully next will just get better and better ... MsS has had a little relief with her headaches easing a little bit so that is a win too ... we have friends over tomorrow for a small birthday dinner for a friend which should be fun