Saturday Soiree - all welcome!!

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Hi @TAB ! Hope you're well this morning.

Hello @Owlunar sorry to hear about your spine getting worse. Good to hear you have a referral to a good pain specialist. I too am avoiding surgery for as long as possible for Morton's neuromas in my feet. Saw a new podiatrist this week and she totally agrees. New orthotics are going to cost me $800+ out of pocket but I have to do it.

Hi @eth yeah not too bad thanks, just off for a walk here think Hi @Owlunar

hey hamso @MDT telling self am off for walk, feel like going back to bed lol ok walk, how bad ccould it be ha

Hi @MDT how are you going today? How was work this week?

@eth hey, thanks for kind wishes. Just out for a walk. The day has been okay so far. Take care.

Good to see you here Tabby Cat and Hamza - let's all enjoy Saturday this week

And Hi Eth - I had to look up Morton Neuroma - that sounds painful - we have to have our weight on our feet whenever we stand up or walk - I can imagine waiting at the airport for your luggage is an effort and we can wait and wait and wait there

And orthoticis do cost a lot but are worth it - orthotics are part of my history - I had toes that were badly aligned and it took years but gradually the bones fused and now they don't hurt - orthotics helped a lot -

And like you I am putting off having any surgery. Mine would be in the spine - not happening right now - I am past the age of thinking it useful - it also scares me - it's not just the operation - it's getting over it - somehow I can't imagine myself being patient at all.

I knew my spinal pain was increasing but blamed the cold weather and my self-induced reduction in medication - the MRI proved it to be caused through progression

I have to used the internet to fill in some spaces in my anatomy-awareness - gained when I did a formal course in it a long time ago - yes - that was a long time ago - and some of the terminolgy needs brushing up - but I understand enough to know this isn't fun

But I will be okay - I am not an infernal optimist - rather I tend to cope by being pessimistic - not too much so - just aiming to get the best out of the half-empty glass.

Being optimistic would be too hard and to risky - that's why I use the adjective "infernal" -

Dec - feeling positive about life though

@eth @TAB @MDT