OS ways and Poor Health

lessonlearned

Had a nice e long soak in an Epsom salt bath, feel much better now. Still have a filthy headache though. :rotfl:

WEdnesday......I will be interested to see how you get on at the pain clinic. I have read a bit about "sleep hygiene". All about getting into routines to tell your body it's sleep time.

One thing I found helpful was no electronic devices in the bedroom, i.e. Digital clocks, mobile phones etc. And no surfing the internet late j the evening, althiugh last night I was naughty because I was wired up. I think that's why I didn't sleep so well last night.

I won't do it again tonight. I will stick to my rule of no computer after 8pm. It does seem to make a difference.

LameWolf

pollyanna_26 wrote: »

That cushion is a bit of a tongue twister , will you be looking online? I wouldn't fancy repeating that over and over in proper shops .

Oh goodness, yes!! I don't set foot in physical shops if I can get the item I want online, apart from food shopping (I simply don't trust them not to give me short-dated/damaged stuff, or make silly substitutions).

Wednesday I am so very sorry to hear about your kitty-cat; it's a terribly hard decision to have to make, but it's the final act of love we can do for them.
Re pain management courses - I did one some years ago, and found it not at all helpful - in part at least because it was a group setting, which is something I couldn't cope with as I have severe social phobia. However, I think they vary from area to area; you'd need to find out what's on offer where you are.

Wednesday2000

lessonlearned wrote: »

WEdnesday......I will be interested to see how you get on at the pain clinic. I have read a bit about "sleep hygiene". All about getting into routines to tell your body it's sleep time.

Yes, I have been trying to do that too and trying to wind down before bedtime.

LameWolf wrote: »

Wednesday I am so very sorry to hear about your kitty-cat; it's a terribly hard decision to have to make, but it's the final act of love we can do for them.
Re pain management courses - I did one some years ago, and found it not at all helpful - in part at least because it was a group setting, which is something I couldn't cope with as I have severe social phobia. However, I think they vary from area to area; you'd need to find out what's on offer where you are.

Thanks.xx Yes, I have read that that a pain course might be in a group setting. That might be quite stressful, but I'm not too bothered by that if it helps. Hmm, I suppose I could at least try it once and see what it is like.

candygirl

So sorry about your cat WEDNESDAY 😣I'm sadly another one who got nothing from the pain clinic 😣

Prinzessilein

Afternoon all....hope everyone is doing well....

Big hugs to you Wednesday, that was a hard decision to make....but was the most compassionate thing to do. Sometimes the most difficult thing to do is to love someone enough to let them go.

I had a very pleasant day on Wednesday...it was my birthday...the weather was cool enough - and without rain - so Mum and I took our walkers (the ones with a seat) out for a stroll to the park...There were plenty of squirrels out - only grey ones. ...and we collected a dozen or so pinecones for decorations back home...The we stopped at the bakers on the way home and picked up an iced bun (which was my 'birthday cake' of choice!)...I had a new book as a present, so had an afternoon in my comfy chair, reading....bliss!

I SO understand the preference for internet shopping.... No noisy crowds...I can see immediately if the online store has what I want, no spending time and money going to a 'real' store and finding it has sold out of what I want!...and it all gets delivered to the door!

I DID go to a 'real' store today...I went to M&S....they had the Autumn/Winter PJs in, and I had a 20% off offer on my Sparks card...PLUS I had a birthday bonus on my card for 20% off my next clothes shop....so I got a very nice 40% off a pair of snuggly warm pjs...and as an extra thrill, they were a size 18!!!...it's not that many years ago that I was squeezing myself into 5XL from the outsize stores! (I could have got away with a 16 in the pj bottoms!...still need an 18 for the huge boobs though!)

caronc

Wednesday - so sorry to hear about your beloved cat, it's such a hard decision to make but the kindest one

maddiemay

Hi Polly and friends, nice to catch up with everyone's news.
Polly - I don't envy you and DD the sciatica flares, so debilitating.
caronc - so pleased that you now have good news about your application.
Wednesday - so sorry about your dear furry companion, it is so hard to loose them, but as said the ultimate kindness in not having to let them suffer. I don't have any experience of pain clinic, but am thinking of asking GP if anything available, nothing to loose I guess.
elona - I love casseroles and regularly have my SC going in the colder months. 2 portions to eat then and 2 for the freezer for the CBA days:D
LL- I sympathise on the eating from home thing, for me visiting people in their homes and the function with all the stodgy carbs are the worst, I usually end up grabbing a chicken drumstick or two and all the salad garnish from around the serving plates, afternoons in cafes are a nightmare too, nearly always 1 GF cake on offer, but never anything savoury and too late for a bowl of soup etc.
Prinzessilein - belated birthday greetings, your day sounds just the ticket:D

I am very slowly, but steadily Kondoing my home, Freegle and the CSs have been well used and will be for a while more. Today I have made myself some yummy GF cheese biscuits from almond flour, grated cheeses and egg and some olive oil, taste so good, must smell good too as dear dog keeps giving me the large brown eyed look as if to convince me that she really is starving:rotfl:
Had a mini MOT thing at the surgery, BP and blood sugar fine, cholesterol very good and my BMI is now 19 got out of the underweight band:j appointment with Rheumatologist on Thursday to look forward too, quite a distance away so it will be a day out and lunch out too.

Take care all xx

Doom_and_Gloom

I'm also upset for you Wednesday about your little furry one. Hugs for you.
All those that are having a bad time hugs for you too. Everyone remember to not over do it.

Sorry about not being around. Just caught up.

In a not so doom and gloom outlook I got my PIP results. I had to go to a face to face a while back and my OH went with me. I've been awarded standard care and enhanced mobility for an on going period for both. This is what I was hoping for. It's essentially the same as the MRC, HRM indefinitely I was getting before. Nearly got enhanced care as well but I'm happy with what I have and even happier that I didn't have to fight for it like I did when I originally did my DLA years ago.
Just trying to show that not everyone gets refused initially.
We went in and told them how it was. No only concentrating on the bad days only. It was this is a general day, how I usually am and how my disability makes things difficult or impossible to do as well as what I can't do safely or regularly because of how my disability effects me.
When asked if I work I said yes, part time, and how my employers have made reasonable adjustments etc and how my colleagues help me when needed.

Thank you to those on this thread from months ago when I got the initial letter inviting me over to PIP. You really helped with the whole process. I know I've not been posting much but the help you posted others and me was really a help. Thank you again.

pollyanna_26

Hi everyone it's been a long Friday and my goodness you've all been chatty since I posted yesterday afternoon .

Just wanted to send love to Wednesday , no real comfort to you at the moment but it truly is the last loving and kind thing you can do for a much loved pet and many understand the grief and sense of loss you are feeling at this time . She is free from pain in the Summerlands . You will always mourn her loss but time will help you recall the good times and the love you shared . x

Good to see you back here with us Doom and Gloom I've wondered how things were going for you . Lovely to read another positive PIP outcome . It does show that careful preparation helps when claiming . We have a number of similar stories and I hope that others who may wander towards this thread can gain a more balanced view of the process . I know things can go wrong unfairly and need to be appealed but a lot of negative feedback I have read elsewhere is often when the claimant hasn't put the time and effort into preparing the needed information for assessment . Lack of support , Drs who don't help and MH factors can be factors there sadly but I have read of many who have an attitude of why should they have to make any effort.
Unless things alter I am hopeful that those with long term proven conditions will not be tested to destruction over and over again and more paper assessments as used under DLA and Incapacity will become the norm .

Well while fingers and brain are still working I'll stop now .
Hope to be back here tomorrow . There's a lot to take in from todays posts so hope to respond tomorrow

Wishing you all a restful and restorative nights sleep . Cooler here tonight so I'm hopeful of sleep .
Night all
polly x

Wednesday2000

Thanks for the kind words about my cat.xxx I had been feeling quite numb, but got quite upset and cried a lot yesterday. I think it might be to do with being off the Amitriptyline now (I was taking it for pain and sleep but it is also an antidepressant) so maybe that was dulling my natural feelings.

The new medication seems to be working well already, I slept in until 10 this morning!:eek::)

I went for a 20 minute walk today, I'm going to try and manage to do that each day.

It seems so strange saying that as I used to walk at least an hour a day and do aerobics etc... on top of that. I used to be able to exercise for about 10 hours a week.