Lived Experience Forum

[Appleblossom]

cyber hugs @Owlunar 

ones that dont touch tender places.

Always good to hear from you.

I am amazed you need to go to 2 separate hospitals for the injections.  OMG Talk about over specialisation, but I guess we gotta do wot we gotta do, and you have to work with the spllt systems spotted all over the joint ... 

Thinking of you laying waiting for operation .. not fun, I know.

Apple

@Daisydreamer I got this tag quickly.  Re email, Sorry, I cannot justify too much more of my time, tracing all the tech issues. I feel I have given a lot of time to the forum.  If you know me you will know that I am over tek hype.

Cheers

[Owlunar]

@Appleblossom 

Hi Apple - I think I sorted out the tagging problem - I was copying the tags from previous posts and this morning I typed them out separately - it seemed to be okay tagging from copies for a time but maybe there is some kind of genetic fading happening with copies of copies

Two different hospitals - yes - for different procedures but with the same surgeon. Tomorrow it's injections into my facet joints - in my lumbar spine. The same surgeon is doing this. 

Last Friday it was my shoulder - and yes - the wait was long - I hadn't had any pain medication and lying on a trolley was better than sitting in a chair but still a tough ask. I am not a cryer but on Friday - not long before I finally got into the theatre I burst into tears and said I couldn't stand it any more - wow - I was in the theatre straight away. I was always aware I could get up and go home whenever I was ready but I wanted to have the procedure done.

The surgeon couldn't do both procedures on the same trip into theatre. As it was I didn't get out of the theatre until after 8.00 pm. Still fasting. I was gobbling down lemonade icy-poles with my right hand and they kept taking it away to take my BP.

Life has all sorts of challenges - I have learned to take most things on the chin but I have been feeling a bit fragile today - I dont want another long wait tomorrow. My surgery is in the morning though - which it normally is with this specialist

Thanks for the gentle hugs - I need them today

Dec

[Anastasia]

Hugs and more hugs @Owlunar 💞

[Owlunar]

Thanks @Anastasia 

I am sure I will feel better after I have had the second procedure tomorrow - maybe then I can stand up straight first thing in the morning

I haven't been reading much around the forum lately so I don't know how things are going with you and your boys - I hope all is reasonable - or okayish - and maybe they are not

Sending my best thoughts

Dec

[Appleblossom]

Tears when needed.  @Owlunar 

I take most things on chin 2, We are not really the weaker sex.  We both know that.  We both have hard headed training as well as caring hearts.

[Zoe7]

Tags definitely worked this time @Owlunar We used to be able to copy and paste but that seems not to work on this new platform - joys of tech hey!

Wishing you both swift healing and also hope you got seen to quickly for your injections today.

Hugs and hugs 

[Owlunar]

Hi @Anastasia @greenpea @Emelia8 @Zoe7 @BlueBay @Shaz51 @Appleblossom 

@outlander @Clawde 

Thanks for the feedback about tagging. I have found it a good idea to copy and paste the list of tags and then copy them and delete the copy from a previous post - perhaps the changes I made by deleting my own name didn't work but it seems it's all okay now

I am feeling better today - after a rough few days. My doctor told me that perhaps I need not have had the two procedures close together and I agree and this won't happen again.

If I was due for a bad day it was on Tuesday - I don't need to write it all down and vent - it all happened and its over. I have been very tired over the last few days and I totally lost my appetite - it's back and I have less pain and even though I have had a busy day I am feeling a bit tired but okay. I went to the supermarket with a support worker and got around without pain or dragging my feet - fantastic - that is great - really great

Thanks for the support everyone - I hope to be in more now the pain is so much less - and I am cooking a stew that smells absolutely fantastic - anyone who feels so inclined is welcome to join me - there is plenty to go around - and I am due for a coffee seeing as I ran out of milk a few days ago and black is okay but I really like it white personally

All the best my good friends

Dec

[Emelia8]

@Owlunar 👍💗😊🌷👂👀

[Anastasia]

Hugs @Owlunar 💕

[Appleblossom]

@Owlunar