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my mum and dads dog, the one who had the stroke. i used to look after him i loved him very much

Has anyone heard from crazy_girl? I'm hoping that the no news is good news at this point and her GP is giving her the help she deserves.

the reason for delaying joint replacement surgery for as long as possible is that the replacements have a limited lifespan and often a revision or further replacement is not successful. Although at 50 you feel you would settle for that 15 years would you still feel the same at 65 or 70 if you have to then have a girdlestone procedure which would result in an unmoveable hip joint.

Quote: Originally Posted by geoff11 im having what i think is called a sympathetic nerve block injection in my lower spine in january, does anyone know anything about this procedure?, appartantly you can only have one of these injections and thats itm after that its surgery, i have two bulging discs in my lower spine which causes leg numbness and pain in my legs. Did they say you have to lie flat whilst having it done and need to lie still...

MU a pill box is a very good idea; I have a lovely silver one with a green jewelled butterfly on that Mr LW bought for me at a craft fair. I always put my evening meds in it so that I can grab it and put it in my handbag if we're going out. I have to take 9 tablets in the mornings and 7 in the evenings, and Mr LW takes just 3 in the mornings. I always set out the next days' tablets as part of our bedtime routine - the ones for the...

CG and Rachel I hope you have a better day today. I'm putting on the I'm happy and fine act but inside I'm struggling not to cry. Quote: Originally Posted by absolutebounder I think you have some thinking to do if you want things to get better. people often look for major changes but overlook the fact that very often it is a small margin between being sad and depressed to being happy. A marriage is a partnership and so you...

Quote: Originally Posted by sh1305 This is incorrect - they only get it if they're on income based JSA or IS and are disabled. I am not entitled to either; but do feel the cold a lot. Oops, yeah, sorry, I'm thinking of the 'Christmas bonus' hubby gets. I stand corrected. Thank you

Quote: Originally Posted by LameWolf Annthillmob I've absconded from the Black Dog thread in order to wish you luck; I did laugh at your description of "Boris" - thanks for a light moment in a very long day. Grab every moment of joy that you can, and I hope they become more numerous than the darker moments for you. I totally agree with Lame Wolf. Glad you had a good day yesterday.

My DLA goes into my bank account. My brother doesn't have one (something about ID I think) so his goes into mum's account.

have been prescrived citralopram which doc says is fairly new compared to the older drugs available [ive taken amytriptilene before and something else beginning with t and neigter gave any help imho. but ive never been this low. its good to know there is a support network of sorts on here for people who are suffering and i appreciate it.