Catra, moosey, Nanc, Lottie and Kim



Now you see things might hurt a lot, but I'm smiling. So thank you for caring, it means such a lot.

Kim - It never rains but it pours Lol at you. Cheeky but oh so true isn't it? As I lie here, the rain forecast for today - the month's worth in one day - has just started. We'll have to wait and see how bad it is...yikes.

Lottie - you have the SI joint thing too, ouch. I'm so glad the injection helped you. I'm wary of it because I had a joint injection into my knee before the surgery and it didn't do a darned thing, made it worse if anything. I don't think I could risk it. My body doesn't seem to react well to a lot of things Do you have any advice re the best positions for calming things down there - sitting, lying positions etc, is standing good or bad?! The doc just said no twisting or bending movements. Are there any movements/exercises I can do to help it along? He mentioned core strength and I know it's something I need to work on, but he said not until it's a bit easier...thanks for any advice you have in advance!

Catra - crumbs that really is high. Maybe hearts react in different ways to the stress of it? My HR is normally pretty low at around 60bpm, but it's the arrhythmia that mine seems to chuck in with the bad pain flares. Cracks me up on these HR checker phone apps (my husband has one lol) - I did mine and it said my HR was excellent if I was in good physical fitness... hmm. I hope yours is doing ok at the moment, anything to do with cardiac stuff is always worrying...

Nanc - I'm planning on spending today mostly in bed, although obviously I'm already fed up with it I've always been very strict about getting up and dressed every day in a kind of defiant gesture...as you say, I'll get up and shower and dress, and then get back in! It's Valentines Day as well...and although we weren't planning anything particular (VDay is for the young-uns lol) it's a bit much to have to spend it lying down. Especially when that's not in a good way! Grr. Poor chap. I haven't even been able to get out to get him a card. First time ever. Going to make him one before he gets back from work I long for a bungalow now, irony hey? I've been watching all the snow hitting the states and it looks so grim, we are all getting it in the neck one way or another Stay war and take care x

Moosey - thank you for thinking of me, it's always comforting to not feel alone with this kind of thing, and it means a lot when you know those folk have the same problems themselves and actually understand it... Hope your day is a good one.

Not sure this lying down lark will be tolerable for long....do I have to lie literally flat on my back??? Take care of yourselves you fab folk, and thank you thank you again.

Bram