You are so sweet!!! I have two kitties too. One begs like crazy to be fed (and meows constantly.....we try to "train" her to sit her butt down and be quiet by shaking a can with coins in it.....she's trained US to feed her before she causes any permanent damage to us!!!). She will wake us up by JUMPING ON OUR HEAD in the middle of the night if she is hungry. She is lucky we don't eat CAT here in this country!!!

I am bad about my diet, I admit it. I am thin and enjoy eating (a paradox, I know). I am hit and miss about healthy.....I eat salmon and steamed veggies for dinner and then have a big piece of cake before I go to bed (she cringes....admitting the ugly truth). I don't drink much coffee (all things considered) and I do drink half caf (and only Starbucks.....does that help any???).

I have four kids, no life, no friends, hubby has no job (lost it a year ago).....I can't give up much more than I have already right now!! I'm hoping my life will settle down soon and I can get back to living and taking better care of myself. It is all I can do to get through each day without losing my mind right now.

I had the series of nerve blocks (5 or 6) last month. They got the swelling down, got the pain under control, I was doing REALLY well (other than the spread to the other foot) until a few days ago. It is back with a VENGEANCE. I just tried to walk down the stairs and NEITHER ankle wants to work tonight. I sit with my meds beside me as I type ready to fill up my med container (and myself) and hopefully go to sleep ASAP to escape. The nights are ALWAYS more painful than the days. I am actually not taking anything extra for the RSD except the Lyrica than I was beforehand (maybe a few more vitamins and minerals and grapeseed extract).

I have heard about the problems you have in Canada getting into see doctors in a reasonable time frame. I can tell you that we have had COBRA since hubby lost his job a year ago (that is where you can get an extension on your medical benefits, you just have to pay for them out of pocket) and it is $1300 a month for family coverage. Can you believe that??? Who can afford that??? That is a mortgage payment!!! So....it is all we can do to stay covered in case of catastrophe (which would be considered something WORSE than RSD apparently) and we cannot afford for me to actually get any more treatment. Ridiculous.....

Thank you so much for your kind words and support!! I am happy to get to know you too!!! I learn so much from everyone here every day and am SO grateful to be involved with such a caring group of people!!! Best wishes to you!!! Give your kitties a pat for me!!! Talk soon!!!