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I can sympathize totally,life's a cruel ride for some, when you have your health you don't think for a fleeting second that you could end up looking to take your life or end up on powerful meds or praying on an operation to make things bearable,a year ago I was fit and strong then severe elbow arthritis set in after 3 ops to keep it at bay,this led to damage to my ulnar nerve and then the morphine and gabapentine and all the side effects and now the depression and isolation that entails......

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Originally Posted by Healthgirl (Post 1129127)

I am grieving as well. :hug:

This is what I'm doing:

On the days that I can see straight I am reading.
I am becoming better at meditation.
I am listening to music.
I am being distracted by some Netflix series

I am trusting the universe
I am living in the present, reminding myself to be grateful, trying not to be fearful of the future.
I am realizing that worrying is only sending more vibrations to my cells to cause them to misbehave.

I am crying in between all of these other things. It's been 7 months for me since I went from on top of the world to..... what ever this is.

Your response to the changes life has dealt you are so beautiful. Being with what is, right here, right now. What else can we do? Trusting the universe...thank you for your wisdom.

Hi Nancyrobin,

Welcome to our Community. It is a warm and wonderfully friendly place.

Dave.

It is nice that this thread came back to the forefront as I had missed it when it began.

I enjoyed reading it. I guess better late than never. I think many of us have struggled with the life changes due to chronic illness and pain.

It is difficult to reconcile the former healthy self that may have been fully functional to the one we may have now that is so difficult to perform even simple tasks.

It is not always an easy nor comfortable adjustment but one that is essential to adapt to our "new" self.

i have been chronically ill for almost five years now with rsd. i too was on top of the world just before a slip and fall on the ice changed my life forever. i went through all the stages of grieving anger, denial, bargaining and depression until after a few years into my illness i finally accepted it and learned to deal with my constant pain, anxiety and fear by getting support from my family, my doctors and the wonderful people on this forum. i also try to live in the present day and not think about what may happen tomorrow. i live by the old saying "live one day at a time." i try to enjoy everything i can like the beautiful sun rising, birds flying around and the amazing people in my life. i also try to do something each day to feel a sense of self worth like taking care of my rescue dog and cat. i am not able to do the things i once could but try to value the things i still can do and know that i am still contributing to making this world a better place to live in. i also try to eat healthy and walk a little when i can to keep my stamina up and immune system as strong as i possibly can. and my faith also gives me hope that someday a cure will be found for all of our illnesses and we will be the healthy people we once were. sending love and hugs everyone's way.

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Originally Posted by RSD ME (Post 1192960)

I am right there with you praying for a cure
No more suffering
No more pain
Keeping the
FAITH
Love
Me