[ryushie]

Greetings Members
I am Ryushie and I am new too all this. After 1 agonizing year of medical disasters and losing my job that i loved (School Bus driver) i was diagnosed with Per Neuropathy Caused from Undiagnosed Diabeties. Since then my life as turned upside down. I did not know there was a support group for this illness untill this morning. I have been trying to stumble threw all these changes alone and i feel its time i reached out and got some help. I will attend my first RL meeting with others who suffer from this in Nov, but feel i must at least talk to someone before then. I was hoping to find a kindred spirit among this group.
I am 49yrs old married 27 years too a wonderful man.. we have 1 daughter and 1 granddaughter.
The pain and not sleeping is causing me to be a bit depressed at times and i do try to keep my chin up..but i find it harder to do each day with the pain /weakness looming over me. Too be completely honest i am scared of what the future may bring in way of more illnesses,bedridden and pain.
This Per Neuropathy hit me suddenly 3 months after i was diagnosed with Diabeties, I could hardly walk.. pain was my constant companion along with sudden fatique,and Weight loss. I wasnt diagnosted untill 8 months later with Amyopathy,Ataxia,Per Neuropathy. I got full disablity within 4 weeks of filing for it because i really couldnt work anymore. This is all so new too me and feel so overwhelmed by all the sudden changes. Again i am new here and not sure how this works..but if you have a few mins stop and talk too me.