Re: Bad Day

[Guest guest]

Very sorry to hear that so much fell on your plate today. Started out bad and

got worse. Those are the days I wish I hadn't tried to accomplish anything.

When relationships add more burden I know how difficult everything becomes.

Really does help to have a support system in place and I hope that being able to

speak freely here was of help. Most of us truly do understand how you are

feeling.

Hoping and praying for quick healing and less pain soon for you. Don't neglect

your ankles if swelling persists or gets worse.

Sincerely,

Jennette

Ed wrote:

Today is a 8 .5 pain day I fell down steps and hurt my ankles one bad and the

other not so. My back been hurting it is the nerve that runs down your leg that

is pinched.

Them my Wife hasn't been talking to me this last week.

[Guest guest]

Hello Ed ...

 

You are a brave one to take on getting blade of

mower. I been there, done that and OUCH!!!

 

Wife not talking to you is better than wife

giving you tough time with talk.

 

The sciatic nerve thing can be most painful. It

pretty well puts me out of commission.

 

This week I dealt with the fibro, enlarged

prostate, and a zillion chigger bites. The chiggers

were all over me and don'y know where I got them;

but they sure got me.

 

Rest, take care, and may God bless you

with better days...... donpat

Ed wrote:

 

Today is a 8 .5 pain day I fell down steps and hurt my ankles one bad and the

other not so. But it is hard to walk I have to be careful.

Has to go and change the blades on the lawn mower, had trouble took the deck

off so I just killed my arms.

My back been hurting it is the nerve that runs down your leg that is pinched.

Them my Wife hasn't been talking to me this last week.

[Guest guest]

hi Donpat and Ed,

Ah that lovely word Sciatic, I just love it! NOT!

That along with several other painful back/hip/leg

problems are really giving me fits lately!

Be careful not to agitate that darned Sciatic nerve, it

sure gets you back and it bites hard!

just had to throw my 2 cents in :-)

Ed, you poor thing, I really feel for you, please be careful,

you only have one body.  Take it easy today, OK? :-)

Lay down on your bed or couch for goodness sake or you

will not be able to Move at All, please, I have been there.

(((((((((((Ed))))))))))))

gentle hugs, Coleen

>Ed wrote:

 

Today is a 8 .5 pain day I fell down steps and hurt my ankles one bad and the

other not so. But it is hard to walk I have to be careful.

>My back been hurting it is the nerve that runs down your leg that is pinched.

[Guest guest]

Jennette,

You got that right about the relationship part. Also, in my situation, 2 people

living 24/7 together in chronic pain is No piece of cake either.

ug,

gentle hugs, Coleen

ps.  Ed, please take it easy ok?  You got me worried sick now.

I myself have been sitting at this computer for about an hour and

my left lumbar has been giving me fits for a few minutes here so I must give in

for now and lay down. I hate how it controls my life instead of me controlling

my life. I just don't know how I manage to keep going without losing it.

It must be a combination of this very supportive group   our 2 cats, and my

guy when he is in a good mood, sunshine helps also.  Keep smiling everyone! :-)

[Guest guest]

Hi Ed, You have every right to rant and rave. That's just one of the many

reasons we are here. Remember that you are talking to people who go through the

same things that you do. I have been sick with PPMS for 5 years but when all of

a sudden my husband gets attacked by a horrible disease, I'm ashamed to say I

was very mad at him. I became very distant because I felt like he was wanting

attention.

You would think someone living with chronic pain would be the one that had the

most understanding right?  Not, I was the least understanding one.  Boy did I

feel horrible when we found out he had Rheumatory arthritis and COPD topped off

with severe gout in his feet and wrist.

What really upset me, and please don't look down on me, was the fact that his

$4,000.00 a month job was gone.  We are now living on my disability and waiting

on his, which we all know will be a while. We are really struggling financially

right now and that just adds another unneeded strain on things.

I guess in a round about way I'm trying to say that any thing added to the

already stressed situation seems to turn into a major ordeal. Your wife is

probably feeling so many mixed emotions right now and now would be a good time

to set down and talk. You need to talk about your health issues, the way she

feels and the way you feel, and the biggie FINANCES.

Then try to think if there is anyone you could call to help out with the lawn

mower and other chores that has to be done but you just don't feel up to doing

them.

Your wife is probably feeling very overwhelmed and she is thinking, am I going

to have to do it all?  Communication my friend is the most important thing in

any relationship but it's also the one thing we wait way to long to instill into

our relationships.

It's not nearly as bad as it seems. Together you can get through anything. Rant

and rave all you want. We are always here.

Take care my friend,

Carol  (OK)

Ee wrote:

> Them my Wife hasn't been talking to me this last week. I get so tired of

hurting and everything

> else.

>

> Probably said to much but most of the time I just say nothing.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for the support I needed it and it makes things better.

Yesterday I stayed on pain pills all day & slept haft of the day.

I woke up today with no pain than I moved and now my arm is killing me, tomorrow

I will get it worked on.

At lease it is quiet around here tomorrow I will have to find someone to talk

to.

thanks everyone

Ed

>

> Hi Ed, You have every right to rant and rave. That's just one of t

[Guest guest]

You're welcome, Ed. Don't ya just hate those mornings when you wake up and feel

decent? I'm always afraid to move, no doubt that's going to end the nice

moments.

I rode my bicycle round our " country block " . A couple of miles. Those small

inclines about killed me and I'm feeling it already. At one point I just had to

get off and walk, I was totally winded. I bit off a bit more than I could chew

but it was nice anyway and I'll just take some muscle relaxers and a pain pill

if it gets too miserable.

I do need exercise while I can still manage it. Got to have strength in those

muscles or so I feel. Hate feeling weak. In one respect I'm better, last year

this time I could not walk around a big store without stopping to get off my

feet and legs and to give my back a rest. In other respects, the neck is

getting worse and the mid back is changing my posture.

Spine doc said I had bad posture. Oh yeah, tell me something I don't know, but

it's not for the lack of trying. It was never like this till the last few

months. I can't force bones to line up right if they are out of whack and

fracturing. He doesn't know the condition of my back, just my neck. He takes

appointments in " sections " . I say he's milking the insurance company.

Jennette

Ed wrote:

Thank you everyone for the support I needed it and it makes things better.