General Chat

Just think yourself lucky you haven't had five wheelbarrow crashes in one day!

It is scary knowing you are going to feel like warm salt and that there is no escape.Do you think it might be an exaggerated come-down from your little holiday?

You just lay back and let it go by. It will pass, you know that. It always does.

My computer likes to make sure you all notice what I have said!

Oh Lavender you are having a time of it aren't you? What you describe is so familiar. You listed some positive things in your life, bless you, you cannot let yourself feel guilty when you feel down despite those positive aspects and people. You have nothing to feel guilty about; one thing someone told me many years ago, early in my depression journey, was to take control of the condition rather than letting it take control of me. We are not defined by our diagnosis, we are unique individuals, who happen to have a common diagnosis. We are not depressives, we are people with depression. The same thing holds true for all diagnoses. Will be thinking about you.
I had a bit of a blow today, finally had my hearing tested and surprise, I need an aid, actually two aids. Finally I have an explanation, been so frustrated with missing parts of every conversation, the new hearing aids are so much more compact and virtually invisible- not as important as long as my world makes more sense, I intend to be cooperative and try and see/hear the positive. Been lecturing myself too today, hearing loss doesn't define me, and I wasn't imagining the problem. I didn't even faint when I heard the price!!! It must be done, I suspect it may reduce my anxiety levels if i am not missing so many words!!!! This aging business is for the birds, wish it didn't progress at top speed, I thought the term "the slippery slope" was someones negative concept, now it seems to haver a large grain of truth!
Time for bed, g'night all.
Hugs where needed,
Mary

Thank you so much for your kind words Mary which have given me a little lift. So sorry to learn of the problems with your hearing, hopefully all will be made clearer to you! I've had a little feather in my ear all week so I have a little understanding now of how it feels to be missing words! Glad you are trying to look on the positive side and hope that you get to feel the benefit of the little device asap. Take care, Mary x

Lavender I have been in that place where all you want to do is curl up and stay home. I remember one year having a 40th birthday party to go to. I got ready and curled up on the bed crying. I couldn't face going out. My husband is very good at talking me round, and encouraging me to do things so off I went. I was fine when I got there.But every day like that is a great sap of energy isn't it. Don't force yourself to go unless you are ready to try coping with it. But making yourself try things is the route to getting better.

Since having the third tooth out last Friday I have had ear ache. The dentist couldn't get my lower jaw to freeze until the third injection. Could all that poking about have caught a nerve to my ear? My mouth still aches also around the empty tooth sockets. Using orajel to relieve aching in mouth and pain killers to help the feeling of brusing, ache under my ear .

Hope it eases by the weekend

Lavender I have been in that place where all you want to do is curl up and stay home. I remember one year having a 40th birthday party to go to. I got ready and curled up on the bed crying. I couldn't face going out. My husband is very good at talking me round, and encouraging me to do things so off I went. I was fine when I got there.But every day like that is a great sap of energy isn't it. Don't force yourself to go unless you are ready to try coping with it. But making yourself try things is the route to getting better.

Since having the third tooth out last Friday I have had ear ache. The dentist couldn't get my lower jaw to freeze until the third injection. Could all that poking about have caught a nerve to my ear? My mouth still aches also around the empty tooth sockets. Using orajel to relieve aching in mouth and pain killers to help the feeling of brusing, ache under my ear .

Hope it eases by the weekend

Thank you, Carole :-) It is certainly a big thing to have three teeth out, I would guess that the pain you are experiencing is what would be expected? I know when I've had only one out, I was surprised at the discomfort for a few days. If you are worried tomorrow I would consider going back the dentist or doctor for a chat.

Well the craters (tooth sockets) are closing and the aching is getting less. Been wacking oragel on the gums sourounding the craters and thats helped a lot. The worst ache has been my ear I think after all the proding about trying to freeze my lower jaw the dentist may have caught a nerve going up to my ear.

Tomorrow my husband , daughter and her boyfriend, and I go to Florida, so I will think of my friends on here while away.
Lavender I think of you as a few years ago I couldn't have made this long trip. So things can get better with a fight for yourself!!

Liz hope you had a lovely holiday.

Hi all

Got some happy news this morning

would like to announce the arrival of two new grand daughters twins savannah elizabeth iris born at 10.47 weighing 4lb 11oz and sian chloe louise born at 10.48 weighing 3lb 15oz

(((((((((HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}} for anyone that need some

Take care will be back after i have been to seen the girls.

Oh lovely Hazel. lots of congratulations on their arrival and what pretty names.

How lovely Hazel, congratulations on your twin granddaughters, twice the pleasure but twice the trouble, I know as I have twin granddaughters. They are adorable when young but when I looked after them when mum went back to work I had to have eyes in the back of my head, still I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Enjoy while they are young you lucky thing.

Congratulations Hazel. Lovely names. Do you think mum will dress them the same?

Congratulations Hazel. Lovely names. Do you think mum will dress them the same?

I'm not sure I should be putting this on here but I have no one to talk to, men don't understand illness until they get a cold then they are dying. I feel so ill just now with a kidney disease, what with my bad back and jumpy feet at it all day and night, I have got to the point I don't want to be here anymore. Doctor has put me on anti-depressants for depression but they are not helping at all. I am so fed up with everything now, I can't sleep with my feet jumping and am so tired all the time, where do I turn, I know no one can help but I have got it off my chest.

Oh poor Caz. No wonder you felt a bit sensitive last night.

Look, I can't begin to imagine how you feel but I have had hypnotherapy and I was wondering if it might help you. I have been able to put myself to sleep with a tooth abcess.

Thanks Sharron but I don't think anything would help.

Caz, you don't know unless you try it.

I am so sorry you are suffering, you do sound very down which is unlike you. Have you considered asking the doctor for different tablets to help the depression, maybe if that lifted you could deal with the rest. I doesn't sound as if the tablets you have are working, I am sure there will be others to try.

Wish there was something I could do to help you. Please keep ranting on here, you know there is always somebody around to listen.

Oh I'm so sorry to learn you are suffering so YorkshireCaz and me just adding to your worries. It must be so painful to have a kidney disease, I just cannot imagine. Is there anything that can be done about it? Understanding how hard it is to have a physical illness and depression on top as I once had a bone tumour only two weeks after being discharged from hospital with a severe depression. You must use the helplines for your area if you are getting so low though, it can be a real lifeline. You have everything to live for with your grandchildren and they would so miss you if you were not around. Do post at any time here so that we can give you some encouragement, you must not feel alone and suffer in silence. If you don't know the local helpline numbers I think that Saneline which is national would be able to give them to you. It has kept me going through the worst times to be able to have a chat with somebody that understands. Hope that you can get some sleep tonight so that things feel brighter for you in the morning. x

Caz I'm so sorry to hear you feeling this way. You have had such a lot to cope with over the years. The anti depressants will help you when they have had time to work Mine took a good three weeks to make a difference. In the mean time all you can do is hang on in there. Find a comfy place and try some of the relaxation tecniques we have talked about on here.
Men don't get it do they! Have you spoken to your sister?
Can your DR give you sleeping tablets?

I go on holiday tomorrow so I have to leave you in the care of our friends on here.
Take care everyone xxx

Thinking of you this evening YorkshireCaz and hoping that you manage some sleep and awake feeling a little more comfortable. Please know that there are many of us here who are wishing you well. Sending a cyber hug if you would like one and hope your depression lifts soon x

Thinking of you YorkshireCaz

Hope you get some help with the problems you are having.

Sending you lots of ((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))

take care.

Hazelx