[Wander]

Good news! I made it through my sisters birthday. Kind of hid behind my camera but I think I got some good shots. I did get to talk to some family members and the family grapevine is still working well with all knowing I had been in hospital. Most knew it was for Bipolar and some even knew I have been having ECT treatments. Amazingly all were very supportive and curious. It was a short conversation but I was touched nonetheless.

Hardly slept last night though. It is 5 am and I hit the sack at 1 am. Feeling the depression lifting too. Wins all round really. Great to be able to write a positive post.

[yellow_fleurs]

Daonnachd

[Wild Coyote]

My niece and SIL visited for lunch and table games. We'd had a lot of laughs!

I think I am going to hold a "game night" this winter on a regular basis. It doesn't cost a lot of money and people have FUN!

I have severe bursitis of the anserine bursa in each knee. It is very painful, worse at night. Keeps me awake. In this case, it's a part of underlying Psoriatic Arthritis in the knees.

Lots of snow. Cold.

Love to All!

WC

[Blueberrybook]

Daonnachd
I cannot even imagine. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

I feel a little queasy this afternoon, not sure why. I lay down awhile and it didn't do anything except make me aware of how badly I hurt all over.

Ugh, hope my stomach feels better soon. Would have been a nice day to take my daughter to the park. The weather is beautiful, and finally, most of the land in the park (where you can throw a frisbee, kick a soccer ball, etc.) has dried from all the rain. Maybe tomorrow.

[Miss Laura]

Still feeling sad and deflated but making it look like I have my s@@@ together. I ache all over from head to toe I haven't ached like this in years

[scatterbrained04]

Not too bad of a day. Have been a bit grouchy. Part stress, part being tired because I wake up every 3-4 hours all night. Then on the weekends, I have been napping, and I'm a grouch when I get up.

I did get out of the house a bit today. My son is a Queen fan, so I splurged and took him to go see Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Moose72]

Tomorrow is colonoscopy prep day. I have to start clear foods and then 4 am mon start the nasty drink. My appointment is at noon.

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by Moose72

Tomorrow is colonoscopy prep day. I have to start clear foods and then 4 am mon start the nasty drink. My appointment is at noon.

That sounds awful. GI doc says he can do a colonoscopy on me or wait. I went with the wait option. I hope things go well, and you can down the nasty drink. Hope things go well for you.

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by Miss Laura

Still feeling sad and deflated but making it look like I have my s@@@ together. I ache all over from head to toe I haven't ached like this in years

So sorry you're hurting. I've missed some of this thread. Are you sick or just hurting or do you have a chronic pain problem? Pain always makes everything so much worse.

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by scatterbrained04

Not too bad of a day. Have been a bit grouchy. Part stress, part being tired because I wake up every 3-4 hours all night. Then on the weekends, I have been napping, and I'm a grouch when I get up.

I did get out of the house a bit today. My son is a Queen fan, so I splurged and took him to go see Bohemian Rhapsody.

I hate broken sleep through the night. I haven't had it happen lately. I do very clearly remember it all the time from my 3rd trimester on to my daughter's let's say first 2 years. She was not an easy baby, colic, teethed very early (think that made her super fussy), I was like a zombie or something.

It's nice you got out of the house today with your son.

[Daonnachd]

Originally Posted by Miss Laura

Still feeling sad and deflated but making it look like I have my s@@@ together. I ache all over from head to toe I haven't ached like this in years

Heya, Miss Laura. It's good to see you back. Though I'm in California now, my family came from Scotland so I feel a connexion to you.

I feel depressed and i can't sleep, even though I'm desperate for sleep.

I'm on far too many meds right now—8 of them—and I feel worse on more than on less.

I don't want to take all of my meds. I don't want any permanent antacid. Protonix, Prilosec, pepcid, nexium, etc I don't want. Why do I keep getting prescribed these things? I'm not overweight, and I definitely don't eat like crap most days, so my eating is totally independent of the reflux. But surely there is a better solution. I don't want stomach cancer from prolonged use of antacids.

[TheSeaCat]

Originally Posted by Moose72

Tomorrow is colonoscopy prep day. I have to start clear foods and then 4 am mon start the nasty drink. My appointment is at noon.

I've always wondered if it has to be clear liquid and the drink is so awful why couldn't put a few drops of like all natural flavoring to make it at least tolerable as long as they are clear. Good luck with the prep.

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I was on my way to ECT when my brother phoned. Our mother had died. So I turned around and we went to be with my siblings. It was a rough week.

Oh no .. I’m sorry for your losses you must be just in shock. My heart goes out to you

[TheSeaCat]

My day was great! Went out with PA for lunch and to see Fantastic Beasts. The movie was really good. I really enjoyed myself plus the weather was nice so I was able to wear my favorite pair of wedges and maxi dress for probably the last time this year. He is just great and for the first time in what feels like a long while I didn't have a day of anxiety.

I am still mad at my father for what he suggested, I kind of want to suggest he see his doctor for depression medication, but I know better. So I've just been avoiding him.

Still terrified about seeing this Cardiologist on Monday stupid anxiety making me think of zebra diagnosis's.

Hugs to everyone

[~Christina]

Finally got a longggggg sleep coma I have needed so much .. Even so ...I still woke up annoyed and Bytchy. Eventually it will pass. I hope.

Made a huge pot of soup so lots of leftovers and to freeze.

Cleaned everything again , so my ocd has been soothed

All my chronic pain conditions are all riled up , Fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, frozen shoulder and all my other broken parts. *sigh*

All in all things could be worse

Hugs to all

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Finally got a longggggg sleep coma I have needed so much .. Even so ...I still woke up annoyed and Bytchy. Eventually it will pass. I hope.

Made a huge pot of soup so lots of leftovers and to freeze.

Cleaned everything again , so my ocd has been soothed

All my chronic pain conditions are all riled up , Fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, frozen shoulder and all my other broken parts. *sigh*

All in all things could be worse

Hugs to all

That's a lot of pain!
I hope you can get some relief!

WC

[yellow_fleurs]

Had my therapy appointment today. Sessions are much more enjoyable when you click with your therapist. Today she showed me my treatment plan and we will do DBT. So I am glad I found someone who can do that kind of therapy. She has major depression listed as my diagnosis, which she said is mostly just for insurance purposes and hasn't known me long enough to diagnose me with bipolar, but that there are some things which point to it so she will see. I will be interested to see if she comes to the same diagnosis as my psychiatrist.

Got pizza with a friend today and walked around some shops. Was too cloudy to see the meteors so we changed our plans.

[VerMOZZica]

Spent the day in and out of bed and on the couch. Finally got up cleaned the kitchen and helped clean the guinea pigs cages. Just doing those things made me feel totally exhausted. I just wish I had more energy and I wish I felt like I did last Saturday. I saw Morrissey in concert and it was fantastic and I had such a wonderful time. Right now I feel sad , lonely and exhausted. I just wish I felt happy.

[wildflowerchild25]

Today I had my son’s kids birthday party. We had it at a trampoline park. He had a great time! Eleven kids showed up which is great. That’s more than half the class.

I am very proud of myself because I pulled it off all by myself. I did the planning, the invitations, and hosted the party by myself. All of his other parties I’ve had my mom help because I couldn’t handle it. But this year I rocked it all alone! I feel like I’m finally getting this single mom thing down.

Tomorrow is his family birthday party. I’m going to take him to get his hair cut then run over to the grocery store to get chips and stuff for the party. Somewhere in there I have to do laundry. Very busy weekend for me! Then I have work on Monday and then I have to pack for Tennessee. We are leaving at 7am on Tuesday. Not looking forward to twelve hours of driving but hey what can you do. I just hope my son can handle it. I have to pack a snack bag so that we don’t have to stop a million times for food. I have to remember to pack my meds. I almost forgot about that. I have them in pill organizers so I just have to grab those. We will only be gone for four days.

So much to do! I don’t think I’ll be able to relax until Saturday. Then Christmas will be here before you know it!