How are you feeling today?

[KateG]

Hope you have a fantastic time supportme  *(*

[supportme]

He hee, thank you Kate! xxx

[CharleysAngel']

Dropped the volleyball post on my toe had to hobble home, not best pleased.

[Buttercup]

Ouch  &*( &*( &*( &*( &*(

[Zaf]

Thanks guys :)

Are you feeling any better shaz?  Worry is going to make you feel tired   I hope things will be OK for your mum xxx

Have a great time support me :)

Hope you sleep better tonight Buttercup xxx

[Sweetpea]

Poor you icelolly, hope it feels a bit better now.

Not been able to rest today, work this morning and the dr's with mum this afternoon, just got back from shop with weekly shop.

Mum is being referred to gynea clinic, dr does not think its too serious.  She is relieved and was in tears in the dr's room.  Its her birthday tomorrow so my sister and me are getting a takeaway and taking it to mums, as she does not feel up to going out for lunch.

Hope everyones had a reasonable day.

S x

[Buttercup]

For you Shaz  &*(
Hope you have a quiet evening

[Sweetpea]

Thanx buttercup, just relieved that things are getting sorted for mum.  She tends to keep things to herself as she knows how bad I have been.

S x

[Ezel]

Feeling tired and anxious.  Will be startting another thread tho' so I don't derail this one  />.

[CharleysAngel']

Thanks everyone x

Its still really sore but I have taken the nail varnish off and its just a little bit bruised under the nail and its cut just below the cuticle line so nothing serious, but painful all the same not bad enough to get me the day off either

[smirfy21]

Ranting is good in a way smirfy, there is no need to apologise

It can be a huge battle to get a diagnosis for something obscure, I found this in the 80's when I was exhausted all the time, eventually it turned out I have allergies/sensitivities to a lot of foods and when I avoid them I feel a lot better.  My symptoms were achy joints, massive water retention, itchy eyes, catahr and almost permanent exhaustion - in the days before the internet it was a struggle to find out what was wrong, something we really dont need to have to do when we are feeling terrible anyway

I really hope you can get some sort of diagnosis and the help you deserve smirfy &*(

Z xxx

Thanks Zaf
so I have just come from the psychiatrist and it turns out my other psychiatrist is on 2 months annual leave which is a bit of a nightmare however it did mean that I got the opportunity to have a good chat with both my GP and Psychiatrist today and they have started me on Citalopram for depression, ferrous sulphate for the fatigue and some sleeping pills to help with the insomnia. On a possitive note my psychiatrist and GP have both managed to agree on a diagnosis of M.E although they want to send me over to the hospital to have a scan and some other tests just to rule out other medical conditions.

It is a relief to finaly have some answers although M.E is a bit scary but it does mean I can rule out bipolar which is great.

I just wanted to say thank you to all you lovely lot for supporting me through the past couple of months and putting up with my ranting.
smirfy

I'm pleased things are looking a bit more positive for you Smirfy and I hope this new medication helps. Just in case you didn't know (I didn't until my Dr pointed it out) Vitamin C helps with the absorption of Iron (ferrous sulphate), so if possible, try taking some of that too or drink lots of orange juice  :)


Feeling ok today - have a few social things coming up over the next 36 hours which I'm feeling terrified about whilst at the same time looking forward to them... the fact that 2 of them involve food doesn't massively help.

xx

thanks for the advice I wasn't aware of the Vitamin C absorption info so that is really useful to know, if you don't mind me asking how long have you suffered from it and do you have any other advice you could pass over or coping strategies.

I know the feeling when you have social events that involve food it really can be a nightmare, I suffer terribly from bulimia and am rather overweight at the moment due to my recent efforts to overcome my eating disorder it has caused me to gain a lot of weight. I am told that the citalopram will help with the need to binge so I am really hoping that things will get easier.

I hope that the social avents don't cause you to much anxiety and try to have some fun
smirfy

[Munchroom]

Thanks Smirfy. I tend to suffer on and of with low iron... Apparently I have really tiny red blood cells which in turn dont hold a massive supply of iron so i'm tested pretty regularly. I dont really have any tips as such apart from the normal 'eat iron rich foods' sort of thing.... Spinach, red meats and guiness!! :)

All the social things are over, I coped ok but am now feeling pretty teary and starting to overthink. Also feeling like I need to be incredibly strict wirh my food intake over the next few days. Xx

[supportme]

Please don't be strict, just for me... xxx

[Buttercup]

Glad social occasion went ok. You should be very proud of yourself for going through with it  &*( &*(

I think it's natural to be teary and tired it would have taken a lot out of you so try to rest a bit.
Try not yo be too strict with yourself Munchroom.

[Buttercup]

Not sure how I feel.

Slept a bit longer last night, only awake for 2 hours ( 1am to 3am), still not ideal but better :)
Anyway, I have woke up feeling quite jittery, quiet and teary.