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Astrid78

Spoonful of sugar will help the medicine go down
Okay... I was just only trying &/or wanting to help--that is all: but, other than write to the manufacturer (say if they've got a contact for customer service) & to see what they can do to take care of you; send you a replacement set, should they have either been in the wrong, or if they have others available - or even if they can just provide the proper measurements &/or screw-sizes (see, I don't even know what they're called, or classified as?). . . short of all of that--then I just don't really know what it is you can do. And maybe you don't really want to do anything, and were more just looking to vent, or to blow-off steam. Which is perfectly fine, and most certainly, well within your-right. I just had, misinterpreted things, then, I guess. And for that, you have only my sincerest of apologies. Also: I am sorry that-that is the way it is, with respect what you & others have got to face, when it comes to additional challenges and obstacles placed in front of you in places such as those, when only trying to seek help just like the rest of us (or anybody else). So for this, or these troubles, I do truly wish that you didn't have to go through them. And suffer in the way in which that you do. Sometimes, the world just isn't as fair, as it might be nice. So too, at others, you've just got to say F-it, and blast/or plow through - all of that; if & when you can (as in, you're feeling up to it & strong enough to do so/to stomach it and whatnot), so as to provide a means to an end. And also, not to let them win. But that is just me, and how I might approach similar or such thinking, and by no means any sort of mindset that you have got to adopt. For you aren't any less for not doing so, or whatever else you can think up to find or offer as reasons as to why this is so impossible, or such an impossibility (impossibly difficult, I guess). . .
Thanks mrb for trying to understand at least and not taking offense. I appreciate it more than you'll know
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MisterBGone

~\_βœ…`,')
SF Supporter
It will seriously hurt financially speaking... however...


i absolutely LOVE my job and everyone i work with and for... i am just trying to faze myself out... it feels like it will be much better for everyone. i have been scatterbrained and mentally unavailable, as well as medically going downhill n just not functioning as i should be right now. It's just better all around.
'May-be,' if you begin to feel better as you start to seek some professional help, some of these more drastic/or dire symptoms you are plagued with now - will "reduce," themselves, by such a factor - that you can then be able to feel free from them enough such that the distress you are suffering now, is alleviated to the point where you are still able to function at a quite more than capable of doing a successful job with which you'd worked an awful lot of labor to achieve/or attain, and must have no doubt been difficult, with which to do (so, or at..? I dunno - have lost the word all-of-a-sudden/or suddenly!). :)
 

AvidFan

Retired Cat Staff
SF Supporter
I'm feeling better but have had an awful 24 hours. Yesterday I went to the dentist with my chipped tooth/filling and received an on the spot filling. All good, apart from no sleep as it was an early morning appointment. Anyway, pretty much as soon as I got back I was sitting working on my sofa when I had this sharp pain in my back. My immediate thought was I'd strained it getting up from the dentist chair or something, but it kind of went on through the day until I was feeling bloated and had pain breathing in round the front, I've had similar pains before which have been trapped wind, and doing various stretches and poses has helped, but in this case they turned out painful too. I do know people with such pains who've ended up being admitted urgently to hospital to have their gall bladder removed so I was mindful this could be the case. But I could get comfortable and had no problem walking to the supermarket to get some simethicone to try to help with the trapped gas. As it went past bedtime it was getting worse and worse, and my anxiety kicked in massively. I felt so alone, packing up a bag at 2 in the morning, trying to remember everything because I wouldn't really have anyone to fetch things from my house if I was admitted and starting to panic about having to cancel work, losing my income, and my house being targeted while I was away and losing my laptop etc. It's a scenario I've always dreaded. At the same time I was anxious about calling an ambulance or going to hospital to be treated like I was wasting their time with trapped gas. I figured I'd see how things went and see if the gas tablets did their work then try to get an appointment in the morning at the doctor's. I was still in quite a lot of pain until 3 or 4 am but then it started to fade and I was pain free if I curled up, and I kind of dozed, including through the window where the doctors will accept calls (you have to know you are going to need an urgent appointment at 8am, otherwise you are SOoL). I've woken up and the pain has subsided, and the bloating has moved from the right side to the left side so seems to be making its way through, but that was not a good night. I felt so helpless and alone. I tried the NHS 111 app but it said either call an ambulance or get a call back from a nurse, I kept that option open in case it got worse. I know the ambulance triage system was red lighting in case there was any chance of it being heart-related, which I knew it wasn't, so I didn't do that. These systems either triage you out bizarrely or prioritize urgent need (I once had a very light fall, bruised my eyebrow, called 111 and after 100 questions they said I should go to A&E immediately....when I got there I was asked why I was wasting their time as it was just a scratch!. Can't win with the NHS. My only options currently are to go to A&E (pointless as symptoms are 10% of what they were and I will come out worse than I go in with all the viruses in there) or book an appointment with the GP in a month. I've documented my issues with medical care elsewhere today, but it just seems rubbish. You're either dying or you're expected to wait a month. Or predict when you will be ill or dying on the offchance you can win the lottery of the 8am phone bingo, which I'm sure our illustrious prime minister said was changing as he was sending as all to pharmacies for urgent care or something. I can see the pharmacist loving me if I wander over in a bit!

So now I've just had 2 nights with no sleep and feel rough on top of whatever is going on with my guts, they are bubbling away so it seems to be gas, but boy it can hurt! (Thankfully the pain has subsided, maybe I had come gallbladder colic thing going on, I'll have to figure out how I can best use the NHS with the limited options available, as mentioned!)

I must admit there was a part of me that just wished it would kill me quickly and get it over with. 😒
 

Aurelia

πŸ”₯ A Fire Inside πŸ”₯
SF Supporter
I made a simple prayer to God.

I cried and said, "Please Lord, let me hear You speak to me through music. Will you please choose the songs when I put it on shuffle so I may hear Your message?"

I put it on shuffle. He guided my hand when I chose the first song. The next one that came up was "Hail to the King" by Avenged Sevenfold and I instantly knew He heard me.
 
'May-be,' if you begin to feel better as you start to seek some professional help, some of these more drastic/or dire symptoms you are plagued with now - will "reduce," themselves,
i have often thought about this... however, i have sat on the hope for such a long many years and it hasn't, i lost hope in just about everything. i am trying to regain enough hope to make calls after work today.
 

Aurelia

πŸ”₯ A Fire Inside πŸ”₯
SF Supporter
i have often thought about this... however, i have sat on the hope for such a long many years and it hasn't, i lost hope in just about everything. i am trying to regain enough hope to make calls after work today.
Never lose hope. When I was going through one of the worst periods of my life, I heard a voice that told me that. And something in my mind told me that it was an angel (perhaps even an archangel), I know there has to be a reason that I suddenly thought that, so it's probably the case. I'd been hearing all sorts of evil at the time, and then out of nowhere came this voice of comfort. It's one of my fondest memories.
 

Aurelia

πŸ”₯ A Fire Inside πŸ”₯
SF Supporter
I only burned myself once by accident with the UVB lamp and my brother is paranoid that I'll get skin cancer. My family worries way too much. It was just one time. No different than a sunburn or accidentally burning yourself tanning. It'll go away like they all do eventually.
 

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