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Hi Bee, yes thank you, so far, fingers crossed, having a good weekend. Yes fascinating, if you want to know more there is more information on Medscape. This whole actions of hormones and the roles they play in dealing with chronic pain is obviously a work in progress. As one doctor said "I'm glad they're studying this, however, because [hormone involvement] is the future of chronic pain, there's no question about it."

Red blood cell magnesium levels seem to be tied up in this and a possible indicator of problems with these hormones. The snag is standard tests for magnesium levels are not accurate for testing this, instead a specialised RBC magnesium test is needed. Oh no not more tests, I feel like like a human pin cushion. 😎

 

Hi Meg, thanks for the feedback.  I will look into Medscape to get an insight to the findings.

Have a great Sunday and chillax before the working week starts again tomorrow.  x

Hi Bee how are you hun? hows things with you. hope you have a good week and work goes ok for you. Hope your manageing to get some sleep and not in too much pain take care hun thinking of you gentle hugs xx

Hi Kaz...still feeling tired.  Work is busy at the moment.  Makes the day fly by.  Hope to get some sleep tonight as I am ever so tired.  Hope you are sleeping well and the pains reducing.  Gentle hugs to you. Have a pleasant evening.  xx

Hi Bee is your work full time? I think you must be a very organised person to be coping with work as well as this dreadful condition. Sleep well 😎xxx

Hi Meg

I was on 25hrs a week (5hrs a day) but in August 2015 increased to 30hrs a week (6hrs a day).  It's an office based job and mostly data input.  I have just got a voice activated keyboard, so I don't have to type, but it is taking time to get used to it.  Still waiting to get training on it but I can use it for basics at the moment. I have also been given an ergonomic chair too, which has helped and also a document holder which is great too.

The pains have reduced for me, but still have pains in my hands due to my herbal remedies which I have been taking since Feb 2015.  My main issue now is lack of sleep, feeling ever so tired and after work, have the normal household chores as well as helping with homework.  It's tough, but I have learnt to deal with one issue at a time and not to stress through my CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy). All I need is some serious sleep and hopefully that will come one day.  Staying calm and postive is the way forward.

Gentle hugs to you, and do take care..... xx

Isn't modern technology wonderful, we worry about the future of robotics but what a wonderful invention a voice activated key board must be. Good ergonomic practices have certainly helped relieve a lot of damage we have done to our bodies, slaving over computer screens. I used to work in the computer industry, in years gone past, and did lots of damage to back and eyesight etc. What is a document holder?

May I ask what herbal remedies you use? I know what you mean about painful hands, when I am having a flare up it always seems to start in the hands. As for sleep, I am not as strong as you, I found I just could not keep coping without sleep anymore and the pain was getting more intense, so I take 100 mls of Lyrica, which certainly helps with the sleep and dampens down the pain but you do feel a little dopey on it, hey Catch 22, dammed if you do but dammed if you don't. 

I love your attitude of staying calm and positive, as I find stress seems to stir up the lurking dragon (pain) beneath. Yes many gentle hugs to you too and hope you get lovely gentle healing sleep this weekend.....xxx

Hi Meg....

I will message you privately regarding the herbal meds as the moderator deletes post.

I will get back to you later this evening.  Have a great day.

Thanks Bee I appreciate you taking time out to do that. I will be away from a computer for the next couple of days but will thank you when back on line. Have a great rest of the week and weekend. Do hope you are getting some sleep xx

 

Hi Bee how are you doing hun? hope youve managed to get some sleep. My sleep is all over the place. Im off to the drs on monday as worried how bad my memory has deteriated since last year and also the back pain is unbearable hopeing she can sort me out? Hope you have a lovely day and a good weekend with plenty of chill time. Take care gentle hugs xx

Hi Kaz

I feel like a zombie today.  Hoping to have a chillaxing weekend.  With the clocks going back one hour, I hope to get in that extra sleep.  Take care and try to relax over the weekend too. 

Take care sending you many geltle hugs from ME to YOU....  xx

Hi Kaz, yes certainly providing food for thought. Please see my reply to Bee above. Sometimes I feel like I am clasping at straws but anything that could help is worth a try. Not sure whether I can get my GP to play ball, sometimes I think she thinks I am a serial nuisance,  but hey she doesn't have to go through what we are going through. Sometimes you wish these doctors could just spend one day in our shoes, then they might get where we are coming from. So sorry about the rant.

Byethe way, love your picture you look so lovely sitting there. Many gentle hugsxxx Meg😎

Hi Meg how are you? hows things with you?. are you manageing to sleep. My sleep is variable last night I woke once but managed to get back off. the night before I had no sleep at all Im struggling with walking at the min and pain in my hips back. but plodding on. we have got the paint for our kitchen its called wellbeing by dulux.weve picked new work tops and cupboard doors new handles and sink. will get the cuboards etc in novem if we can or it will be early january.so hubby going to be buisy. hope your not in too much pain hun take good care of yourself gentle hugs coming to you xx hope you have a lovely day and a good weekx