there is a light at the end of the tunnel ,

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im 87 this year all my problems started about 2011, had my knee opp, didnt follow all physio .directions , ended up with lower back problems , then diagonised with elilepsy , and soon after i was diagonised with polymialga rhum. put on predsinone , couldnt believe the side affects , also side affects from medication fir epilepsy , ,i went off all epi meds and slowly got off the prednisone after 2 years , told i was clear but still had pain hanging on , ,now all i have is the lower back problem ,no arthritus , but i have been lifting heavy things and serves me right hey , now its numb , legs and pins and needles and tingling from my top of my legs down to my feet , so im having physio once a week thats not doing a thingfor me , im seeing my g p on tuesday and will ask for some positive diagnosis ,  im determined to fix this problem , the only pain killers i take are panamax , and thats only on occasion also i dont take antiinflamatory drugs , , infact i avoid all or most medication , i am tied to 3 tablets now and look like im stuck on them , a 1/4 asprin to thin my blood and a bp tab , once a day , but im happy to say my new gp has sent me to specialist for the epilepsy and the keppra he perscribed is working , but , no alchahol , i dont drink so thats ok but i did have a wine trifle ,and low and behold i had a turn lol , i eat well try to leave sugar alone , have my vitamins every day , so i think im doing ok , even at my age i still think life is good lol excuse my spelling too i havent worked out the r click yet on this lol good luck to all hope you get some peace 

 

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  • Posted

    How nice to hear from you "old nanna".  Glad you are doing so well.  Keep it up!

    Regards fr Constance. 💐

  • Posted

    At 87 you are not doing that bad. Can still communicate and operate via the internet.  All the best hope you get to the botton of this latest 'test'.
  • Posted

    Hi Old/Young Nanna, well it was a pleasure to read your post.  Winners never quit and quitters never win.  You are like a dose of medicine for us all.  Good luck on your journey.  Regards Pat
  • Posted

    Sounds like you're doing not too bad - better than many 30 years your juniors!

    I never get the hang of right clicking either rolleyes

  • Posted

    God Bless you old nanna,

    I have several friends age around 90 years and it never ceases to amaze me how wise and witty they are and how they have conquered the computer at such a late age. I am 80 this year and I hope I am as good as you in the future.

    Sadly our bodies don't behave how we would like them to but you are not doing too badly. Lots of love xxx

  • Posted

    Hi nanna ,inspite being late I want to let you know how happy I am for you!

    Thank you for the joy you are giving to me, and to all of us!

    When a joy is shared with others it is immediately multiplied!

    How wonderful this is!!

    Wish you all the best.

  • Posted

    I'm 85 and very thankful for this forum. It's nice to see people beat the odds and all the strange quirks of the human body. Extended old age is a challenging sport.

    keep in touch.

    Paul

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