there is a light at the end of the tunnel ,

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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