After four years of continuous pain in one form or another I am finally getting to point where i don’t care about getting better or not I’ve pushed through many such issues and always been very determined now I just want to put weight on my left foot without numb pain all the way through to my eye socket. I’ve never been convinced gabapentine was giving me any pain relief and it would appear I was right having slowly withdrawn from my suggested dosage
Overall I feel more me by for the hypersensitivity of my left foot I would be very pleased.
My wife suggested I walk to the end of our driveway each day pain or not to see if a new pattern will emerge. Having gone from two days good then two days bad to bad al the time.
Sorry to bleat on but feeling a bit tired and sad.
Managed to use the scooter to get to the garden centre and buy a couple of Gerberas
Good place to bleat on. No worries about that but I’m sorry to hear it’s getting on top of you.
I hope you will soon be reporting an improvement in how you feel if nothing else.
Be kind to yourself, talk to your lady and try to sort out a treat you can both share. You both deserve a bit of up time.
Thanks Bobbi I’m on a diet to which is never fun when a type 2 diabetic. All grief on an already broken situation.
My wife has suggested walking the length of our driveway and the go for a healthy pub lunch together after shopping completes tomorrow
I’m putting the diet plan into action I’m only borderline in the NHS scoring , my immobility has pushed it up these past 4 years so walking would be my best option
Hi. I too am feeling much the same. Its all getting too much and like you I feel I really cant be bothered to do exercises, to make the effort to go out for a coffee when I can just sit here in my chair and wait for my lovely husband to bring coffee to me. Plus I know the noise in Costa will very probably make my very strange head feel even worse and I will probably be very tired.
Think we all leave hospital imagining we will soon be up and about doing all the things we enjoyed pre stroke but as we soon find out that is very seldom what happens. I will soon be 3 years post stroke and thought I would be walking, holding things securely in my affected hand properly, getting up steps with no problem etc etc by now.
Dont think aging helps the situation either does it?
But enough moans for now. In Bobbi’s words “Keep on keeping on!”
I have struggled with getting a life after stroke but this feeling is more about being pain weary As I know if the pain and numbness are gone my recovery will be assured but that is still elusive so the combination of pain and immobility and pain is impacting my usually up beat persona.
Oh well if I get a good night sleep perhaps I’ll feel more positive tomorrow
When I first read Mark’s post, I felt a little sad and still do because it must be awful feeling as you do and there is no way I can even begin to imagine how it might feel. But then as I read more and the comments started coming in, I remembered that we all have our ups and downs and in the main we get by.
Knowing Mark and Jean as I do through reading your posts on this forum, I know you are both fighters and you do keep going What I like about both of you and indeed many others is that you come here, let off a bit of steam, get things off your chest and then you get on with it and that is what keeps you going. You are both amazing and I admire your attitude and courage.
It’s just typical of you both to end on a positive note:
You are both inspirational members and having you here, contributing regularly enriches this forum and our lives
Thank you so much for keeping us honest
Mark - @mrfrederickson, I look forward to your update (pictures would be nice) on the visit to the pub lunch ( I shall have a virtual Guinness with you )
Jean - @Apple, Why not go and have that coffee at Costas - be a devil
Find as quiet a table as you can, take 10 deep breaths, focus and see if you can’t ignore the background noise. Do a bit of Mindful focusing on yourself and maybe the background noise will drift away
mrfrederickson- sorry you’re feeling so down. We all get discouraged sometimes, I think. I may have mentioned this before, but have you tried CBD oil or CBD gummies to help with the hyper nerve sensitivity when you put your foot down? Also, After my stroke I starting watching comedies on the television every night before going to bed to cheer me up–so I went to bed laughing. I’ve continued the practice to this day–even if it means watching the same thing over and over again. Anyway, you’re not alone. I hope things get better for you.
One notable scientist who explored the health benefits of laughter—and even attempted to use it as part of his own healing—was Norman Cousins (1915–1990). Though not a scientist in the traditional sense (he was a journalist and professor), Cousins conducted a famous self-experiment after being diagnosed with a painful autoimmune disease (ankylosing spondylitis).
He theorized that positive emotions, particularly laughter, could improve his condition. Cousins documented his experience in his 1979 book Anatomy of an Illness, where he described watching comedy films (like Marx Brothers movies) and finding that prolonged laughter reduced his pain and inflammation. His recovery, which he attributed partly to laughter and a positive mindset, inspired research into psychoneuroimmunology (the mind-body connection in health).
Thanking you all my friends for your supportive words and kindness.
As if to sober me up a bit my elderly neighbour has died in the night he was over eighty a not well.
The private funeral van was collecting him this morning that is how we knew.
It puts everything into perspective and despite my pain and suffering I’m still in the fight just too stubborn to give up I guess or good at ignoring pain , never lost at anything I set my mind on in 62 years this is no exception.
Keep safe get well and god bless you all.
So true Bobbi and my mission that I accepted twenty years ago was in sickness and in health for better or worse and that promise I will carry out until I cease being alive
My wife is my life and primary reason to take breath and I will care for her when I recover as she is caring for me. It will be a long and fitting end to a loving relationship that transcends the physical pain and suffering.
I’m sorry to read of your anguish and I do hope that the replies form our lovely friends on the site will help you to look forward. I’m also sorry to hear of your neighbour’s passing. My neighbour died last week, and I am really feeling her loss. Today I’m having a really tough day for several reasons; it’s so annoying because I have been feeling really positive recently. I’m telling myself that today is rubbish, but tomorrow is another day. I can’t ask you to do this if you are feeling really down, but please think of your positives. But mostly enjoy the love for your wife and the joy of your union. I’m waiting to hear more of your adventures to the pub! Best wishes Norma
What I like about both of you and indeed many others is that you come here, let off a bit of steam, get things off your chest and then you get on with it and that is what keeps you going. You are both amazing and I admire your attitude and courage.
