Sooooo blooming tired

tjt6768

Thanks Joan... I hope to sleep well tonight too...

seadreaming

Hi there

I'm new to the forum and seriously wishing I'd known about the forum months and months ago - what an amazing group of people giving practical help as well as emotional support. It's the first thing I've come across where I feel like I'm going to be understood and where I can relate to the discussions.

I've been having a couple of blooming tired days & as a couple of folks are saying - go with it. If you were thirsty you'd have a drink, well on our blooming tired days let the body have some sleep, as DD says - it can just make things worse if you ignore it - which means on the plus side...after a doze you might feel more alert for a while:-) It's taken me an age to accept that this is the right thing to do & not insist on making my body be active when it's crying out to sleep. Kinda helps that I'm off work at the moment - spent the morning in bed dozing.

Wishing you rest.
Ana

tjt6768

Hi Ana, welcome to the forum.. This is such a great place to be, my first ever forum and I'm so glad I joined.. You will be made to feel very welcome here.. This is the section for help and advice etc and the chit chat is great for non arthritic talk etc, we have a great laugh in there..

Hope things ain't too bad for you tonight...

caterina57

Evening Tony
Sorry I am so late with replying to this thread but had a bit of a hectic couple of days. I am on holiday from work all next week so am avialable for all pocket duties - all week -for everyone. Sorry you are so tired rest as you need to and take things steady
Cath

tjt6768

cheers Cath. I know it's been a busy week for ya so don't worry.. Sounds like next week will be busy with pocket duties, you might get more rest at work... Lol

tjt6768

Apparently I'm not tired enough to sleep through this pain :evil :evil
:roll:

ironic

Hi Tony,
Sometimes we just hit the brick wall don’t we. All our lives we try and work things off then Arthur turns all that on its head. Hopefully things will improve soon for you, roll on the light nights and warmer weather. I don’t think all this shivering is helping much either.

Take care,
Ix

tjt6768

Thanks I... X

Back awake in the early hours though.... :roll:
At the very least I expected to have won sixty eight million quid... Oh well, it rolled over so will have to win it next Friday.... :roll: :shock:

Hope you folks are well...

skezier

Hi Tony,

Late as ever.....

Tired......

yep know that one so well.... I became a zombie a while back and haven't slept properly for longer than I remember. pain is an evil companion but fatigue... hell that one takes some beating eh?!

Like you I am incapable of sleep for more than a few hours and once you wake the pain kicks in so you have to get up...

mind today in my case its done me a favour cus i have to get a sale done and slept through 'a few' calls to wake me earlier.....I say it like its unusual

I try to explain to them i fall asleep round 2 or 3 and then a 5 am call is impossible to wake up to,...... i not sure why it has to be early for the Saturday one but.... going to have to eat humble pie again

Hope you will find some time in the day to catch up with a bit of rest even if you don't sleep. Cris who must go load the car and looking for a hand if your about xx

tjt6768

Hi Cris, reporting for lifting and heavy work duties....
You point to it, I'll lift it, the heavier the better... Lol

Have a good day, and pace yourself......

stickywicket

Hi Tony,

I'm sorry, I keep missing this thread but I do hope they can get something sorted out for you soon that'll give you a bit of relief and help you sleep. I'm sure you mentioned Chapel Allerton once. I find them pretty good there. In fact it'd probably come top of my 'Good Hospital Guide' which I'll write someday but then I've actually had longish spells for just physio which is always better than operations - though they're good at them too. Anyway, KBO and all that.

tjt6768

Thanks sticky.. Yep, had my last arthroscopy at chapel about six yrs ago.. Plus one before that but can't remember how long ago that is, then in the mid nineties (I think) had a two week intense physio course as an in patient, complete with epidurals, hydrotherapy etc. pool was nice, all the rest dint do much, after that I was told I shouldn't have been having physio, that's when I started with pain in my hip, lol......
Last arthroscopy was done by Venkatesh if I remember right.. Nice fella..

I assume you're in this neck of the woods then?

barbara12

Hi Tony
Just calling in to see how yu doing...not sleeping yet I see...the only thing that works for me is amitryptaline...it knocks me out...if you win the next rollover let us know then I can type mi begging letter
take care
Love
Barbara x

stickywicket

Not sure where 'this area' is but by the airport for me.

Venkat? You mean he does surgery when not umpiring international cricket matches?

I was with Prof Bird - one of his first patients - and, before him, Prof Wright. Now he's retired I'm with Dr Andrews. Nice lady. Very approachable.

I always enjoy the physio with weekends off. My last one was during 09-11. Not sure they still have the hydro pool. It might have gone to Jimmy's. I know there was some debate at the time.

tjt6768

I'm not down with the cricket stuff, lol........

I'm over in Rothwell now... Towards Wakefield.

Many moons ago I was under the LGI, prof Abberton.... Big stern looking fella... That's back in my osteochondritis phase.. Lol


Barbara, I will inform you when to start begging,
Lol

tjt6768

Oooh, what a surprise, awake at this time :roll: Can't win, either so exhausted I cannot even lift my eyelids or in that much pain and discomfort I have no chance of sleeping

Hope you're all fairing better tonight

joanlawson

Tony, my dear friend, I'm feeling really guilty because I've only just seen this thread. I know what you are going though with all the pain and fatigue, but you are a real inspiration to me and many others in the way that you cope and support other people on here. I hope that you will get the help you need on the 18th.



Love Joan

frogmorton

I hope Tony

that you are ZZZzzzing away now catching up on some sleep. I am fuming with arthur at the moemment and hope that today is a better day and something can be done as Joan says on teh 18th...not so far now.

Hugs from me

Love

toni (and Daisycat) xx

stickywicket

Just to let you know I'm thinking of you, Tony, and hope today's a better day.

tjt6768

Thanks Lynn.. Not spoken out of term hun, you are right, things are still raw over Cleo and my friend, it will be part of it I'm sure.. Besides, I'm not the kind of Bloke who cares about letting his feelings be known.. Lol
I really appreciate the msg..

Joan, you are such a dear friend, I know I can always rely on yor support when I need it hun.. X

Toni, thanks to you too... I actually slept from about half two till ten.. Not bad going.. Lol


Sticky, thanks once again... All support is very appreciated.. Even fromm cricket fans :eek: :shock:

stickywicket

tjt6768 wrote:

Sticky, thanks once again... All support is very appreciated.. Even fromm cricket fans

Ouch! Remember life's tough for us England supporters. One minute we're stuffing the Aussies: next minute we're losing to Ireland. (Think LUFC - Champions League to Div 1) And we say arthritis hurts?

tjt6768

Lol.... Point taken Sticky...
Hope you are well this morning..? My knees feel like they're made from slushys... :roll: :roll:
Doubt I will be getting up and giving OH a piggy back down to the shops... Haha

stickywicket

The newest knee is great. The other's still undecided. Think it'll have to be fours and sixes for me today. No quick singles. And definitely no piggy backs.

tjt6768

At least the sun is shining here eh?? Gotta lift the spirits..

Oh, and at the minute I couldn't piggy back my coat :shock:

julie47

Hi tony
Sorry you are still having a rough time with the flipping knees and tiredness.
not long now to your appointment eh? I know it can't come fast enough.

Hey sticky.....I was under proff bird too, but as he has now retired i moved to a different hospital......Proff wright was the one who officially diagnosed RA....You never know we may have been sat next to each other in a waiting room and never known it

Take care tony
Hope tomorrow after resting today you feel better.

julie x