Monday Blues

jayneys

Hi all Well ment to wright sooner ,after Dr app last tue.But have been sick befor and after app.Going back tommrow,mon blues just dont know what to say,one hour i feel a bit better,then the next thing feel bad.OA pain is ok,the tramadol is doing that job ,soDR relutent to take me off them,but he said side afects are bad ,i am very sensative to the drugs.Has put me on kalmes,surgested other things. Ask him if i would ever be able to go back to work,he said most unlikly.Feel lost ,know i cant do it ,and my husband is glad he told me.Sorry to ramble on .Hope you are all haveing agood day.Dont worry if you dont under stand this letter,its makes me feelbetter writing it .THANKS ALL JAYNE X

dreamdaisy

Hi janeys, it's good to hear from you. You are going thro a rough patch, aren't you? I am so sorry but I think your doctor is right, you need to get your health better sorted before you can think about going back to work. You say the tramadol is helping the pain, which is good, but I hope the side effects begin to lessen - has your doctor suggested an anti-inflammatory? I think Kalms are a herbal thing and they can be very good, perhaps they will help your mood to stabilise and reduce the anxiety. It takes time to come to terms with the impact of arthritis, it changes everything about one's life until one adjusts to it. You take care, and please let us know how you get on tomorrow. DD

julie47

Hi jayneys

Sorry that you are not too good at the moment and I hope you start to ffeel better soon.
Good luck with the gp appointment tomorrow I hope he can suggest something to help with the sickness feeling.
Take care
juliepf x

chris7

Hi Jayneys

Sorry you are having a bad time of it with all this going on! Just wanted to acknowledge your post and hope the doc can help tomorrow. I really hope things improve for you soon.
take care ((( )))
Chris

barbara12

Hi Jayneys
I am sorry you are so down, you have so much going on, and excepting that you will not go back to work must be hard.
You just take things slowly and see how it all goes, maybe in the future you might be able to work part time.
And please dont apologise for your post, we are all here for one another.
You take carer
Love
Barbara x

rugbygirl

Hi Jayney

Sorry to hear that you havent been too good recently. I have recently been diagnosed with OA and I have been struggling emotionally like you. I sit and cry one minute and then I am laughing and joking the next. I am not sure if I am going to be able to go back to work at the moment althought I am assuming not because of the work I did. I have suffered with the reaction to tramadol and I now rely on Co-codamol, Gabapenthin, diclofenac but it is just taking the edge off of things at the moment. I am going to see the GP tomorrow to see how things stand with me as well.

Feeling lost is a normal thing I believe and I can really sympathise with you. Its the thought of emptiness and not knowing what youare going to do for the rest of your time. You are probably like me that you want to know how this is going to affect you and what can you do! Get yourself feeling better and focus on your health first. Your health is the most important thing at the moment.

If you want to chat I am here most of the time. Look after yourself and I hope that things sort themselves out for you

jayneys

hi all,and thank you DD juliepf ,chris barbara,and jaki for your kind suport .Iwent to Dr today ,he has put me off again,is slowley takeing me off tramadol and putting me on oxynorm,so frightened what thay will .do to me.The last three weeks have been hell.Your right jaki lost just about sums it up,well it can only get better,ihope ALLthe best Jayne xxx

rugbygirl

The only thing I can suggest to you is take one day at a time. I am glad that the doctor is trying to help you but if you arent entirely happy with your doctor and the way he is dealing with things you are within your rights to see another doctor. It might help to have another set of eyes on the problems and you might be able to change pills without the side effects.

Hope things start to improve for you

Jaki

dreamdaisy

I know it's hard but surely it's better not to think or focus on what new medication might do in terms of side effects, just focus on the fact that it could help you feel better. It is right that we are told about what MIGHT happen but that does not guarantee that stuff WILL. If you cannot take the tramadol then it's right to try something else and let's hope that works better for you. Let us know how you get on, please. DD