Hi

Hopefulosteo

Im so glad I found this a group. It looks well thought out. I like the fact you can go to section applicable to you or your symptom stages rather than feeling at sea in a mix of everything. Also no banning of medical terms or banning of voicing worries about gap in services. After all we can hardly be passive hapless dears when so many of us are battling with illness and battling to stay in work as well as socialise etc. And I do face facts; pain makes me grumpy sometimes. I apologise in advance I am a campaigner and sometimes that means I may sound negative but only because with this widespread disease we really do need a better medical support and more research. Being too quiet wont identify where services can and must improve. Im ridiculously optimistic and excited about what the future holds and the fruits of future and current research. Sorry!

anneb82

Hello @Hopefulosteo

Welcome to the online community and thank you for joining us. I hope that you will find this a positive group where you can share your symptoms, what's going in your life and your passion for research.

Its so lovely to hear how optimistic you are and I quite agree, we all suffer with pain at times but how you approach it can definitely make a difference.

Please do continue to get involved in the community, Im sure there are many people that would be interested in your research background and Im sure you would be a great addition to the community.

Take care

Anne (Moderator)

frogmorton

Hello @Hopefulosteo

Lovely to meet you too. I think it's great that you feel optimistic.

As for being grumpy or having a moan we all do it here it helps and it saves our family and friends hearing it too often doesn't it?!

We are fine to talk medical here we just aren't allowed to bad mouth named Drs/hospitals if you know what I mean or give strong medical advice. Nothing wrong with saying I bought 'such and such' shoes and they really are comfortable though I think someone once described it at like neighbours over the garden fence.

The other things none of us like and are quick to jump on are spammers trying to sell us fake cures. Snake oil sellers you know the type🙄

Having said that our admin and mods tend to deal with that kind of poster.

Come along in and join in any conversation/thread you like everyone will really welcome you.

Take care

Toni