“Disability doesn’t make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.”
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Well my upcoming foot surgery has been cancelled. The government are cancelling 140K surgeries so the NHS can save money.
Apart from the fact that this is dehumanizing to no end, is there anything else you can do to get help with your feet?
I have some creams on prescription to try and keep it under control. It’s not as bad as it was previously, the previous surgeries have removed a lot of the problem. It’s just it could spread.
Going to the doctor as a patient after being support for other people going to the doctor is wild.
Also dont recommend losing control of any of your limbs. Take your meds people.
I didnt think I’d have any time to post this week but I’ve had to sit in two waiting rooms. Anyway back to business.
Got my charger sorted thanks to help from here. I cancelled my appointment about possibly getting a hysterectomy. My bladder is still bad, the doctor prescribed more drugs but the listed side effects are terrible, I’m not going to take them. Now my eczema has flared up very badly on my hands it’s driving me mad. My really good E45 eczema cream got discontinued. The zerobase the doctor prescribed in its place is rubbish. My hands are red, cracked and so itchy now. E45 have put out a new eczema cream but it’s expensive and doesn’t seem to be available on the NHS. Oh well, that’s capitalism for you. The things that work are expensive and inaccessible to the masses.
I just learned that my grandfather has Parkinson’s Disease which is giving him dementia. My uncle (who himself is aging) is living with him to help out, but he may need some additional assistance from my immediate family.
MY friend James died. He was a marvelous beam of sunlight. This song i’ve put together is meant to simulate him jovially lifting me out of some depressive pit. Rest in peace Jimbo
sorry for your loss.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Denialism
Got my urine test results back today. There is no UTI but the symptoms are as bad as ever. The nurse said it must be irritable bladder syndrome. I’ve begged to be referred to a urologist before but was refused. I guess I just live like this.
I want to seek an ADHD diagnosis because whatever attention problems I have are borderline ruining my life but I afraid I either dont have it, or the treatment wont help me
Im still going to try but im worried itll take so long to see any results, if I see any, that too much damage will have been done and ill still get fired
I used to be suspected of having ADHD when I was a schoolchild. Turns out it was autism.
It has been a while since I’ve posted in the comm, but I’d like to think that I’m doing better than I last was. It’s been bumpy, is still bumpy, but my issues with anxiety have gotten much better, and I’d say depression as well. Sensory stuff has been a bit hell, but hey that’s just the usual.
I know things suck more often than not, but know that you are loved and that you matter. Stay beautiful, comrades.
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