tl;dr: I’m mentally and physically exhausted with pain and limitations to my life while I wait for hip-replacement surgery that is, at a minimum, months away. On top of all the other shit life has thrown at me the last few years… I was gonna write about this eventually, soon, but events a few days ago have forced my hand.
Damn. Hard to read of your suffering. Amazed at how much you've dealt with. Reminded of a NY Times article "Silent Suffering" (about menopause) -- the point was that hormone replacement therapy was safe but underutilized because "To paraphrase Rebecca Thurston, a leading figure in menopause research, we have a high tolerance for women’s suffering. She considers it one of the great blind spots of medicine." I hope the NHS gets its act together and fixes your hip.
oh MaryAnn, I am so very sorry for all the universe continues to pile on. I don't have anything helpful or comforting to say, unfortunately; sometimes it's just absolute shit. I am hoping for you that the timeline for your surgery is quicker than expected, and that the time until then is as low-pain as possible, and requires a minimal amount of additional expense. Thinking of you.
I am so, so sorry to hear about your personal ton of bricks. I know you're not old, but I am also reminded of the observation that old age is not for sissies. LIFE is not for sissies, I would add. Chronic pain is so soul-eroding, it can't be imagined and it can barely be borne. You seem to be doing a gallant job of facing these demons and yet carrying on. I wish you strength!
So sorry for all the sh!t you’ve been going through, but please find a way to hang in there for the hip replacement, they do work well for my friends who’ve had them.
Damn. Hard to read of your suffering. Amazed at how much you've dealt with. Reminded of a NY Times article "Silent Suffering" (about menopause) -- the point was that hormone replacement therapy was safe but underutilized because "To paraphrase Rebecca Thurston, a leading figure in menopause research, we have a high tolerance for women’s suffering. She considers it one of the great blind spots of medicine." I hope the NHS gets its act together and fixes your hip.
Oh yeah, haha, I've been dealing with perimenopause shit for the last few years too!
Sometimes I do not enjoy being a girl. :-/
Man, that's a lot. I'm sorry.
There's this Gapingvoid cartoon I saw years ago. The caption read, "'I can't take this shit anymore,' he said, mistakenly."
I don't think it's meant to be comforting. I thought it was funny, though.
Here's hoping the universe relents soon.
"'I can't take this shit anymore,' he said, mistakenly."
OMG, the accuracy...
oh MaryAnn, I am so very sorry for all the universe continues to pile on. I don't have anything helpful or comforting to say, unfortunately; sometimes it's just absolute shit. I am hoping for you that the timeline for your surgery is quicker than expected, and that the time until then is as low-pain as possible, and requires a minimal amount of additional expense. Thinking of you.
I am so, so sorry to hear about your personal ton of bricks. I know you're not old, but I am also reminded of the observation that old age is not for sissies. LIFE is not for sissies, I would add. Chronic pain is so soul-eroding, it can't be imagined and it can barely be borne. You seem to be doing a gallant job of facing these demons and yet carrying on. I wish you strength!
So sorry for all the sh!t you’ve been going through, but please find a way to hang in there for the hip replacement, they do work well for my friends who’ve had them.
I'm not worried about the surgery -- I can't wait to get it!