Medical overload and operation stress!

Having a chronic illness or long term condition usually comes with the need to have many hospital and doctors appointments. You can sometimes get to know the staff so well that they know its you on the phone before you identify yourself, and treat you like a friend when you walk into the surgery etc. …

Awareness month and What you need to know about my EDS part 2!!

I decided about half way through my previous post that not only was the post getting incredibly long, but it was also going to make everyone switch off!! 31 questions would be fine if they were really short answers, but they aren't! So I apologise for what might be two really long and tedious posts, …

Appointments again, and when minor victories feel like winning the lottery!!

.....Although I wouldn't say no to the lottery win!!! Firstly I want to apologise that this post is a couple of days later than I normally post, and also if I ramble but I have a few things that I hope you will share with me!!!  The reason that it is late is because last …

My insomnia and sleep kit!!

As my post on my emergency kit was so popular I thought I'd share with you another "kit" of sorts - my insomnia and sleep kit.  I've suffered with insomnia now for many years. I started with one or two nights a month, then it became a week. That then crept up until it was …

Brain Fog strikes again!!

I've had a long week again. 2 hospital appointments and getting ready for my mum to go away (my sister and my niece will be staying with me to help me), and so I've been struggling again in more ways than one. The problem has been my brain fog again which has been awful. I've …

Phew, that wasn’t as bad as expected!! But has anyone seen my knuckle??

Today was D-Day, my first appointment with my new doctor.  I can't say that I was looking forward to it.  My brain was in total overdrive and the two nightmares I had last night definitely didn't help.  I had written my list, an essential piece of my doctors appointment equipment for without it I am …

I know you’re going to get bored of me but I wanted to share a purchase with you!!!

Ok ok I know too many posts, but I really want to make a go of this and need to be seen to do that!!! My first purchase arrived today so I wanted to share it with you. Let's talk shoes. Every girls dream right??? Not mine, I'm the first one to admit that I've …

You wait a whole year for a blog post and two come along at once!!

When I wrote earlier I didn't expect to be writing again so soon.........but here I am!!! I forgot when I posted that although I'm geeky in many ways  (liking Star Trek and sci-fi ) I forgot that ďoesnt extend to technology.  My total ineptitude when it comes to technology lead to me merrily sharing away …