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03 Feb 2018 09:07 PM
03 Feb 2018 09:07 PM
@Owlunarim really glad that things are easing and become better for you. about time too that some things went your way and life become more pleasant for you
i hope you continue being able to sleep, and walk properly with continued therapy sessions that are helpful.
your holiday planned also sounds lovely and i really hope you enjoy yourself
04 Feb 2018 01:03 PM
04 Feb 2018 01:03 PM
@Adge wrote:When you say that it really hurt, I bet it did @Owlunar
I'm apparently very pain tolerant too - but the bowel pain I felt, both before & after my surgeries was excruciating.
It doubled me over with pain, I could barely stand up.
So I can see what you mean.
I hope that it improves soon for you.
Adge
Thanks @Adge
Yes - that pain really made me announce the fact out loud - and like you I have had various surgeries and a variety of different kinds of pain
This really was something else - aw........... - was it ever
It worked though - I am walking better now and with very little pain
Dec
04 Feb 2018 01:10 PM
04 Feb 2018 01:10 PM
Hi @outlander
Yes - things are better for me right now and I am looking forward to going away for a few days and hope very much that I can visit my rellies
Because of my bad knee I haven't been shopping for clothes since before I went to Sydney so I need to get out and get some - we can only wear the same clothes with constant washing for a certain time before they look rather tired - and gradually very tired
So hopefully this week I can do that
The weather is beautiful in Melbourne - I have been working in my garden in short stretches - it does work well to do things in bitznpiecez and it makes my garden look better - it's just a little courtyard and my tomato plant - still giving me baby truss tommies - is growing out of control - I have stuck some stakes into the pot and when I get up again I will be hunting some string to try and tidy it up a bit
I hope you are okay - I think you hurt yourself twice yesterday - or the day before - I hope you are feeling a little better
Dec
04 Feb 2018 05:24 PM
04 Feb 2018 05:24 PM
im glad things are better for you @Owlunar youve been going through alot too.
i hope your able to get out and buy some new clothes before your trip. youll feel better in new clothes eh.
sounds like your garden is flourishing too!
04 Feb 2018 09:56 PM
04 Feb 2018 09:56 PM
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh @outlander - my garden flourishing - yark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was rampant after the heavy rain storms we had last month and in December - and of course hot sun on other days
I studied a book in year 10 - older members might remember it - it was called The Day of the Triffids - sci fi - it was about intelligent plants that grew out of control and took over the world.
Anyway - one reason I started trimming the vines back was that I felt my courtyard was full of triffids - esp my tomato plant - tomatoes love rain - and boy that plant is huge and I was able to stake some of it up this afternoon
Actually I have been enjoying fixing my garden - during my last two holidays my daughter and son-in-law came here and did my whole garden and wow - the green bin was jammed full and there were extra green bags too - I didn't want that to happen again but it is great that they get stuck into my garden that way -
btw - my daughter is a horticultural advisor and highly qualified - I am very proud of her
Some new clothes - I am looking forward to that - I feel like getting something a bit different - dressy - you know
I hope you are okay - my daughter does my garden and checks on my cat when I go away - I don't expect her to do more than this - I never did - I think people need space and time to live their own lives and then what they do might be appreciated - I really appreciated what my daughter does for me
It would feel so good to me if you were appreciated for all you do
Dec
04 Feb 2018 10:26 PM
04 Feb 2018 10:26 PM
Thanks @Adge
@outlander@Shaz51@Faith-and-Hope@utopia@Former-Member
Today - I just have to share this
I went to sleep earlier again last night - long may this last - and I woke up around 5.00 am - beautiful morning - and I didn't go back to sleep as usual - long may this last - and got up early
It was a lovely day and I had plenty to do - but the day lasted forever - for some reason my watch stopped but I started it again - and the day went on and on - and I took a walk in the afternoon and strange - the news was on early
Actually my watch really had stopped and I hadn't set it - it was an hour late and I didn't notice that -
I took a walk around the block - strange day -
I will be glad to go to bed and get to sleep again - no naps today - I think I asked for prayers to sleep more at the right time and starting the day at 5.00 am and not at 9.00 am lasted a long time - so the prayers seem to be working
But I enjoyed myself - I really did - and by taking rests here and there I actually got a lot done
Dec
04 Feb 2018 11:19 PM
04 Feb 2018 11:19 PM
05 Feb 2018 09:29 PM
05 Feb 2018 09:29 PM
I did sleep well again last night @utopia - I woke up still and sore from gardening yesterday and took some medication and went back to sleep - I had a really slow start today but I did make a call to Centrelink - good result but a long wait -
I walked down to the shops 2.5 km away today - the first time I have done this since I had my knee operation - it seems it is all coming back together again and I can walk better than I have since I tripped when I was in Sydney - it feels good to stride out
Ahhhhhhhhhhh - it's nearly bedtime I think -
How are you Utopia - I hope you are reasonable - I know you have a lot of battles in areas I know little about but I am hoping for the best
Dec
05 Feb 2018 09:45 PM
05 Feb 2018 09:45 PM
09 Feb 2018 12:30 PM
09 Feb 2018 12:30 PM
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