Our stories
I had 2 different strains of the flu at once @Former-Member so was very unwell. By the time I made it to the doctor I couldn't stand up and my blood pressure was extremely high so she rang for an ambulance straight away. I spent the night in hospital and then the next 3 weeks in bed. I did manage to get to the doctor when I needed to but it was a effort. Then I had post-viral fatigue which lasted for well over a year. Combined with that was depression/anxiety and cptsd so all in all I was both mentally and physically a mess. I am still getting over the physical damage as well as the mental health - my muscles have all broken down with very little strength and I put on a lot of weight with the meds I was taking - I used to be quite fit so it is very different for me now. I resigned myself to the fact there was not much I could do about that for quite some time so the process to start gaining some strength and fitness is a very slow one. There are still days that I am so tired I can barely function so I have to be careful with what I do still. The aim for me was to get back to work and now that I am back on class it is about getting through this term. Everything else is on the backburner as I know pushing it too far is not good for both my mental and physical health. I have some other physical issues to factor in as well but for the most part they are under control now.
That was a long winded reply but pretty much sums up the last 3 years. It has been a real battle and one that is nowhere near where I hope to be again - but I am working on it. My gp keeps a really good handle on my physical wellbeing with regular check ups and blood tests and combined with my pdoc the mental things are covered - very lucky to have them working together to cover all bases 
I hope you managed to get in a little more sleep while hubby is asleep too Hon and that Holly snuggled in with you for cuddles.
Off to start pulling nails out of fence palings now - Toby will no doubt help lol
Catch up with you later 
@Former-Member, they are going alright. One to go and then it's almost the weekend 🙂 How are you doing today? I finished my little bee project last night 🙂
@Zoe7, watch out for splinters! Old fences are troublesome!
Have a good nap @Former-Member , it's nice to have you back. 🙂
