Withdrawals

As per my previous post, I feel it is important to discuss topics that others may be affected by and therefore I’ve decided to talk about the dangers regarding long term use of opiates and anti-inflammatory medications. Most doctors fail to point out the damage these medications can cause, how addictive they are and how …

Disappointment

As I mentioned last week I was pretty stressed to attend my appointment with my orthopaedic consultant. In April, his registrar had led us to believe that the x-rays he'd seen, meant that I would need either corrective surgery or a hip replacement. So although I didn't really want another surgery, over the past few …

Countdown

I've been having some horrific shoulder blade pain for over a few years now. Doctors put it down to the wear and tear of using crutches for years or over using my arm. But what I don't understand is, if this was going to happen, why did nobody tell me? When I initially went to …

Déjà vu

I know I've stopped writing and it's not intentional. I know that when I write about my current situation; it will make it real. I honestly thought that I was coming to the end of discussing being in pain and I was hoping that I would only need to update on recovery every so often. …