today is a bad day.Help.

[wrinklytum]

Have been offline for a bit due to internet probs and family stuff.

Dp has been in hospital for 8 weeks and shows no sign of getting home anytime soon.He is still having drugs for his newly diagnosed autoimmune condition,is on 3 different intranenous antibiotics,intravenous anti fungals and shedloads of steroids.He now weighs half a kilo less than I do,a paltry 54 kg and is all skin and bone.Just getting washed exhausts him.

Dd has had her speech therapy assessment and they have suggested doing Makaton with her.The SALT seems to feel that this is the best sort of communication we will get at the moment.DD does have words though,"ca" cat "caa" car "ga" gone "gor" door "dadadada" daddy "goh" dog.Surely this can be built upon even if as dd has low muscle tone.Physio wise I have been given exercises to do to encourage her into a crawling position.This morning after the tenth time of her pitching forward onto her face poor little mite,I just sat there and cried.She can shuffle on her bottom but has no idea about crawling/standing/gettting onto knees and this is what I am trying to do.

I have now been off work for 8 weeks as dp is hospitalised.(cannot afford nursery fees,he is self employed hence no money coming in except my sick pay.Waiting for incapacity benefit).I am now on prozac but it is actually making me feel worse,I think.

The only thing keeping me sane is ds who has been a little star.Poor little guy he is only 3 and has had to endure trekking bacwards and forwards to various hospitals and therapy appointments

I just want to cry and cry.

There.Rant over.Thanks for listening.

no wonder you are feeling down.
bumping for someone more useful than I

oj you are more than useful!
Wrinklytum, dear God! You have so much going on, you poor pet. I'm at a loss in some regards as to what to say to you and that's just from reading your post but do you have much rl support? My heart goes out to you.

Poor you. I don't know what to say but didn't want your thread to go drop off active convos.

I hope things start to improve soon.

you are not alone, and i too just want offer my thoughts, well just to say that I will send you positive thoughts.

You are going to get through all this.
take care

How long have you been taking the prozac wrinklytum? It can take anything from four to six weeks to take proper effect but if after that time, your still feeling not right on them, I would go back to your gp with a view to changing to a different anti d. I really hope things take a turn for the better for you all soon. x

Thanks ladies,I am glad to be back on Mumsnet and it is nice to have kindly words whilst I indulged in a small bout of self pity- tis over now and I have pulled myself together a bit but the last few weeks have certainly been a nightmare.My family live away though are helping when they can,dps live near but are quite eldery.Poor dp has been through so much,has had every test known to man and is so doped up on various medicines.dds problems are becoming more apparent the older she gets,she is such a gorgeous smiler,though.Can anyone tell me if this prozac stuff is supposed to make you nauseated.?I am feeling sick as a dog and can only put it down to that.

PS As I have only mumsnetted about once in the last 3 months can anyone tell me how Misdees hubbby Peter is,I know he got a treansplant which is fab and I hope he is doing well.Any more positive mumsnet news?

prozac can make you feel sick for the first couple of weeks.
peter is doing ok.
you asked about the makaton two of mine did really well with the makaton and i think it helped their speech thou i thought it would hinder it.