Hi, sorry have been awol.
Last week I was very low with horrible period and back to back migraines and my CRPS has been pretty hellish since it was manipulated by the physio last week as well.
Been a bit better since dh had 4 days off over Easter. Managed a short trip to a local farm to see the lambs, piglets, chicks and calves on Tuesday and them took the dcs out for the afternoon with dh yesterday, as he had the afternoon booked off. We had to do something as we have the damned nursery bear this week and need to put something over and above pj days in the diary!
Unfortunately I have paid for it today. Had my first episode since the 26th last night and literally could not get up this morning, I could barely wake at all. Dh had to feed the dcs before he went to work, then plant them in the boys' room with my laptop to watch back to back Pokemon episodes while I tried to wake up and be capable of looking after them. Eventually managed to peel myself out of bed at 10.00 am, but only made it as far as the sofa, where I have been all day. God bless my lovely dh for having made the dcs all packed lunches or I'd never have coped.
So a pj day all round today and I am for my bed very soon, as can hardly hold my head up or keep my eyes open.
Am definitely seeing a pattern of them occurring after several nights of poor or disturbed sleep and also when/if I am daft enough to eat anything sugary late at night. Last night I had a pack of revels at 10.30 am, the time before it was iirc some Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
I also blame myself for stoopidly saying to dh last night that I seem to be doing better episode-wise, having gone over a week without so much as a hint. I should have known I was tempting fate.
Saw our old vet, who agreed that palliative care and watch/wait is the best course of action with the dog, given her age and general standard of health. Unfortunately, she then became seriously lame on her offside hind leg and was in a lot of pain. Rushed her to the vet expecting a ligament or joint problem, perhaps as a result of slipping on ice in the garden, only to discover that the pain is actually at the top of her shin and could well be a secondary. She's on a week of anti-inflammatories and painkillers to try and work out if it is an injury, but six days in and she still won't put it to the floor. She's happy enough in herself - still eating well and chasing her toys - just on three legs instead of four, but gets very upset and restless late on in the evening when she is due her overnight dose of painkillers. Vets want her in for an xray if she is no better by Monday and to be honest, she won't be because there has been zero improvement so far. Not sure what to do now, xray means day patient treatment, which is what we were trying to avoid with surgery, as she has poor sight and is almost deaf and I really don't think she'll cope. Vet did say that if she is going to have a general for xrays, they may as well excise the tumour at the same time, but it just doesn't feel right. Dh has an appointment on Monday evening to discuss it all with the vet and decide what to do, so I guess we'll have to have some serious discussions over the weekend. 
Other than that, ds1 is being a nightmare with all this unstructured time. Easter weekend was really hard going with him, better the last couple of days while we've been out and about but absolutely bloody awful today, just when I really couldn't cope with the chaos he creates. He's not well himself either, having horrible digestive problems again and now seemingly passing blood - can't get a straight answer how much and haven't actually seen it myself but it has pushed his health anxiety through the roof and we are back to constant hand washing (which of course has caused his eczema to flare up) asking if he might have touched or ingested something poisonous and checking if x, y or z imaginary symptom means he has been poisoned or caught something terminal.
It's his birthday next week and he's so ridiculously excited about that, plus stressed at getting his room ready for his best friend to come to tea, plus doesn't do unstructured time, plus all the stress of upcoming SATs and it being his last term at his current school next term - that he is just in freefall really, beyond stressed and not coping on any level.