@madein1995 cat got antibiotic and painkiller injections and only tried to bite the vet twice, i have lexocam to get into her daily thankfully she likes the taste of it as i give it with her fave food which she doesnt get often so its a treat
I know the fun of a balance ball, i never felt confident to actually put my weight on the one i had as i got it as part of neck physio exercises to try and get my neck back in normal working order, it didnt help me overall as everytime i tried that exercise i had to have somebody around as i usually passed out in pain and our physio sessions consisted of him bringing me around and me passing out or throwing up and sometimes both lol
Im replying to Tuesdays post at this point but nothing wrong with strawberries and nutella its fruit and nuts so 2 food groups as far as im concerned
Just a thought but maybe tackling too many things at once as it can be harder to maintain what you see as instant successes in some areas while other areas are making it harder for you. So diet, exercise, new job, reduction all at same time but im not discouraging you,
On Wednesday evening you said "Funnily enough I've not really thought about the drugs side of things today" as mentioned above I had said we encouraged graduates and those going thru "life college" to keep as busy as possible. It does help.
However see note added re starting new job further down.
Oh nice new glasses, thats on my list to do soon as well soon. Ive been wearing glasses since i was 6, im 43 this year so a long time (37 years)
I also see you have a hair appointment made as well, are you currently (long, short, colour, curls - just nosy) and intending changing or just tidying? Mine needs cut and chopped but CBA at the minute and its salt and pepper grey at the minute
Its a massive step in itself to first admit to yourself that you have a problem, then to come and admit to us here and seek support, to join the support group so you can get the help you need with peer to peer support which is the suggested online group, @fruitcider kindly suggested.
As im thinking you are living with your mum i know from above you cant confide in her and thats a pity, but you have people who you can. We dont know you personally but will not throw anything up at you as you are trying your best with what you have and thats all anyone can do or ask. You know your mum and how similar smaller things have been handled or mishandled so best avoided if only going to cause you more distress and would end up pushing you down the slope.
Well done on realising what needs to change before you can be considered for your dream career. Its not easy realising about drug use esp when they make you feel nice and losing weight (6st - weight watchers / exercise) and you will be passing bleep tests in no time,
@madein1995 re your post of Wednesday night around 11pm, you arent posting the same thing over and over again, you are reinforcing solidly in your mind what you need to do and acknowledging this is going to be really hard.
You dont have to try or "do enough" for anyones sake, the only person you want to try and do your best for is yourself. Your best is all you can ask from yourself.
Monday im guessing new job starts so I wish you all the luck in the world with that,
I know you will probably be expected to take in a lot of information in the first couple of days inc possibly a few mandatory courses, do you think if you were in the starts of withdrawal from your own experience
- this will affect your concentration
- lead to physical symptoms which may bring you to attention if you cant pass off easily as simple sickness and you probably dont want to be off sick/ ill at work in first week of new job
So maybe consider starting the reduction later in the week so that the roughest days are over the weekend just a thought but im not a medic so you can make your own mind up on that
@SummerRayne17 Hello and nice to meet you
@madein1995 re being tired yesterday afternoon as various people inc myself all put heads down and had a nap so sleep is good for the body
Glad to hear you made it to weight watchers and its small steps bit by bit
Re headache and sickness last night, that could be coming from a withdrawal but not going to recommend you take a couple of paracetamol on account of possible impact on your liver
What i would suggest instead is trying to keep hydrated, squash / plain water - squash does make it easier to drink in my opinion - microwave heat pack, cold pack, with the nausea i would have a slice of toast because if you are going to vom you now have something to do it with and arent dry heaving, for nausea i also recommend ginger ale if you can sip at it when its gone flat, and/or travel bands
Headache - put cold pack to back of neck, heat pack to feet to pull blood away, slice of toast in case of vom, open small can of ginger ale, then have something else on standby to take vom taste out of your mouth if you have been sick and the heat pack up to your tummy to cuddle as you will be feeling sensitive and vulnerable.
(if dont like ginger ale, ginger tea, ginger nut biscuit, nibbling a piece of raw ginger... you get the common factor here - or a dry cream cracker i think helps as well)
I also like accupressure bands which i got from boots at one point, If you are having a rough evening / night / morning at home and start being sick, www.boots.com/sea-band-10202648
Here is a tip i have learned from dealing with chronic illness which has left me mostly bedbound and 95% housebound if you feel there is going to be vomiting apart from usual advice, take an old towel, plenty of tissues, water etc. I use an old saucepan, this is its only purpose, i have covered it in tape so that no one puts in into kitchen circulation by accident as its regularly used by me for that purpose (most recent being Weds evening) its small, light and handle is easy to hold. Yet its big enough to hold plenty,
Thats the reasoning you may notice I dip up and down in this thread @madein1995 its not cos i dont care, i do - after being at vet with cat on Tuesday brought my downfall and ive been fully bedbound since (this is actually normal for me)
Good to hear you are feeling better after a sleep, still waving those pom poms for you altho at this minute its done in my head