Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group it never rains but it pours!

Boy,

Life is exhausting and it sounds like you are buried under a lot of stresses. The pain on top of all that is not what one needs.

There is good stuff out there too. ON the really bad days where all you got going on inundates you don't forget to peek around for the good stuff or if you need to be selfish for your sanity go out of your way to find the things you declare as good and joyous to you.

Hi Heather,

You are so courageous. Sounds as though you have a lot of extra mommy/lady stuff to deal with right now and even in the healthiest of times that can be hard enough. I know in my case, poor health can make a bump in the road feel like Mt. Everest.

Don’t forget to do something for YOU...splurge on a magazine, fix yourself a cup of tea, light some candles, soak in a long bubble bath.

Hang in there. Know that we are here for you. Bright days are ahead.

hi
thanks sharon, i am so sorry for bein late to reply to this.
i am sorry to hear u r havin pet probs too, it sounds extremly difficult for u. i hope u manage to get things sorted ok.
when i had chickenpox as a kid it was just calomine lotion. i still got get my son in the bath tho i am sure a bath would help. its bad enough trying to get calamine lotion on him tho, i had to chase him round the house to do it last nite, this itself rips ur heart out as ur only trying to do it for their own good, i ended up with calamine everywhere but on him!
thank u very much for ur suggestions they r very much appreciated.
and hes to hoping our recent strain of bad luck diminishes very soon!
take care
heather

hi
thanks lisa for ur good wishes.
i am sorry to hear u r having some problems urself, i sincerely hope theyr sorted for u soon, u r in my thoughts too. i do understand many r havin much worse probs than me, and my heart goes out to those, these r trying times for many of us.
take care
heather

hi
thanks philip. ur telling me things have got to get better at some point, i have been feeling "stressed" for a few months now, and i really dont feel like my normal self due to it. (that was comin in another post lol)
i would love to try anything like oatmeal/baking soda in my sons bath, but i cannot get him into the bath! this i know is not good for him either
thabks i am trying to take care of myself, but after everything else i am so tired!
thanks for ur good wishes, and i hope ur eye situation is improving.
take care
heather

hi
thanks inanna.
run ragged about sums things up, and things r gonna b no better next week either as my sis is putting pressures on me for the coming week.
i have tried telling my son liam that putting something special in the bath will help his spots go away and still he screams hysterically and refuses the bath, never the less i'll keep trying, thanks for ur suggestion and kind words, i must try the TLC thing sometime, its just finding time, i feel so ill and tired, to b honest as the days progress i am not entirely sure i havent got another chest infection, which i hope with all my strength doesnt turn out to b as bad as the last one i had.
thanks again.
take care
heather

hi
thanks megan
ur hugs r very much appreciated and needed rite now.
thank u very much for ur kind words.
take care
heather

hi
thanks steve
i will try and remember not to get too bogged down with the bad things, and try and keep lookin forward to the good things.
thanks for ur words they are vey much appreciated.
take care
heather

Heather,

I hope you are not coming down with another chest infection. It sounds like you need a break from the children just so that you can get back some of your strength.

Hi Heather

Sorry to hear about your boys, bicarbonate of soda in the bath eases the itching in chickenpox and piriton syrup (antihistamine) will stop the itch altogether. Trouble with AS is that I find I catch everything! but have managed to avoid too many colds this winter by taking Vitamin C supplement every day. Work in a primary school so have wall to wall germ laden children around me all the time. Know what you mean about the cats - just have one but love her like a child as well - except when she brings me 'presents' of dead mice and birds. Hope your cats are on the mend soon.

A laugh is worth a handful of NSAID's

hang in there