Dear Tony49xxxx~
I'm afraid it has been a couple of weeks or so since you posted and I'm glad that in the meantime you met
Sophie_M who has good advice. I can imagine what it is like to post asking help and not being
answered. Sadly the system does not always work as we would like.
Please rest assured it is nothing to do with you, or the subject of your post.
While I do not have the same physical problems you do I have enough to affect my life quite seriously and have some idea of the utter frustration and feeling trapped you must go though. It shrinks one's life down simply due to the inability to get around, and on top there is the added burden of not knowing what is going to happen.
In my case there is ongoing pain to manage, perhaps there is in your life too.
I've no wonderful fixes in my own case, so can only tell you what I try, which does in fact help me cope. Actually it is a matter of coping, I doubt either your problems or mine are the sort (apart from your knee) can be directly fixed.
I do push myself - which many or may not be wise -and travel around dealing wiht a swag of voluntary duties. These, even if they have to be an exercise in logistics, give me interest, distraction and a sense of accomplishment. This carries through to what I do at home, which is along the same lines using a computer or phone.
I also am in contact with other people that way, and I think this is very important. Trying to deal with things in isolation is very hard indeed. Even if you do not take others into your confidence over your conditions simply human interaction is a balm.
My interests which are Mental Health related activities, computers and books will not be the same as yours. I'm sure you will have your own interests, even enjoyments.
Do you think the methods I've used would be of any use to you?
Croix
