Hello everyone! Don’t have a lot to say, finally got around to making the new mega.

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  • gingerbrat [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    This sucks so much, I’m sorry you’re suffering still, honey cuddle

    I know it’s not much, but the fact you can walk at all is still impressive, especially given the rest of the issues you mention. I hope that the tendon will get better, and that you can walk pain free for more than five minutes. Out of curiosity, is there a way to improve your left side slowly again? Like, some way to strengthen muscles and tendons to give you back your mobility? And if so, is it affordable/available?

    Nooo not the thyroid meds again ._. Is it too much or too little or something altogether different?

    • DisabledAceSocialist [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      I’ve been having physiotherapy for several years now, and seen the neurophysio, and the podiatrist has been dealing with it too because these issues are concentrated in my feet a lot. It just isn’t going to improve any more now. It was on the NHS so it took ages to get the first appointment, by which time the damage was done, and the appointments have been spaced out far apart. Maybe if I’d gotten better help i might have made a better recovery but it’s too late now.

      The thyroid issue will never go away either. It’s just impossible to keep a steady level. After the endo lowered the dose it got too low, so it was raised again, now I have symptoms from it being too high. It will never stop.