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Mottie said:
Ditto to the above with an allotment. I'd never thought of it like that before but thinking about it, I spend more than half of my time over there just bumping gums with other allotment holders. That’s got to be good for your mental health. The fresh air and occasional solitude does you good too.
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I love seeing your allotment pics, when I was young my mum and dad had an allotment, It was very sociable, even having a bit of a shop which had tables outside like a cafe.
 
Notch7 said:
I love seeing your allotment pics, when I was young my mum and dad had an allotment, It was very sociable, even having a bit of a shop which had tables outside like a cafe.
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Yeah, we have a shop on ours that opens weekends. Sells all type of fertilisers, canes, weed membrane, seed potatoes, compost, netting etc plus allotment produced jams and honey. One of the plot holders has only to come out of his garden gate and he's on his plot. In the summer, he and his wife bring out tea and biscuits for everyone and up to 8 of us will sit around a large table on his plot and end up doing feck all work on our plots. :ROFLMAO:
 
johnny2007 said:
I went through a very rough patch once and all started with back pain.
When the pain is constant, day and night, depression kicks in.
You might be in the same vicious cycle I was: pain-feeling down-more pain-depression-more pain-etc.
You need to try fix your back.
Start being a pain in the backside with your doctor's, call everyday, show up at the surgery, send emails, etc.
Make sure they refer you to a neurosurgeon or spinal orthopaedic.
Once there, don't take their first answer as gospel, ask for a second opinion, make formal complaints if needed.
At NHS they're in the habit of saving money and if you need surgery they'll delay it as much as possible by giving you pills.
If you can, go to a private consultant, it's £350 for first consultation, better if you already have MRI.
If private consultant says you need surgery, then NHS consultant will agree.
You can jump from private to NHS without being penalised, it's in the NHS constitution or rules.
Let me know your area and I see if I know any good consultant around you; in my time I travelled all around the UK and abroad to find a solution.
I don't suffer back pain anymore, surgery saved my life that I thought was over.
You might not need surgery but some other treatment that unfortunately the NHS keeps almost secret.
Good luck.
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Have had s couple MRI's. Was with the pain clinic too. They were useless!!

Docs are not that much better either....

Back is always in pain at varying degrees. Plus i get burning when i sit down...started Pregabolin for that....suffered with that for over 25 years too.......and then anxiety / depression on top....
 
Notch7 said:
I love seeing your allotment pics, when I was young my mum and dad had an allotment, It was very sociable, even having a bit of a shop which had tables outside like a cafe.
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With my back, gardening is a no no. I used like gardening...
 
Koolpc said:
Have had s couple MRI's. Was with the pain clinic too. They were useless!!

Docs are not that much better either....

Back is always in pain at varying degrees. Plus i get burning when i sit down...started Pregabolin for that....suffered with that for over 25 years too.......and then anxiety / depression on top....
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Do you know what the root cause of your back pain is?

Back pain is a low priority for the NHS, even if you are in extreme pain, you may have explored all alternative options, but in case you haven’t:

Physiotherapists can be very good with backs, even if it’s say degenerative disc disease, there are things they can do to help improve the situation.

There are private back pain clinics that have spinal surgeons etc, worth considering if you’ve got nowhere on NHS


My apologies if what I’ve written seems patronising, when we are suffering the last thing we want is “helpful advice” :unsure::)
 
Notch7 said:
Do you know what the root cause of your back pain is?

Back pain is a low priority for the NHS, even if you are in extreme pain, you may have explored all alternative options, but in case you haven’t:

Physiotherapists can be very good with backs, even if it’s say degenerative disc disease, there are things they can do to help improve the situation.

There are private back pain clinics that have spinal surgeons etc, worth considering if you’ve got nowhere on NHS


My apologies if what I’ve written seems patronising, when we are suffering the last thing we want is “helpful advice” :unsure::)
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No, i appreciate your input. I have tried many things over the years with no avail.....i guess i just have to keep taking painkillers when needed.....i do try to keep walking etc but my knees are getting worse now too...lol!!
 
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