04-02-2017, 12:07 AM
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Anyway, hadn't finished, got interrupted mid flow!(thanks Mups x)
One of the "patients" kept taking over as he obviously knew much more about it than the people running the course.
A woman, whose main problem in life seemed to be fitting her clients in when she wanted them, not when they wanted, I think she's someone kind of therapist, she kept butting in and everything was all about her.
Another young girl kept taking her cardi on and off and the woman next to me kept yawning and falling asleep!
Two men seemed to think running long distances were the most important goal they could achieve and the rest kept quiet!
Oh what jolly fun!
Last one next week. We had a huge form to fill in, they want to know the ins and outs of a cat's ***!
04-02-2017, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by TessA
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Yesterday I went to an appointment at the Fatigue Clinic. My daughter took me, it's about half an hour drive so I thought I'd be quite ok with someone else driving.
It was a "group" meeting with a psychologist, which put me off as it smacks of, "it's all in your mind".
Anyway, I was called in, very pleasant young lady was leading it, two other patients didn't turn up and for about ten minutes it was just me and the psychologist.
That was, as it turned out, lucky as I managed to point out that the six, weekly, 2 hour appointments booked starting in January would be practically impossible for me to attend as I'd have to drive to the park and ride, catch a bus, then talk in a group for two hours, catch another bus then drive for up to half an hour to get home.
Not something that someone with chronic fatigue would find possible.
Well, then in came this woman, another patient who completely took over the whole session, neither I nor the psychologist could get a word in! No wonder she was fatigued!
I left early, with the psychologist 's email address.
What a complete waste of time and a talking session that I'm sure many people with mental health problems, who can't get appointments for a year or so, could have done with!
I just want a proper diagnosis as to why I'm so knackered, not stupid "pacing" etc, which I had from the fybromyalgia clinic and didn't work!
Grrr!
Absolutely shattered today so can't do anything, another wasted day!
a) don't worry about it .
b) if you feel like staying in bed or going back to bed, do so .
c) if it takes a week, let it .
d) if someone can do your shopping ,let them or do it online.
e) if you get some energy back after that you will know you are either bored stiff , which is a good thing, or you have had the rest that your body was telling you it needed.
If you are not diabetic, have some energy drinks like Lucozade, also honey and nuts.
Hope you don't think I'm being fecetious because I'm not . Just a firm believer, that our body tells us what it needs and there are times we should listen to it.
04-02-2017, 01:09 AM
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Hi Tess, it sounds so frustrating (and tiring) just to try to get diagnosed and treated.You mentioned angina. Do they regularly check whether you're in sinus rhythm? A lot of the symptoms you describe sound like arrhythmia - the waking with painful arms, the breathlessness and the crushing fatigue. It could be that you are going in and out of sinus so maybe harder to diagnose.
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