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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1840075" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>[USER=133463]@EveryCloud[/USER] - My own experience of some foods is the things we like most, and are most likely to pull us back again (and maybe again!) for seconds, tend to be the ones least health kindly to us. In fact for myself, where I identify such a food, I try to eliminate it completely, for a while at least, to see what happens. It can be quite surprising.</p><p></p><p>Whilst it is a great temptation to look forward a decade or two and imagine how we might be, when those imaginings aren't bringining back positive thoughts or images, I find it best to shorten my timeframes somewhat to a few days, weeks, or at the very most months.</p><p></p><p>I don't suffer with diabetic neuropathy, but did have a post operative neuropathy forr almost a couple of years, following an operation that just happened to involve scraping my ribs, so I do appreciate a little bit how relentless and deep that pain can be. Thankfully this has eased for me over time, and I no longer suffer at all, provided I follow some self-discovered golden rules.</p><p></p><p>Talk away here, and please don't try to look too far ahead. In life there are times when we all have to compromise, and sometimes that does surround or medications. I've always been very anti medication if I can possibly avoid it. The tether to the pharmacy always horrified me a bit, but following a couple of years of peculiar symptoms, the root cause of which couldn't be ascertained by tests and examinations, I started on a tiny dose of Levothyroxine. A few short months later, I feel better than I have done in a long time, such was the slow creeping onset of just being "a bit off my energy game". Needless to say, I'm suddenly "over" my aversion to meds. My mantra is now "quality of life trumps ego" - for me anyway.</p><p></p><p>So, in essence, I think what I'm trying to suggest is you take this period in bite sized pieces and feel your way forward, rather than focusing on the negatives of your condition. Life's there for the living, and it's highlylikely there are lots of adventures out there for you.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it all, and keep talking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 1840075, member: 345386"] [USER=133463]@EveryCloud[/USER] - My own experience of some foods is the things we like most, and are most likely to pull us back again (and maybe again!) for seconds, tend to be the ones least health kindly to us. In fact for myself, where I identify such a food, I try to eliminate it completely, for a while at least, to see what happens. It can be quite surprising. Whilst it is a great temptation to look forward a decade or two and imagine how we might be, when those imaginings aren't bringining back positive thoughts or images, I find it best to shorten my timeframes somewhat to a few days, weeks, or at the very most months. I don't suffer with diabetic neuropathy, but did have a post operative neuropathy forr almost a couple of years, following an operation that just happened to involve scraping my ribs, so I do appreciate a little bit how relentless and deep that pain can be. Thankfully this has eased for me over time, and I no longer suffer at all, provided I follow some self-discovered golden rules. Talk away here, and please don't try to look too far ahead. In life there are times when we all have to compromise, and sometimes that does surround or medications. I've always been very anti medication if I can possibly avoid it. The tether to the pharmacy always horrified me a bit, but following a couple of years of peculiar symptoms, the root cause of which couldn't be ascertained by tests and examinations, I started on a tiny dose of Levothyroxine. A few short months later, I feel better than I have done in a long time, such was the slow creeping onset of just being "a bit off my energy game". Needless to say, I'm suddenly "over" my aversion to meds. My mantra is now "quality of life trumps ego" - for me anyway. So, in essence, I think what I'm trying to suggest is you take this period in bite sized pieces and feel your way forward, rather than focusing on the negatives of your condition. Life's there for the living, and it's highlylikely there are lots of adventures out there for you. Good luck with it all, and keep talking. [/QUOTE]
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