Update

A friend reminded me how remiss I've been about blogging.  I guess it's because I don't want to admit to myself how limited my life has become.  I very rarely leave the house and the thought of preparing for an outing is overwhelming.

I found out in May that my vitamin D  level was 4 (out of a normal 30) I've been taking supplements to try to increase it, but my body will only tolerate so much at a time.  It is supposed that the shortage is caused by one of my necessary pain meds, so I am just doing what I can to keep up..I can tell that I forgot my morning dose of D because I won't have any energy at all.

My pain  is worse.  I had two nerve blocks that helped some with the lower back, but nothing so far helps my neck.  Try driving or going anywhere, heck try just talking to somebody at dinner without turning your head to the left.One really good nerve twinge from that and I am down for a while.

I had to get a rollator (think walker with wheels)  a few months ago.  I don't use it a lot, but it did help me on a shopping trip last month.It has a chair built in, so I can sit down wherever I get tired.

My knee is acting up again so I will probably have to have that looked at.It make it hard for me to go up and downstairs in my house.

I can sense a level of depression due to all of this. I just don't feel very interested in things I usually like to do.  It's very mild at this point and I think it is just situational.    As a result I feel myself withdrawing from the outside world.

I'm sure that's enough whining for now.  At least you can tell what's going on and why I'm not writing much.  I'll tr to do better.