Thoroughly p****d off!!

Mishap I do hope you are better soon

I'm not going to tell you to pull yourself together either mishaps. Lots of good advice already given. Cling on to the thought it will get better eventually. Hang on in there (((((hug)))))

Not the right thing to say, but stress can bring on IBS, so I echo the advise already given. You've put up with a lot and your body seems to be telling you it needs a bit more than your will power. You need outside help. Shout loudly at your GP!
and hugs. No though, it doesn't help IBS!

Thank you so much to everyone for your supportive comments - I had reached a real low earlier today. I can cope with the pain/immobility etc, but the guts are truly the giddy end for me. Your kindness is truly appreciated.

I will ring my GP tomorrow and see what he has to say. I have to say he is quite a dismissive chap (ex-professional partner of my medic OH and more than a bit burnt out) but I will see if I can get anywhere.

Mishap
You do need help, you should not have to struggle with this alone.

Mishap it is so uncomfortabel IBS ...we all suffer from it myself and 2 daughters,, anything seems to set it off....how about a warm heat bag (I find hot bottle too heavy) or maybe place it round your back as I find when you have stomach upset your back seems to suffer with a dull ache..hope your feeling a litle brighter tomorrow

Do you go to an IBD clinic at a local hospital? IBD nurse might be more sympathetic than GP.

Dear Mishap, I have been worrying about you since I read your OP.In winter clothes it is often hard to find your knickers quickly. My sister says you need a bookmark! Please be firm with your GP. Tell him he ought to know by now that you are not one to make a fuss about nothing and do keep us posted with your progress,please.

Good morning, Mishap. I hope today is a bit better for you. Let us know how you get on with your doctor - be very firm with him!

Mishap I echo Greatnan's words. Do not apologise for needing assistance.

Thank you for your very kind words everyone - it is so appreciated.

I feel less negative this morning - thank goodness! Yesterday was a real low point. IBS slightly better today and that seems to be what makes the difference - it really brings me down with all the other things.

I have spoken to the nicer GP today and he is putting up something for me to try for my IBS and he is also putting up some more anti-coagulant injections for me which I feel happy about. Hospital said I could stop them once I am out of pain and can walk a bit more on the crutches, but that is not going to happen soon, so I would rather extend the injections - better safe than sorry.

You are a great bunch and have lifted my spirits no end. I do not like to be too wimpy with family - they have their own lives to lead.

Mishap, so glad you're feeling a bit more positive today. It's amazing the difference day makes. Look after yourself carefully.

Mishap so glad that you are more upbeat today

Glad things are looking brighter Mishap

Glad you are feeling a wee bit better. You are NOT wimpy!

Good to hear you are feeling more positive Mishap

Good to hear you are a bit better today Mishap

Mishap Less negative, is more positive. Deserves a gold star!

Blimey, Mishap, with all that was happening to you I think you were entitled to a bit of wimping! Glad things look a bit brighter today. Funny how we try to protect our children, even when they are adults - I don't ring my daughter if I am not having a good day, in case it worries her - and she is a grandmother.

Sleepless night last night - lots of pain which is still there today - in the foot, ankle. leg, and arthritic hip - and in all the muscles that are being used in a new way as I try to get about! Boy will I be glad when all this is over.

GP friend yesterday said "Oh ligament damage - that will take ages to heal!" Well, thank you very much!!!

But.....I'm wheeling round the kitchen and cooking lunch and will go to the village hall this afternoon to do my monthly job of issuing books for the community library. It just involves sitting at a table so I should manage once I have got into the hall. Got to keep some semblance of normality.

OH in foul mood today so that is not an asset!!!!!

Have just read this thread and didn't realise how difficult it is for you Mishap. You have taken time out to give me support and advice when you yourself needed support. Thank you so much

Re "OH in a foul mood "- another good reason to get out to village hall (or indeed anywhere)!! Maybe a change of company will also be good! Hope the new drugs make a diffrence

Have just read your thread Mishap and totally sympathise. IBS combined with urgent need to get to the loo is bad enough without the added stress of a broken foot, and add an unsympathetic GP and a grump husband to the mix and no wonder you are feeling a bit down!!!

Trying to get out and have some sort of normality is the best thing you can do. I know what you mean about immodium, relief comes at a price!!!

Glad you feel a bit brigher.

It is interesting that IBS is so common and yet so little understood. I always say that they will understand it when I am dead and gone and I will have missed the boat.

Nice GP prescribed Fybogel which I then discovered is full of aspartame which gives me the jitters/squits; so that is a non-starter. Back to square one!

I am sure that life will improve soon.

I think it's because it's not just a physical problem. I believe the gut has kind of got a mind of it's own; you can say to yourself 'I'm fine' but your gut goes 'oh no you're not'. I also wonder if it's because it's more prevalent in women; one of those things that if men suffered from it more would be done to find a cure. I must have suffered with it for years before realising that I wasn't the only person who had it. It was only when I was in quite a lot of pain that I eventually went to see a doctor about it. Wish I could turn back the clock and get those years back.