Anxiety/depression

[Tomshardware]

"Been through bad time lately with suffering with this. Dark thoughts as well. I know some posters on here suffer with this. Anyone come through the other side of this shit?

"A number of posters have been yellow carded and told to stay off this thread unless they have anything constructive to add.This is a thread that has been very useful to so many, for any other posters with scores to settle, argue on another thread. This thread is sacrosant.Thank you"

[panamahat]

Best wishes Ted in your next checkup / Op & all fellow Hammers that are struggling through these hard times .

[Pentonville]

"Zico I'm sorry to hear ur alone at Xmas mate, out of interest, where do u live? Im gonna dm u so check ur whomail As for the tests etc, hopefully ur catching these things early enough that removal will stop any serious complications. Don't apologise for the ramble, it's good to know ur situation and to hear how ur feeling. Better out than in. Check mail Ted , hope ur doing OK mate, any updates?"

[zico]

"Best of wishes Ted, hope things turn out ok. I've got a bit of a nervy wait until end of January. Had a small scab on the crown of my head since last December that comes off then reoccurs. In 2021 I had a mole removed from my back which I didn't actually go in for, but which thankfully turned out to be a dysplastic nevus, but since then have become a bit more aware of my skin especially as in your 50's you start getting liver/age spots and the like. Seen three GPs with two different diagnoses' with none sending me to a dermatologist, preferring to try various creams. Finally pushed again and a dermatologist asked me to send a picture to this app called MySkinDoctor. Not easy taking photos of the top of your head! Get a text message through last week with a link to click. First thing that comes up under results was.... ""Disgnosis - Basal Cell Carcinoma"" After gazing at it for a couple of minutes I read the letter they sent to the GP. There it states ""Diagnosis: Suspected Actinic Keratosis crown to exclude Basal Cell Carcinoma"" and with a face-to-face appt on 20th January. Regardless I suspect they will cut it out anyway for biopsy but there ain't much skin on the top of your head so no idea what they do! I know Hugh Jackman the actor has had a few3 of thee removed from his nose and from what I have read if your are going to get skin cancer this is the one to have but worrying all the same. Odd thing is that part of me is generally covered with a cap when working outside or on the golf course. Never really been one to get down but along with everyone else suffering in this cost-of-living crisis I'm fed up with wearing a coat indoors because I'm afraid to put the heating on and fed up that for the last year all my wages go on bills and food shopping, that's it. Feels like existing not living with no light at the end of the tunnel with April and another energy rise, and our council look like they are putting Council Tax up 8%. Thankfully I live alone (such a Scrooge so not a surprise) and no kids so cancelling Christmas doesn't affect anyone, but mum has been in care since 2019 with dementia and this is the sort of shit I used to talk to her about. Always just brushed it off before and always bounced back from a low spell but it's getting more difficult these days. Sorry for the ramble."

[Mace66]

"All the best ,Ted COYI"

[ted fenton]

Cheers lads it really is appreciated.

[DukeofDevo]

"ted fenton 1:53 Thu Dec 1 All the very best Ted, for your next check up. The best wishes for Christmas and the new year!"

[Crassus]

Mike Oxsaw 11:59 Fri Dec 2 And all the very best Ted Sir

[Pentonville]

Bon Chance Teddy!

[Mike Oxsaw]

"If I can add my best wishes for good luck on 3 Jan, then I do so. To be honest, every time there's a new post on this thread I open it with not a little trepidation, but more recently the mood had been more upbeat. For those still suffering (in silence, it would seem, for which they may well have a very valid not-for-me-to-judge reason) I hope things are also moving in a more positive direction."

[Willtell]

Get well soon Ted - we need your jokes to make WHO bearable mate...

[ted fenton]

Thanks lads

[happygilmore]

Best of luck Ted.

[Son of Sam]

"Good luck Jan 3rd Ted, hoping all will have cleared up by then."

[ted fenton]

I went for a endoscope on Tuesday just for a check up and ended up having varices banding ! I opted as always for the throat spray and then told me I had bleeding varices so I signed a consent form and the next thing I woke up in bed ...I have another endoscope booked for the 3rd Jan and sounds like I'll be having frequent checks for the rest of my life.....Well done the NHS for being on the ball and caring for me so promptly. Ah well shit happens ;-(

[arsegrapes]

"Having said that for the 40% who have no side bad effects corticosteroids can be a sort of wonder drug apparently, however the odds are troubling."

[arsegrapes]

"All the very best to everyone suffering here. I spoke with my consultant about taking corticosteroid tablets, he advised against stating that 30% get mania, 30% get depression and 40% ok. Some get suicidal thoughts, some dementia like symptoms many get better, some don't. Some got worse when treatment stopped so had to restart becoming dependent then given antidepressants which made symptoms worse. I had a Google and seems about correct. Made me think whether anyone had suffered depression as a side effect after taking corticosteroids?"

[Pentonville]

"I was told by a doctor to stop TV and phones and laptops etc 2 hours before bed due to the lighting etc, it really is a thing"

[Pentonville]

"I was told by a doctor to stop TV and phones and laptops etc 2 hours before bed due to the lighting etc, it really is a thing"

[Mike Oxsaw]

"Pervy McBeer 11:56 Mon Oct 24 Give some thought to the lighting in your environment. I've got an uplighter with reading light in each of the 4 corners of my lounge. Every evening, before 9pm, the uplights are turned off leaving only the downward facing weaker reading lights. Apparently this tricks/conditions your body that sunset has taken place and you naturally start to relax into sleep preparation. Also banning all electronic stuff from the bedroom helps (most especially your phone & TV), and if you must have an alarm, get one with a dull red LED display. Takes about a month for your body to adjust, so don't expect instant results."

[eswing hammer]

Thanks Charley!

[charleyfarley]

Nice one eswing glad tests turned out ok for you

[eswing hammer]

"Never really took much notice of anxiety or depression but l had to have a prostate biopsy Friday, l was dreading it , (ten day countdown) ,now that part is over l am so so relieved, to say l was anxious is probably an understatement but if that is what Anxiety is then l feel for anybody who has it !"

[Pervy McBeer]

"Thanks all In regards to the pregnancy thing she has just had a PRP injection as 1st round of IVF didnt work. So she is now on daily hormone injections until december and THEN another scan to see if that has worked and then it could be as early as Jan. Were doing the whole thing in Cyprus. So its all very much out of our control. Im contracting at tbe moment too so any time im not working im losing money. For a good cause obviously but i still have to get holiday agreed in advance and with this process it can be very last minute. I have a fair bit of me time but i often spend it stressing about work or whatever else is going on. Been trying to walk the dog first thing and free my mind a bit. Cut out caffeine, taking loads of supplements etc..! Only thing i havent cut out is booze."

[Mike Oxsaw]

"Pervy McBeer 9:13 Sun Oct 23 Have you got any ""ME Time"" in your day? I don't mean ""Me & she who must be obeyed time"", or ""ME and I'll take a break in a minute time"". I mean ""ME, NOW time"". Just be selfish and do nothing, doodle, scrunch up newspaper and lob it into the bin from across the room, pick your nose, anything you don't need to do, but are just fucking doing it, anyway. 5 - 10 minutes. I wouldn't let trying to extend your family become a stress for either of you - nature knows best and will decide when it's right."

[clarky]

"Pervy So you’re fucking loads but getting stressed/twitchy eyed about it? I can’t take the piss too much, my body in its wisdom, decides too make me go blind when I’m too stressed, it’s weird as fuck! It’s not too much wanking either before anyone says anything, if that was the case i would’ve had a white stick before I was 17"