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I wish I could tell you I did have a magical answer to your vibrations. My doctor says he’s never heard of it either and of course it got labeled with “long haul Covid”; Which I feel seems to be the answer to anything that they do not know! I still get the Internal body vibrations; Mostly at night, and they are very hard to ignore. I also have neuropathy in my feet and legs. I’m told from the numerous back surgeries I’ve had as well as abdominal ! The only thing I can tell you that has really helped me with those is when they start, if I’m at home anyway; I lay in my bed, which is electric, and I turn on the massage portion. It’s actually more like a bed vibrator; but for whatever reason, it takes them away much faster than normal! I have no idea why, I just know that thats what works for me. I’m very sorry you’re going through all this! People just don’t understand, especially when it’s out of the norm! I take Lyrica for my neuropathy and it helps to the point I can go about my day . But nothing actually takes it away. Sepsis and septic shock and even the ICU is no joke. It’s serious and you are very blessed to be alive!, Many people die from sepsis, let alone septic shock! I do have periods where I get extremely, extremely depressed; especially if I don’t keep myself busy… I’m not sure what that is caused by, but it is scary sometimes; we haven’t found a medication that helps with that. I do take Prozac for depression, which helps on a day-to-day basis; but every now and then I feel so, so alone! I feel like I am a grain of sand and that nobody really loves me and sometimes even that I wish I wasn’t here!!! I wish I had some kind of a solution or helpful hint to tell you about that; but I do not. I live alone, so I usually go to my room and stay in bed for days with my phone turned off. I usually stay awake for at least 48 hours, just thinking about how nobody cares! I can’t even tell you what brings me out of it; only that I’m blessed that it does! I do believe in God and I do believe he plays a role in keeping me out of the hospital and in my right mind most of the time . But I attribute it to my guardian angel honestly; that I eventually come out of that very dark, dark place!! Listen, I’m an RN that can’t work anymore; so I now do calm, sit down projects. I do what’s called “dotting”, and I color. Not just normal things; things that take me a long time and keep my attention on something else. I also bought an exercise bike, which I tried to use often since I’m still not wanting to go outside a lot; which is way way different for me. It’s getting better. There is hope; there is always hope… You just have to reach out for it and surround yourself with people that love you and care about you. I can’t say that anyone in my family understands how sick I really was and how close to death I was . Thank God for a very understanding and patience, boyfriend, best friend, and one of my seven sisters!! Horses are amazing therapy, and although I cannot ride anymore, I still love to be around them… Brushing them, talking to them, and just loving on them ! I also had a dog… She was a labrador retriever and had been with me for 17 years. I recently had to put her down for humane reasons… But that hasn’t helped things sometimes; I miss her so bad. So now it’s just me, navigating life the best way I know how , and including God, my father more often in my day-to-day conversations! Good luck to you and feel free to reach out to me anytime. I would be happy to share my phone number with you if you would like! Take care and remember that it’s OK to pray for yourself!!!…. ♥️🫶🏼☺️♥️🫶🏼😊♥️. My dogs name was ChikaJo & mine of course is Karen. Please feel free to reach out anytime! Peace & hope, Karen 😊

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Karen, thanks for replying. I’m not one to talk about and share my problems and be emotional but I just don’t know how much more I can take and it seems everyone I had and loves dies. I would love to talk, that’s not normal for me lol. Beautiful horse too. I have 2 horses ,a dog and two cats. Wouldn’t be alive without them really. I’m sorry about your dog…been there and my perfect therapy kitty is about there.
Private message me if you want to talk. Really appreciate the story