@kenzie
Hi,
After being a watchmaker, scientific instrument designer and builder with a hobby of building models I had a hard time when I lost all sensation in the fingers and arms. I discovered I had the ability to hold and work with tweezers from years of knowing how hard to squeeze them. I couldn't pick up a watch battery unless I had tweezers. It was diagnosed as repetative strain injury, but I'm not so sure now I know about Dysautonomia and neuropathy and I have been undiagnosed diabetic for over 40 years. Anyways I worked around it and ran my own business for many years until Campylobacter got me. It stopped my kidneys, very nearly killed me and left me with my current pickle of health issues. Anyway despite having a difficult time with diabetic medication I have bounced back and set course on continuing the medication with changes. I have added metformin to the mix in the hope the body sees my meds as individual and not accumlative. I hope 2 small doses may be as good as one normal sized dose. My quarterly bood tests are due this coming week so I'll see where my body is taking me. Decided to go with a power wheelchair as my wife will be unable to push me when the time comes, she has her own problems, and if I kick off she will be able to move from her scooter to the chair in time. As I said I'm bouncing back and will take the side effects head on. The thought of possibly leaving my wife to deal with a paralysed hubby dosen't go down to well with me. It would leave me looking for a bungy jump, no strings attached!
I keep thinking I'm going to beat all this and prove everyone wrong, but the reality is I can't and neither can I give up. I don't know how to, never gave up on anything in my life, all I know is how to fight for a result.
Cheers