@summertime, I'm glad you like my "handle" but do want you to know that like @jesfactsmon suggested, some days probably most of us feel @crappy too. Those days are wretched and having a safe and understanding place to vent can really help. I was starting a reply when a call came that my friend could come sit at my outdoor table to help me with my new android cell phone. Know idea if I completed the post to you and sent it or not. So if I'm repeating myself, just chalk it up to olde and forgetful, ok?

My cardiologist referred me to a neurologist for numb feet a yr ago. When tests didn't find the source of the neuropathy, the doc ordered diabetes testing which showed me pre-diabetic. Neither of these maladies were ever reported by other family members. I don't know which came first.. the cart or horse but Metformin was prescribed for the diabetes and nothing for the neuropathy.

I stopped the Metformin on my own because of continuing nausea, appetite and weight loss. Thirty lost lbs and multiple tests later, I never received a medical reason for the loss but did receive an additional diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (ckd). When it rains it pours, yes?

@rswinney, posting about "when we're in our own soup, we're in our own soup" is a good descriptor. I always say, "if your foot is broken and my hip is broken, we both hurt". And, as Rachel continued, some days our diversions work and help and others they just don't. That's when it is good to have a group like this who can listen, support and just commiserate. As she and @john wrote, it helps to remember you are not alone and others are hoping "your day gets better and better". Bet other heads were nodding in agreement as we read that one day we do more normal things and the next day we pay the price. Take care. We are here for you and each other.

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