Dear Jenny ~ You sure do have a lot going on and wrong! Makes me even more scared of the back surgery I am supposed to have as soon as I finish this 2-year course of injectable osteoporosis treatment and get medicare [I'm on SSDI, too]. Completion of the treatment is necessary because currently the surgeon thinks my bones are too soft for the screws to hold. You've had 22 surgeries for arthritis? Well, it IS shocking! And diabetes, too. Oh, Dear ~ I cannot even imagine what it is like to have a stroke. Do you lose conscienciousness? Do you have any residual effects from the strokes? I have a lot of physical problems also, 3 back/bone conditions, tremors, migraines, foot problems, allergies, restless legs, bladder spasms, esophageal spasms - some anxiety related, some not. But I don't have the serious stuff you do. However, it's a huge chore to get out of bed and do any type activity , and I certainly DO understand being sick and tired of being sick and tired! Caring About You! billieJ