Saw pdoc yesterday & we agreed bipolar meds are working great--they can't do a thing for the pain, though. At least I'm balanced re: moods ... not even depressed over the situation, just frustrated. Big difference there!
Getting the Therapy dog and Therapy cat is one of the best choices I've ever made. Living alone--being alone, really--I don't think I could handle life without them always there to care for me. To make life worth the struggle.