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I went to the doctor yesterday for my pain problems, and it turns out we may have a solution! (kind of)

It was a doctor I've not seen before, but I didn't feel like she was dismissive with me, which was nice. She says she thinks I may have something called Sacroiliac Joint Dysfuntion, which is basically that the lowest part of my spine moves around more than it should, and that's what's causing the pain.

She's prescribed me some painkillers (Naproxen), and referred me for physio. She said it could take three months for me to get an appointment, but it might be sooner than that depending on the waiting lists.

So. That was good!

(I almost cancelled the appointment the same day I made it because I wasn't feeling too bad, and then I felt like a fraud (as you do), but ultimately decided to go because I've put up with this for long enough. Also I was in agony on Tuesday with it for whatever reasons, and I can't be like that. I don't want to be like that again, it was awful).

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I started a cross stitch the other day, but I'm keeping it a secret in case I rage quit it. I had to restart it three times because I kept mucking it up, and then I've had pull out and restart two different sections because I was using the wrong colours (partly down to the size of the image I was working from initially - I resized it and printed out bigger).

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I started writing The Thing about Tidus and ugh, god, my writing skills are rusty (also I feel like I don't have a lot to expand on, so this is either going to be short or non-existent). It's sort of a practice run for something I've been thinking about doing for a few months now, but haven't got round to doing (because my brain is still being weird about everything because it turns out this is how I deal with grief, apparently. I've been wanting to paint for literal months now, and still haven't for the same reasons. I know I'll get over it eventually, but it's frustrating in the meantime).

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Talking of FFX (sort of), it took me a few goes to beat Yunalesca, even with Zombieproof armour. Because, it turns out, she casts Mega Death more than once! Neither my guide nor the internet mention this!

Thank the frogs for Mega Phoenixes, is all I can say, and also that sidequest to get all the fiends off the Calm Lands, because then you get the exact amount of items you need to customise one (1) Deathproof armour. Which I stupidly did for Auron, because I was like, "he has the most HP, he will be the most difficult to heal", and then the Mega Phoenix kills him as it revives the others, because he's been zombified. If I'd been smart (I am not), I would've customised an armour with Zombie- and Deathproof on the one item, but I don't think I had anything with enough slots for him, sighs.

And then! An hour of fighting Sin! (It might not have been that long, but it felt like it, especially because I didn't think to use Armour Break for 2/3 times so that Wakka could, IDK, do some damage). I don't know if it's possible to Game Over during those fights, but ugh that's a slog I'm glad I only had to do once.

Now I am Inside Sin, and I think the next thing is the final Seymour Fight? I can't remember offhand (it's been five years since I last played and probably about twelve since I even got to this point).

I might go straight on to X-2 after this, since it's on the same disc, and it saves messing about with the HDMI cable (I really ought to invest in a splitter and at least one more cable. I do have a spare cable, but it's 5 metres long, and trying to stuff all that behind the TV would make the situation back there worse. So I need a shorter one). Anyway, I haven't really decided yet.

ETA: I keep thinking I ought to try beating Lightning Returns, and then I will have beaten all of the FFXIII trilogy, but I honestly do not know if my right thumb can take it. I like LR, I do not necessarily like the fight mechanics. (This ETA brought to you by fucking_meds and people talking about arthritis). [/edit]