Dear Karen, thanks for the message. I am going for my initial appointment on Monday. Did you get any immediate symptom relief of any kind after having them taken out? Do you get mood swings or times when you think it's all just too much.I never know from day to day how I'm goin to feel and can wake up in different moods or sometimes they change through the day. If I'm lucky I'll get the odd day when I can be up all day and feel like doing more, especially if the weather is good. Sometimes I can manage to takethe dog for a walk or go a short while into town. On a good day I may visit my eldest daughter and grandadchild. Other days I physically or mentally don't seem to manage much. I tend to wake early or get up during the night and sometimes the days seem so long, I find myself clockwatching, not knowing what to do with myself. As my daughter is 12 tomorrow I forced myself to go to the shops to get her present. Sometimes I have to put on a front with her and pretend everything isw fine even if i'm feeling really down or tired. I find this really hard. I feel like a completely different person to 2 years ago. I wouldn't say I didn't have a care in the world, but I was very happy and enjoyed life to the full in every way.