KJ, you got a big GUFFAW from Neil for that one.

I think this is a concept who's time has come. When I was nursing, we had very stringent regulations about who came in to visit. My mother had surgery about ten years ago and was in for an extended stay and was missing her little canine companion very much. I mentioned it to the head nurse and she told me I was quite welcome to bring Daisy in with me when I visited. It was a Godsend for Mama and I am sure it helped encourage her to work harder in her therapy so she could come home sooner to Daisy. I was flabbergasted the rules had become so much more humane. Healing isn't all about the body, it's a wholistic thing.

VALERIE -I AM ALSO GOING THRU A LONG PERIOD OF SICKNESS NAUSEA ,FLUSHING ,DIZZINESS.SWEATS ,ANDRENALINE RUSH .I HAVE BEEN SICK SINCE DECEMBER .BY MARCH IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TO GO OUT ON DISABILTY . BEEN TESTED FOR A THOUSAND THINGS NOTHING ONLY THING FOUND WAS LOW ESTROGEN .COULDN'T CONVINCE MY GYN THAT ALL THESE SYPTOMS ARE PART OF MENOPAUSE .I AM GLAD I WENT INTO THIS SITE TODAY IT MADE ME FEEL ALOT BETTER TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SYMPTOMS. YESTERDAY I WAS AT MY PRIMARY DOCTOR HE WAS LIKE WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU IT HAS TO BE IN YOUR HEAD SO HE WAS GOING TO GIVE ME AN ANTI DEPRESSANT.I SAID NO WAY . # I WOULD RATHER BE EVALUATED BY A SHRINK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS EVERYTIME A DOCTOR CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ESPECALLY IF YOU ARE A WOMAN . BE CAREFUL OF THE ANTI DEPRESSANT.FIND A DOCTOR THAT SPECIALIZES IN MENOPAUSE .BELEIVE ME YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THRU THIS . IT GREAT TO BE ABLE TO VENT .THAT IS WHAT THE WEB SITE IS FOR

Many thanks for all replies, I guess you are all correct in some ways. Re lindakimy, I should say this. Yes, I love her although the strong feeling has developed in recent months. I would love her to be mother of my children and someone who I like to spend rest of my life. She currently live overseas and will be coming over to stay with me for 3 months so we can get to know each other etc. Indeed she wanted to let me know the nature of her job and if I'm going to be OK with that, hence I have a office job and much lesser stress full job overall. She is finishing her PH.D and also would like to teach as well practising as an skin specialist. But another problem is that she has done her study in Russia and getting her qualification assessed by Australian medical council will take her another 2-3 years etc. However sooner or later she is going to be in this field. I'm myself outgoing and like to go out on weekends and at least 2 holidays a year etc. But, what worries me is a bit is that she is already stressed out even way before being in the job, so its a bit scary to me that once she starts how worse that can go..... Of course I would love to adjust and I'm understanding, but sometime is good to know how bad such career can affect a family in ways...at least I know what I'm going to expect. I hope I have described the sitution a bit clearer so everyone can get a better picture!!