Thank you everyone for your support!

Thanks a lot for the candle, Pat, it's very appreciated!

And Karen, that is so sweet of you that you would even care for Luna and Lily despite of your allergies!

I saw the orthopedist this morning, but haven't been sent to MRT yet. They first tried some shots (between the facette joints), and if that's not helping, they will discuss further options. So I still have to wait.

As far as being hospitalized goes... there's another threat hanging over my head now. As you may know, I'm unemployed right now, and since I'm dealing with various health problems for a long time (constant nausea, gastrointestinal problems, and - since last fall - depression), they're going to send me to a medical service that's supposed to find out to which degree I'm still able to work. I have already been told that in the process, I will most likely be sent to a psychosomatic clinic for further threatment and threapy, and usually you have to stay for 6, or even 8 weeks. The thought of that makes me bawl my eyes out, I cannot be seperated from my girls for such a long time!!! In 2008, when I was at the clinic for 6 weeks after my burnout, it's been one of the hardest things I've ever been through, being parted from my girls for such a long time! And now they want me to do that again!! I don't want to go, and I don't even think they could help me in such a clinic!! I'm pretty sure my nausea and exhaustion is NOT psychosomatic, I would think it's related to my thyroid condition! But if I refuse to go, they will cut down my unemployment money, so I'm trapped! But I know I cannot leave my girls!!!

I already told the woman at the unemployment office that I have no one to look after my cats, and she said I'd have to give them to the shelter in such a case!!! Go figure!!