These last few weeks have been frustating and painful,firstly i had a fall in the middle of the night going to the toilet which has left me in a lot of pain especialy my back.

Thankfully i did'nt hit my head but i have popped a disc which is excruciating and has left me not only feeling low but unable to sleep.

what has made things worse is i can no longer get the "Rotigine patches" to help with the restless legs.The chemist can no longer get them as they have stopped making them.

my doctor has given me an alternative medication called"Ropinirole"which is in tablet form.

I'am on a low starter course at the moment which has not really helped as it is a low dosage and will take sometime before it starts to work.

Meantime im having a terrible time getting off to sleep as the restless legs are causing the pain im feeling worse due to the slipped disc.

I'm feeling so tired and my day is filled with pain,all this is having an impact on my mood.

My rheumatoligist has suggested a possible operation on my back which carrys the the risk of infection,so ive declined any operation as ive had a laminectomy and de-compression of the spine in 1997 which made things worse,and has weakened the disc above and below the de-compression.so im stuck and exstremely fed up.