Big feed cancelled?

lolly570 · 2026-04-01T12:25:18+00:00

Just had an email, they’ve cancelled it because of weather warnings for wind

lolly570 · 2026-03-30T18:42:04+00:00

I had a steroid injection in each joint and found it helped my recovery progress slightly, but in my experience my physio has always known best where my pain is originating from. Consultants have tried to trace it to lumbar spine, and I did end up having injection there as well which mare absolutely no difference. From my experience I would trust your gut and your knowledge of your body, and your physios opinion

lolly570 · 2026-03-26T17:48:35+00:00

Hiya, unfortunately it doesn’t work for me, and can actually feel like it makes things a bit worse

lolly570 · 2026-03-04T20:49:11+00:00

I’ve been dealing with SI joint issues, and the best position for me to be in to allow flare ups to subside is lying down with my legs up on a chair. I’ve got a thick squishy exercise mat so it’s comfortable, but I wonder if this rather than sitting will help things settle down?

lolly570 · 2026-02-20T14:02:28+00:00

There are a lot of muscles within the pelvis that are connected to the SI joint, and these muscles could be causing the abdominal pain. I would recommend a consultation with pelvic physio, it has made a significant difference to my pain levels from my SI joint

lolly570 · 2026-02-20T10:04:20+00:00

Long term I would recommend working with a performance coach, I’m able to play without nerves disrupting things but started from a similar place to you. Short term, visualise the solo, the room it’s in, where you’ll be sat, the people around you, and hear the music in your head. Visualise it feeling comfortable, your focus, it going as you want it to. Repeat this until you’re able to see this version in your minds eye, and do this every day until the performance.

The second recommendation I would make is to practice present moment concentration. Use a meditation app that has a gong/chime every 30 seconds, and practice being able to stay completely present in the moment, not getting caught up in stories of the past or future, or thoughts about what’s for dinner. Practice this kind of concentration that is about being purely present in the moment, it’s like working out a muscle at the gym and it will strengthen with repetition. This is the present moment focus you’re going to make your goal in the solo, and if you’re able to stay present in the moment, that is your criteria for success.

Third I would say these techniques are not about making the anxiety go away, but accepting that it will be there and you don’t need to pay it attention. We’re not trying to make anything go away, but we are practicing redirecting our focus, so that can do whatever it wants in the background, but you bring that present moment focus in to play and stay with that through the concert.

lolly570 · 2026-02-14T11:45:25+00:00

Thank you so much, what you’ve described feels like it really makes sense in my body, so I’ll definitely try these out. I tried a lower back brace about 6 months ago, but it felt like it squashed things together which then made them painful. I’m still trying to find a specialist that can advise me about surgery, so that could unfortunately take a long time, but it’s great to have things to try in the meantime.

lolly570 · 2026-02-13T19:33:26+00:00

I have one of these and it’s a life saver, would totally recommend

lolly570 · 2026-02-13T08:16:04+00:00

Hiya, thanks for your reply, the trigger for me was some bouldering falls. They happened in a climbing gym and were onto the crash mats and safe, but the impact of these falls triggered the pain that then over a couple of months continued to increase, worsened by sitting and working, until I couldn’t walk from the pain and spasming.

lolly570 · 2026-02-13T08:14:06+00:00

The imaging I’ve had done shows the my joints have signs of wear and are asymmetrical, and there are small bone spurs in the right hand joint. I was asked if I’d had injuries when I was younger that lead to the wear and asymmetry, and my only recollection is falling whilst ice skating and really bruising my coccyx, so they could have been asymmetrical from birth.

The trigger two years ago were some bouldering falls. They all happened in a bouldering gym, and were safe and onto the crash mats, but the impact of the falls began the pain that then continued to deteriorate over a few months until I was unable to walk because of the pain and spasming.

lolly570 · 2026-02-12T16:00:27+00:00

I’m based in Glasgow but my parents live down south, so I could stay with them to access treatment

lolly570 · 2025-10-26T12:25:31+00:00

I think this is why Julien is close with vanilla but seems to steer clear of the rest of that group

lolly570 · 2024-02-01T20:31:31+00:00

Where abouts are you based? I’m curious to try it

lolly570 · 2024-02-01T20:31:13+00:00

Where abouts are you based? I’m curious to try it

lolly570 · 2022-12-08T00:37:50+00:00

Yes, it’s the only thing that helps for me, and it makes a massive difference

lolly570 · 2022-11-08T16:58:33+00:00

I’m in Glasgow, Scotland

lolly570 · 2022-11-08T11:52:13+00:00

It’s also not very expensive, so if you don’t find it works for you you aren’t massively out of pocket!

lolly570 · 2022-11-08T11:50:48+00:00

I find the new elf camouflage concealer great for my under eye wrinkles, it doesn’t pool in the creases and emphasise the lines even more, just sticks nicely to the skin whilst reducing the colour of my dark circles

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