Thanks ladies for sharing your stories! Hopefully this will be a good place for people to look to when wondering what is happening to themselves and what others have been through and done about it.

Acacia - OMG, I can't believe you have had to deal with that for so long! It puts my three months into perspective - at least (I hope) this should only be temporary for me. How awful! And what a woman!! *hugs*

I'm glad that Cassius2 and BW have it under control now - I am sure that it will give some hope to others going through it in future.