u/shineroo

I activated my SIM yesterday, missed the option to put the PAC number in. Now i can't find anywhere to actually give it to them to start the process. Their AI is pretty useless as it says to "log in and do it", but there is no where to do it. Am I going to need to call customer service to get this sorted (they are closed now).

I have HSD (9/9 on Beighton) and I had a hip injury 3 years ago that I have been fighting ever since. I have been working with an osteopath who focuses on hypermobility for 12 weeks. She has had me nearly 100% focused on core neuro rebuilding. I know I have made progress as I can now walk up stairs like a normal person, rather than one at a time, and I have a lot fewer wack-a-mole issues with hip muscles.

That said, I am at the point where I still can't get the brain to stop recruiting the wrong muscles. I am supposed to be starting to work with a personal trainer this week on rebuilding the muscles that have gone dormant over the past 3 years. I have made progress on my own on the glute medius. But I am STILL maxing out way to soon when walking (1 km using trekking poles on flat ground), then the anterior of my injured hip takes over and it transfers it's load to the QL on the un-injured side. So it is becoming a repeat problem. Do too much (which is actually very little) have to take a few days off as I did too much, lose what I gained, repeat.

I literally feel like it is a 2 week issue, that if i could figure out how to power through it and get enough strength back in the glute, I could move beyond this.

My osteopath is not cheap and she is 2+ hours away by train, so increasing my time with her isn't going to work. I was thinking of adding in an osteopath closer to home, for nothing other than releasing the tight muscles. But I don't know what to do. A tennis ball on the QL works for 10-15 minutes, but then it tightens up again, so I know that it is not a serious problem, just a super tight muscle because the glute still isn't taking its load.

Has anyone figured out how to get through this trap to the other side? I feel so close and yet so far away!!!

Applied 25 July 2026 online.

Approved 18 August 2026

Arrived in mail today, 20 August 2026

This included them rejecting the person who I used to verify my identity. Apparently, I used the name I know them by, but their legal first name is different. So Home Office said they "didn't meet the criteria", requiring I find someone else, and then they decided the needed proof of my home address, even though they did not ask for initially.

But I was quite please it took 3.5 weeks, where i had heard 5-6 weeks for the first one. I think if i hadn't had my hiccup with the friends name, it probably would have been less than 3 weeks.

We have family visiting from Canada 🇨🇦 in August and we’re considering renting a canal boat to take the grandkids out on (day trip, not overnight).

Has anyone done this? Recommendations or warnings? I have found ABC Boat Rentals at Lowesmore Wharf online, but thought I would check with here first.

Thanks!

I have been blessed. 63 yo before I had my first unrecoverable hypermobile injury (I am a 9 out of 9 on the Beighten scale). I apparently got through so many years through a lot of physical activity and very few injuries. I am now 65 and still working on getting through this one, though finally getting some real help.

I had never before appreciated what chronic pain can do to someone. My life has become very small as my hip prevents me from getting out and doing anything. And the pain that accompanies that is depressing.

We are leaving on a 2 week holiday in a few days. I am scared. I am doing all the right things to try and get through it, but some 8 hour train rides mid trip have really worried.

For those of you who have been dealing with this for so many more years than me … I feel for you and hope you’re finding answers and light at the end of the tunnel.

I am finally getting the help I need from a specialist (only one appointment so far, so it’s early). I had ovarian cancer 24 years ago and have a 7” vertical scar descending from my belly button to my public bone.

Yeah, I probably should have worked on those muscles, but they have been neglected for a long time and a hip injury 30 months ago has brought that home to roost.

My core is void and apparently my hip muscles have been doing a yoeman’s job keeping me erect and acting as my scaffolding (all this with hip dysplasia), my osteopath says I owe this body a big salute for its compensation capabilities!

Anyway, once I get the muscles rebuilt, I want something I can do regularly that doesn’t feel like a workout 🏋🏻 and I have heard Tai Chi can be excellent for core for hypermobile bodies. I like the idea of outdoors in nature (I was a big hiker until this happened) and the calmness of it.

Anyone tried it and can share experience?

Spouse M route
Arrived 10 Dec 2020
ILR approved Nov 2025
Citizenship application 26 Jan 2026
Biometric appointment 29 Jan 2026
Approval 1 June 2026

To those of you waiting, keep the faith 👍

I have reviewed the subreddit for recommendations for dual accountants and have narrowed it down to Jaffe & Co and AGA-Tax.

It is now May 14 and our current dual accountant still hasn't even told us how much we owe in the US 🙄, so we are looking for a new accounting firm.

Does anyone have personal experience (good or bad) that they would be willing to share about these two firms before we make a decision.

Many thanks!