My word almost 3 weeks have passed since i last blogged and what a lot has happened! where do i start.
Best get to those wretched insect bites i received, they eventually caused me so many problems that resulted in blood poisoning!! that made me feel lousy, what with the antibiotics, anti histamines my concentrations shot!
Still manged to get a place in the new years eve run at Littleport, yippee! the site was full in less than 10hrs. So lucky me.
Oxford for 2 days!!! what a trip, not used to the underground, i had quite an adventure. Who would have thought that by changing a job one could be so transformed. Certainly true what they say a change is as good as a rest. Work is going really well and maybe i can now admit that i should have done it ages ago. Still sometimes you cant see the wood for the trees and carry on in what appears to be a safe and comfortable place. The thought of change is far worse than change itself.
I had a blow out on the way home from work, cant remember if i posted that but included just in case i did forget!
Lots of photos to add to this site but that will be for tomorrow i fear.
I eventually had the op on my knee, and it was quite a revelation and in many ways has been a reassuring one. Strange thing to say.
So i arrive at the hospital wave bye to Tim, turn and see him drive off and thought what if i don't wake up. I wasn't concerned or worried just very accepting that this may happen. Still walked through he door with out a care in the world. How odd.
Taken to the op suite, given a gown, asked to pee and then the medics came round and a walk to theatre! in as many minutes as it has taken me to write this. Very quick, and then the dreaded anaesthetic and i thought of Mikey.
If i was to say i dreamt of Mike, that wouldn't be true, however i did experience a strange thing. maybe in my imagination, maybe it did happen i am not sure. All i know is that i was aware of Mikey and i had the sensation that he was strong, he wasn't alone, i was aware of two other people? not sure because i didn't see faces or whole beings, just 3 light sources. They were Mikes friends not mine, i was not aware that i knew them but they were not strangers. Very odd, Almost as if they were supporting each other. Did i get some message. Not that i am aware. I wish i had and yet it was quite comforting.
I woke up with no feeling of sickness and no awareness that i had had an operation. If Mike went to sleep like that then the only way you know that it went well or not was to wake up and discover that, So i am very content for a better word that he did just sleep. There maybe some kindness in that thought.
So i was awake, cup of tea, physio to get me walking, up stairs and down stairs dress and ready for home all in 4 hours!
I had a cartilage partially removed and i had a deformity on each side of the femur which had caused ulcers to the cartilage! so they shaved the bone as well and now i am up and walking.
Well the crutches went after a few hours i was a hazard to myself!!
Did the exercises and then yesterday went for a walk into a shop! big mistake in some ways, however i felt good. Until.............
I had on a pressure bandage and it is to stay in place for 72hrs so it should come off on Saturday. It was Thursday!! yes there i was walking around a garden centre and i could feel the bandage slipping. Anyone who remembers terry nappies on a child will be able to recognise what happened next. Slowly it started to appear below my three quarter trousers and walking a quickly as i could we started to hunt for a ladies!! and before i got there. it had slipped right down to the ankle, just like the elastic had gone in a pair of knickers!o. How embarrassing! There i stood in the loos trying to undo this wretched roll of bandage and wool roll and re do. I had help from a fellow user who was completely bemused by what she was actually doing! i quickly said operation and swelling and i was tied up like a kipper!! at least it got me home where i iced the leg and replaced the bandage in a my professional manner. It didn't last however because i spent most of today hitching it up until i managed to purchase a stronger bandage. Now i wonder if its too tight. Still it comes off tomorrow!
Its feeling a tad sore now.
I received an Elvis in the post yesterday too. Elvis is on the front cover of the LVM magazine saying sorry you didn't get in, so i will have to see if i can get a club place. I will try very hard to get one but if not then it may be Edinburgh again.
Well the leg is playing me up so i will retire for the night and hope it soon feels better. After all tomorrow is another day............................
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