General - Birthdays and Hospitals
What a few days. It all started last Friday afternoon just after I posted the link to Kurzweil 1000 11 information. I went to the GP as my knee has been swollen for a few weeks now. I had a word with the gentleman and he immediately called up the hospital and sent me to orthopaedics with a nice letter. I had expected to go on the Saturday as I had been looking forward to the Kathryn Roberts gig, but no, it was get up to Sutton strait away so off we went.
I had expected a rather long wait in the hospital and true to form and after a blood test x-ray and the like I was diagnosed with Patella Bursitis or water on the knee after 4 hours. A week later with many anti-inflammatory and antibiotics swallowed and the offending limb is not much different. At least its not getting any bigger so I take consolation from this and hope I can get off the pills soon. As a consequence I’ve not had a drink since last Wednesday and don’t appear any different because of it. The roomers that it was the alcohol in my blood stream keeping me alive are therefore null and totally untrue thank you very much.
Going back a little it was Guy Fawkes weekend so rather than wait in the A and E waiting Room an cope with the screams of sparkler and firework mutilated brats I decided to stay in the small anti-room to pass time as the results of my blood test came back from the lab. I was immensely grateful to the nurse who fetched me a cup of tea after 3 hours of waiting, it made all the difference even though I was passing time listening to audio books and music on my Maestro.
The Trekker came in useful on our way back to Epsom as the driver didn’t know the way and insisted on trying to traverse the one way system in the wrong direction. The motorised route got me back home and we did have a laugh about that one.
I went out with Andrew and his Philippine girlfriend Sarah on Sunday night to Nandoes to celebrate his birthday but had to retire early because I was nackered and had to be up early on the Monday.
I spent most of last week working in Leamington and am now awaiting some transport to get me back to the hospital for a check over. I really hope they don’t give me more horse pills to gulp down as it would be nice to have a few beers on my birthday weekend.
I’m typing this on my new work Thinkpad t42 and its really a nice laptop with lots of potential.
I had expected a rather long wait in the hospital and true to form and after a blood test x-ray and the like I was diagnosed with Patella Bursitis or water on the knee after 4 hours. A week later with many anti-inflammatory and antibiotics swallowed and the offending limb is not much different. At least its not getting any bigger so I take consolation from this and hope I can get off the pills soon. As a consequence I’ve not had a drink since last Wednesday and don’t appear any different because of it. The roomers that it was the alcohol in my blood stream keeping me alive are therefore null and totally untrue thank you very much.
Going back a little it was Guy Fawkes weekend so rather than wait in the A and E waiting Room an cope with the screams of sparkler and firework mutilated brats I decided to stay in the small anti-room to pass time as the results of my blood test came back from the lab. I was immensely grateful to the nurse who fetched me a cup of tea after 3 hours of waiting, it made all the difference even though I was passing time listening to audio books and music on my Maestro.
The Trekker came in useful on our way back to Epsom as the driver didn’t know the way and insisted on trying to traverse the one way system in the wrong direction. The motorised route got me back home and we did have a laugh about that one.
I went out with Andrew and his Philippine girlfriend Sarah on Sunday night to Nandoes to celebrate his birthday but had to retire early because I was nackered and had to be up early on the Monday.
I spent most of last week working in Leamington and am now awaiting some transport to get me back to the hospital for a check over. I really hope they don’t give me more horse pills to gulp down as it would be nice to have a few beers on my birthday weekend.
I’m typing this on my new work Thinkpad t42 and its really a nice laptop with lots of potential.
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