Crappola
Well, I went back to the docs (after seeing her a couple of weeks ago for something minor) and had a good talk. In fact, I had such a good talk that she gave me a severe bollocking for not coming to see her sooner and another one when she recalled I had been to see her and had left out 80% of the story, and yet another one for not taking my pain killers regularly enough, and she’s running a bunch of blood tests, and I have to go back to see her in a week. She wants to rule out a whole heap of things, the first being hypothyroidism. Trying saying that after a beer or six.
Upshot is, apparently I’m very stressed and extremely depressed. *snort*
I don’t have time to be depressed, I told her and got the raised eyebrow in response. Ho hum.
She did answer my questions about why I’m too young to operate on. It’s a painful, risky operation with a long recovery time that would just have to be repeated inside of five years as these disc things are recurring, and also there’s a risk of it turning me into a quadriplegic. Why didn’t the stupid registrar just say that in the first place??? No surgery today, ta ever so.
I’m allowed to walk and swim, but not run. I also have to lose weight - the only place I carry fat is around my belly and apparently that puts stress on the vertebrae, which kind of makes sense. Time to dig out the old Slimming world books.
It’s half term and James doesn’t have any time off as it’s Valentine’s Day on Thursday. And the weather is absolutely perfect for going and digging the lottie and I can’t.
My house looks like a bomb’s gone off as I can’t pick up anything from the floor.
And I’ve got writer’s block, which is driving me nuts.
That all sounds very tough. Isn’t there anyone else who could come and help out for a while? Sounds like you need it. I hope it all starts looking more positive soon.
Comment by Joanna — February 9, 2008 @ 9:53 pm
aargh, Kris! Make the children put the stuff from the floor on the table so that you can sort it from there?
hugs anyway.
Comment by jax — February 9, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
(((((Hugs)))))If I wasn’t working this half term I’d be straight over for a Lisa clean up sesh! You know how I (sadly) enjoy a good sort out whilst nattering, drinking tea and putting the world to rights between us! You around over the easter hols at any point? Could book me in for then
Take care of yourself x
Comment by Lisa — February 10, 2008 @ 10:52 am
poor Kris, that doesn´t sound so good. If I was in England, I´d come over to help, but I can´t even go to another place in Germany.
I have the same weight problem and I can recommend you the Callanetics DVDs they´re very back - friendly. My doctor has said I´m not allowed to ever run again too and I even should avoid to use a backpack…
I recently discovered a nice page I joined a month ago and it really helps a lot. You should try it too, I can highly recommend it and it´s free too. Go here: http://flylady.net/index.asp
Greetings and hugs from Germany!
Elisa
Comment by Elisa — February 11, 2008 @ 11:41 am
The house wasn’t that bad Kris!!!!! We could walk on terra firma
Was lovely to see you and the chidren… Albeit if mine did leave your sitting room covered in popcorn crumbs and sushi!!
MSN you when I get back from London…
Comment by Bronwen — February 13, 2008 @ 8:57 am