Yesterday I had an appointment with a Musculoskeletal physio because of my back pain. I had been sent a letter with forms to fill in about the pain and how it affects me. I knew that I was only seeing him ref my back so only answered the questions that related to my back and […]
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Two contrasting days
March 8, 2012 
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Yesterday I had a phone call booked with my GP who normally call’s late evening but phoned first thing in the morning. I told her that I had come off the MST (slow release Morphine) and was looking for a plan for phase 2 of Operation Withdrawal. After checking my medication it was decided that […]
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March 6, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was a bit of a busy day, down to Biggleswade for a 10:00 Dentist appointment. Yes I know I live in Cambridgeshire and Biggleswade is in Bedfordshire but I used to live there and kept some of my services going. As regular readers will know I have been banned from using crutches which is […]
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March 5, 2012 0 Comments
The last couple of days have just been chillax days and resting from the fall, tonight is the first night I am not taking any Tramadol so will see how it goes. I was very luck today as I got a bit of a last minute .com visit from a good friend and fellow Army […]
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March 1, 2012 0 Comments
After yesterday I was feeling very….. stiff….. achy….. sore….. well all of that really, oh and tired. I had trouble moving and for the first time since the surgery my right knee was really problematic. It was painful to stand on, good job I’m in the wheelchair most of the time, and standing up and […]
Continue reading A marathon day (Part 2)
March 1, 2012 0 Comments
We left Clinic 9 at about 12:10 and I met up with a friend who works at Addenbrooke’s (and fellow Adult Instructor with the Army Cadet Force) for lunch. It was lovely to see her and we managed to have a nice chat, our time was up all too soon though and I had to […]
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March 1, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was a day I was dreading and it was an exceptionally long one, hence I have broken it down into two parts. The fist part of the day was a 10:00 appointment at Addenbrooke’s with Lynne to see what we could do with the prosthetic socket. Lynne explained she had looked at the photos […]
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February 27, 2012 0 Comments
After my whinge yesterday about being a caged animal I finally managed to get out of the house today, it was only for a couple of hours but that was fine by me. Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force have recently appointed a new PRO (Public Relations Officer). He had attended the Introduction to PR Course this […]
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