Because phoning the Doctors is notoriously difficult, because they don’t answer it, me and Dad went down the surgery as soon as they opened yesterday morning at 08:30. We came away with an appointment to go back at 10:45 and see a new Doctor I had not seen before. She was running about 15-20mins late […]
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The knee strikes back
December 30, 2012 
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Christmas Days unwanted present has been developing over the last few days despite starting the antibiotics again. Maybe I should have started them sooner but I am getting the feeling it wouldn’t have made much difference. I’m no expert but I’m guessing there’s something in there, small bit of grit for example, which is why […]
Continue reading A wet Christmas
December 25, 2012 2 Comments
Its Christmas Day and I hope you got a visit from Santa and all the goodies you asked for. We’ve enjoyed a fab Christmas dinner and now settled down for a nice chilled afternoon. I don’t really drink alcohol that much these days so two glasses of Sparkling wine and a tipple of port and […]
Continue reading The festive season
December 24, 2012 0 Comments
Tis Christmas Eve and young’ens all over the world are getting excited about Santa’s visit tonight. All I can say is thank God for Internet shopping, as I haven’t managed to get out and about everything including cards came by post. That could be one of the reasons it doesn’t really feel Christmassy this year, […]
Continue reading The good news outweighs the bad
November 22, 2012 0 Comments
There has been a lot going on recently, some good but one really bad experience. Lets start with the bad news and get it over and done with:- Bad News Way back in July (23rd to be exact) I came off of JSA (Job Seekers Allowance) and applied for ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) as […]
Continue reading Some positive news
November 8, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday I was back at the Doctors to see where we are with the knee infection. From the picture some people may think it looks worse but to me it is much better. The redness is subsiding and it isn’t getting as hot for as long as it has before. I knew the skin would […]
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November 1, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday morning was the follow up appointment with my GP. I booked in on the screen but it said it was unable to book me in and I had to speak to reception. The receptionist told me my GP was off sick and asked if anyone had tried to contact me. I told her that […]
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October 27, 2012 2 Comments
A couple of weeks ago Cody (my Labrador) caught the operation scar on my knee with his claw. Having had a horrendous infection in my amputated knee last year I never want to go through that again. A couple of days after the incident it was a bit red round the edges, so completely paranoid […]
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The Amputee 