Yesterday was physio day and I was hoping for no pain and a good session. Before I tell you how the session went let me just elaborate a little on the conversation I had with Lynne (my prosthetist) the day before. She mentioned that I have a very prominent tendon in the groin, again just […]
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There could be some changes afoot
April 24, 2012 
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I have been a bit quiet and not written a post for a week, mainly because not much has happened but after getting my car last Tuesday nothing else was worth talking about. Tuesday of this week and it was back to see Lynne (my prosthetist) with my leg. Today she had the new prosthetist […]
Continue reading The worst month so far
March 13, 2012 0 Comments
Two days over 4 months since becoming an amputee and this has been the worst month so far. It hasn’t been because of pain or anything like that but pure bloody frustration. I had been doing so well, recovering so fast and things were progressing quickly, now it’s like I’ve hit a sodding great big […]
Continue reading A different physio session
March 10, 2012 2 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Two contrasting days
March 8, 2012 2 Comments
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 […]
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 […]
Continue reading Like a caged animal
February 26, 2012 0 Comments
The last couple of days have been…… bland, if you can call a day that. I have done very little, wanted to do very little and just feel a bit pants really. In some ways, and I hate to say it, getting Cody has just gone to further highlight the limitations I have at the […]
Continue reading No physio for me today
February 22, 2012 0 Comments
Considering the fall the Tramadol did a reasonable job last night and I got an average sleep. This morning I was certainly feeling the effects of the decking. To my surprise there didn’t appear to be any bruising so most of it must have been pulled muscle, with most of the pain being in my […]
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