Another quick whiz catchup as lots of stuff has been going on but I've not managed to blog it, so here's some highlights.
Last week O sat at my table having blown out his candles and announced it was his best birthday ever! He'd been a little disappointed that the friends he wanted to share his birthday with were not available, so that plan was put on hold for a later date, so what to do on the day? Felixstowe pier has just been rebuilt and O was thrilled when I said we'd all go to the arcade. We all agree those machines are a total frivolous waste of money so O had never done them before and loved every minute and appreciated every coin spent. Have to say Hubby loved it just as much hahaha. We had lunch on the pier in the sunshine then home where M joined us too. Next surprise was a piñata as he'd mentioned to me last February that he'd "never had one in my whole life". As we were four adults we let O attack the piñata donkey on his own. I'd filled it with some sweets, 10 small bouncy balls and lots of cut up coloured paper strips as confetti, made a suitably impressive cascade. Birthday cake was pavlova by his request.
Yes my knee still hurts, so I finally went to the surgery, and the nurse practitioner (rare to see a doctor these days) thinks I've torn the ligament. He sent me for x-ray and referred me to the muscular-skeleton unit at the hospital (found out that's the posh name for physio). The next day I went into x-ray with my form and they told me straight away there was no bone damage which is good.
FriendH has now retired so I didn't need to drive to her's on a Friday evening and sleep over, this time she drove here early on a Monday and slept over so lots of catching up chat. Non-stop as usual and Hubby stayed out of the way. We've been friends since childhood, more like family really, so she was thrilled that Daughter made the time to call in and see her too.
R had a sleepover with me last weekend while on the Sunday Daughter&E went busking in London as Tudors and M and the boys were computer game creating and Hubby was out on a charity bike ride. So we were company for each other.
Lunch with my x-work team finally happened. Seems they will only get together when I organise them, they didn't even manage a Christmas dinner without me. It had been a year since our last lunch and everyone said we must do it more often hahaha.
I'd decided it was about time I'd heard when my follow up CT Scan would be (mid-May will be 6 months after my op) as once I'd got a date I could make sure to have my blood test done the week before. So I phoned hospital appointments and they had nothing, then I phoned the consultant's secretary who told me they are waiting for me to have a blood test BEFORE they sort my scan date! Lucky I'd checked as they hadn't bothered telling me the system had changed from how I was doing it for the last four years.
While I was in chasing people mode I thought it time to chase the Physio referral. Apparently they had not received anything from my surgery. I've now done the online self referral, I've received a couple of exercises to do and have an appointment for 17th May.
Hubby and I lunched with friendsN&T and chatting about holidays together they said they would love to late in the year as they have a very busy summer already. N is really nervous of flying and avoids it totally but says she is willing to give it a go for a very short flight so we holiday somewhere that's warm. So we are now looking for an October holiday in the south of France.
Hubby had charity money for banking so into town then we walked to Specsavers for me to collect my new specs. My prescription has changed a bit on my left eye but a lot on my right eye and my glasses now feel weird. Adjustments were made and I was told to give it a couple of weeks and hopefully it will all settle, if not go back. While looking back through my records the fitter said I'd had a big prescription change once before and I told her that both times has followed major surgery. She didn't think it was a coincidence!
Daughter is here today with her caravan to get it ready to use. So her and Hubby have been washing, scrubbing, fixing hinges, blocking up mouse holes, glueing the table and washing all the bedding/blankets/cushions/etc. I've done food and chatting with all three grandchildren :-)
And this evening is theatre again which will have a post of its own.
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