Thursday, 20 September 2018

Health update (as in - note to self - so to speak)

Hi Tim - how are you?

How long have you got?

Anyone about to read this - either put the kettle on or go away and do something else or turn the computer off. Why? - Well you know why - it's boring for most people - especially young healthy ones. It sounds like the devil's work or at least the indulgences of an old man - an old grumpy man.

So Tim, you want to know how Tim is ... OK.

I'll list it - that way some of the emotion will get taken out:

  • Yesterday daytime - worst ever since this frozen shoulder thing started several months ago. A plethora of additional and presumably unrelated symptoms manifesting themselves - and uncharacteristically - in the day time whereas normally all the pain is at night (as tonight typing away here now at 5 a.m. having the pain wake me an hour earlier).
  • Yesterday - new stuff - severe pain in both feet (no not gout - I know what that is) could hardly walk - stayed in a dressing gown all day - poor wife out in a dreadful gale all day chipping wood from our fallen tree - jobs I should do. Nightmare.
  • Obviously frozen shoulder thing still on the go but most pain now in elbow - can hardly use my left arm.
- Are you still there Tim? - Are you reading this or did you indeed switch the PC off (I might have done - it really is so boring listening to people with ill-health - surely they have better things to do than telling people - who wants to know anyway?).

Back to the list:

  • Physio (second appointment) today. He won't be happy as could not do exercises - too damned painful and shoulder exercise contraption - ordered but didn't arrive (yet). 
  • Dr appointment Monday to get more pain killing tablets and try to find out what the hell is wrong with me.
  • Writing: giving-up my writing group (it's pointless - can't be bothered to explain). I do this blog often in the early hours when my arms allow - but little proper writing - so sad - but hopefully I'll be cured some day and get back to that best seller stuff.
Well, little lonely reader (oh that's you yourself, Tim) - I did warn you ...

I am terribly aware of the dire tendency to go downhill psychologically, Tim, so depression is a real looming threat - so to try to counteract that I'll endeavour to maintain my sense of humour ...

... Pain is so fucking funny - I almost die laughing.

Oh dear I used the "f" word - I just lost one of my two little lonely readers - sorry I didn't mean it - pretend I said the word "awfully" (funny) - rather than fucking - oh bugger - said it again - sorry. I'm digging a hole here - shut up Tim!!!

I wonder if my blog will now get taken down by Google because of bad language ...?

Little lonely reader - please don't report my slip - I do so enjoy writing this blog - it's keeping me sane (just about).

Sincere apologies ...

Tim.

- Signed-off - Tim Rhohn-Sayers (the author that no one has heard of ............................yet).

3 comments:

  1. Dear Tim, Agony Aunt has nothing but sympathy and understands the need for expletives. Don't chastise yourself - go and soak your feet in something soothing (not wine, unless it's cheap plonk). Hoping you get some answers soon before you go bonkers.

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  2. I wasn't thinking of you, "Agony Aunt" when I said that I would lose one of my (if plural is appropriate) lonely little readers. I was thinking of another 'aunt' that may take offence at strong language. Thanks for showing and taking an interest. I'd like to say that I now feel better or cured as a result ...

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  3. I can empathise with your condition Tim. Perhaps you could take note of an old Philippino cure for such things......get a woman to walk on your back (not wearing stilhetto’s I hasten to add!) .... failing that, have you tried Tens stimulation?

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