De - Crinkled

 I had an appointment with a Physio who is also a sports scientist...he has worked for the NHS after qualifying....and was physio for Rangers football team.....and he rides a bike as well..just a mountain bike at the moment...and runs.

Completely different to the NHS physiotherapist assessment...she wasn't hands on, only talked about my ankle and didn't want my socks off....gave me the exercises and said I could be referred to a local hospital physiotherapist in a couple of months.....

He dealt with the whole me.

Learnt my history...then sorted my back, got my hips aligned properly. He likened it to a builder putting a good foundation down first....then treated my shoulder and my ankle and feet.....

And I have three exercises to do...one is for my shoulder...

Well over half an hour, £55 for first appointment...worth every penny.

I haven't done much since getting home as the gales rolled in again.

Just some reading.

I went in a couple of shops before my appointment....the usual Xmas Musak... including Elvis Presley singing "Blue Christmas".  And "First Christmas without you"    Hmm.

Good and bad

 Consultant meeting today, all systems go for week Tuesday..won't be next week as the consultant is on call for the A and E department.

Charlie is growing and spreading in situ, sideways and upwards, unfortunately traces found in lungs...which is better than liver...can be treated...should have a rescan in 3 months to see how fast they are growing and spreading.

So I am looking forward to a week off...sort of 😄 and we move forward.

He is doing his best to stay Posseetive...

We are also pulling things together to get our ailing boiler replaced and the 1970s roof insulation (70 mm at best) done properly..I think the present standard is 280mm? This is with a government grant to bring properties up two levels on the buildings scale. This needs to be got on the action list as soon as possible because grants change every financial year...and they won't be getting more generous.

 I dread to think at what level we are at, as we also have single glazed windows..but the grant isn't for windows this time. The only plus point that this 1947 pre fab building has is a metal roof instead of wood and roofing felt, and it has been"wrapped".. insulated on the outside.

I have myself "double glazed" most of the windows inside with the cling film designed for the job..but that doesn't do a huge amount. It does keep the birdsong out....which does lead one to ask how loud is birdsong that you can hear it through a single glazed window?

It has been snowing again, but nothing is sticking under 200m above sea level...so we can see it on the hills, but nothing in the garden or the road outside.

grouchy

We are going through the worst time in The Pirate's hormone therapy.

This is very trying and tiring for both of us.

Radiotherapy starts  in about a month's time...can't come soon enough!! He'll be less grouchy after seven and a half weeks of that!!