Today was the appointment to see the consultant who did my knee replacement last year. Tina drove me to the hospital and as it was a work day and the new internet was due to be sorted this afternoon I said I would make my own way home. The hospital is maintaining the same Covid procedures so sanitising and a clean mask on arrival. To the X-ray department first where they took three different shots, then to the main waiting room to wait to be called. Didn’t wait long and Mr Johnson asked a lot of questions and made notes and then did a very thorough examination of the knee. He has no idea why I have the pain, the X-rays were normal and I have good movement in the knee. He said further investigation might make things worse I didn’t like the thought of them opening it up when they didn’t even know what they were looking for! So the consensus was that I just love with it, which was pretty much what I had anticipated so not too upset about it. The buses from the hospital seemed pretty hit and miss and a fair walk to a bus stop so I decided to phone for a taxi into the city centre. The number I had wasn’t picking up so back to plan b and the bus. A reasonable walk and checked I was on the right side of the road! This rather nice building was opposite.
I had a cuppa and sandwich at the station before catching the bus home. This shop front is on the station.
We stopped by this shop on the bus on the way home.
Paul was working on the wall when I got home so I made us all a cuppa and I went and sat in the summer house to drink mine. I love this shaggy daisies, we have two of these plants now as I split it last autumn.
I have been to see Sarah and David this evening and may do some pedalling before I go to bed!
I know in the back of your mind you expected this to be the outcome, but it’s still a damn nuisance that you have to put up with it. I don’t blame you for not wanting them to open it up again and poke around, and obviously the surgeon was of the same view. So onward and upward as they say. Good job you have a great outlook on life, unlike some people…….I mean me 😄
ReplyDeleteMaybe the taxi did you a favour by not picking up. The walk will have done you good and the money you saved you can spend on chocolate 🍫😄
Some colourful pics on your travels. I really like the shop, and that shutter is great.
The shaggy daisies (doesn’t sound like the correct technical term) are lovely. I think the insects like them too judging by the amount on them!
Don’t go too mad pedalling, you’ve had exercise today as it is!
The result wasn’t a big surprise to me, but at least I know the actual knee replacement is as it should be.
DeleteThe shop and shutter and good to look at, and I don’t know the proper name of the shaggy daisies, but that name suits them!