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Today, I am going to the doctor to See About My Ankle, since there was another major attack of OWowowowow OW OW OW on Monday night to the point where I could barely put any weight on it and couldn't sleep despite painkillers. Stupid thing. Of course today it is much better so I feel like a bit of a fraud going, but I'm fairly sure after TWO YEARS i should be able to at least *walk*.
Also to chase up what happened to the referral to podiatrist. I suspect they may be right about the whole needing a heel lift thing, since Monday's OUCH seem to come after walking around all day in sandals - comfy, but not a lot in the way of support. Bah. I should probably find the one the physio gave me last year and try it out again (I gave up because it also led to OWOWOWOW. Can't win!).

ION... not much. It is raining! So blessedly cooler today. Work is busy, but v. dull without LJ. Reading a lot o CiF in the Guardian, which is entertaining and at times boggling/depressing - tho doesn't quite reach the heights (depths ?) of HYS over on the BBC. Watching Dollhouse too, which is good so far, and seems to be getting better . Other than that... bugger all really!

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So! I went to see my lovely Dr (in the very lovely clinic - next day appoinments and everything!), who listened to me going OW OW LEG OW WHY? while nodding and prodding notes on the computer. Also asked him about the podiatrist, but he said since there was PAIN he'd prefer to refer me back to the Orthopedic guys and packed me off to the hospital next door (v. handy that) to get xrayed.

Sadly in these days of digital xraying, they do not give you copies but they did let me look at them on the screen. I had forgotten how big the screws were! Also now I know exactly where they are, I can be fairly sure it is them causing a lot of the pain while walking (the pain *after* walking i'm not sure sure about, I guess the Orthopedic guys will...). On the downside, they definitely don't look easily accessible for removal. Will just have to wait for appoinment to come through and see.

Unfortunately, during the prodding of notes Lovely Dr. I. noticed I had been sent reminders to go for a ... Lady Check, which I had been studiously ignoring (well, mostly forgetting about really), so have made appointment for that too. Joy.

This evening, I have mostly been lazing, pottering around the garden and wrestling with stupid wireless which keeps cutting out. Now have laptop connected directly to modem, which seems to defeat the point somehow. May need a new router I guess (since internets working fine otherwise it seems). Or... something. Damn technology!


And now, dinner time! I have a hankering for beans on toast tonight I think.