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[hellison]

I was going to make a thoughtful and considered post about leg progress, but it is bloody sore and I can't be bothered. So instead, whining (with apologies to Thesme who has already had this via email).

I HATE MY LEG IT IS STUPID AND I WANT A NEW ONE.

Yesterday day? FINE. Lots of no crutch walking. All good. Am pleased. Goal of no crutch at febmeet may be achieveable!
Drive home. Try to get out of car at tesco OW OW OW STUCK OW.
Get shopping (ow), go home get shopping in house, make food etc (ow ow ow), try to do step exercises (ow ow OW) do exercise bike for 10 MINUTES.

Get off bike OW OW CAN’T WALK OW. Take nurofen plus (hmmmmm looovely codine). Lie on sofa. Foot no move. Sink into codine haze (apologies to anyone trying to get sense out of me online at the time).

Some HOURS later get up make tea OW OW WO BLOODY HELL OW WHERE IS CRUTCH CAN’T WALK OW.

*sulks*

WHY IS IT NOT BETTER?? How come I could walk round London with only minor aching but going to the bloody shop and back without a crutch leads to an entire evening of Pain and OW?


Also. Trying to have involved and complicated work related discussions over the phone while mid-codine haze is quite tricky. I think everyone ended up confused.

ANYWAY. Now I have whined excessively, how are you?

Comments

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Still unrelieved and being cruelly mocked by sister. However have posted CORSET REQUEST on TLL.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Damn sisters. They only exist for evil really. And to provide niecephews.

Huzzah. Should catch up there really, haven't bothered much of late ;p It be interesting to see if there are any irish ones tho.

[thipe.livejournal.com]

If it's not better by febmeet I could bring my hacksaw and duct tape and attach a new leg?

Rebuild you fitter, faster, stronger!

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Well, it's an option, certainly...

Tho, just out of curiousity, where would you get this new leg from ?

[thipe.livejournal.com]

That'd be your choice... so far the options include horse, puma, or shop dummy!

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

No pegleg?

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Today...

Boo - Some work that looked like it was going to be fine is potentially screwing up, because it's taken so long to get going.

Yay - Most of the other stuff's going ok.

Yay - M's birthday pressie has finally(!) arrived.

Yay - A refund's coming for the first, screwed up order.

Boo - It's £2.38 for the pack of paper, rather than the £100-odd for the sodding printer. *muttergrumble*

[hellison.livejournal.com]

It's only just arriving now? Thats an impressively shite delivery service!

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

This is from the second order, which hasn't been too bad. They tried to deliver when I had the course last week, so I had it rearranged for today.

And unlike the crappy first company, they did actually deliver it!

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Each has their pros and cons.

And it would serve that bloody puma right if I ended up with its leg!
Claws tho :/

For now, I may just stick to commandeering your arm when necessary ;p

[hellison.livejournal.com]

That is always a bonus ;p

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Well as much fun as it was getting the run around from (and possibly yelling) the drones at the first company, I would rather actually get what I paid for :P

Looks like they've found the printer, as another refund note just arrived in my email. So woohoo! :)

Silly question, but are you stretching before and after working the leg?

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

It would make trimming toenails a who lot more fun. Just remember not to play footsie with someone.

Ooh, how about a pogo stick? That could be fun.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Yay for refunds!

most the working of the leg is mostly just walking so I don't really do stretching. I do before and after the exercise bike tho. The main problem seems to be the nerve damage, rather than muscles, which is why it goes into spasm and locks up (according to the Useless Doctor anyway). And the only way round that is painkillers and more walking. Yay.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

OOoh i like the pogo stick idea! BOOOING!

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Yay, indeed! I was starting to get a weeny bit worried about the ol' credit card.

Would massage help? Apart from the general 'ooh, mmm, ahh yeah' stuff from having one.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Rubbing it does seem to help a bit(hur hur hur, etc). Tho first I have to get my boot off and that can be tricky. To be fair, last night was the worst it's been in ages, hence the whinging, usually just putting it up for a while does the job. Dunno what I did to it yesterday!

Also, massage lackeys would be nice to have in general...

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Any of your minions feel like a change in career?

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Sadly no, they all seem strangly resistant to the idea :p

[being-here.livejournal.com]

I am good! I am missing t'internets in the daytime though. I miss our emails! So WOE for that ;p

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Bootreece has found an Irish one, apparently.