It’s been a weekend of parts, had a long leisurely coffee
with the Lovely Amanda on Saturday morning talking about life the world and
everything and MS, we’re both Lemmies and have shared experiences which needed
to be explored.
Quick bit of shopping afterwards and it became quite
apparent that despite not having overdone things too much I was having a ‘dodgy
left leg day’ my knee doing that ‘double pop thing’ that sometimes results in
me tipping sideways and ending up on the floor. It took some hunting but I managed
to locate my walking stick (functional black folding variety) in order to go
and do the shopping at Waitrose in Basingstoke. A quick trip to the customer
service desk to see if they had a scooter and I left feeling rather hurt and
angry. Waitrose don’t even have self-propelled chairs let alone scooters – they
will however give you a member of staff to ‘push you round the store’ or ‘assisted
shopping’ as they refer to it.
Am I alone on the ‘assisted shopping’ front it that this
really offends me. I don’t need ‘help’ to shop I just needed a mobility device to
be able to help myself (not in the pinching stuff way) perhaps it’s just me I
want to be independent even if I do occasionally need a little assistance in
order to do so.
Dodgy leg continued all weekend and into this week.
On Sunday I woke with an urge to cook and preserve (the ‘cooking’
part had technically started the day before when I unrolled a pork belly roast,
slashed it up a little inside, put some garlic butter into the cuts, some
finely diced apple batons and a nice handful of finely chopped fresh sage which
I then re-tied and left in the fridge for 24 hours to infuse itself) After a
long walk across the carpark to get into the store, despite being ‘with stick’ I
very nearly ended up on my arse in the doorway of Morrisons – Gareth caught me
before I hit the floor - at that point had to resort to a mobility scooter.
Gareth has wisely pointed out that whilst I might not want
one – for the times when this happens – I need to apply for a Blue Badge – I don’t
HAVE to use it but I NEED it there for when I have no choice but to use it. He’s a wise man and he’s right on this – but please
don’t tell him I said that 😊
Monday morning and I thought my leg was better but wisely
the stick remained in the car – mortifying mid-morning to have to ask a colleague
would they please go out and get it for me so I could get to the bathroom ☹
It’s Tuesday now – it’s not failed yet so perhaps the blip
is done for a while ? I live in hope.
I have however applied for the blue badge ☹
Had a call this morning booking me in for my pre-neuro MRI December
15th at 19:30pm in Southampton … guess what - the message it needs
to be full head and spine with and without contrast only ‘partially’ got
there. They know it’s a head and spine –
they don’t have the request for with and without contrast.
My MS nurse is on the case 😊 The small ‘issuette’ with this is that it ‘usually’
takes 2 weeks for the results to be made ready for the neuro ….now the simple
maths of this matter is 27-15=12 – which doesn’t make 2 weeks at all and with 2
weekends and Christmas day and boxing day in the mix that effectively leaves 5
working days only ……. Chances of the results making it to the neuro on time?
Pretty close to bugger all I figure ☹
Plans for the weekend are blissfully free, next week I’ve
got a couple of nights in deepest darkest Wales near where Aunt Kathy lives so
we are going to have dinner together.
Christmas presents purchased so far – 0
Decorations put up – 0
Christmas plans derailed – 1
So all about standard for this time of year I guess 😊
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