Anyone want to see my gash? WARNING – I will be posting photos of my bruising and my knee wound… if you are of a sensitive disposition then I suggest you skip this blog post. If however, you are a weirdo like me, with a fascination for all things medical, then pull up a chair! […]

So, literally nothing has been happening – after such a fun-packed weekend, full of excitement, the post-op recovery is rather dull. I move between a warm glow of the affects of the pain medication to being rather ‘ouchy’ when I’m performing my exercises… and yes… yes… YES… I AM DOING MY EXERCISES!!!! The pain is […]

Sunday 23rd Feb Sleep was scarce on Saturday night, other than the pain, as the drugs wore off, finding a comfortable position was difficult, and there were lots of bings and bongs as other patients called for attention, plus being force-fed meds at 2am. I stayed awake from then until about 4, then managed to […]

Saturday 22nd – After a pretty dreadful ‘nights’ sleep (I basically saw every hour on the clock) caused by nerves and excitement, I had a 5am start to the day, to drink some awful drinks which would supposedly sustain me throughout the morning. They were not nice, but I couldn’t have anything else until after […]

Well, actually… yes, yes I am a little! I’ve had such a busy week, both at home (finishing a bunch of things that I won’t be able to do for a while) and at work (well – that was just organised chaos) that I’ve not really had much of a chance to think about it… […]

Good news everyone! Towards the end of November 2019, I went to see my doctor, the aptly-named Dr Watson, a very pleasant Scottish lady who has been a great help to me. We have had an ongoing dialogue regarding my weight for some time, and she was pleased that I had lost a few pounds […]

From my internal perspective, i.e. seeing things through my eyes, I am an average kinda bloke, not George Clooney, but not Peter Beardsley either. As far as my weigh goes, in my head I’m probably about 16 stone… until I see my reflection in a window or mirror, or my image in a photo… Currently […]