Samless

Then after an early lunch we had a gym lesson, but Sam wasn't there to teach us today instead the scary lady who occasionally takes a class some other day of the week, Gaynor, was taking it today

And she worked us very hard again

Apparently Sam is off at some local "care home for the elderly" teaching balance exercises

Drs

And as soon as he had finished mopping Timmy phoned the Drs and said "Can we talk about prostate with you, please" and they have made an appointment in about 20 minutes

Oh what fun. So we got to see the Dr, Timmy explained the issue, he stuck his finger up my arse, said there was no issue there, gave us a ref to go to the hospital for a checkup next week and said tara

On the way out we made an appointment for my testosterone jab in a fortnight

Spillage

And I was getting my breakfast s'morning, made a pot of coffee and went to get my muesli, lifted the bowl, it slipped and knocked the coffee pot over, much spillage. "Timmy...." but he wasn't up yet, he had gone back to sleep..... But at least I am now good enuf at balance and holding stuff in both hands to carry my bowl in one hand and hold my walky stick in the other

At lunchtime I was nervous filling the tray but it was fine, I didn't spill anything

Passport

And me and Timmy before we headed gymwards popped into Tesco  where a photographer took my pic several times, checked them onscreen and printed 4 copies of the best, passport sized. We paid for the prints but they also gave me a ref number which was all we had to tell them at Passport Office, they said they will send a new passport to this address after we filled in an online form and posted them back my old copy of my old passport too.

And paid them £75 too, petty cash paid it luckily

Gymming

So then today we went back to doing rowing at gym, three and a quarter kilometers. What fun

Back To It

So as I was back on my normal routine first think we popped down to Iechyd Da to fetch the organic veg which I had had to order early before I had gone away to Belfast. After that we popped to More Reasons To Shop At....

Free Buns

So on the way to the airport today we stopped off for a brew and a bun. I ate bun and walked up to the counter and said "Can you tell whoever made the bun that 'I want to marry them'"

5 mins later he set a tray in front of me and said "They said thank you and to give you an extra" and there were 2 free buns in the wrapper 

Tara

So in the morning we popped out to Donaghadee where my Mum's brother useda live and had a therapeutic long walk, then headed back to hotel where we had lunch then I had shower and a nap before meeting up with my Dad at the airport

Party Time

Then later in the day loads of my family came here and we had a party for my birthday which was most enjoyable

Dad's

So we popped over to my brother Gareth's s'morning, picked him up and carried on to my Dad's. From there we popped out somewhere and had lunch

Arrived

So we got to the hotel, unpacked and bathed sorry showered (which was a bit scary but I managed even stepping up to get in) and now I am napping before we gave dinner then the family arrive

Bladder Better

And we have just driven all the way to England without stopping for a pee

On The Way

So we are en-route to Belfast

Brighter

And how much brighter has it got later at night last few weeks........

Mañana

So I have to get up extra early tomorrow as we are leaving about 8.15 to head all the way to Bristol Airport as we are flying to Belfast to see my Dad

Scared

So I have had to decide to not wear my FES quite so much. Like not for 18 hours a day like I have been for a few days. 'Cos it is getting sore and spotty

But by tomorrow it looks loads better, all the red has gone etc

Packing

Then after lunch we packed all my clothes and my new FES pads etc to take with me to Belfast on Monday. The only thing we have to add is my Asthma Inhaler and my Phone Charger, it is all packed apart from that

Coffee Meeting

So s'morning we went to a "have coffee and cake" meeting in Carmarthen where I didn't have a coffee but hot chocolate and cake which was nice. They are a really friendly group who it was easy to talk to for a couple of hours

Move It

Then RoyGBiv brought in some bits so he was able to fit them to the chair in my bedroom so we could then move it into the kitchen and stick it in the usual chair position as we can now move it etc silently, well with a lot less noise

Got It/Them

And then s'afternoon 'they' txted me to say "They have arrived, all of them" so we had to pop to the Chemist Next Door To The Doctors On King St and pick up my new sockings which I will be able to take to Belfast with me

Sam's Class

Then we went to Sam's Class at the gym for the usual Friday workout and it went well. Except that she said Gaynor(?) is gonna have to take the class next week as she will be working away

Pooh

And today I am sh*t*ing myself as on Monday morning we have to get up early and head for Bristol to the airport to head to Belfast

Out

And I saw 1 of my neighbors t'other Day and they said that the local pub has gone upmarket selling good food so we will try it again

OK, dunno if it was upmarket but we had an enjoyable feast tonight

Then

Then later we tried to get my stockings from the chemist. We tried 2 days ago they said "Tomorrow" and this was the third visit. So we took it back off her to try across the road then in Tesco then in Boots. None of which could help us but the woman in Boots did say "It is for 3 not 3 pairs" so we had to go back to the Drs where she changed it, then back to the chemist next door where she said she will txt me when they arrive to stop me having to spend 50p parking every day if they hasn't arrived yet

Fetching

Then next thing s'morning I collected my smaller than usual organic veg and my smaller than usual Morrisons shop. Then we headed gymwards and I did miles (Well 10k) of rowing

Watered Them

And as I did yesterday morning morning I remembered to water the plants in my garden today

Hectic Thursday Morning

And it looks like tomorrow will be the usual Hectic Thursday Morning doing my shopping etc

No Swimming

And woe is me, no swimming today as it is school holidays so I am going to Gorgeous Gaynor's Gym Class instead. So early lunch, then to the chemist to pick up my sockings, then Gorgeous Gaynor's class

No, we will have to try the picking up again tomorrow as they hadn't been delivered today

Watered Them

And I watered my plants which show no sign of growing yet

Wet The Bed

Ugh. I woke up all wet s'morning and had to change my clothes and the sheets

Apparently I was snoring unusually last night

And I wasn't even drunk

Good Question

And I was talking to a passer by on the stairs at the gym today and I said "Sorry I am slow, but I was in a wheelchair for 15 years, so I am still a bit slow" and then she asked me "So how did you get out of the wheelchair?" Good question

Gardening

Well it wasn't actually outside in the garden but I took the first steps of growing some veg tonight. They were the first to be planted, the others are dated later in the year

B&Qwards

Then after lunch we headed to B&Q and tried to get some Mould Remover for my bathroom. They had some but it was £8 a tube so we bottled out and parked on Lammas St and walked down to Wilko where we found the same product, the same brand, same size for £4 so we bought that. While we were there we looked for "hold everything" for the kitchen to keep half the tat that's in the "spare drawer" which broke the bank at £3 so both cost less than 1 item from B&Q

Better Still

And today I managed to open all the doors @ gym. Summat is getting better

Cycle For Miles

So first thing today we popped to the Drs to pick up my 'script. Which we did and popped to the chemist next door. Where she said "No can do, call back tomorrow afternoon"

Then we popped to the gym where GGtGG insisted I cycle for miles. I said "No, I'm too poorly" but he replied "You did it with Roy last week" so grumbly grumble but I did it.

And I did all 10km without stopping for a rest today, the first time I have managed that since I started cycling again @ gym

Politics

I looked at the TV Guide and it sed A Lenny Henry Program so I thought "Give it a try" and good lord, the politics etc about slavery etc, I liked it, I was stuck for the whole hour which is unusual for me

Getting Better

So the last couple of times we were at the gym I got my MOS to open the doors for me as my right hand was hurting too much where the broken bones are still mending. But today I experimented with the easier to open door and it opened properly, no issue. So tomorrow I will try it on all the doors to see if I can manage that again

Not Swimming

So as the pool is full of kids on Easter Holidays we just went to the gym and used some machines, lifting and kicking etc. It wasn't fun but setting the weight just into the uncomfortable zone was the way to maximize good effects

AND I had been thinking "After lunch head out for a walk"  but it started to rain very heavily as I was eating.....

Learning About Pissing

And I commented to Timmy today that we had been out walking for ages and I hadn't been to the loo. I commented that last year I would have had to stop 3 times. He said yes, I am just learning how to hold it in again, like I had to when I was about 1 year old

Shirt

And I have been wearing a different shirt yesterday and today that I haven't been wearing recently as I couldn't cope with doing the buttons up with my right hand. But I seen much better at it than the last time I tried so........ being positive......

Walkies

So we popped into town s'morning and just walked for miles again

Such Fun

Oh we have had such fun today. So since about 9 o'clock s'morning  have been cooking and the pan stayed on the heat til about 4pm at which point I had to start baking the potato to go with the stuff. Which I was able to freeze 3 day's worth of and left tomorrows in the saucepan

Needy

I have just watched The Silent Child that was on telly earlier. Gord but it got me emotionally. She was as f*cked as a very f*cked person and they didn't know how to help her. Until someone who could understand her came along. That seemed a bit familiar....

Useful

And GGtGG proved himself useful tonight, he got stuck into mending the greenhouse and making it worth us planting next week

Walkies

So I said to GGtGG "Let's go out for a walk today" and headed into town. For more than three hours we just walked about. And up and down stairs too which made me wanna stop passers by and say "Look, I was in a wheelchair for 15 feckin' years"

As there is no gym class today I walked so far that he stopped saying "On a machine later at gym...."

Iechyd Ding

And we went to the monthly Folk Night at Iechyd Da and it was much busier than last month, both musos and spectators.

I did rather enjoy most of the night. Although as Timmy had to remind me I wasn't able to drink Red Wine as recommended by the Diabetes Nurse last week, I stuck to beer

Row Row Row Your Boat

So Timmy said "You can either go to gym and cycle....." but I got stroppy then and said "No, went cycling Tuesday" so we headed gymwards and got stuck into seeing if I could row, if my right hand would let me. Which it did, it did hurt my right hand but not too much so I just cracked on and did it

Thursday Morning

So we had the usual Thursday Morning business. First of all me and Timmy went to fetch my veg from Iechyd Da (and we got to say "See you later" as we will be heading there tonight for a monthly Folk Night) then we popped to MoreReasonsToShopAt... for the rest of the weeks shopping

Scared/Intimidated

Then s'morning I was sitting in one room while GGtGG did the handover to Timmy in another and they spent part of the time discussing the trip to Belfast in April and Sam&Emma's wedding shortly after that

FES Wearing

So I got out of bed s'morning, had breakfast, went to the loo and then GGtGG fitted my FES, when I took it off for my bath he didn't wet it then an hour later he put it back on. It is still on, helps me walk etc. I will take it off later and he can wet it then and stick it in the fridge

Farmfoodery

Then we popped into Farmfoods as we used some sweet potato oven chips tonight and needed to top them up and I just found various treats which we hardly ever eat as my cooked/frozen food usually lasts for 4-5 days and my pizza is a weekend treat too

Then

Then we went straight from gym to King St, to the Drs. The woman took my blood pressure and said it was low enough this time, even tho it was too high when she took it last week.

As I had already told her that my pressure went up as soon as I saw her I said that the nurse last week must have been even more beautiful, which was hard to believe that anyone could be more gorgeous than her

First Things Out

Then the first "proper" trip out was to Gym after an early lunch. The class was taken by Gaynor who was pleased when I told her that as I had trouble remembering her name GGtGG called her "Gorgeous Gaynor" and ever since then I could remember. I even called her "Gorgeous" which made her smile.

But on Fridays the class is usually taken by "Sexy Sam"

No Swimming

And we are not going swimming today as I have an appointment with the Dr which clashes with the time, so I will go to an earlier gym class then pop over to the Docs to have my blood pressure taken

But I have a problem with most of the women that I deal with at the gym *and* most of the women that I deal with at the Docs. If I have to speak to any of them my blood pressure will go through the roof

Popped Out

And we had to pop out to Home Bargains s'morning as they sell really cheap bird food and I had given the last out of the bag s'morning so needed a new one. GGtGG said "Ah, I need a new bulb for the staff-room" so he was able to spend next to nothing too

Sigh

So I put my splint on when I was going to bed last night. I was warned about putting it on too tight and kept it on until 'bout 4.30 when I woke up and took it off

Keep It On For Hours

And I took care today, when I took off my FES at bathtime I didn't give it to RoyGBiv to wet, I just left it on the table and then got a Roy to put it back on after bath, so I am still wearing it even tho I haven't been walking outside since early this afternoon

Fetch

Then s'afternoon the phone rang and it was the shop in town which I had ordered my new walking stick and a couple of new walking-stick-feet from so we pooped into town and fetched them. This stick will be decorated like my existing one then put in the corner and kept fresh looking until I use it at Sam's wedding in May

Cycling

Then today after Denyse had been intimidating Magic Mark we had a brief chat when she told me to wear my splint for longer than the hour-a-day I have been, she suggested trying it every night again, then she left and me + Roy came to the gym and I got stuck into cycling. I have got another 7km to go but progress is being made

Well I have done 7km so far, only another 3 to go

Sigh

And Denyse is here s'morning, she is discussing how MM does with Timmy ATM, then MM is gonna be called in for a chat to see how much she is gonna tell him off

UberProtected

And I put on my FES about 9 o'clock s'morning then put it back on after I had my bath this afternoon not because I was going out but because Sara recommended wearing it more.

Today we learned "Don't wash it when Neil is in the bath, just leave it dry then, don't wet it until he takes it off for the night"

I Can See

And my Dad phoned today, said "You were complaining about your vision last night, don't forget they thought you were blind when you were in hospital at first. Your Mum had to tell them that you could reach out towards her so obviously you could see her"

Afterwards

And afterwards it was lunchtime by the time we left so we popped into Asda despite Sara recommending 2 alternatives and had the slice of pizza again.

Same as last time we were down here

Take Us About An Hour

To get there apparently.....

Lordy. Yes it did take us 58 minutes to get there. When we got there I was stuck on the treadmill with a harness to catch me if I fell over. I walked for 10 minutes without holding on to anything. It is so different to walking with my 'stick or some other support but I did it. After that I was walking a few paces forward, turn left and walk another few steps sideways, turn left and repeat backwards and last of all turn left again and walk the other direction sideways. And again I managed this without holding on which I haven't been able to do for some years. Then last of all we did a stepping up onto a cushion and kicking all directions, again balance. And stepping up and back down in various directions etc. Oh yes, and we examined my splint, which I have been wearing for an hour or two in the evening and just said "Looks OK, keep it up"

Well it was hard work but I can see the progress I am making. We will head back in about a month to work out again

Rugger

Watching rugby on't telly and how shit is my vision, trying to keep up with the ball/runner

Not Dark At Dinner Time

This Daylight Saving Time cheers me up every year

Walkies

So we popped into town for a walk s'afternoon as I am going to see the physio lady tomorrow for a practice walking session as the quality of my steps fell somewhat when my attention was taken by my arm in plaster.

But it went OK s'afternoon, I think the quality was OK

That's Better

Phew, unlike yesterday I went t'loo and just squeezed gently and it all came flooding out at the proper time s'morning

T'Pub

So we went t'pub to drink beer not red wine as that is less harmful for someone in my condition. It was empty when we got there but a few chatty folk did come in later

Poohing

So I went and sat on the loo like I do every morning after breakfast for my daily pooh. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, no, nowt. WTF, I have a pooh after breakfast every day.

So I went back to the loo half an hour later and it was easy this time. Dunno what's going on but I feel a bit lighter now

The Class

So today it is an early lunch day and go to the Pulse Class @ gym.

Hooray

So she said 'No class for 2 weeks' now, Eastern holidays get in the way

Still Improving

Yep, still getting better, still improving

Busy Thursday

So we started Thursday as usual with Iechyd Da then Morrison's to fetch my frozen food etc. After we had taken the food home we simply paused for a bit and had lunch etc.

After lunch we had to pop to the Drs to see the Diabetes Nurse who was well pleased with how all my tests had come out except blood pressure which we will have to take another test next week (1)

After that we had to pop to Aardvark to get some soapy stuff that they don't sell elsewhere.

(1) Or I think next week someone less beautiful better see me, no wonder my blood pressure exploded today........

Shopping

Then we popped out tonight to look for more new trews so we popped to Matalan to check out some and actually ended up paying for a pair. On the way back we popped somewhere else obscure and bought a few more mini packets of proper big sized tissues

Splinting

And as I put the splint on for an hour again s'evening I was able to put it on in the "straighter fingers" position for all 3 of my fingers. That I couldn't last night

Fark

And we are off to the swimming pool now......

Well phew, it wasn't too bad. I managed almost all of the exercises for a full hour. I could do most of it as I am getting better

Men's-shed

So I went back to Men's-Shed tonight, the first time I have been there for a month. I didn't actually do anything, just socialized and kept an eye on what folk were doing tonight

Doesn't Hurt

And I have just been using that ball thingy that I was given yesterday and it hurts loads less than it did yesterday. I can actually squeeze it with my thumb and third finger which I couldn't do yesterday, it hurt too much

AND I was able to put my splint on much tighter when I put it on myself tonight. Yes, I am obviously "getting better" in some way

Rowing

Then we popped to gym and I got stuck into the rowing machine for the first time in about a month as I can manage it now.

It was harder work but I did my 10km

First Things First

First Things First we popped down to the Drs to fetch my soapy stuff and my asthma inhaler except what I had ordered was my inhaler and cream for my legs, so when I came home I had to order some soapy stuff which I will collect on Thursday when I am there seeing the Diabetes nurse

Sigh

Weather

And after it snowed yesterday the sun is out today  (new link)

Were Off

And we are off s'lunchtime to Bridgend to see that Sara the physio so she can advise me about my broken hand and apparently I have been a bit wobblier on my feet recently so she will advise me how to not wobble so much

Well.... they said my hand was just busy recuperating but my walking needs loads more practice so she has made an appointment for me next week when I will take my splint in to have it reset.

Well I have fitted it on tonight. We have said "Keep it on for an hour" so we shall see. It hurts but not too much......

And we popped into Asda close by the center to have lunch too. We were in the center from 12 midday 'til 1.15 then we stopped in on the way home 'cause it takes the best part of an hour to get home from there

And we had decided that I should wear my splint for an hour or two every night when I am sitting at my PC, it doesn't work in bed for me but a couple of hours is good...

Lovely Summers Day

Toasty and warm today....

And oh look, it's much warmer an hour later....

And well after midday when the sun is at it's highest

And look how it got this afternoon....

Walkies

And we went out for a walk into the freezing wind. We walked all the way along King St calling in 3 or 4 charity shops as we went along, down the big hill at the end past the old court building, turned right at the bottom of the hill then back to past Iechyd Da and back along King St to the car

It was fscking freezing but occasionally sunny too

Gymming

So I went to Sam's Class at the gym today and this time I managed to do the full hour. It was different but OK.

That Was Just As Well

And we had to take a sample of piss into the testers yesterday but they compared it today "No, no problem" so I am not ill in that was

First Things First

So first of all s'morning we had to head down to Toe Choppers where they did all my feet, it didn't hurt too much today even tho I complained as much as ever

But I didn't wear my uber-trainers or my FES sockings, just normal trainers and shoes but I was able to walk from the car to their establishment no problem

Pushed It

And I managed to push the trolley around the supermarket this week, my hand is much better

AND for the third day in a row I was capable of doing the washing up!!

Crisis

First of all s'morning we went to the Drs and got a bottle and form so I can leave in a piss sample. Then we went to hospital and they took a blood test to try my for diabetes. It did hurt this time.

THEN we popped to Iechyd Da and picked up my org veg and we popped to Morrison's and got the rest of the shopping

Third of all we came home and I pissed in my bottle and we popped it back to the doctors

This is to see if there is any reason I have pissed the bed twice in a fortnight

Double Sheet

And I wet the bed last night, I wasn't drunk or anything......

But according to GGtGG I was snoring really loudly last night.....

<Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t>

So as my Plaster of Paris is off my arm I will have to go to Aqua Aerobics today

Fark. Wasn't that fun. I only lasted about 40 minutes out of the hour class but my right hand was hurting too much to continue. But I did it, I started

For The Best

And I hope that my ache isn't being prominent in't morning...

And it wasn't. There is one position in which it hurts loads but the rest of the time it doesn't hurt at all

Xcel

So we are off in a bit to Xcel bowling alley where I won't be bowling at all but socializing with many (hopefully) Carmarthen folk

And yes, there was a few folk, many of whom I talked to. A good night was had

All Clean

And just now I was just able to clean my left armpit using my right hand. As simple as that. No trying to bend my left arm or owt. Just did it.

PoP-less

So we went to hospital s'morning, were saw within about 10 minutes by someone who just removed my plaster of paris and said "Someone will call you in a bit". Lordy, the skin that had been underneath looked like it had been underwater for ages etc, but it gave me great pleasure to be able to move fingers again etc. After we saw the specialist he said "Your 3rd knuckle has disappeared but that shouldn't affect you, the rest of it looks fine, see yah" and we came home.

Lord, so I went into bathroom straight away and cleaned it with soap and water as the skin had been coming off for 3 weeks and unable to go anywhere. It still aches a bit but he said it should be better fully in 2 or 3 weeks, I just need to do my stretchy exercises in the mean time etc

Random Thoughts

And I was sitting on the loo thinking about what I needed to do. I thought about my FES attachment which I thought until then stood for "F#ck Every Saturday" but I realised that it actually stands for "Fscking Extra Sexy"

Yes, sorry, HTH

Up Early

And I got up early s'morning as my right hand was hurting. It seems better now I have been up for an hour, it seems to just prefer being in these positions rather than lying down on it's side

Fracture Clinic

And we have to be at the clinic at Glangwilli Hospital at 11AM where, hopefully, they will remove this plaster of paris half way splint that has been on me for a fortnight

Headwaying

Dunno, if it is because I am too grumpy, because the game is too hard or what but I did not enjoy being at Headway today. OK, it is more fun than swimming but only just

Mañana

And tomorrow I will have this splint thing taken off my wrist.

Hooray

And it occurred to me after my bath today that hopefully today is the last bath that I will have with that "cover your splint" thing on