I’m still getting out and about walking two days a week....painkillers with my breakfast, some more with my sandwiches, but nothing too strong in large quantities.
Lots of enquiries with contacts in the medical field lead me to believe that waiting lists on the NHS show no signs of reducing in the foreseeable, and as most of my social life revolves around walking and outdoor activities there’s no point in saving my money for a rainy day. Spend it and hopefully get back to doing the stuff I love. And appreciate again the company of good friends who do similar.
I’ve arranged another consultation (£250) out of area at a hospital which specialises in orthopaedics, and I thought that if I’m going to pay I may as well choose where my moola goes. My GP is doing me a referral letter which I’ll take to the consultation, so with luck and surgery I hope to be back in the mountains next Spring...assuming an op in November immediately after I return from an arranged trip to Spain.
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