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• Catching up - Again!

  by Susan James June 23, 2012
  I must be the worst person here at keeping this blog thing up-to-date. At least recently, anyway. My excuse is simply the site has got so modern that the laptop took a cup of tea/coffee to load a page! And as I am not renowned for my patience with computers (except when setting them up) I gave up fo...

• A year passed...

  by Susan James June 26, 2011
   It seems ages since I was last here. And it is. I was kinda shocked when I saw I was last here in September. Almost as surprised as when I realised a couple of weeks ago that it was a year since my op. And though I didn't notice the time passing as is often the case when you are busy, I don't ...
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• Scary how time passes

  by Susan James September 26, 2010
  Happy anniversary to me!Today I have been a member of Katie's site for exactly nine years.In September 2001 I first went on to the internet, using a TV/Internet box - wires everywhere, dial-up and a rubber-keyed keyboard something like the old Sinclair ZX series. I knew a little about computers and ...

• The End!

  by Susan James August 14, 2010
  Or maybe it's the beginning?Anyway, whichever way one looks at it, I'm done. No more shrinks and doctors, appointments and tests, and all the other crap that goes along with a simple request for a bit of elective surgery. I've had my final check-up (as far as I know, and I can't be bothered going if...

• How DO they do that?

  by Susan James July 16, 2010
  I have been off now since the beginning of June, and am getting bored out of my skull!So this week I went back to work, mornings only for now, just to get out of the house.Even with the internet, Freeview and a mobile, the walls are too close. I really can't understand how anyone can sit around at h...

• Progressing nicely...

  by Susan James June 24, 2010
  and thanks to all the well-wishers.Have decided my other birthday will be the 3rd June, op day.All is going well, have been at my home all this week with my son to ensure I don't do too much, such as trying to lift the shopping.Went swimming yesterday - nice to not have to be careful about being 'se...

• Back Home

  by Susan James June 11, 2010
  I just realised the best part of a week has passed...Anyway, Monday and Tuesday passed uneventfully, taking it easy and enduring endless interruptions checking this and that, and gradually being released from all the tubes in and tubes out and all the stuff they do. Hospitals rarely change, leave yo...

• The long dark teatime of the soul...

  by Susan James June 6, 2010
  give or take 12hrs!For those of you who know your Hitchhikers Guide you will recognise I have reached that point of the daywhen you have done all you can and there is still some day left.Actually, it's now the early hours of Sunday morning, and I missed Saturday altogether. As always with me, it's...

• Piece of cake!

  by Susan James June 4, 2010
  What I wouldn't give for slice. Chocolate, naturally!Ok, finally went down to theatre about 6.15pm. was back in room by just after 9pm. I vaguely remember being my usually post-op self in the rcovery room - thorougly obnoxious until the initial effects of the anasthesia wore off, and demanding som...

• Hurry up and wait...

  by Susan James June 3, 2010
  One thing I am good at, waiting...Anyway, finally got here yesterday after eight-and-something hours travelling. I hate public transport, especially when the bus implies it will leave from a stop, only for one to find out after a few buses and the expected time had passed that it actually leaves fro...