Recent Entries

• OMG, it's tomorrow!

  by Susan James June 1, 2010
  I think the realisation just hit me. It's 2pm and I go in tomorrow! Ok, the op itself is not until the day after, but...Strangely enough, it's not what happens when I arrive that gets to me, it's the getting there. Whether it is a holiday, a meeting, going in to hospital or sometimes just getting to...

• T - 71.5hrs

  by Susan James May 31, 2010
  Yes, it's down to hours now.Spent the day in the sun by the open  french windows, looking out over our bit of garden and beyond to the trees and birds flying around. Helped by Ruby, the cute two year old from next door pointing them all out. And only about 50 times each! And chatting with the neighb...

• It's been a long time coming...

  by Susan James May 28, 2010
  THE DAY is almost upon me. I am due to go in next Wednesday, op on Thursday. BP is down to something acceptable, so as long as I am not full of viruses (virii? LOL) all should go ahead and out the week after for a longish break. I will be borrowing a laptop, so hope to give a bit of a running commen...

• I have a date

  by Susan James April 20, 2010
  And no, I don't mean with someone. Well, I do, but not romantically. And though a couple of the doctors and shrinks I have seen have been rather dishy, this one definitely isn't.He is, however, a surgeon. And carries out operations. And will be carrying out one I consider very important to me. In Ju...

• Three forward, two back, slow progress but..

  by Susan James April 14, 2010
  Finally, after a lot more paper shuffling, emails, faxes and goddess knows what else, the right papers ended up on the right desk and someone who could read did so and acted on them.Seen Mr Surgeon chappie, he's ok with me, got the usual earache about weight, smoking, blood pressure, etc. etc. plus ...

• Funding

  by Susan James February 9, 2010
  FUNDING APPROVEDNeed I say more...

• Good news, totally indifferent news

  by Susan James January 28, 2010
  The good part first.I hope to be moving. Very soon. Still rented, and subject to my approval of the flat (which is about 99.9% sure to be yes). My own front door again, after too many years.So I will soon be entering panic mode - there seems to be a huge amount of stuff here that is mine, and it's a...

• Life form or computer?

  by Susan James November 14, 2009
  Apparently there is some form of intelligence at the local clinic after all. Today I received a letter inviting me to another meeting with the head shrink. Having talked myself out to so many for so long I have nothing to say to them. And as I have no desire to take another morning off work to liste...

• What did I do in a past life?

  by Susan James October 29, 2009
  If there is such a thing as re-incarnation, I am so happy I never met myself before.I must have been a real nasty piece of work, assuming your sins are re-visited upon you.Seems like someone thinks I do not get enough fresh air, so ventilated my car for me by removing the front windows on both sides...

• Unbelievable

  by Susan James October 22, 2009
  Below are the emails I got today, first from PCT, second I was copied in by the clinic advising me of what is going on. Bear in mind I have two referrals from Exeter, two from Charing Cross and one from Newton Abbot. That in my book makes five supposedly qualified expert opinions, averaging one ever...