Turns out foot was a bit broken – since last October.
Got it fixed yesterday Weils osteo tomy flexor to exterior transfer and proximal interphalangeal fusion.
No idea what all that means. Except toe shorten. Plate screwed in. Pin sticking out. in fact identical to right foot I broke in2020.
Absolutely brilliant to be out of pain at last.
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Me: You know when lovely physio. Doesn’t know what to do. So they do that laser useless thing to wave over your foot. That’s a sign. Get X-ray. I did after Scottish moors walk was a tad sore. Gin didn’t touch it.
J: should have tried whisky
Me. Ah that’s where I went wrong
Daniel. She did say it was a bit sore!
D: Daniel come on. By now you should know that means emergency surgery
Meanwhile my midline had to come out as it would not flush. As it were. Awesome cardies drove me to Highgate. Trains were on strike. Got tube to Warren Street and passing Freedom kiosk. Shut. STD clinic – open. Upstairs to team. They took it out. Need new one. Vascular access were going home. Suggested Thursday. Sorry I said got operation
Friday ? Sorry can’t walk can’t drive ( operation) and no trains.
That kind of flummoxed everyone So it’s booked for today13:00. But I can’t get there!
MRI. request was August 2022. I’ve no idea by whom or what. The Nevro rep was there to turn off spinal. Consultant Physics Tech man helped me turn off Medtronic implant. Rafts of consents and understanding about changing magnetic fields blah blah. Did all that then some poor nurse comes along with the usual questions. Allergies? Medications? Implants? Make model serial number … look I said. Grab your consultant physics man he’s just done it all with the rep. Off he wandered. Three hours later i staggered home .
Parents?. urology consultant will ring next week. No rush eh? Two week pathway. Started in December.
Behind the scenes I’ve rung every number on the website. Copied in PALS. CEO. etc. It seems Vascular appointment is still 2024. But they wrote to mum and her GP saying if urology want to operate they don’t mind?! I’ve now requested urology speak to vascular rather than send an email. As urology have no email. You could not make this up!
Daily Stent. I cannot cure you but I can make you laugh (citation Jerome) 
Nadine has it spot on Jacq, “one day……”. Your pain threshold must be Olympic! Or it could be that you’ve cracked it with the perfect blend of whisky, gin and champagne running through your veins. Hope the foot heals quickly so you can kick somebody’s behind in the urology department- how can they have no email? Insanity rules (which is great for me but not so good for our health system).
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No you couldn’t make it up. I’m glad you are recording it on the blog. it makes terrible but awesome reading. One day you” only ”have stuff to report about the garden and the daffs growing well. Hope your parents are ok. ( as if…)
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