Here Comes the Snow

When I first started writing this blog, I named it "Here Comes the Sun", mostly because at the time I was in a sunny mood and it was also Summer, which mostly meant nice, warm, sun.

Today, I'm twisting it round a bit, as, even though I'm not miserable, and my radiators have been replaced to make my house really cosy, I'm looking out the window and the sleety, snowy, rainy stuff is falling. (There is a point to this blog I promise!)

The reason I thought to write this blog, is because recently I am moaning more about pain in hips, stiffness in hands, annoyances of drop foots, and the fact that its cold hasn't helped all this. I had a lengthy conversation with a few friends over twitter last night, who have disabilities either the same or similar to me (great friends who have been great support to me recently). My favourite way to describe it was said to me this afternoon, by a very inspirational and lovely lady, and goes something like this:

My right side is pretty tin man effect today-if only an oil can'd help?

Now we have all seen The Wizard of Oz, right? We all know that there's an oil can right round the corner to the tin man before he is able to move. Might sound like an inside joke, but don't you think it would be great if there was a tin can with oil in 10 yrds away from me which could make my arm/leg/hip/back/body work :) Wishful thinking I know.

So, carrying on from all of the above, I have a pretty busy 7 days coming up hospital wise.

On Thursday (6th Dec) I am getting the results of my MRI scan. This was after a tad bit of complaining, due to the fact that the original appointment was on the 16th January, which was coming up to 3 months after the MRI scan itself. MRI's aren't the most pleasant experience ever, and so to prolong the agony was a bit harsh, and so the appointment was swiftly brought forward :)

Next, is my Physio appointment, 1 week today, on the 11th December. In the short time I have been having physio, I have grown to fully respect the woman trying to help, and the range of my hand is amazing once she's worked her magic. The only problem... It only lasts at most a day and a half before it tightens back up and has nothing more to do with me other than to complain bitterly at me that I've pushed it too hard. The other thing the physio has done is to provide me a splint for my drop foot. Whilst it fixes the drop foot, I have been getting more pain in my hip, and so need to talk to her, in case my muscles there need strengthening too.

To round up next week, I have an appointment with a neurologist.... All I can say to this is... "What do I Expect???" If anyone knows, lemme know!

So, that wraps up my "Here Comes the Snow" post, dedicated to the snow :)

Now hands up whose looking forward to Christmas!?

:)