Friday 16th May
Today was meant to be my 'last ditched attempt' at my quest for total recovery. I had waited fourteen long weeks for this appointment and although on the day, I thought I had achieved this goal, I felt I should still attend - if only to tell the consultant that my 'magic' cream had worked!
My appointment was for 10.45am - I had thought that as I wasn't due to be teaching until 1.00pm, I would have ample time to attend the consultation and arrive in time to teach. However, I began to worry as the hand on the clock in the waiting room marched ominously round. At 11.30, the lady 'before' me gave up - requesting another appointment to be sent to her. I gritted my teeth, metaphorically speaking determined to hold out...
At 11.50, I was finally called in. The consultant was really lovely to me and listened carefully to everything I said. He explained all the options open to me even though I confessed to feeling a complete fraud - and arranged a return visit to learn more about the workings of a TENS machine. (This was day 5 of my pain free week, the pains returned on day 9)
At last someone had listened...
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