Knee update

Well when I blogged back in October physio was going ok. But then just before Christmas it stopped being ok. This was because my physio couldn't seem to grasp that I had mobility problems before I broke my knee and that I needed to be in the wheelchair. He seemed to take the view that I was still using it just to annoy him. He got angry. He couldn't seem to understand when we tried to explain. He was still seething when we left. I went straight into (or should I say squeezed into - can't believe how small it is) the disabled loo and burst into tears.

I couldn't help feeling that I couldn't go back.

'Lord what do I do,' I prayed in the car. Immediately into my mind came a conversation we'd had with a friend who had hurt his knee the same time as me and found a private physio had made all the difference. But how would we afford it? In the mail that day was the renewal letter for the insurance we use for dental and optical charges. As I leafed through the booklet I notice that they would pay towards private physio. Wow!
It was a bit tricky choosing one and I screened out those who do acupuncture cos I'm just not into it. Then my friend Louise mentioned that the one in our village had helped her daughter's back so I gave him a try and it's been so much better than the NHS. I feel really bad typing this as I used to work for the NHS but sadly it's true and I think the other one was pushing me too hard and could potentially have caused damage.

Getting the knee to bend is still a long process but it's looking good and I'm walking a bit (unaided) now although I still use the wheelchair a lot. I am on the waiting list for surgery to remove the metalwork which is now beginning to cause bruising from the inside. It should be a much more minor op than the last one, maybe even a day-stay job. More hospital food? (Actually it wasn't that bad, just remember to avoid the macaroni cheese).

I'm managing to do a bit round the house now - sorting washing and tidying and cleaning a bit.

So yes things are looking up.