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Monday 13th December

Back to Arrowe Park for the six weekly check-up.
My appointment was for 2:15pm with Mr.Geary (I thought it was at 10:30am for some reason..)
So we arrived with great speed (Cheers Andy!) just after 2:00, drove around the 1st car park, then the second, then past the permit holders only, then back again and found a space almost 10 mins later.
I wonder if the car park is in the Guinness Book of Records for being the smallest most difficult place to park ?
I registered myself in this time, after what happened last time, thinking I would be seen in 10-15 mins. It was quite a busy waiting room. People coming and going every 10mins or so.
Elderly people would come in, sit down for a while, then be called and hobble or wheel off.

So almost 2 and a half hours later.... you can probably understand why we had already complained twice about sitting around in the waiting room when the appointment was at 2:15pm
We were then called into a bay, I hobbled in mumbling and moaning more, as you do. The nurse apologised and brought in my 'File'.
Another nurse came in, explained they are behind with appointments, so I asked her why almost everybody that came in after me, was seen before me.
I suppose it was like asking "What is the meaning of life on Earth?"
Being English, I was happy with not getting a full answer to my grumbles.
We sat there for another 5 mins, so I thought it was time to rummage through the pack of X-Ray pics.
There are quite a lot of single X-ray images from before and after the op, and then some multi image sheets with the CAT scans.
Unless your a doctor or have eyes like Superman, you cant see the breaks in the pre-op pics, so I didn't take any pics of them, but the post-op pics are below.


Right Foot - 3 Screws and.. something?




Left Foot - Hmm.. Remember Meccano




Both Feet - I couldn't flatten my feet against the X-Ray plate,
which is probably why the heels part is a bit dark.
But it puts the other pics into perspective,
I didn't realise how deep the screws actually go...



A doctor appears and asks me if we came here via our own transport, we said yes, and he went away for another 5 minutes...
W??? T?? F??? ?

He came back and asked me to take off my socks and shoes and walk towards him.
I waddled towards him, he put his hand on his chin and he said..

"You walk like an old man"

Doctors are so clever arnt they ?

I explained that it hurt a lot more in bare feet, the heels still being painfull under weight, and that there seesm to be a lot of stress on the tops of my feet near the toes.
He pointed out this is because my calf muscles have wasted away.
?
I asked him about personnal Physio Therapy. Can you pay for extra Physio, somebody who works with you one on one frequently to get you back to normal quicker? (as opposed to 30mins once a week !). He didnt know, because he would have to ask Mr.Geary.
In all fairness though, he did then ask the nurse how he can get a message to the Physio suggesting more work on the calf muscles. He aslo asked her which form does he fill in.
This is the Doctor ?
W??? T?? F???
I left and made my next appointment in six weeks.


Finally home again and we set the tree up.



Happy Christmas to you all !




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To be continued ....