The Furry Monkey

january 2002 to march 2002

This section covers between January to March 2002, so don't get confused.

Well I've got this strange pain in my leg that just won't go away. It's so painful I can't sleep or move even one inch off the floor. I've been to the Doctor on an emergency appointment (mine was away so I saw another one in the Practice). She said it's not Sciatica as I thought, but sent me to the Chemist to get some painkillers. She also mentioned I was overweight (tell me something I don't know!!).

Got the painkillers. Didn't even touch the pain. Can hardly move. It takes me ½ hour to get from my bedroom to the bathroom (about 20 feet). Back to the Doctor but insisted I didn't see Dr X (I won't mention names but let's just say I'm not the only patient who refuses to see her!). This time I saw another Doctor, who said she wanted me to go for Blood Tests and X-rays at St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey. They want to eliminate Rheumatoid Arthritis first as John has this disease.

At long last I saw my own Doctor, and he had the results from the hospital. The bloods were normal, although there was a slight increase in one of the results but it was nothing to worry about.

He said I now have 3 options:

As most of you know, I'm not an automatic tablet taker, and I am NOT a needle fan, so I opted for Physiotherapy. I then went to Egham Sports Centre and started my eight treatments of physiotherapy. Hobbling around a Sports Centre does not look good, trust me!

Luckily I have health care through work, or else I would have to wait three months for an appointment. This is secondly lucky as I was going to cancel it this April as I'd never used it!