Spring in the Mencap Garden
It was my six monthly Rheumatology review this morning. It all went well. They are keeping me on 6 monthly reviews as my right forefinger (despite having mainly recovered) is still a little swollen and sore but apart from that, all is well. It would have been different if I’d gone last week, but today, I was fine. I will just have to be careful.
Using the lift in the Treatment Centre, I noticed it was made by a company called Schindler. hence the title.
The actual experience went very well. I drove down, anticipating there would be plenty of parking under the Treatment Centre at 8.30, and there was. I was booked in by 8.45, seen at 8.50 and was out and passing the shop by 9.15. I could actually have gone to work, but having arranged the day off (which is only a half day on Friday) I decided to return home with sausage and egg McMuffins and surprise Julia (who is on holiday this week).
Spring in the Mencap Garden
Unfortunately, when we move, I may have some disruption with my prescription as I will have to be transferred between hospitals, not just doctors. Another part of the rich tapestry that is the National health Service. At lest it will stop me worrying about the practical aspects of the move.
I felt able to relax my dietary regime a little, as I appear to have lost weight again, according to the scales. Mt waistband feels comfortable, but not excessively slack (having been a little uncomfortable a few weeks ago) so I thought I as still doing OK, but wasn’t sure until the scales confirmed it.
Despite this, I am more determined than ever to drop more weight and not become complacent, as I have done in the past. We finished off the ginger nuts, agreed not to buy more biscuits, and had a very light lunch.
In time i will need to buy more trousers, which will be an act with mixed feelings, as I hate spending money on clothes before they are worn out. However, sometimes you have to do these things.
Spring in the Mencap Garden
At the moment my new belt is a matter of concern. In the old days I was once told that the reason I couldn’t get a decent leather belt was because they don’t make cows my size. This was a sobering thought but turns out to be untrue, as these days you can get big belts for the fuller figure. I needed a new one, and recently ordered one. It was longer than my old one, but they allow for this by giving a range of lengths in the description, so I merely punched a few extra holes in it and started to use it. Unfortunately, the surplus length is becoming annoying and I am going to cut it down. This is mildly annoying, as they should be more consistent. I ordered a belt, not a build your own belt kit. Even worse, having punched new holes and worn it I now notice that it has a label by the buckle and it is actually a size up from the one I ordered. That explains it.
Spring at last!
Good news on the health fronts. Excellent title
Yes, all you need is cash to get good health care in the United States. And lots of it. Sigh. But on a brighter note…great news about your health and weight.
🙂 Now I just need to keep it going.
Thank you. 🙂
I share your frustration with belts. And I am completely fed up with the fact that I can no longer eat and drink what I like without a completely unwarranted and disproportionate impact on my waistline. It’s just not on. In another life, when I was in and out of commercial buildings, it used to amuse me to get into a Schindler thingummy and say, “Ah, Schindler’s lift.” Nobody ever laughed, but I feel you might have done – and that makes you a Good Person 🙂
I laughed. Julia laughed when I got home and told her. If we ever meet you in a lift we will definitely laugh.. The world needs more laughter and Schindler’s Lifts are doing their bit to provide it.
I had to ditch some oversized trousers when I lost two stone a few years ago but I wasn’t at all unhappy to see them go. They were well worn at the time which helped.
If I lose enough weight I suppose it will make up for the feeling of financial woe. The question is when to use braces – after one or two near misses feel that the possibility of injury from strong elastic and inefficient clips might be a little too risky for me.
Glad to hear your arthritis is mostly under control now. That is good news!
The American system of medicine is not much better, especially if one is 65 and older.
Everything I read on the internet (which may or not be true) indicates that the American system is far better than ours, as long as you hve money. It’s a bit like the South African system – great if you are insured by work, but pretty grim once you retire. Someone I knew had to sell his house to pay his medical bills after he retired.
I am not sure it is better. Depends on where you live, and it can still take a long time to get seen. You are right – much depends on how old one is, and how much money one has. Many doctors, or their clinic overlords, will not take medicare patients.
To be fair, if I didn’t have the NHS I might take more care of myself . . . 🙂
You would have no choice.