Bored!!!!!

Well,
Since my last post, things haven't really been able to break the record on the "Excitement Meter" to say the least!!
I had a minor knee op a fortnight ago and was meant to be up and about and off my crutches days ago so that I would be ready for a shoulder operation that I'm due to have tomorrow.

Our youngest, Lachie, had his Year 12 Graduation Dinner last Tuesday, and during the dinner I noticed my leg starting to hurt and tighten up. We left early as a result and when we got home I saw that my lower leg had blown up considerably and felt like it was going to explode. The pain was severe as well.

So I took the next day off work and rested up, then went to work for the next 2 days, but left early on both due to the hassles with my leg.

On Friday I rang my doctor  who said I need to come in and get it checked. Some further checks at the hospital revealed blood clots in my leg that needed to be treated immediately with rest and medication. "Four days at least laying down with your leg up" was the order.
At first I thought this would be great, but the amount of pain involved meant that any enjoyment went straight out the window. Also, after about two hours on the first day I was already off my tree.
How on earth would I get through 4 days (or more) of this??

First of all, I spent a fair whack of Saturday reading through the end of year reports given to me by some teachers. That got me through until about midday, so what else could I do??

There was a bit of work to do collating our testing data from throughout the year, so that took most of yesterday, but now that I have that done I am looking at two days on my back staring at the tv. There have been a few good shows on (thank goodness for Foxtel) but even watching tv can be mind numbing at the best of times.

It hasn't failed to dawn on me that it is now two weeks since I have had any exercise at all and that is bugging me big time. From being accustomed to doing something energetic every day, this forced rest is driving me nuts. Normally I would go off my tree if I missed just one day, this is totally out of my comfort zone, and doesn't look like changing in the near future.

Finally, as I have blood clots and am on medication for them (yet to see it working yet!!) I have had to have my shoulder operation for tomorrow postponed. This is the most annoying as I have been waiting a while to get it done as it does impact on me quite a bit. Hopefully I can get it booked in soon as I need to be up and about by early Feb as I leave soon after for a few weeks overseas on a study trip.
Having a leg and a shoulder in working order are pretty high on the agenda for me!!!

Anyway, that's my gripe for the day, but in saying so, I can't stop thinking about those who have SERIOUS crap going on in their lives. What I am having is pithy compared to what they have to put up with, so the level of guilt is high when I moan about my pathetic little problems.

It's all about perspective.

Until the next post,

Cheers!