Holding On.

Since March, I have been following a bible reading plan which will take me through the bible in a year. I have been following the same one as others that are part of Kerith Community Church. However, I got behind in April (but have been trying to catch up!) and have now got up to Ecclesiastes 9 and read these verses this morning, which in the light of what has been happening in the past week are relevant to where I am at now:

"When life is good, enjoy it.
But when life is hard, remember:
God gives good times and hard times,
and no one knows what tomorrow will bring." (Ecclesiastes 7:14, NCV)

"There is a right time and a right way for everything,
yet people often have many troubles.
They do not know what the future holds,
and no one can tell them what will happen." (Ecclesiastes 8:6-7, NCV)

Although I do not understand what God is doing with regard to the treatment for my knee, these help me to know that He is in control.

I am still holding on to the promise of Romans 8:28 which says:

"We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him." (NCV)

So for now, this will have to be enough for me to hold on to and know that God has only my best interests at heart.

On a lighter note, I will be going for a drive this afternoon in order to get used a left foot accelerator ready for when my car arrives in approximately 3 weeks!

A Tough Week

A lot has been happening since my last post with regard to hospital appointments.

I received a telephone call on Monday morning from my consultants secretary advising me that due to a letter received from my physio (which I had sent on to them due to the cancellation of my previous appointment) which advised that they were restricted with what they could do with me due to the pain I get in my knee, they have decided to write to my GP to refer me to the pain clinic and were cancelling my appointment.

I was not at all happy about this and having called the secretary back and explaining my situation I still came away with no appointment! I then called my physio and she advised that she would try to speak to the hospital for me to find out what they're doing.

I began to feel as though I may be making a fuss about nothing and maybe should just go to the pain clinic and see if it helps but at the end of the day it will just be treating the symptoms of the problem and not the problem itself. I have made an appointment with my GP to discuss my options.

I had a Hydro appointment yesterday which went well but anything I am able to do in the pool just keeps my knee moving the little it can but no matter how much I try it doesn't transfer on to land!

That's about it for now, but will keep you posted with updates.

Hope you're well.

Update

Sorry I haven't posted for a while but there hasn't really been much news.

I've been continuing with the Hydro and I was supposed to have a review with the consultant on Monday but that has been postponed until the 18th May.

In preparation for the consultants appointment, I went for a review by one of the physios at Heatherwood so that they could write a report basically advising that my knee is not making any improvement and that something needs to be done. The physio review went really well and she was pleased with the strength I have built up in the muscles at the top of my leg which is great news.

One of my friends has advised me to make a list of all the things that I now can't do because of the problems with my knee which I will take with me when I go to see the consultant in May. This should add weight to our request that they look at more options than just physio, especially now that my left knee has started to give me a few minor problems!

Over the past few weeks, I have discovered that although I feel fine apart from the problems with my knee, I get tired quicker than I used to and therefore I can't do as much as before. I learnt this from experience when I got to a point where I was no use to anyone as I had used all the energy I had.

I am now trying to plan my weeks so that I still get to meet up with friends etc but that I don't end up with no energy left by the weekend. This has been difficult as my head still goes "it's OK, I can do it" when in reality this is not the case and I push myself too hard.

There is no news on the car front yet. Hopefully, I should have it by the end of May. Then comes the challenge of learning to drive it with my left foot!

That's about it for now...will hopefully fit in another post next week.

Hope you're having a good week.

Hydro #2 & Update

I had my second hydro session last Wednesday and again found that it was very painful when putting any direct pressure through my knee.

Since then, I have been for a car adaptation assessment to determine what adaptations I will need to be able to drive safely. The assessment went really well and all being well, I will soon be getting a car with a left-foot accelerator. Dad and I are going for a test drive on Saturday morning of one of the cars I really like.

I have also been taking some more photos recently and I'm especially proud of the one below as it is the first one I have taken using manual settings on the camera. I have also entered it in a competition with the topic of harmony on a Digital SLR Users forum I am part of.

I think that's about news for now. Hope you're having a good week.

Hydrotherapy #1

I had my first Hydrotherapy session on Tuesday and found it to be very painful.

I was given various different exercises to do which often involved putting direct pressure on my knee and even though it was in water was still extremely painful.

I have another session booked for Tuesday afternoon and I am still feeling sore from the first session which was now 3 days ago!

That's about all that's news for now.

Have a great weekend and I will post again next week.

Cornwall

Mum and I had a fantastic time in Cornwall. We arrived on the Thursday lunchtime and went off in the afternoon to Godrevy, near Hayle to enjoy the views.

The majority of our time there was spent doing odd jobs that Grandad needed doing.

On the Saturday afternoon, Mum and I went off to Goonhilly Earth Station where the first satellite transmissions happened from in 1960something! As a bonus, we had free entry as the local newspaper my Grandad receives had a voucher in it valid any weekend in March.

On the Sunday afternoon, we took Grandad across to Falmouth to see a friend he hasn't been able to see for a while.

Tuesday was a day for Mum and I to be tourists as Grandad was out for the day. We went to Lizard Point, Marazion, Penzance and St Ives. It was lovely.

Godrevy


Lizard Point


View of St Michael's Mount from Marazion.


Penzance


St Ives Harbour

Quick Update

Just thought I'd write a quick post to give you an update on how my new routine is going and how my knee is getting on.

My new routine is going well and I have managed to keep up to date with my bible reading. How nice it is to be able to focus without distraction on reading my bible and the latest book club book!

My knee is still pretty much the same. The new painkillers are much better than the previous ones as the new ones just make me drowsy rather than dizzy, nauseous and drowsy! I have my first hydrotherapy appointment tomorrow so will update again after that.

Sorry for not blogging for a while but I was on holiday in Cornwall for a week. It was lovely!

Hope you're having a good week.