Back to the Back Again

Well it's been done again,  last Thursday to be precise and the reason I haven't written about it before now is becasue it's been so good even in the weeks leeding upt to the 6 month due time the back was working well.  I went down to surgery first thing and was on my way home by 10:30 am he did 3 injections in both sides and it tood about 30 mins.  I did forget to ask him to put me on the repeaters list so when the discharge nurse said he would do a follow up appointment in 4 months I had to ask her to check it with him, she did say a strange thing though she said you cant just go on having repeat denervations forever! anyway he agreed to put me in the next 6 months and then I will have to do the follow up appointment, must remember to ask him about how long I can continue to have this operation done!
Anyway the back is good, not so for the stomach it was fine on Friday had a takeaway indian meal ! wrong thing come Saturday we had a friend over for a meal all went well until Saturday night !!! spent 3 hours in agony belly ach walking up and donw for at least 1 1/2 hours can't sit can't lay down have to keep walking from then on I've had to whatch what I eat toast mostly and sitting up at night to sleep.  Today Thursday one week for the operation I have just begun to feel a little relief from the belly ache Banana's may be the key!!!!!

Paintings September October 2010

Back to the Back

Yeh ! it's done the backs been done as scheduled all went well better than expected in fact.
Went down to surgery at about 8.15 and arrived back at recovery 9.05 Thanks to a very unlucky lady who had to withdraw from her planned op as she had complications I think I was given extra time as both sides of my back has been done 3 shots in both sides oh boy should I be jumping in a week or two, hopefully! Was out for the count don't even remember getting back to recovery I think I had a good dose of anesthetic. I did talk to the anesthetist about having trouble with my hiatus hernia after surgery but he seems to think it's the fasting that causes the problem however I did think I had got away with it but low and behold 3 days after the op I'm on the gaviscon again Oh well it's little price to pay and when I go on the 7th for my endoscopy maybe I'll get it sorted for next time.

But Back to the back it's looking good have taken the dog for a walk today although yesterday I had to give up the shopping half way through and let my husband finish it off. Today has been good worked on some jewellery and general took things easy fingers crossed for the next few days.

Oh I've got a bloody back, it really drives me crazy
When it gets to be so bad, it tends to make me lazy
Cos I can't get up and walk away, to give me some relief
It's time for my injections now, cos it's giving me such grief

But when the man with needles sticks them right into my back
I'm so glad and happy as it set me right back on track
I can then resume normality and enjoy to walk the dog
Pain free then or almost for it's such a long hard slog

So if you've got a bloody back now, you know what you should do
Find the man with the needles, the doctor you know who
Will stick them in your back and give you the electric shock
And this will guarantee for you to give the pain the block

It's on the Back

Well it's time again for the back op was due in April but couldn't fit me in until 13 May next Thursday good job to as the last injections started wearing off about 3 4 weeks ago I'm like a clockwork toy that needs winding up slowly running down and in need of winding up. I have made moves to try and get the hiatus hernia sorted as this always gives me so much trouble when I get my back done, I thought at first it was to do with the fasting but last time I was first on the list and it still caused me trouble. I went to the G.P. and got a referral to an NHS centre in Milton Keynes as the waiting list in this area is long so they offered me this earlier appointment. It took us about an hour and a half to get there very ice treatment clinic the down side was the consultant is Hungarian and seems to struggle with English however I'm down for a endoscopy on 7th June fingers crossed. The latest problem of a frozen shoulder is not going to make it easy to have this procedure as at the moment I can't lay on my left side which is going to be necessary to have this procedure, oh lord I have booked some more sessions with the osteopath to try to get it sorted, so far I have had about 6 sessions with him that so far have given me more movement in the shoulder but still have a lot of cramp pain hope he can get me some improvement fingers crossed.

New paintings 6.5.10

Girl on Pier in watercolour

Cotswold scene in watercolour

Red Cliffs in Wax

Purple River in wax

Mauve River in wax

Three trees in wax

More Encaustic Wax

Encaustic Wax WOW

I've just discovered encaustic wax WOW very exciting I saw a demonstration at Virginia Water Art Society and along with quite a few others was very impressed and of coourse talked of nothing else for days as we had booked a day long workshop with the demonstrator in April . Guess what I got fo a mothers day present from my girls? yes an iron and wax here are the results of my efforts I just love the uncontrolled markings that appear naturally when the wax is melted on the iron then spread onto the paper, can't wait for the workshop with Phil Madley

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