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Thursday 16 May 2024

I Saw a Doctor

The clinic, it turns out, doesn't do hips. A lovely doctor from the GPs office came out and we agreed that it wasn't cellulitis but fluid collecting in my legs causing pain. She has booked me in for a hip x-ray. I'm not looking forward to it. It's open ended, so I can go some time next week and hopefully sort out what's happening there.

In other news, I ordered some bud vases from Temu. They were expensive for me, at £23.67 but I think that they'll be worth it. I got them to put those bottle lights in so that I could put them in the darker corners like the book case. A few have already been stuffed with lights and taken elsewhere but this is the carton (I really need to be quicker off the mark)


The one already on the bookcase looks like this when the lights inside are on.


You can get the lights from eBay or Amazon. They are basically a small string of lights that are designed to go into a bottle and there is a battery and on/off switch in a 'cork'. The cork doesn't really fit in the bottle, but it's not something that bothers us. We can just enjoy the lights. The bud vases that we don't use like this can be stashed for other purposes. They wouldn't be bad as home made diffusers. 

The sink has broken. The plughole has completely given way. A plumber (not the ones that did the bathroom!) is coming out on Saturday. I feel that it may be the first pebble in the avalanche that means that we have to get a new kitchen. I am unimpressed by that idea.

It feels like a very full day.

Hugs and good health to all. 

6 comments:

  1. I like those little vases! What fun.
    I'm glad you were able to see a doctor. It's at least something that you know it's more than cellulitis. I hope that, when you go for the xray, they can determine the source of the problem. It would be great if you could start to feel better.

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    1. I'm really, really, really hoping that it turns out something simple and I can take two pills three times a day for a week and I'll be fine.
      The vases are fun!

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  2. I'm glad you were able to be seen by a doctor. I hope you can get the x-ray done, soon, so the doctors can figure out why fluid is collecting in your legs. Hope it is something that can be treated without much fuss. Hope the sink can be repaired without having to replace the entire kitchen! The bud vases filled with lights are lovely!

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    1. Those little vases have cheered me up more than I expected.
      Thank you.

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  3. I am pleased that the doctor came to see you, Lyssa. I hope the hospital can diagnose and resolve the problem. It must be miserable. Those lights in vases are very pretty, what a clever idea. Good luck with the sink. I dread having to have our kitchen changed, I can’t face the disruption so I just keep painting and patching it up!

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    1. Thank you - I'm keeping everything crossed that it's resolved soon.

      Our kitchen is a disaster! I'm dreading replacing it.

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