3 weeks in the collar

Hi it has been 3 weeks now and I am still in pain although I have to say that the pain is not as bad now that I am on the tablets. Dihydracodeine
and
Gabapentin quite a mix. Last Sunday I managed to OD on the pills (by accident I may add things aren't that bad) felt really tired and whoozy at dinner and then we rang the NHS direct they said I would be fine so I went to bed felt really whoozy the following morning.
I have been going into work but only when I really need to it really takes it out of me, I feel like everything is going at 33 and a third ( for those who don't know, the speed of an old 45 record).
Anyway I am waiting for the Consultants PA to ring back, I think I will have a long wait.........
but until I have the next talk to the Consultant I can't really plan anything,.
I am still making appointments and hoping that whatever the next step is doesn't upset too many people. Watch this space....
Oldest Louise is getting ready for University I am more excited than her I think, brings back loads of memories for me....she is going to just wow them and I can see that she is going to make loads of friends and have a great time and get a fantastic job at the end of this. If she gets what she wants then I'll be happy.

Pain in the Neck Prophesy fulfilled!

Yes many people have said what a "Pain in the neck I really am" and this has now come to pass that I really do have a pain in the neck and the shoulder and the forearm and the fingers.
I have been managing to get into work sometimes although I suspect I probably shouldn't. It is not that bad getting public transport and I don't mean that in a superior way I mean from the fact of doing my job but it does mean that I have t plan far more in advance and I cannot do the same amount of work as I can when I am driving and also I am at the mercy of the buses/metro.
Getting from place to place is not bad. To work I can get the 62/63 then change in town to the 100 and then walk to the office from the Metro Centre. This takes 45 mins door to door if I get the right connections 1hour + if I don't (15-20 mins by car). I went to a school yesterday and arranged to meet a colleague at the Heworth Interchange so it took me 1 hour to get to Heworth but only one bus the famous City Link 58 it did cost me £4.10 return as the driver said they did not do day passes ( I think they do!) I then had to walk from the Coast Road ( 15 - 20 mins) when I got in I was shattered and needed to lie down. That has been the thing about this week the amount of time and the amount of energy it has taken to do what I would normally do in my stride. It is not that I am going to bed late either as I am in bed by 9.00-9.30.
I go for a an MRI scan tomorrow so lets hope they find out what it is so I can get back to normal and stop taking the damn tablets which make me so tired and I'm sure they effect my memory as well. Roll on tomorrow!