Quickly adding this onto the blog, as Something Important is happening tomorrow which I haven't got round to posting about.
As briefly mentioned, I have been going to a rehabilitation unit for Physio and Occupational Therapy, which has been interesting, fun, tiring, but all the people there are lovely and has been going well (albeit a couple of dramas, but anywhoo). I have attempted pottery, with one successful piece (if slightly childish looking), a complete disaster of a teapot (very structurally unsound), and I am now attempting another pot.
The Big News is that I will get my Phenol Nerve Block injections tomorrow, and then on the 19th I will have my Baclofen day trial - woah! I have just realised that a few posts ago I never said what the last minute Dr appointment was about. Well it was to get the above sorted out, as my consultant could see my patience was wearing thin.
To put it succinctly as possible, the Phenol nerve block will reduce the tightness in two of the worst offending muscles groups in my legs, and also act as a stop gap whilst waiting to get the Baclofen Pump. Try and imagine a bass beat being pumped under your skin and into your nerves and that is kind of how it feels. Freaky but cool. The anesthetic nerve trial proved successful (giggling is apparently an unusual reaction to this), so the go ahead was given for the full on nerve block.
The nerve block should last up to 12 months, and will take away some of the supporting tone in my legs, so this will be interesting to see how it turns out.
Monday 5 September 2011
Calvert Trust
This was going to be a long rambling post, but my diary is so packed right now I don't really have time or energy for posts, so doing this in between phone calls at work!
So, where to begin...The weekend at the Calvert Trust in the Lake District was brilliant, even better than I expected, and I did things I thought I would not be able to do!
We arrived on the friday, and after a mild panic that the bus had gone without us, picked up by one of the Trust's vans. Arriving at the centre, the bedroom was amzing, with a view looking over the lake and fields (which had sheep running all over them, so cute!)
I could go on forever about the weekend, so I will try to be as succinct as possible. The Friday evening was spent on a ramble up the hill behind the centre, looking over the lake, followed by a quick dip in the Hydrotherapy pool, which had a sauna as well, complete with floaty equipment. True to their word, dinner was a 3 course meal of proper, hearty food.
The Saturday morning was spent doing all things climbing, from abseiling backwards down a steep slope in a wheelchair, the Leap Of Faith - jumping/staggering onto a trapeze bar and swinging from a great height across the climbing hall, so my piece de resistance - the climbing wall itself. A few years ago I had attempted one had failed miserably, but with the wall at a slight incline, and with a starting boost and encouragement, I got all the way to the top! The abseil down was actually more terrifying, but yay, I did it!
As a result of this success I have gone a bit adrenaline crazy and started challenging myself in other areas (but more on that in other posts).
The rest of the day was spent Horse Riding and Archery, where a) I did not fall of the horse, and b) actually managed to hit the target!
The day ended with another huge dinner, a nice dip in the hydro pool, and spending time confusing the sheep opposite the centre.
Sunday morning I faced my enemy...water. For today was the canoeing activity. Having had some not encouraging experience with water based activities, I was cynical I would enjoy the session. However, with not one, but TWO life jackets on (one to keep me afloat, the other to stop me tipping over onto my face and causing panicked flailing of limbs), and placed on what was promised the most untippable canoe, I was ready.
And I actually enjoyed it and we rowed over to the other end of the lake for a nice cuppa.
After this most of the others started to head off home, but a few of use used the afternoon to go on a wheel/walk into Keswick and for a drink, a nice way to round off the weekend.
So, all in all, it was a brilliant weekend, and I now have mad ideas of what else I want to do! I will definately be going back, dragging with me as many people as possible. Pictures WILL be promised eventually, but I do not have access to them on my work computer. Plus I have plans for them.
Ok, this still was quite a long post, so just imagine how long it would have been if I had gone into every tiny detail. Like sitting through your Aunt's holiday photo collection in painstaking detail.
So, where to begin...The weekend at the Calvert Trust in the Lake District was brilliant, even better than I expected, and I did things I thought I would not be able to do!
We arrived on the friday, and after a mild panic that the bus had gone without us, picked up by one of the Trust's vans. Arriving at the centre, the bedroom was amzing, with a view looking over the lake and fields (which had sheep running all over them, so cute!)
I could go on forever about the weekend, so I will try to be as succinct as possible. The Friday evening was spent on a ramble up the hill behind the centre, looking over the lake, followed by a quick dip in the Hydrotherapy pool, which had a sauna as well, complete with floaty equipment. True to their word, dinner was a 3 course meal of proper, hearty food.
The Saturday morning was spent doing all things climbing, from abseiling backwards down a steep slope in a wheelchair, the Leap Of Faith - jumping/staggering onto a trapeze bar and swinging from a great height across the climbing hall, so my piece de resistance - the climbing wall itself. A few years ago I had attempted one had failed miserably, but with the wall at a slight incline, and with a starting boost and encouragement, I got all the way to the top! The abseil down was actually more terrifying, but yay, I did it!
As a result of this success I have gone a bit adrenaline crazy and started challenging myself in other areas (but more on that in other posts).
The rest of the day was spent Horse Riding and Archery, where a) I did not fall of the horse, and b) actually managed to hit the target!
The day ended with another huge dinner, a nice dip in the hydro pool, and spending time confusing the sheep opposite the centre.
Sunday morning I faced my enemy...water. For today was the canoeing activity. Having had some not encouraging experience with water based activities, I was cynical I would enjoy the session. However, with not one, but TWO life jackets on (one to keep me afloat, the other to stop me tipping over onto my face and causing panicked flailing of limbs), and placed on what was promised the most untippable canoe, I was ready.
And I actually enjoyed it and we rowed over to the other end of the lake for a nice cuppa.
After this most of the others started to head off home, but a few of use used the afternoon to go on a wheel/walk into Keswick and for a drink, a nice way to round off the weekend.
So, all in all, it was a brilliant weekend, and I now have mad ideas of what else I want to do! I will definately be going back, dragging with me as many people as possible. Pictures WILL be promised eventually, but I do not have access to them on my work computer. Plus I have plans for them.
Ok, this still was quite a long post, so just imagine how long it would have been if I had gone into every tiny detail. Like sitting through your Aunt's holiday photo collection in painstaking detail.
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