It has rained today for the first time since we moved here. In fact it has rained the whole day with what can only be described as English rain. That steady persistent, just a bit stronger than drizzle, type rain. At least the sunset was nice.
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| The view from the western side of our apartment |
I went to the doctor again today because I was woken up last night with gout. It has been over 4 weeks now since it started. The first two weeks were pretty bad but then it started to come good and I could walk without too much pain. However the joint still remained swollen and slightly painful to touch. Last night it flared up again and today I was forced back in to limping around like a cripple.
I saw a different Doctor this time and she didn't mess around. She took some blood gave me an injection in the arse and prescribed some strong anti inflammatory drugs. The whole process was quite entertaining because her English was not so good and my Deutsch was woeful. I am not fussed by the sight of blood as long as it is not my own and ever since I had an episode with a person that couldn't quite get the needle into my vein no matter how many times she tried, I now prefer to be horizontal when my blood is being extracted. The conversation that accompanied that particular instance went along the lines of. "Whoops missed it. I'll try again. Nope not that time either. Hang on I think I've got it. Oh no!" "What?" I enquired. "The vein has collapsed" At this point my consciousness said "Bugger this for a game of soldiers" and stepped outside for a breather. I came to with this particular angel of mercy slapping my face trying to bring me round.
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