My plan is the same – get those few pounds out of the way as I'm sure they'll magically reappear at the end of the year. And I've no idea why...I'm now down to 12 stone 6 lbs, having lost 29 lbs in weight since ist July!
Height 6', BMI 23.6
My goal now is to get a couple of pounds in hand for the carnage that will be Christmas...
maximus otter
When I had a regular city driving job I spotted hundreds of JRTs perched on the backs of sofas earnestly supervising the streets. Colleagues assured me that this situation was enforceable by law.
That’ll be handy for the assault on Mordor!
Wonderful news. Rest and relax.
Hope all is feeling better soon.
A sprain can be painful and immobilising, as you've found. They can feel like a fracture. Luckily they generally heal with no after-effects.
The worst leg injury I ever had, in about 1990, was a twisted ankle/sprain/soft tissue damage. I had a bruise from my big toe all the way to the back of my knee, the bruise colour forming a spike narrowing as it went up my calf muscle. Most impressive, though I was on crutches for about three weeks. Bloody football, stupid game!A sprain can be painful and immobilising, as you've found. They can feel like a fracture. Luckily they generally heal with no after-effects.
Well done that knee!
Had a spate of tripping over (not always drunk-related!) and doing an ankle in over a few years. The belief at the time was that one the ligaments were torn they'd keep stretching and you'd do it again until they were healed properly.
Poultice?
Apparently for the 30th anniversary you get some sort of necklace.
Made out of rubber tyres?
Perhaps you could look it up online and check?
I'm thinking maybe one of those candy ones. I think rubber may be too expensive.
The Council was obliged to periodically ask my father if his condition had improved.
It's a horribly and unnecessarily complicated process, especially if you're just renewing when, the chances are, like you, your health conditions will be much the same or worse than before. I recently filled in my father's form - he's 86 with numerous ongoing health issues that would take an essay to cover (numerous heart issues, balance and blood pressure issues, arthritis, etc, etc, you get the picture) - but we still had to fill in reams of pointless questions. He doesn't drive any more (thank God!) but we do drive him and having the Blue Badge is a godsend.I applied for my replacement Blue Badge a few weeks ago, this was the first time using the new "completely online" service which meant I didn't have to send anything in the post or get photographs / documents 'certified' or anything.
I was a bit wary as to whether my application would be successful this time (even though it has been the last two times since I started using a badge). Because, whoever had programmed the online application form had decided that 100 characters was more than enough to enter one's answers to many of the questions. (Pro tip: when you're trying to explain how a disability affects you, you need a tad more space than that). Also there wasn't an 'any further comments' box at the end which would have been nice because there were things I wanted to say, which I had stated in my prior applications, that there just wasn't the opportunity to say this time.
So as I said, I was feeling a bit glum about it because I was fretting that I hadn't been able to fully get my point across. But, checking emails reveals that my application has been successfulSo we just have to pay them the princely sum of £20 and hopefully soon, post deliveries permitting, the badge will be in my possession ready for when the current one runs out.
It would be nice if I didn't have to keep doing this every 3 years (my disability isn't going to go away or get better!) but I can't complain really.
