Well .. she is still covered in the rash which looks awful .. and has arthritis in all her joints. I spoke to my Doctor and she was very concerned and told me that she should be having weekly blood, urine and blood pressure tests, to check kidney function .. I'll just talk to the wall. What can I do? She's 21 ..

We wanted her to come home and she would have done but is being forced to do two semesters in one because of having to have time off at the beginning of the year due to the stress of knowing the guy who sexually molested her got away with just a caution.

I'll stop about Hollie now because I just get upset.

I managed to get to the Doctor but it took me 46 minutes to walk from my house on crutches to the bus stop that normally would take less than 4 minutes. I was in agony and frozen walking up to the Doctor and four older people stopped to ask if I were ok (In't it funny how the young would perhaps like to approach you, but don't)

Anyway, a lady was getting another lady on crutches into her car and came over to me and asked if I needed help. I said I was going to the Doctors which was just up the road 2 minutes away. She said "Get in the car" ... and proceeded to take me to the doctors and then prayed for me, which I was really touched about.

My Doctor went mental at me for coming out in bad weather. She said this is the second time, what are you trying to do, break your back? I said my husband had said something about walking and so to be bloody stubborn I had done. She said I was obviously full of anger .. which I am .. because despite reading my Consultant letter saying that no wonder I am drugged up all the time and have memory issues because I am on so much medication, I still feel guilty that I am so, so tired all the time. (At which he also said he wasn't surprised)

So the deal now is to lower my medication and they are having a meeting re this Dorsal column ganglion thing. I am hoping that when I see my Surgeon on the 28th, he will have more news for me. Fingers crossed.

Have had an ok today but slept nearly all the day as I am on new tablets to stop my irritable bladder .. says on the box .. can cause drowsiness ...you bet it can. I am exhausted and could quite happily stay in bed all day sleeping on and off.