Warts and all!

This is going to be a 'warts and all' post. I'd always documented things like this on my private blog, but after reading various posts from Floss and Pomona and Sarah about our 'not so perfect lives' here goes.... you have been warned! Not so the messy house - due to my complete inability to do too much at once, I take it for granted that you are going to know that there are cobwebs up high and unironed clothes and carpets that could do with a jolly good hoover at times. So here goes...

Thank you all for your lovely get better soon wishes. I wish I could say I am better, but unfortunately not. The pain is as bad as ever and I will be going to bed as soon as I have written this.

I wish I could sit like this but unfortunately it is completely out at the moment!

So a very brief outline... On 17th December last year I had major surgery to remove part of my rib to decompress an artery and nerve. I was getting lots of pain, pins and needles and loss of strength in my right arm. In part this operation was successful, however, my body doesn't seem to believe it - either that or it didn't relieve it entirely! I had a car accident in 2005 where someone rammed up the back of us and from then on I had problems. Something called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Oh great a syndrome! It took until 2008 to get a proper diagnosis though.

Anyway I went to the doctor today and he thinks that I am suffering from highly reactive inflammed nerve pain especially as it is predominantly one sided - the side of the operation. So he has put me on some very strong medication - not a painkiller, but a medication for neuropathic pain. Of course it may interact with the medication I'm currently on so we have to start off with a low dose. I really hope not. I also so hope it works as I am getting really fed up with not being able to do things without some form of pain and at the moment things are virtually impossible! Good thing I am on anti-depressants otherwise I'd be a right state! At least my mood swings (due to constant pain) have stabilized so that is one thing. :-)

Anyway, despite the pain I decided to go to probably my last cavy show of the year yesterday. I am getting fed up with not being able to do the things I want to do so went. Of course I suffered by the time I got home and had a rather early night, although was able to read lying down.

I never win anything - that is until recently when I have won a couple of giveaways and yesterday I won a prize in the raffle. Would you like to see what highly sensible prize I picked? You would? Well it was handcrafted of course! The only thing that was!

Being blue he was a must have - just needs a name now. I think people were surprised I picked him and made several 'funny' comments, but I love him and appreciate the time and effort that went into making him. He now sits on top of my shelf above my desk.

Last week I had several good finds at charity shops.

This lovely leather purse was one. I don't think it had ever been used and was 99p!!

It has loads of compartments and zip pockets in it and feels wonderfully soft.

As a child lots of my friends had a Russian Doll and I always wanted one - sad I know! So when I saw this lady, I just had to have her.

She has four little ladies inside her. She is purple and the others are red.

Here she is sitting on my shelf which I have papered the back of.


A ceramic (?) roses ornament. I do like roses!

A larger china posy.

Very pretty - now sitting on my dresser.

So there you have it warts and all!