Compression socks..

  So I had an appointment to fetch the compression socks. Had to wait a couple of minutesin the only chair that was there. I could hear the ...

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Cataract worsened.

Went today to have my eyes checked and to look for a new frame. As we were too early we went to see if there were some thin summer pantsin o...

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A new bicycle

  A few days ago the physiotherapist wanted me to step on my bicycle in a safer way. It was not much different from what I was doing. Gettin...

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That foot again

  Since the wedding my ankle hurts. Walking a stair with small steps, in the dark, and a road with gravel didn't help. I expected a day ...

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Final result of the ankle

Got the usual x-ray made by one of the young women who recognised me. We had a laugh, photos were made, very efficient, and I went to the su...

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No back surgery!! Yeay!!

  So finally we had our talk about my back issues. We arrived very early at the hospital, which was fine. One of my former students saw my n...

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Results of the MRI of my spine

  The results of the MRI of the spine are in. I saw the images yesterday and was impressed by the wide array of issues at such a small space...

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Another MRI (and update)

I will have a short night as I have to be up and about early in the morning. The orthopedist has planned an MRI of the spine as an urgency, ...

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Ill

Woke up ill this morning. Done too much, worry too much. and maybe ate something wrong. Update: I was really ill. Slept almost al day. Felt ...

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Sun, and training not to worry.

Turned out last month was the warmest March ever! Not that we had that feeling during the nights. As they were very cold, but... not deep fr...

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Insight by three

  The physiotherapy session today was very interesting. Again my knee was hurting. At the same place: the outer tendons. I told I had been t...

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A tumultuous day.

Remember I had the DEXA scan (osteoporosis scan) and the computer couldn't assess the spine? I wanted the spinal part of the scan redone...

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Ballet

  When I was at the emergency room with my broken ankles I was told I would never be able to teach or perform ballet. I might not even be ab...

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The physiotherapist is back.

  The physiotherapist is back from a week of skiing. I hope she won't enter the room with the same injury as mine or some other injury. ...

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The birds are back!!

In the middle of the night I heard them: the birds!   As I am stillsleeping in the livingroom and the frontdoor is not too far away I went t...

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Cold, pills,

Again the political situation was at the center of everything. Yesterday evening one of our daily programs had someone in the chair who knew...

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Physio. GP and sun

Happy Valentine's Day Yesterday evening we had a snowshower!!! Yeay!!! I don't assume that during my 4 month' stay inside the ho...

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Taping feet

Sometimes it's difficult to translate professions, because there are important differences. Take "Midwife". I many countries i...

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One thing less to fight for

Thank you to all who supported me during the last 12 years in my battle against heart disease. For the first time in all these years I was t...

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Hospital....A far too long day!

Yesterday we had some medical appointments piles up. First I went to get my blood checked. Waited half an hour, until the time ran out, as I...

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