Gosh Dove, that’s a lot in one go! I had two out last November, the cost was ridiculous, they want you to go first for the consultation then come back to have the work done, so double fee, I wasn’t having that so I told him to get on with the work and I’ll pay double for one trip, £208.00! Worth it though I suppose, got another very loose one, I’ll leave it a bit longer and pull it myself. Another reason for the 2 trips, , they charge £15.00 a time for PPE, that’s a cheap Tesco mask, £3.50 for 10 and a squirt of gel.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Isolation is not too bad @steephill …..thank heavens (once again) for the garden. I have been having a planting spree. One more day and I’ll have everything that should be in the ground, in the ground.
Should have been at Hampton Court Flower Show today …..but weather is grot, so quite glad we had to change our tickets to Sunday…..silver linings and all that.
Found out yesterday that littlest Chicklet got a First 👏🏻👩🏼🎓👩🏼🎓👩🏼🎓👏🏻. So very proud of her. It’s been a difficult year, but she stuck at it …..I had a little weep 😢.
I'm glad the dentist wasn't too painful @Dovefromabove, nor for the wallet.
I slept badly last night. Since I was last here in Norfolk someone has acquired a very noisy cockerel that starts crowing at 3am. It was very bothersome last night.
OH has gone off to Tesco, I didn't feel like it. He likes to go out more than me. I save the shopping to do weekly, he seems to pop out whenever he wants something.
He is very fidgety, he's just had the appointment to see a cardiologist. It's for the 14th September so that's an extra 2 months to wait before we can find out about his hip replacement. Apparently, in the UK, they use a referral service. Doctors are getting even more remote. In France you get a referral letter from your GP and you can choose your specialist, you make the appointment direct. The local Norfolk GPs aren't even seeing anyone, you get appointment phone calls. In France Cedric would have been seen by the anaesthetist who would have examined him, here the ECG was sent to the anaesthetist who postponed the op without even meeting him. In France, if they are worried about doing a general anaesthetic they do a spinal one instead.
It's raining again.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Brings back memories of waiting for my results some time back in the Middle Ages We were all desperate to avoid a Desmond or a Douglas. Even worse being summoned for a viva voce if you were on a borderline between two classifications
@Biglad 🤣. I had heard of the Desmond, but the Douglas is a new one for me 🤣.
Thanks for the 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 - I’ll pass them on. She is applying for jobs at the moment 🤞🏻. Not really sure what she wants to do. Was thinking of doing a law conversion (her degree is in English) but that’s a lot of money if she’s not sure she will like a desk job. So she’s decided to try working (at a desk job) for a bit and see how it suits her. She is (sometimes 😉) very wise.
So sorry OH’s hip op is so protracted @Busy-Lizzie. Our doctors and nurses are amazing, but sometimes the bureaucracy and sheer non-connectedness of our health system really lets it down
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Another reason for the 2 trips, , they charge £15.00 a time for PPE, that’s a cheap Tesco mask, £3.50 for 10 and a squirt of gel.
… that includes the X-rays and checkup a fortnight ago … love the NHS 💙
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Isolation is not too bad @steephill …..thank heavens (once again) for the garden. I have been having a planting spree. One more day and I’ll have everything that should be in the ground, in the ground.
Should have been at Hampton Court Flower Show today …..but weather is grot, so quite glad we had to change our tickets to Sunday…..silver linings and all that.
Found out yesterday that littlest Chicklet got a First 👏🏻👩🏼🎓👩🏼🎓👩🏼🎓👏🏻. So very proud of her. It’s been a difficult year, but she stuck at it …..I had a little weep 😢.
Hello all.
I'm glad the dentist wasn't too painful @Dovefromabove, nor for the wallet.
I slept badly last night. Since I was last here in Norfolk someone has acquired a very noisy cockerel that starts crowing at 3am. It was very bothersome last night.
OH has gone off to Tesco, I didn't feel like it. He likes to go out more than me. I save the shopping to do weekly, he seems to pop out whenever he wants something.
He is very fidgety, he's just had the appointment to see a cardiologist. It's for the 14th September so that's an extra 2 months to wait before we can find out about his hip replacement. Apparently, in the UK, they use a referral service. Doctors are getting even more remote. In France you get a referral letter from your GP and you can choose your specialist, you make the appointment direct. The local Norfolk GPs aren't even seeing anyone, you get appointment phone calls. In France Cedric would have been seen by the anaesthetist who would have examined him, here the ECG was sent to the anaesthetist who postponed the op without even meeting him. In France, if they are worried about doing a general anaesthetic they do a spinal one instead.
It's raining again.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Brings back memories of waiting for my results some time back in the Middle Ages
Thanks for the 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 - I’ll pass them on. She is applying for jobs at the moment 🤞🏻. Not really sure what she wants to do. Was thinking of doing a law conversion (her degree is in English) but that’s a lot of money if she’s not sure she will like a desk job. So she’s decided to try working (at a desk job) for a bit and see how it suits her. She is (sometimes 😉) very wise.