Tag Archives: health

Survived

We had family over for a long weekend, and usually this means eating and drinking too much. This time was no exception Being on a diet, however, I was a lot more conscious of what I was doing, did a … Continue reading

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Fat

So it’s now post-Beer and Curry ™ weekend and I’ve not yet weighed myself to see how much damage was done. The weekend was great. I caught up with brother and his family, including little George who is now two … Continue reading

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Fit

It’s been six weeks since my injury and I’m only just getting back to normal. I even managed to shuffle quickly across a road yesterday without pain! Over that period, however, I’ve been walking less, and less quickly, lifting less … Continue reading

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Top Gear

Two weeks ago, I received an email entitled “CONGRATULATIONS… you are a winner!” and so on. Usually, this are spam/scams and the get ignored, however this one claimed to be from the BBC and Nissan, didn’t appear to be asking … Continue reading

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2009

About this time last year, I wrote this, a review of 2008. I did one for 2007 too, so might as well do one for 2009. 2009 started with some uncertain ill health, that turned out to be gall stones. … Continue reading

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Lodger

We’ve got a lodger! Only for about a month, but my sister has come to stay. This will probably mean weight loss for me, as we’ll probably have the same amount of food and drink in the house, but with … Continue reading

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Fat Bastard

I had a good weekend. I took Friday off (in lieu of daft hours worked previously) and went to visit aFj for hurtling, beer, sausages, catching up, and soup. Yesterday, I went food shopping and bought a lot of chocolate … Continue reading

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Not quite over

In my last post I said that I’m glad that my health problems are over because they tend to be all consuming. Well, even though keyhole surgery is not very invasive, it is still surgery and takes its toll. I … Continue reading

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Post op

After yesterdays procedure, I am now back home, feeling a little fragile, but otherwise ok. It’s amazing that something that used to hospitalise someone for a week or more and keep them off work for a month, can now be done over … Continue reading

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Under the knife

Today I’m off to hospital to have my gall bladder removed, a procedure I still have trouble pronouncing (and spelling): laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Anyways, it should be a quick and straightforward operation and I’ll be home again tomorrow, then a week or … Continue reading

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