Deirdre Geraghty

I’m in such pain and nothing seems to help for long. There must be something that helps but I don’t know what.

I have discovered that a hot water bottle is a wonderful thing. I sit with it on my painful muscles but keep moving and it helps a lot! If I sit still then the muscles seize up and it is very painful afterwards. I can’t wait for it all to heal. I’m not a patient person.

I have just managed to have a bath and wash my hair which I have been wanting to do all week. Quite a feat!

Well my thoughts on not googling stuff a little earlier didn’t work. I have just googled about Cocodamol and food. Oh well!

I saw a doctor last night. She was very good and gave me some stronger pain meds. My friend C who is a volunteer driver took me even though it was his day off which was very kind of him. I have had three interactions with the surgery over the past week or so and each time it has really helped me. And two of them have examined me with such care. Excellent treatment! Maybe I shouldn’t listen to other others who aren’t qualified or google neither.

I’m sitting here and the television and microwave are on. I can hear a ding ding ding. Where is it coming from? So many things could be dinging. No it’s the television. What an age we are living in.

I saw someone wearing a cross on the television this morning. I know l am grumpy trying to get through to the surgery as l am in a lot of pain and can’t take the painkillers. But I was thinking that I don’t know how people of religion can be so gullible. I know it’s important that we grow up within a moral framework but all the ridiculous superstition and nonsense…

Not taking breakfast upstairs this morning. I just about got myself sorted and came downstairs. I will have breakfast in a minute. I took some Co-dydramol at 6.30 and I think they’re helping a little…

I took my strong painkillers nearly an hour ago and still in a lot of pain. Just come downstairs and also taken my daily aspirin. I don’t know what to do with myself.

It’s very difficult to get on with chores when in pain and the world doesn’t stop still and wait for you. And it’s Xmas coming soon and things to do. And always the worry that maybe I need to be seen again but painkillers yet to kick in this morning!