Mofo kidney stone in the house, yo

Just got back after nearly two hours at the hospital. I had a bit of a wait as there had been an emergency earlier in the day, so they were running about an hour behind. Still, I’ve been the emergency myself at least twice in my career, so I don’t mind waiting a while. Even [...]

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No more tracks

The train tracks that had been cemented to my teeth came off today :) The bottom track had been on since the end of September last year and the top since the beginning of January. I could show you before and after photos, but I don’t think the internet has done anything bad enough to [...]

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It’s good when they fall into the gutter

Yesterday Suzy and I went to Tonbridge for lunch and a bit of ambling about. Suzy also managed to get in some pretty comprehensively girly shopping, coming away with shoes, a bag and a top. I nearly got some shoes, but the 12s were too narrow and the 13s too long, although wide enough. As [...]

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Big jug of wee

Ruddy kidney stone started bumping around inside me again last night. It hurt a lot, but at least I got to see my dinner in reverse. That’s always a treat. I went to the doc’s today and had a very helpful and thorough appointment with him. He’s written to the consultant to expedite the appointment [...]

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Forgive me, but the talk today will mainly be of wee

You may remember that this year I celebrated the May bank holiday by passing a kidney stone. I had an x-ray and that was followed up today with an appointment with the consultant. I’d received three appointment letters – two for the same time and one for five minutes later – and then not long [...]

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Krista’s barbecue

Today was the day for Krista’s barbecue. Since the afternoon was one of those gentle gossipy times when nothing much happens, there isn’t much in the way of a story to write, but for those who weren’t there, here’s some of what you missed: * Krista’s new hairdo * Sam’s homemade dip * John and [...]

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