~ A ReSt HoMe ~

So this place has turned into a bit of a rest home 

For anyone not on Facebook the old boy has 'injured' his medial ligament (knee area) is on crutches (which he wont use) and a knee brace (which he grizzles about) and is supposed to be resting it for at least a week....

Easier said than done when you are active/easily bored.....

The facebook comments were funny - the ones from the people that know him eluded to the fact that he is not a patient patient..........


And one less physically able person in the house leaves more for me to do, which any other time would be totally fine except that I am still dragging myself around (will TRY and get a GP appointment this week to get it sorted out once and for all)


I am so grateful for the boys helping out where they can, and that Small Man is at home all of the time and can help keep an eye on Dad and make sure he's not attempting to do things he's not supposed to (like jumping up and down on the spot to see if it hurts)...

 I have arranged STOSS therapy for Small Man - he takes 40,000 IU vitamin D once per week for 3 months - this is a fair sized dose - one regular vitamin D tablet is 1,000 IU - so it's like taking 40 of those....I'm pleased, at least it wont drag out forever like it did for Possum.
The sun was out for a while today, so we sat together outside for 20 minutes and caught a few rays :)

The pharmacist was amazing - the therapy was only available at the one chemist and I had not been there before - wow, she was great! 
She had to ring my GP to ask a few questions and ended up advising him of further tests she would like to see SM have.   
There is a link between vitamin D deficiency and thyroid also weight gain and fatigue, and quite a few other things....all of these things he has tested regularly but she came up with a few extra things for next time...
She was fascinated by SM's case, as they often are.  
She explained to me how his liver function would be affecting his vit D levels and the vicious cycle of it all...


My GP agreed I need my level checked also.  
Trouble is my GP is only there 4 days per week, and I rang at 8.30am twice last week for his cancellation appointments (one for SM, one for Big A - theirs were more urgent) and was just too tired Friday to stay awake until 8.30am to ring again for myself....
(I get up with Possum at 7am, he leaves for work at 8.05am - I am usually asleep again on the couch by 8.20am).
Failing ringing up at 8.30am you have to book in a few weeks in advance.....it's ridiculous how booked up the GP's are...

So that's about it for me....
How was your weekend? 
It's been quiet around here.....


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