I'm bald

Went to a hairdresser where you can get a fantastically cheap haircut today. Only cost me £10. But I don't have a lot of hair left.......


On the other hand, this was the first time I've been to the hairdresser and not nearly cried because of the torture. I can't normally stand the way they yank your hair constantly, or the pain of those washing basins on the back of your neck, or the trauma of getting a blow-dry.......I know, I'm a wuss, but really, it HURTS me!!!!!

But in this place, they had soft neck-thingys on the washbasins, the wash was so relaxing I nearly fell asleep, and the blow-dry didn't make my eyes water at all!

But I think me being so relaxed and happy might be why I didn't notice how much hair was getting cut off.

Oh well, I guess this way it'll last longer...

Feeling sorry for myself...

The sciatica is back. With a vengeance. Just when I thought it was all safe to be normal again..

Story goes, I come off the dicofenac, the pain comes back! But wait, there's more! I have NEW symptoms! Hooray! Lovely stabbing pain in my calf, and a delightfully painful numbness and tingling in my foot.

So I made a desperate trip to the on-the day Dr, who luckily happened to be the same one as I saw before. I'm back on the diclofenac, and I've got to see her in a week to check my progression and if necessary discuss referral. yay! Although, I have to say, despite my moaning, I am blessed to be able to use the NHS. Free Dr appointments, almost free prescriptions, being able to see a dr on the day, its AMAZING. Ye who complain, come to Ireland.

Right, sorry for the bitch, I needed it.

This sucks.

I have sciatica. It hurts. Really, really hurts. Especially when I sit. Which kinda sucks for lectures/seminars/PBL/studying.....i.e everything medicine related. And the painkillers don't work. So I'm feeling generally moany and grumpy. Apologies. I needed to share.