And so it ...

... continues! As it finished last year so this year is starting! What? My blooming BALLOON FLIGHT! Yep, that's the balloon flight I was given as a Christmas present in 2007. The weather stopped me flying last year so, in February I booked for April, as instructed, to keep my ticket alive. That flight was for this Monday - Easter Monday. Due to the problem with my leg I've been hoping the weather would conspire against me (or with me in this instance) and cause it to be cancelled again - as happened many times last year. Sod's Law says that the weather is likely to be OK on Monday and the flight will go - doh!!! I've just rung them and explained that I may not be able to stand for the length of the flight and would like a seat, of sorts, if poss and they've asked me not to fly. Although disappointed I'm not sorry to be honest. I'd rather wait until my problem has cleared and then go and enjoy it properly but I couldn't really cancel it myself otherwise I stood the chance of losing it completely. I'm still hoping that the weather will cancel it anyway 'cos I now feel guilty about not contacting them sooner and giving them the chance of filling my place .....

I went to the doc on Thursday and it seems, what I thought was a groin strain, isn't at all. It's a hip problem (as I found out when the doc managed to hit the spot and put me through the ceiling!). Seems that there's an inflammation causing it so I'm now on anti-inflammatory painkillers - and rest - which appear, so far, to be doing the job. Although I still have some discomfort the excruciating pain has eased however, if it's not cleared in a week then I'm to go back. Hopefully I won't have to except to have blood tests to try to find out why I 'don't feel well' rather than ill. Doc wants the hip prob cleared first.

Thanks for dropping by .....