Things are moving!

I have a date to see the rheumatologist! It's almost a month away on the 14th of February but at least I know when. I'm slightly worried because they would rather that I came off steroids before the appointment. Two problems with that.

1 - I don't really want to go back to the way I was a couple of months back.

2 - We are going away for a night in a hotel (a Christmas present from our sons and their other halves) and I would like to enjoy it!

I'm not working on Monday so I will phone the hospital and see what they say.

In other news the second two days of the West Coast Folk Festival were as good as the first two. For those of you who are a bit dismissive of folk it really covers a lot. I saw artists as diverse as the Tom Robinson Band and Richard Thompson. Both were brilliant!

Watching Richard Thompson's hands as he plays is an amazing experience. You see one man and one guitar but you seem to hear at least three guitars. Obviously no sign of arthritis there. A random thought occurred to me - I may have rheumatoid arthritis but RT, who is around seven years older than me, doesn't. Seems to me that that is the correct way round!

I'm still getting a little pain in the fleshy part of my hands under my thumbs - but it's nothing that I can't cope with.

Looking back I realise that my little victories are really things that I will never take for granted again - so that is what I will call them from now on.

Thing I will never take for granted again - putting on a seatbelt - at times it was ridiculously difficult and near impossible at others.

Thanks for reading and any opinions on the different font?

Please leave a message - I'd love to hear about other experiences etc.

Rob



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