Friday, 29 June 2012
D'oh! Why ask if you don't pay attention to the answers?
I had been invited to the longer CPM course and accepted. They asked for my holiday dates and commitments, etc which I duly provided. Got my letter today saying they wanted me to attend a slightly different course more geared to my needs and you guessed it. It's when I am on holiday and on the days I said were the least convenient to me. Sigh! Just my luck.
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Catch Up
I sort of got into a backlog here and haven't been keeping up.
Well, I got silly after being aggravated by some very stupid comments made by my Neurologist and I stopped taking some of my medication. When I told my GP what I had done, she asked why so I explained. She didn't say anything unprofessional about the man, just that other doctors were aware of the nature of that particular man and suggested I start taking the medication again so back on it now. I have to admit I do feel better being back on it. Lesson learned.. everyone can have an opinion but it doesn't mean that it is the right on for the circumstances.
I have cut another day from my teaching timetable. Apart from the fact that after charges for hall rent, I was teaching for nothing, I am too tired to continue this pace. This way , I hope to be able to teach for longer.
Had my orthotics temporarily tweaked on Wednesday and they will do a permanent job next month if the adjustments have helped. They seem to be working so hopefully it will sort out a few minor problems. Onwards and upwards!
Well, I got silly after being aggravated by some very stupid comments made by my Neurologist and I stopped taking some of my medication. When I told my GP what I had done, she asked why so I explained. She didn't say anything unprofessional about the man, just that other doctors were aware of the nature of that particular man and suggested I start taking the medication again so back on it now. I have to admit I do feel better being back on it. Lesson learned.. everyone can have an opinion but it doesn't mean that it is the right on for the circumstances.
I have cut another day from my teaching timetable. Apart from the fact that after charges for hall rent, I was teaching for nothing, I am too tired to continue this pace. This way , I hope to be able to teach for longer.
Had my orthotics temporarily tweaked on Wednesday and they will do a permanent job next month if the adjustments have helped. They seem to be working so hopefully it will sort out a few minor problems. Onwards and upwards!
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Foundation Course in Pain Management
I did my Foundation Course in Pain Management on Thursday. It was a three hour session run by a senior Physiotherapist and a senior Occupational Therapist. It was very interesting. First they explained how the pain system works, what is acute pain, what is chronic pain, etc and what it's effects on people physically and emotionally can be. They also gave us loads of handouts to take away with us as there was so much info they said we wouldn't remember it all.
At the end of our session, some of us were given brown envelopes. Apparently the Clinical psychologist who had done the initial assessment as to whom the Foundation Course would suit also recommended those she felt would benefit from a longer course. I was one selected so in my envelope was a rundown of what the longer course covered and an opt-in form if i wanted to do it. I decided I would.
The next course covers pacing, goal setting, medication, relaxation, stress control and exercise plus ways of accomplishing tasks that give us difficulty. It is to be run, in the main, by the two ladies who presented the Foundation course. I really took to them as they were just so encouraging and humorous.
There is a wait for this course so what this space.
At the end of our session, some of us were given brown envelopes. Apparently the Clinical psychologist who had done the initial assessment as to whom the Foundation Course would suit also recommended those she felt would benefit from a longer course. I was one selected so in my envelope was a rundown of what the longer course covered and an opt-in form if i wanted to do it. I decided I would.
The next course covers pacing, goal setting, medication, relaxation, stress control and exercise plus ways of accomplishing tasks that give us difficulty. It is to be run, in the main, by the two ladies who presented the Foundation course. I really took to them as they were just so encouraging and humorous.
There is a wait for this course so what this space.
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