19 October 2025
Had a nice day out at the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition on Friday. Actually stayed all day and saw all three lectures. Then on the way back to the car I took a tumble and ended up on the floor. I think I just slipped on the steps going out of the Events Centre but managed to avoid actually hitting my head, just bent my glasses and took a few knocks. Mainly on my right side, but having a problem still with my left hand which has swollen up and am having fun trying to hold a fork or do anything with it. Saturday I tried NHS 111 and got a contact your GP, which is not much help on a weekend, so rather than a 40 mile run to Bromsgrove Minor Injury Unit, I put a message in to the out of hours GP who recommended going and get things check out at Worcester A&E. Sooner rather than later was his comment. So an 18 mile trip rather than 40, but should I actually have driven at all? I had to use my right hand to let the hand break off to get moving, and my right knee was more uncomfortable that normal, but I've had that problem while driving for over a year. I could have taken the bus route to get over but did the drive instead. Today things are a little more uncomfortable, and the decision would be not to drive!
After Xrays on left hand and right knee no breaks were obvious, so just muscular problems which has been the problem with my knee since it became a major problem in January 2024. The morning physio keeps it moving and also keeps my old back problem under control, but that was difficult to handle this morning with both left hand and right shoulder complaining at some of the exercises. I did not manage to get my pulse rate up either which was the problem that having restarted the Bisoprolol was aggravating. At least the emergency doctor did an ECG and that was similar to the one done last time I was in A&E so he was not concerned and confirmed that stopping the Bisoprolol again WAS the right step. He had also got a previous ECG which showed a clean sinus rhythm, and was asking what had changed, to which the response as always is 'nothing'. He has put some notes on my records to poke cardiology to take another look ...
Today my left hand is obviously swollen, and after my exercises my shoulder is also uncomfortable, yet my knee seems to be back to it's normal level of discomfort. Time for my hair-wash and then I'll get out for my daily walk and see how that goes. Need to get my pulse rate up to help keep my weight down. It's jumped a kilo since yesterday morning which is an irritation, but I did not get all of my exercise in yesterday which would not help. That and I pigged out a bit on a nice tea which was too many calories :)