Finding shade

It has been a hot day - I am not complaining, we have waited so long for warmer weather, I am just noting that summer weather is finally here.

Today seems to have been taken up by medical issues. I am fit and healthy so I should rather say medical repairs and maintenance, haha! This morning I had an annual check up with the gynae, bloods were taken and I need to have a scan which I am doing tomorrow. All fine, just routine check up procedures. Then grocery shopping before going to the pharmacy, there was a queue so I will go back to the pharmacy tomorrow. 

After lunch I went to a chiropodist - I have never been to one before, but I have a very sore toe and was hoping someone could diagnose the problem. An ultra sound was done and there is definitely a problem with the bones, either a broken toe that has set badly or osteoarthritis. I have been referred to the GP to be referred to an orthopaedic surgeon as apparently surgery is the only solution but I am not keen on that, so I will discuss my options with the GP. Apparently people often break a toe and are not aware of it, although now that they mentioned it I do recall stubbing my toe once very badly and it was rather blue for a while, so it very possibly was broken. While I was there she gave me a lovely foot treatment so my feet are baby soft again - (not quite, but much better!)

I still have my annual optician check up this week and then I think my check ups are done for a while. But today of all days I woke up with a really sore lower back, it has been relatively pain free for a while now but it seems something has triggered it to be painful again, I am doing my exercises and stretches so hopefully I can manage this one by myself. Its really painful when I sit so I am now off on another walk with Xena...