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Rachel
rmc28
08 November 2006 @ 21:43
Wednesday  
I won the GP appointment lottery despite not ringing until 20 minutes after the lines open. Charles was zonked for most of the morning so I could be a bit useful.

I caught up my calorie information: in the last 10 days (since I started tracking again) I've averaged 3600 calories a day, and had no change in weight. I'd like over the next few weeks to try to move some of those calories from high-GI things to low-GI things, to help protect against migraines. Chocolate has provided rather more than its fair share of my intake.

I ordered the pushchair, considerably slowed by having to soothe a suddenly-wakeful baby in the middle of entering my credit card details.

We made it into town in time to be only a bit late for lunch with Tony & colleagues, and then some time in the library. I managed to leave the library card behind but was able to borrow books by giving name and address and waving credit and uni cards at them. Perhaps I should move the library card into the wallet, as I'm using it much more often.

Then I went to the GP to discuss ongoing issues with my section scar. It's still leaking, the top layer is separated in more places, and it's beginning to hurt again. The GP confirms that there is an infection and it seems the course of antibiotics they gave me hasn't killed it. I have fancier dressings, a course of stronger antibiotics and instructions to take plenty of salt-water baths. I hate having the scar inspected, I hate doctors poking me while I lie down and I hate having to think about the scar and being reminded of the section and indirectly the horrible bits of the birth.

In Boots to collect the prescription, I also gave in and bought some cute baby tshirts that were on half-price sale before we finally headed home.

Spent the evening feeding myself and Charles, roughly alternately.
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mair[info]mair_aw on 8th November 2006 21:45 (UTC)
I think you broke your lj-cut...
Flash Bristow[info]techiebabe on 8th November 2006 22:23 (UTC)
Was about to say the same.

Hope your scar starts healing properly.
Rachel[info]rmc28 on 9th November 2006 09:08 (UTC)
Bloody computers :) And of course I then got dragged away by child for the next 12 hours.
Ailbhe[info]ailbhe on 8th November 2006 23:02 (UTC)
Well done for going to the GP and getting the scar checked. Very, very well done. You're very brave.

And hurrah for cute baby tshirts for cute babies!
[info]mtbc100 on 9th November 2006 01:09 (UTC)
FWIW part of Dawn's incision opened up completely and stayed like that, healing naturally instead. It wasn't so bad. So, even the fairly-worst case isn't so bad, if that helps.
1ngi[info]1ngi on 9th November 2006 09:53 (UTC)
On the subject of low GI - Nairns have really increased their oat cake range these days to inculde fruit, ginger, cheesy, and spicy fruit. Make a significantly healthier alternatives to biscuits while still being rather tasty and most importantly *filling*. Just watch for low dunkage strength - unless you like having tea flavoured porridgy sludge :-)

http://www.nairns-oatcakes.com
Joan of Tark[info]tarkytarks on 9th November 2006 12:24 (UTC)
Agreed, I like the ginger & also the wild berry flavours best. Definately worth investing in, I just wish they didn't come in batches of 5 though!
Vicky[info]lark_ascending on 13th November 2006 01:17 (UTC)
Ooh! There are even two flavours of those that don't actually have anything in them my food intolerances can't handle! Cool...
Paul K[info]the_warwick on 9th November 2006 23:07 (UTC)
I won the GP appointment lottery despite not ringing until 20 minutes after the lines open. Charles was zonked for most of the morning so I could be a bit useful.


I seem able to win that one at the moment and Jo used to be able to manage it on a late call too. She'd start with "My baby has...". I use "I need a follow on from a severe head trauma". Slots in the schedule seem to magically appear.
Rachel[info]rmc28 on 10th November 2006 11:45 (UTC)
Mmm, my midwife wrangled it for me a few weeks ago. I guess this is a good example of prioritisation working :)