A good day had

With a patch on to boot. Had a good read through of the bumph last night, they are combined patches so my add back therapy is giving me the whole shebang. Got to wonder how that will work really - give me an injection to stop my own hormones from giving me a cycle to turn off the pain then slap on a patch to absorb a whole load of fake hormones.... Hmmm, that's puzzling. Which probably means it's working.

Just as a side note, I don't know if my new downstairs neighbours are incredibly noisy, or if the two other sets of downstairs neighbours I've had in 5 years have been exceptionally quiet, but their banging around is driving me to distraction. Maybe the patches are working, I'm feeling narky!  They have a little girl, I suspect she may like jumping up and down on her bed, off the walls, off the ceiling and then onto her drum kit. Perhaps I shall have to train the cats to run faster and harder at 5am as payback.

With Molly's arrival last night I didn't get down that I had booked an acupuncture session for Monday. I think it will help with anxiety. Tonight I've had trouble eating again (in itself not a bad thing, could do to drop some poundage) because of the choking thought then being unable to swallow then etc etc - can't write too much cause it'll set me off again, so I really am fairly convinced it's anxiety. If I can't get a lid on it one then I expect it'll just get worse as the op gets closer, so acupuncture could be the answer. It's kind of worse cause I know what it is, but my attempts at self help through reading only escalate it further. Sometimes I feel like a right div, it feels like such a daft thing but when it starts I really can't stop it - half of tonight's tea still in the fridge is proof enough of that.

Anyhow, today. I went to this metal stamping workshop which was great. There was only me there so I just got on with it, learnt the basic techniques and made a couple of key rings and a dog tag for Ruby (M & D's Boxer). Loved it, and so much easier than I thought it would be, even my first attempt was pretty good, and it opens up a HUGE range of possibilities for Laylah Stone Jewellery. I have to be a little patient as my kit has been ordered and won't arrive til the end of the week, but I've got a couple of bits and pieces from eBay and ordered a range of copper findings too. Might go check out the washers section in B&Q tomorrow (plumbing type, not a Zanuzzi). Got so many ideas I don't quite know where to start.  One thing is for sure though, the actual stamping part is not an activity for immediate post op, it'll be one to wean myself into after the first few weeks have passed I think, but can be beading lots of other bits ready for finishing off.

Actually, think I might go browse DIY.com now.... :)