Steve's shoulder

..just a quickie to say that today the specialist at the Nuffield diagnosed my problem as a Frozen Shoulder.
I was given a cortisone jab in the joint which should help reduce the inflamation and a list of excercises to do if it's not too painful. A leaflet I was given says a million people a year suffer from this and we don't really know why it comes on but just that it goes away on it's own eventually, and that there are three stages.. the pain, the stiffness and the getting better.. so much for progress eh? I'm over the worst as I can hold a pint glass but not a kettle, weald a barrow and potter but not plaster ceilings yet, so I'm messing about doing odd jobs.


I'm sending the Gite cheque in the morn... and I can get into my trollies having reduced down to 13 stone 7 pounds(86kg)! so I'm really looking forward to our adventure next month.

And, seeing as I'm supposed to be recuperating, (hep hem), I asked Michel about vacancies at the Gite during the previous week (which there was) so all the Oxford gang have managed to wangle extra time off and now we'll already be installed when you arrive on the 15th. Hopefully we'll have the lie of the land sorted out and perhaps could possibly fit in a visit to Bedoin at some point to admire the works!

I hope Dad doesn't mind me mentioning that the previous occupant at H*******k, has returned and made an offer he couldn't refuse, so we must help start organising for a downsizing.. the world Hewsappy is definately your lobster!

Great news from Will is that his job will become permanent, so something has gone very well there and we are all delighted.

Hope you all are well and not too stressed from the football
love Steve