Lego can be dangerous.....

Not necessarily due to standing on, but rather trying to take some good photographs of it!  Took Jamie along to a Lego exhibition the first weekend of the half term and it was brilliant.  We went with some of his pals and they all loved it.  I took along my camera and spent the afternoon merrily taking photographs of  all the exhibits.  My back was hurting, but (as I have been doing for a while) I simply kept popping the pills and carried on.

Unfortunately, I think this was the last straw for my poor old back.  By the Tuesday I was in agony.  It felt like I had broken my leg.  The pain was all the way down my left leg and into my foot.  Having suffered from back pain for years, I just assumed I needed to rest.  I visited the Chiropractor three times in eight days before finally seeing my GP on the 5th November who referred me to the LCATS (Lincolnshire Musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service) team.  Although he referred me as 'Urgent' my appointment was not for nearly three weeks.  I rang every day and managed to get a cancellation.  From this I was referred for an MRI.....

Of course this meant that I have been unable to get out as much as I could.  I managed to get up for Halloween, but had to retire early as the pain became unbearable.  Taking photographs is certainly difficult when you can hardly stand on your leg.   And creativity is severely diminished when you are taking strong pain killers!