Day 10

I slept heavily over the period from 05:00 through till 07:45 and felt again a bit out of sorts as I tried to get myself out of bed. Sugar levels were good again and I am getting back close to my normal insulin injections. Breakfast fish this morning was herring, again very tasty along with flat cheese and sliced meats. This time I added a sprinkling of olive oil as I normally have back home.

The first of my 3 appointments today was at 09:40 with Greta where Mark H (Blushirt) as Greta refers to him and me, Mark (stripe), from my striped shirt, were in trouble from the start. She had definitely spotted us talking and laughing in the restaurant yesterday so she was aware I had broken the rules plus ofcourse Mark (Blushirt) had not attended his session yesterday.

After a great deal of banter and some serious efforts on the physiotherapy front, she sent us packing to Cryotherapy. I was pretty tired by the time I got back to room 219 and had a bit of a nod before rushing off to massage with Renata. This session was different but as usual wonderfully effective; I almost fell asleep on the massage table. Returning to 219 I had a sleep before going to lunch. The fish for today’s lunch was carp and my sugar levels seem to be OK again at around 7. My performance on getting things back to normal seems to be working with more exercise and less to eat, mostly fish.

John and I decided we would hang out together in the reception area, after resting for a while to recover from our busy morning. We had a long coffee and chatted for ages on a variety of subjects trying to avoid too much content on the infamous BoJo. We were then joined by a lady resident of Canada here supporting her mum who has just had knee surgery.

Tonight’s dinner fish was Sea bass and I indulged in some cheese pasta before a second sitting of salad. The whole group was there and once again we arranged to meet up for a glass of wine or beer after the next rest period at around 19:50. This gave everyone an opportunity to rest and have around an hour before the bar service closes. The arrangement was that we would knock on doors to let people know we were on our way, unfortunately Mark was sleeping and we forgot to knock on Hazel and Miike’s door; consequently they turned up a little late so were given a complimentary round! As the service closed we were transferred out to the reception area where we stayed having a very sociable evening until close to 22:00 when everyone was just becoming too tired to continue partying.

Notes on progress

• Pain levels are manageable with regular paracetamol, I am taking one every 5 hours approximately. Referring to the last visit the recovery rate seems to be roughly the same but with the snowy weather the lack of outsider exercise makes it feel a bit limiting.
• Sleep is required more than I remember and I am requiring a greater length of time in an elevated leg position
• Having company but periods of isolation is certainly good for my state and being able to video call with Catharine is very comforting.
• The service here continues to exceed expectations