The Spanish Archer.

Some of you might remember my youthful goalkeeping antics when the tripod blew over here when I was stupidly attempting a LE in gale force winds, and I just about managed to save both camera and lens.

 

I think I recalled cat like reflexes akin to Peter Bonetti at the time.

 

Anyway my elbow took most of the impact and I left it a month or so and it hadn't got any better.

 

8am GP call, answered immediately which was a shock in itself. 5 mins later I was booked in for an X-Ray at The Countess that afternoon. Shock number 2 of the day. Made sure I had coins for the parking. Turned up, X-Ray done, in and out in 20 minutes. I didn't even have to pay the parking fee they were that efficient. 30 mins free parking allowed.

 

We appreciate our NHS ofc, but even more so at the moment imho.

 

Rang back two days later to find out the result and no fracture or break and a follow up appointment was booked for the next day at my GP's. The locum I saw just happened to be an elbow specialist and I've got something called tendinopathy. Complete rest for a minimum of 8 weeks possibly longer and then 3 months physio. If I wake up and the pain is 2/10 that's fine. If it's 5/10 I'm doing too much.

 

Had to report it to work but as I'm office bound these days I wont have to take any time off but still on light duties which makes no sense because I'm doing exactly what I'd be doing anyway.

 

I've had emails aplenty from people in work calling me The Spanish Archer....El bow.

 

No doubt, henceforth that will be my nickname.

 

Again not the sharpest of Elgol pics but it's my last one from here and thought it was worth and outing.

 

 

Done