Well the swelling's dispersed - a messy tale! which I won't detail here! and we hope Doc's right and that it was indeed only an infection - the other options are worse! The chest infection is improving, but not gone yet - week 4 - it was the worst cold I've had in years, it even stopped me going to Yoga this week! - or was it 'man flu'?
Out Patients at St Marks on Monday - may check the swelling out with them too, then off to Ben's in Leeds on Wednesday - if there's any fuel! At least the garden's coming on!
I was getting on fine when, almost imperceptibly, a hernia appeared - the 'inguinal' type no less. Like I haven't had my fill of operations! It became more noticeable when I picked up a nasty cold which settled on my chest - Oh! the coughing!!
Doc put me on antibiotics - again! - and got me an appt for the hernia - 10th May, not bad for a non urgent treatment. However I woke this morning with yet another painful swelling in the scrotum - sound familiar? come home, get a bit better, book a break (5 days Gran Canaria, end of April), get swelling! The surgery are brilliant, I just popped in at lunchtime to see if I could be seen and they said "Yes 6:40 tonight", how good is that? Doc says it's just an infection and switched my antibiotics to one that will handle both the chest infection and swelling.The garden's finished, well the hard landscaping, we can now start the planting. Though I can only watch at the moment!
Well, 6 weeks post op and feeling well. I got back to Yoga this week - thank goodness - I really missed it! Having got the flat straight we've made a start on the garden - the guys have leveled it and laid 5 ton of scalpings, the slabs arrive tomorrow, so it won't be long. Then, we get involved - the planting, then the sitting, reading and dozing begins!
Out Patients at St Marks on Monday - may check the swelling out with them too, then off to Ben's in Leeds on Wednesday - if there's any fuel! 
