Fantastic News - No op for me!

To cut a long story short, after seeing a member of the neuro team at Frenchay Hospital earlier this week, they showed me my spine and commented how straight it was, the only problem being the prolapsed disc between L4 and L5 but after 10 weeks of rest... and pain killers of various types the prolapse has shrunk a bit but is still touching the nerve and causing the pain in that region and down my left femur, so instead of the dreaded op, I am being referred to the pain management clinic at the same hospital (9 week waiting list, I was informed this used to be 9 months!!!) so I should get my appointment in time for my 40th birthday!!! and I will embark on a year long programme to sort out my back and control/manage and hopefully decrease the pain and make a change in my life style too! The person I saw also went on to say that considering my height and build.... the wear and tear on the disc is 4 to 5 times less what they would expect for a person of my age too!!!! So he was very positive for me and just said to take things easy at first then by November I should be a lot more mobile and be able to drive to the hospital for treatment myself!!!
So it may have worked out better that the new desk I acquired is the right height for me to stand at instead of sitting although I have a high chair/stool that I could always lean or prop myself on instead...(insert happy sunny smiley emoticon)

and possibly in a years time I will be doing roly polys???


So just one minor grumble tho! I ordered some TH stamps from Simonsaysstamps on eBay and they still have yet to arrive nearly 4 weeks now, how come some people you order from the US come with a week and some take blooming ages??? huh!!! and I have also ordered some of the fabulous BAM POP stamps too and when they arrive I will blog those and the ones I have already to show suzysnail who has asked to see them! Hope you are good today Suzy and also Ally too

My lovely friend Heather has visitors over at the mo, so contact with her is minimal as I don't want to interrupt the time she has with her friends that she doesn't see that often... I am looking forward to a weekend away in Feb with the twilight addicts on UKS to make up for missing out on the weekend away I was supposed to be having in late Nov with some of the Frozen North ladies... my back couldn't take sitting well actually driving at least 6 hours to Moffat! really disappointed as I was looking forward to seeing Heather, Sarah, Jules, Pam, Lesley and Jen plus a few others too! It would be good to arrange a team get together sometime too but as one has a baby and some of us have health issues and work commitments I can't see that happening til later on in 2011 if not then then maybe spring on 2012...

Now I try to include a photo of my latest work with each post but as it has been lacking somewhat of late but the shopping hasn't!!!! no comment there, I will blog a pic of DS2 at his very first Beaver Braves session!!!

One in front of the troop flags, one with the Beaver Leader Paul and one on his own.
































































Thanks for dropping back and hope to be back soon with some layouts and cards that I have to make this week!!!!

Lisa xxx

And just to cheer myself up.....Well it has to be done ladies:-D
The Gorgeous Mr Pattinson