Yesterday I visited the doctors surgery twice. One in the morning to see about my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome problems. I have now been referred for decompression surgery at my local hospital. I have been informed that the waiting time for this kind of procedure should not be long. In this case I may well be looking at surgery before Christmas this year. The recovery time differs for each patient but I have been informed that for me this will be somewhere between two weeks and three months, quite a wide time-scale! From my point of view the sooner the better as I may be requiring time off work around this time. I have increasing problems with my arms so I would very much like to have my surgery and get back to normal now as soon as possible.
Later in the day I saw my other doctor regarding my blood pressure. I had been suffering from a constant dry throat from August until the start of October. This was diagnosed as being caused by a water tablet which I take to accompany my blood pressure tablet to aid in lowering my pressure. I have not taken the water tablet for the past four weeks now. As my blood pressure has now levelled to a point which is acceptable and not increased without the aid of the extra tablet, I can continue without taking it. I will go back in three months and have another assessment regarding this then.
