Relief at last?

As promised, I called The Back and Body Clinic in Moulton today and asked if someone could call me to advise me about what I could do with my painful heel. I am heartily fed up with it now. When I leave work at 4:00pm, it really hurts and I'd do anything to sort it out.

Someone called me back just as our neighbour Lynn arrived with the raffle tickets I said I'd buy. These are to raise money for barristers and consultants in our fight against a huge solar farm planned for our area, and land towards Wellingborough, which is affecting several villages. I bought two books for £10, and we had a chat with Lynn about what's going on.

When she had gone, I had a look at the text that The Back and Body Clinic sent me, and then looked at the prices... an injection was about £500! However, I really need to get this sorted now as it's affecting my life and our travels.

I had booked an appointment for 5.30pm today, and Sophie said she would meet me there as moral support. She also urged me to contact the doctor's surgery, but I knew they would just recommend painkillers or a support bandage, and I'd done all that!

At around lunchtime, I showered and then went to see Mum. She was a little quiet today and didn't seem at all pleased to see me. I still didn't mention Vienna, but I did take some photos with me, which we looked at.

Back at home, I caught up with some jobs, and Keith and I left at 5:00pm. He was going to drop me off, and Sophie would drive me home, just in case they did administer an injection. As we arrived, so did Sophie, and we went in together, where I had to fill out a form. At 5:30pm, Gabriel called us into his treatment room, and we immediately took a liking to him. When he grinned, he reminded me of Mike in a good mood, so that was lovely. There was a lot of banter between him and Sophie!

I explained what had happened with my heel, and he had a good feel of the affected area, saying it was Achilles Heel Tendinopathy. He made me keep going up onto my tiptoes and then said he wanted to give me shockwave therapy to tear the tendon so my body would heal it. I said yes immediately, but he said I would need a course of at least six treatments spread over the next couple of months.

Gabriel made me lie face down on the bed and administered the therapy three times. It was extremely painful, but in a good way, if that makes sense! All the time I was lying there, my daughter and Gabriel kept up the good-natured banter! I think they were also taking the mickey out of me as well!

Afterwards, I did feel some relief, but I'm hoping that after the course of treatment, I will be pain-free. The appointment and consultation cost £92, and each one will cost that, but I didn't care. I just wanted to be rid of the pain when I walk! Sophie drove me home, and we had Tesco lasagne for dinner. It was too late to prepare the fajitas again, and we drank a gorgeous Californian wine with the meal. Keith can definitely buy that again!