Bob & Betty go British

Happy Birthday to me

Yes, for all of you who didn't realise, today was my birthday. My birthday has always been a disappoint to me. Mostly because I always had high expectations that were often disappointed. When I was at school my birthday was always in the school holidays so that meant that many of my friends weren't around for a party. Then there were the pool parties where it always rained. But at least back then I got excited. I remember being especially excited when a friend gave me a present that looked like a cordless phone (I was still in primary school at the time). My excitment quickly turned to disappointment when it turned out to be nothing more than a phone-shaped soap on a rope!

Today I was just apprehensive, having my mind on other things and all that. Thank you to everyone who called, emailed and sent cards. I do feel loved and thought about. Robert got me a card and treated me to a scenic (and wind blown) trip on the back of the motorbike along the River Thames to and from work (some people pay good money for that sort of thing). Given my fat-free life at the moment a dinner would have been wasted so it was poached chicken breast in front of the TV for me! Still, I'm off the antibiotics now and feeling a lot better for it. My present to myself was to finish off my knitted vest - see picture. As you can see I'm still thin and beautiful at 34 ;-) Ok, so going for weeks without food isn't such a good idea. I have since discovered that rapid weight loss is something that can bring on a gall bladder conniption! Better start eating again...

I'm off to the GP in the morning to try and get a referral to a specialist. The hospital doesn't seem to want me back which means I'll now have the chance to choose my own method and timing for treatment. I'm hoping that I can stay healthy enough over the next two weeks to enjoy our holiday to Switzerland and not end up in hospital in a foreign country.

posted by Elisabeth @ 10:09 PM