Knees and Dunces

I had my check up with my GP tonight about my knee. The IbuProfen, strong enough to medicate a horse (1600mg a day), hasn't impacted on my knees. Boo. So the next stage is the referral to the Knee Clinic. I'm on the (NHS) waiting list. Hope it's not too long.

The GP did offer to give me a steroid shot tonight... but I declined. I think I'd rather find out what it is first, before I think about anything like that.

I'm getting the impression that I may have different attitudes to medication than my GP. Me- I'd prefer not to. He- take some, go on, you know you want to! :)

Did I mention that I went to Plymouth last Sunday (a.k.a The Big Smoke)? On recommendation from a friend I went to see a friend of a friend who is a registered Chiropractor. He did an assessment of my knee and concluded that he thinks it's an overcompensation injury resulting from a problem in my hips.

He's started a treatment- which involves him making me into various shapes to stretch muscles and crack joints. It's been a strange experience but also a bit of a pleasure. When I realised that he was going to make me crack, I got him to do the whole of my back. What a funny experience. I felt like a big floppy jelly baby afterwards! A pleasurable experience.

I'm hoping that it will work (obviously!) but as I'm paying privately for this (even if it is a mate's rate I'm getting) I'm still pursuing the Knee Clinic option.

Ok, so that is my knee update.

Now for the Dunce bit.

I applied this year for the Clinical Psychology Doctorate. You are permitted to apply for four uni's, so I opted for Plymouth and Exeter (the 2 closest by- but would still have to move if did Exeter because all placements are in Devon), South Wales (because I fancied it) and Oxford (they have good links with the Oxford CBT centre which is internationally renowned).

But, what I didn't realise was that they had previously posted on the net their interview dates....and guess what..? 2 of them (Plymouth and Oxford) are when I'm in Tenerife.

So I've emailed them about making possible exceptions/ doing it via Skype etc and they have come back to me and said absolutely no. No exceptions. Group exercises etc are part of the interview process, so they are not able to facilitate idiots who didn't realise they have advertised their dates and book holidays!

It's a very competitive process, so I don't know if I would have got an interview anyway. But through my own stupidity, I've reduced my chances by 50%. Oh well.

Big Stupid Mistakes Made Today: (1- well, only one that I am aware of)
Miles cycled: 22

So good and bad!