I’ve just been on the phone trying to rearrange an appointment
for the Fox. When he was last at dermatology at the hospital he’d been given a prescription
to be filled out through a GP at our surgery to cover two months. Our GP agreed
to the Fox having one month’s supplies but wanted him to have a blood test
before she prescribed the rest as it might have adverse effects on his liver.
We made an appointment for the blood let when we went up to the surgery to
collect the medication. Now we realise he’s only got 11 pills left & the
blood let isn’t until the 25th so presumably he will have to have a
break in the medication while the surgery waits for the results of the blood
test.
For once I didn’t have to wait too long to get through on the
phone. I was 6th in the queue.
No problem they assured me. The first option they gave me was
here in Heysham today. I pointed out he was at the hospital at that time.
Okay, they said. They found a cancellation at another surgery
within the group, at West End, our second choice surgery. Wednesday. He’ll be
at the hospital again then. We don’t know the time yet but the hospital seems
more urgent. Anyhow the appointment was first thing in the morning – never a good
time for the Fox. Eventually she managed to find an appointment later today in
Lancaster. I took it.
It means hanging around Lancaster for a while but it is after
his light treatment. I thought we could then go & have a late lunch, maybe
have a look around the shops – I could do with some new trousers - & by
then we can make our way for his blood let.
It seems to be appropriate that I should be thinking about blood-letting.
At the moment I’m reading “The Evil Seed” by Joanne Harris. It is a tale of
vampires. I think I may have read it before but it’s good enough to read a
second time. I’ve certainly read a book on a similar theme set in Grantchester,
near Cambridge.
I enjoy books by Joanne Harris. Some are fun like “Blackberry
Wine”. Some are disturbing like “blueeyedboy”. I particularly enjoyed “Gentlemen
& Players”. She was on my mind when
I was at the library this week as I had been reading her “Holy Fools” on
holiday. As you know Italy has been much on my mind of late as I’ve been
writing my blogs. She is sufficiently a good writer for me to read a tale of
vampires, a genre I don’t usually read.
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