It's now been over 2 and a half years since I had my operation and as of now (touch wood) I feel fine. Importantly I have no back pain a...

Tuesday Day 41 A good day today. I have moved to two week consultations with Dr Eakpatipan and this was my first in this order. I had an e...

Saturday and Sunday Days 38 & 39 Both days I have had to teach. This has caused a bit of discomfort but the main factor has been a...

Thursday Day 36 I saw Dr Suthep today and he was happy he’d made the decision to stop the Arcoxia. After another examination he recomme...

Wednesday Day 35 I went back to work today and although I didn’t have any classroom duties I had an inordinate amount of emails to cat...

Friday Day 30 Saturday Day 31 My stomach continues to get better and except for the odd wave of nausea it’s pretty much back to no...

Thursday Day 29 I woke up this morning and nothing had changed. I didn’t take any medication and trooped off to the hospital to see if...

Tuesday Day 27 Wednesday Day 28 Haven’t written for a couple of days as I have been laid up with stomach issues. I woke up on Tuesd...

Monday Day 26 A very good day today. I woke up with a stiff back but no pain as such so put this down to sleeping awkwardly or due to ...

Friday Day 23 Saturday Day 24 Sunday Day 25 I’ve moved from a daily blog now as the days seem to be following a very similar patte...

Thursday Day 22 A strange day today. I woke up very early as my daughter had to go to school. After a good night’s sleep I felt fine a...

Wednesday Day 21 Another decent day for the record. Much the same as yesterday. the day started slowly and it took a while to get movi...

Tuesday Day 20 Another good day to chalk up. Woke up feeling pretty good considering the previous day's activities. Had the usual ...

Monday Day 19 Today was the best day I’ve had since I came out of hospital. Although waking up with the usual pain it alleviated quick...

Sunday Day 18 Today was a good day. I woke up with the now ubiquitous leg pain in the right leg but very early on went for a short walk....

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Saturday Day 17 I slept well last night and before bed used a free meditation Ap to help me relax. It was recommended to me by a frien...

Friday Day 16 Today was a good day and hopefully I have turned a corner. The sciatic pain in my right leg has not been an issue today ...

Thursday Day 15 Nothing much to write about today. I woke up as normal with moderate pain in the right leg which during the day has re...

Wednesday Day 14 Day 14 was the worst for a while. I woke up at 5am in with pain in my legs and was forced to get out of bed and take ...

Tuesday Day 13 Woke up today feeling Ok but with the now accustomed to buttock pain and slight pain down the right leg. After a mornin...

Monday Day 12 – Doctors appointment Woke up much the same as previous days with a stiff back and slight pain down the right side of my...

Sunday Day 11 After a good night’s sleep I woke up with the usual mild sciatic pain in my right leg. The pillow trick didn’t work but ...

Saturday Day 10 I woke up late again (really enjoying these long lie ins) having had a good 10 hours sleep. No stiffness to report in ...

Friday Day  9   I woke up today in significantly more pain than usual. I had a mixture of stiffness with pain in the lower back along wi...

Thursday Day 8 I slept really well waking up only once and getting a total of 10 hours sleep. This is unusual but welcomed as I usually ...

Wednesday Day 7 After sleeping well and waking up only intermittently I woke up today in significantly more pain than yesterday. This wa...

Tuesday Day 6 I woke up at 8am and was able to get out of bed easily and walk down the two flights of stairs with little trouble. I had m...

Monday Day 5 I was woken up again in the early hours for blood pressure readings and temperature check. All fine thankfully so drifted bac...

Sunday Day 4 I had a better night’s sleep last night and was woken up by the nurse at 6.30 am for blood pressure and temperature read...

Saturday Day 3 Again a day of rest and again I had lots of visitors. This really brightened my day and I am really grateful to the peopl...

Friday Day 2 Rest, rest and more rest was the order of today. Some friends came round to visit which was great and I watched movi...

Thursday Day 1 recovery I was in bed for most of the day today. I wasn’t really able to sit upright in bed so my wife fed me f...

Wednesday Operation day I packed my bag in the morning. It mainly consisted of toiletries and stuff to do. As I knew I was going to be ...

Tuesday Pre – op My pre op was scheduled for 9am the day before my operation. I was told not to eat anything 8 hours before coming into ...

Background I am 42 years old and although a bit overweight am in good health. Before the operation, I cycled everyday regularly doing jou...