Another week at Weight Watchers and other things
Hi f-list.
Wow two posts in two weeks, getting good at this finally.
I am feeling rather sorry for myself as I started to feel rather unwell last Thursday at work - sick, dizzy, sore throat and a bark that a dog would be proud of.
And as always my cough is always worse at night so I got very little sleep on Thursday night, so stayed off work on Friday and since then have got worse. Was getting ready to go to work and took a coughing fit that almost made me physically sick, so had to call in sick again!!!! I hate phoning in sick even when I am sick, feel guilty about it.
Went to work yesterday and decided that I had to go to the Doctors today, but had forgotten to register as I haven't been near a Doctor in 18 months. Rang the surgery and thought it would be a simple process. So I explained that I was born here in N Ireland but had been living in England for 20 years and moved back last year. So imagine my surprise when the HORRID receptionist said that as well as the form I had to complete that they would need to see a copy of my immigration papers to prove that I had leave to remain in the UK!!!! I am a UK citizen and have never lived outside the UK.
Demon receptionist said that if I got the form back to her by the close of play yesterday I would be able to go to the Open Clinic today, so I managed to sweet talk my uncle into going to get the form, drive to my office to allow me to complete it, then drive it to the surgery. So when he arrived at the surgery, the leave to remain thing was explained, the receptionist seemed to think that instead of saying I was living in England, I had said I had been living in AUSTRALIA!!!!!! I mean if I had been living in Oz for 20 years, why would I actually move back to the UK!!!!! But the form was taken back and thought all was well.
So after another rubbish night, I went to the surgery this morning, was the first one through the door gave another DEMON receptionist my name and she looked at me like I had peed myself, "So you're a new patient, have you had your registration appointment?" I said that no I hadn't but the other receptionist had assured me that I would be able to see a doctor today and didn't mention anything about a registration appointment. The new demon tried to tell me that I couldn't see a doctor until I had my initial appointment so I would be wasting my time sitting here. I totally lost it, demanded to make a complaint and stated that I wasn't leaving until I had seen a doctor. Luckily the doctor that was on, recognised me from when my Gran was alive and saw me straightaway, and I left 10 minutes later with the diagnosis that I had an extreme throat and chest infection which could have easily turned to something a lot worse if I hadn't come to see her. Also got some skin cream and migraine meds.
I think doctor's receptionists must be the same all over, they have a bigger God complex than most doctors!!!!! Hate them.
As a result of me feeling so ill, I haven't really been eating that much so was a bit worried about my weigh in this evening, as sometimes if you don't eat all your points it is almost worse than over eating.
So I was sooo chuffed when I lost another 3 pounds. Which brings the grand total to 11 pounds, which means that I have now lost 5% of my body weight!!!!! And I am back into my size 16 jeans which are now fitting better than when I bought then.
My mum and dad fly in from England on Saturday for a week, which I am mega excited about, and the fact that I am off next week too.
I know most of the UK has been surrounded by snow, but here in N Ireland the snow was totally non existent, further proof that God is a man, the reality certainly didn't live up to the hype!!! he he he
Till next week BYE BYE now,
Wow two posts in two weeks, getting good at this finally.
I am feeling rather sorry for myself as I started to feel rather unwell last Thursday at work - sick, dizzy, sore throat and a bark that a dog would be proud of.
And as always my cough is always worse at night so I got very little sleep on Thursday night, so stayed off work on Friday and since then have got worse. Was getting ready to go to work and took a coughing fit that almost made me physically sick, so had to call in sick again!!!! I hate phoning in sick even when I am sick, feel guilty about it.
Went to work yesterday and decided that I had to go to the Doctors today, but had forgotten to register as I haven't been near a Doctor in 18 months. Rang the surgery and thought it would be a simple process. So I explained that I was born here in N Ireland but had been living in England for 20 years and moved back last year. So imagine my surprise when the HORRID receptionist said that as well as the form I had to complete that they would need to see a copy of my immigration papers to prove that I had leave to remain in the UK!!!! I am a UK citizen and have never lived outside the UK.
Demon receptionist said that if I got the form back to her by the close of play yesterday I would be able to go to the Open Clinic today, so I managed to sweet talk my uncle into going to get the form, drive to my office to allow me to complete it, then drive it to the surgery. So when he arrived at the surgery, the leave to remain thing was explained, the receptionist seemed to think that instead of saying I was living in England, I had said I had been living in AUSTRALIA!!!!!! I mean if I had been living in Oz for 20 years, why would I actually move back to the UK!!!!! But the form was taken back and thought all was well.
So after another rubbish night, I went to the surgery this morning, was the first one through the door gave another DEMON receptionist my name and she looked at me like I had peed myself, "So you're a new patient, have you had your registration appointment?" I said that no I hadn't but the other receptionist had assured me that I would be able to see a doctor today and didn't mention anything about a registration appointment. The new demon tried to tell me that I couldn't see a doctor until I had my initial appointment so I would be wasting my time sitting here. I totally lost it, demanded to make a complaint and stated that I wasn't leaving until I had seen a doctor. Luckily the doctor that was on, recognised me from when my Gran was alive and saw me straightaway, and I left 10 minutes later with the diagnosis that I had an extreme throat and chest infection which could have easily turned to something a lot worse if I hadn't come to see her. Also got some skin cream and migraine meds.
I think doctor's receptionists must be the same all over, they have a bigger God complex than most doctors!!!!! Hate them.
As a result of me feeling so ill, I haven't really been eating that much so was a bit worried about my weigh in this evening, as sometimes if you don't eat all your points it is almost worse than over eating.
So I was sooo chuffed when I lost another 3 pounds. Which brings the grand total to 11 pounds, which means that I have now lost 5% of my body weight!!!!! And I am back into my size 16 jeans which are now fitting better than when I bought then.
My mum and dad fly in from England on Saturday for a week, which I am mega excited about, and the fact that I am off next week too.
I know most of the UK has been surrounded by snow, but here in N Ireland the snow was totally non existent, further proof that God is a man, the reality certainly didn't live up to the hype!!! he he he
Till next week BYE BYE now,