Apple iPhone

The Apple iPhone is here (Well in the states anyway).

I cannot believe the amount of hype something has just because of the branding, I must say Steve Jobs must have the easiest job in the world, simply badge a product "apple" and it will sell by the millions and even have stupid people queing for days to get one.

Then the money makers who queue, buy one and make a couple of hundred quid on ebay.

I love my gadgets, but am definately not going to shedding out £500 on a mobile phone.

I have an iPod - its only 4Gb and doesn't play videos, but it does me.
I have a phone - which makes calls, has 1Gb of memory for music and 2Mp camera
I have a PDA - which gets my emails, tasks, internet access and a broadband modem
I have a camera - Its small and fantastic.

and now (fanfare please).....I have a iPhone (ish)

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Knee Update

3 weeks on, I am still in agony with my knee, luckily thanks to my company healthcare, I managed to get referred to a consultant at the local private hospital, a 2 week wait and today was my appointment.

8.45am - appointment with the consultant, who advised I would need an MRI Scan as he thinks it may be lose cartilage in my knee (Meniscus Tear), he doubts it is ligament issues or "I'd know about it".

MRI scan arranged for 12.30 TODAY - now that is fast

I have now had the MRI scan and although not obvious from the scans, the consultant believes it is what he first thought, so I have to have some keyhole surgery (Arthroscopy) to sort it.


Booked in for next Saturday.

I must say I am very impressed with private healthcare, and nervous of having my first ever "operation".

OMFG

From Britains Got Talent
Paul Potts - A guy who works at Carphone Warehouse and sings like bleeding Pavarotti. Surely the winner



Clip from Youtube - myredroom

Off the road I have knackered my knee and I don't know how....

After wetting Leahs head on Saturday (and boy did it get wet), I have knackered my knee, not through drunken dancing, not through falling over, but by doing nothing. I don't know how it happened, but woke up Sunday morning in absolute agony, unable to bend my leg, unable to straighten my leg, i thought I could "walk it off".

All day Sunday I tried walking it off - no joy

After googling for "inner knee pain" it sounds like ligament damage.

Went to work Monday thinking it was just a twinge, had to get colllected from work as I couldn't move. My lovely work colleagues told me to go and get it sorted and call BUPA (after taking the p*ss of course)

I don't really like wasting peoples time, so didn't call the Doctors, didnt call BUPA and didnt go to the hospital...

Then I finally gave in and went to A&E on Tuesday night

I sometimes wonder why we have A&E, why not just "E"
My evening consisted of;

• Waiting to be seen by triage (20 minutes)
• Waiting to see a Doctor (1 Hour 30 minutes)
• Being seen by a nurse (3 minutes)
• Waiting to see a Doctor (1 Hour 15 minutes)
• Being seen by a Doctor (3 minutes)
• Waiting for some pain killers (ETA 3 hours)

Doctor asked what I'd done, i explainined everything and said I think it's my ligament, after shooting me down for appearing to be a know-it-all, he advised that I have damaged my ligament and te Rest/Move/Ice/Raise my knee.

I gave up waiting for some pain killers and decided to go and see my Doctor/Bupa
After seeing my Doctor I now have an appointment with BUPA on 6th July by which time I expect my knee to have healed or my leg to have fallen off.
NHS eh, gotta love em.