Been up for my first Physiotherapy session, which wasn't as bad as
I expected.I have very bad memories of physio from thirty years ago, when I had to go private after a back injury. The last of about six sessions, the guy had me lie on my side, bring one knee up. He grabbed my pelvis and gave it a jolt and CRACK, I felt every bone in my spine individually yield in fright. I have never experienced anything like it pain wise, even with my surgery and it left me rather shy of physio, like a puppy that's been beaten.
I've not been worked over today, a lot of the time was a pre assessment with lots of drawings where I get the pain, what causes it etc. She did have me face down on the table and said that's a big one ! Considering I had my trousers on... but then I realised she meant my shark bite surgery scar.
As she prodded and felt, there were two points in my neck and spine that were definite hots spots.
Her diagnosis is I have a curvature of the spine which my surgery has contributed to, because all the effort I have been putting into standing up with weakened muscles on my right, has affected my left hand side.
Fortunately today, I am having my problems with it all, so as I was experiencing the discomfort, it was easy to let her know what was hurting and by how much.
Back there in three weeks.
Now the appointment was up in Caldmore not too far from where I used to live. Caldmore Green is a little India of Asian supermarkets, take aways and sweet centres.
On my way home, I had to walk past the Hargun Sweet Centre, a place recommended to me some years ago by a pub landlord. In I went and enquired about the samosas. 25p each said the young lad. I had eight and a bag of onion bhajias for 74pence (these were sold by weight). The samosas were still warm from the cooking. I nibbled on the bhajias on the way home and then tried a samosa.
It really is a case of get thee behind me satan. I don't buy this sort of thing in supermarkets, because they are ok, but not that special so I can easily resist them.
Trouble is, if you shop where Asians shop, you are going to get top quality and not pay a silly price for it. 25 pence a pop is a steal. The samosas are predominately soft potato, spiced and with peas and stuff in. The sweet centre is vegetarian, but you can get meat ones too (elsewhere).
I was straight on the phone to OBC, a samaosa connoisseur. I've known him drive 10 miles for good samosas. He's picking a couple up on his way home and I will seek his opinion, but I've no complaints. They are mildly delicately spiced, the pastry is delicious a crisp.
I didn't even warm rhe bhajias up, but I have kept two back for whiskers when he comes. to have eaten the whole bag would have been piggery. I put my experience on Twitter. Immediately, Sally who runs DIY Curry kits and something of the Indian food connoisseur herself tweeted back that I have got to try the paneer rolls (a soft curd cheese) which is spiced with peas and fried in the same sort of pastry they make samosas from (which is nicer than filo).
OK, so I've walked 3.3 miles today and burned 560 calories, but I've just eaten more than that in Indian titbits.
I've decided two for OBC. I'm seeing Wally's brother Keith tomorrow, so shall give him two (one for the welder), I've scoffed two, but there's still two left. DILEMMA. Do I eat them today while they are still fresh or keep them as a treat for tomorrow?
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