Bedside Entertainment

I took a Netbook and a Mobile Broadband Dongle from 3 down to the hospital in Liverpool.  It worked much better than I had expected it to, at least as far as signal and speed were concerned.  Unfortunately, the Dongle stopped working less than half way through my stay.  I’ve already written about the disappointment this caused but the story got worse!

Customer Service?

After a long call from hospital that emptied the credit on my mobile, 3 said they would need to send me another SIM card.  They sent this out as promised and it arrived at my home address a few days after the call.  Of course,…… Read the rest

One, Two, erm……3?

As I think I mentioned already, I was lucky enough to get a Netbook for Christmas.  Of course, to get the full benefit of my new machine, I really needed a Mobile Broadband connection to go with it.  Since I would want to take the machine to hospital in Liverpool with me, I was looking for a “Pay As You Go” Broadband Dongle that had coverage here at home and in Liverpool.  This narrowed the choice somewhat. 

The selection process was a little tricky.  Basically, my requirements were:

1. PAYG.  No Contract (I don’t need the dongle at home but

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Introduction

Two years ago I had a Spinal Cord Stimulator implanted in the hope that it would help me cope with my chronic pain.  It worked very well…..For the first year.  During the second year it gradually got less and less effective and my pain rose to the level it had been before the implant was fitted.

During the summer I realised that the situation was only going to get worse, so I called the Walton Centre in Liverpool for help.  They arranged a clinic appointment for me and then a follow up appointment with my new consultant.

He was honest and told me that he feared the loss of efficacy…… Read the rest

I Had Hoped

I knew when I went into hospital that I was going to have a wait until my Warfarin levels were back to normal. That’s why I had put so much thought into keeping myself busy before I set off for Liverpool.

The set up was perfect, a nice compact Eee PC and a Wireless Broadband Dongle from 3. I was prepared for problems with the Dongle, there are complaints about coverage etc, but everything was perfect. It worked a charm and was actually fasterthat I expected.

So, before the Op was fine. Lots of surfing done. I was a happy boy.

After the Op, the plan went skywards.…… Read the rest

I’m Sorry!

There has been very little happening on this site for the last couple of weeks and I really am feeling bad for letting it fall by the wayside.  I have made a number of changes to the back-end.  Tidying up some of the plugins I’m using and adding the Intense Debate comment system.  I think I’ve just about finished ‘tweaking’ for the time being, so I’ll get down to the job of adding some proper content to my sites.

Treatment (New Stimulator)

Next week I’m heading back down to Liverpool to get my Spinal Column Stimulator fixed.  Hopefully this will improve the gradual loss of sensation I’ve experienced over…… Read the rest