Just had a call from the nice secretary bird at the pain management clinic. I need to go for an assessment next Tuesday to see if I'm eligible for a place on a pain management course starting in April. OK, so it's short notice, but I had nothing booked, so that was easy to arrange, and the awkwardness of getting to Sheppy (the bridge is raised regularly for passing sails, and that bit of the road is benighted with roadworks at present), but it will be worth it to get something to help me NOT turn into a crabby ole witch at far to regular intervals!
If I couldn't take this appointment, I'd have waited months for another one, and at least a year for a course! So keep the old digits in the crossed position, and we'll see what happens!