Am I a Control Freak?

 I’m beginning to think I really fit this title.

Yesterday was another day out for an appointment for Lee. We had to go back down to Stanmore (100 miles away) to see the knee consultant. He had all the ligaments in his left knee replaced after the accident , but the knee has given way a couple of times since he has been having physio/rehab with his prosthetic leg. It was suspected that a couple of the ligaments had come loose, so we got referred to the knee expert. Because of the discomfort, Lee finds long journeys in MY car ( a Mitsubishi Colt, small town car, diesel, cheap on fuel, road tax and insurance!) compared to his ford Focus. That’s fair enough, it is a small car, I can understand it. I’m not a big fan of the car myself, but Dawn likes it, especially the financial side! Trouble is I am not insured to drive Lee’s car so he had to drive ( it is adapted with hand controls, and is automtic). We set off early to avoid the rush hour traffic, and it was an early appointment. Within 20 minutes Lee said, I have never known you fidget so much!!! I didn’t feel nervous as Lee’s driving is Ok, it was just the feeling of not being in control, if anything happened it wasn’t me that could get us out of it. I hated it!!!!! we had a stop for drinks and I got a newspaper so I could have something to take my mind of it!

I also got to thinking of other things in my life. I want a job with some management responsibilities, I don’t mind having other people over me, but I want to be able to work autonomously, make my own working day plans, arranging my own appointments. At home, it’s me that takes care of finances, bills etc. Dawn always leaves this to me as she gets flustered by paperwork, but it strokes my control ego again. So I am thinking I definitely have controlfreak tendencies!

The meeting went well. Expert seems to think the outer ligament is loose and that he may have a torn cartelidge as well. He has to have an MRI scan and then it will probably be keyhole in the surgery at a later date.

On the way back we took a little detour to go see Lee’s solicitor , as their HQ was only 25 mins away from the hospital. He has become a real family friend in the 4 years we’ve been dealing with him. He is also a brilliant solicitor and is doing a lot of work for Lee. It was a good meeting,lots of laughs, with some serious bits to let us know exactly how things are progressing. We get an update every couple of weeks by phone, but in person is more fun! All the solicitors at this company are bikers , and they specialise in motorcycle accidents, so we know we have chosen the right one. With any luck , all the reports needed will be in place by the end of March/Early April, and it’s hopeful that it will all be settled by the end of June. Then it will be down to Lee to get his ass in gear and get himself physically able as possible.

Job-wise, had an interview on Tuesday which went really well, but got the phone call late the same day. I had interviewed very well, given clear good answers, but they had seen someone with more qualifications for what they were looking for, so I didn’t get this one. But she did say don’t let it put me off applying again because I did interview so well. This I found encouraging, even though I was disappointed not to get the job. Nothing else on the horizon at the moment, still waiting to hear from a couple of applications. I love my time at home , and if I win the Lottery I will gladly retire, but as things stand it’s getting a bit close financial wise.

Well, that’s the update chez RNBiker for this event. At least it’s sooner than the last one.

Hugz all

RNBiker