Leg, work

Well, my leg has finally healed: there's still a little redness, and a tiny scab that feels like it's still quite deep, but I've started wearing my old leg, which isn't as tight as my new fancy hi-tech one. As the sore has healed, it's revealed that there is still some sort of foreign body under the skin, right under where the amputation scar crossed my shin. Frustratingly, that's still tender, but at least I'll be seeing my consultant, Dr Hutton, on Monday (20th), so we'll see what she says. They might suggest a small investigative op, just to find out once and for all what's going on. It might just be another stitch fragment, in which case, they'll just need to make a little nick, take it out, and I'll be good to go again in another few weeks.

I see my prosthetist the following week, so we'll be able to take the outcome of Monday's consultation into that meeting and have a better idea of what we're going to do next. I need a new casting for my Epirus-equipped foot, because, at the moment, it's just too tight; but they might need to put that off if they do decide to suggest an operation.

I've been for another interview. This time at West Lothian Council for a Service Desk Analyst in their IT Department. It's not a huge department, and there are only five Service Desk Analysts, plus the manager. If I get it (and there are no guarantees, with over a hundred good applicants, apparently) it'd be a real financial step backwards, and it might be a bit stressful for my first job after such a long lay-off, but it'd be paid work, and in a large organisation, where there should be plenty of opportunities for advancement. I should hear by end of play today if I've got it. If I don't hear anything, I'm to assume I've not been successful. I hate that, not getting back to their interviewees (although I do understand they can't communicate directly with all their applicants, not in those numbers).