So after that I had to upload each folder individually...BOOOOOOORING!!!!!
After a few hours it would send me to sleep... had morning and afternoon naps to recover.

Jason has found the database for the Forum and is working on uploading that to the new server (Host).
It has all the memberships but doesn't contain images or folders I may have linked.
I'm not going to worry about that until I can have a look when he's finished.
(Because I don't quite understand what he's talking about *S*)
Still haven't had a reply from my current host about recovering the Forum.
If they did it would make the job for Jason so much easier.
When he has that done and I have all the other folders for Artistry checked he'll transfer them too.

My regular Artistry web pages have been on and off over the past few days.
I'll be so happy to have a new home for Artistry...problem free.

Jason has created the Forum on the new Host site BUT it's a mess... not his fault... it's not an easy job. Looks nothing like our forum because all the sections are not separated, they all appear on the one page so all sections can be accessed by anyone registered.
I can see that's going to take a lot of time and work to set up properly.
The original forum was set up in 2005 so after 9 years there's been a lot of changes by VBulletin...AAARGH!!

Of course when I got up this morning... no Jason around....
asked Jared where his Dad is..... gone hunting!!!! Thanks Jason!!!

OK.. maybe he needs a break.... tough!!! Take one when he's got my forum up and running!!!
No... I'm not being hard on him... he does b****r all around here so it's not like he's short on time.
I've gone on strike... they do their own washing and I don't make dinners any more.
Jared does b****r all around here too. He does a great job at work from what I gather from his boss,
has asked for extra work around the fisheries and he starts that next Tuesday (after Easter).
Pity he wasn't so eager here at home!
Like father... like son! Jason sets a bad example and he wasn't brought up to be messy.

OK.. that's my bitchin' done for this week. *S*

My creativity has gone out the window lately because of all the hassles with the site.
Hope it returns soon because I'm falling behind with tutorials.

Jason's GPS kept telling us to move into the right lane as we got closer to the hospital..
I was thinking... we didn't go to the extreme right lane the last time...
CRAP... we ended up in the Clem Jones Tunnel.. it saved time BUT it's a TOLL tunnel !
So now we have to find out how to pay for it.
Thought things were going too well.... *S*

When we got to the parking station we were lucky to find a space on the 6th floor.
Went to the lifts and discovered we only had to go down one floor to access a walkway to the hospital. Didn't know about that the last time... saved me a lot of walking.
Another PLUS for the day...

Another lift (elevator) up to the 7th floor... checked in and waited.
Ten minutes later I was called... to get X-Rays... had to sit and wait my turn.
I FELL ASLEEP!!!! LOL!!

The nurse had to wake me BUT that went well... didn't even have to take my socks off.
Back to the main waiting room. Told Jason to take a walk so he could have a smoke in the car. There's thousands of $$$$ fine for smoking on hospital premises.

Got called about 15min later... shown to a room... waited and waited...
The specialist finally turned up (after he checked the X-Rays I suspect) and asked me if I has seen someone previously.
"Yes...you... but I don't expect you to remember since it was 2 months ago"
(You'd think it would be noted in my folder who I saw the last time!)

We had a great deal of discussion about the fact I DON'T want amputation.
He kept insisting I could get an infection.
I kept insisting that the hospital (operating room and instruments) would be sterile... wouldn't they???
So why would I get an infection???
He tried to tell me no matter how sterile things are, there's always a possibility.
So I told him I wanted them straightened, not amputated, and ONLY if infection happens
after the operation is done will I consider amputation.
I'm guessing he's looking for the easy way out!

Then we removed my socks and he suggested getting the 2 toes next to my big toe on my left foot done.
"What about the 3rd toe... next to my small toe? Why leave that one twisted????
He conceded... "OK, we'll do that one too."
"You'll have to sign a "Consent Form"."
I did that but in hindsight thought I should have asked for a copy. THEN he told me it would be 12 months before I could get anything done!
"Your ulcers should be healed by then."
"You think so??? You must believe in miracles!!!"

Anyway... we finished there and he said I would be notified for a pre-op interview when the time comes.

So got hold of Jason and we left.
Went to pay the parking ticket... Jason didn't take his time following directions... no receipt.
Of course when we left the ticket was gobbled up... $23 down the drain!

It was some time after 1pm when we left... stopped on the way home for a snack.
My stomach was thinking my throat was cut! *S*
The trip home was uneventful... just as I like it.

Went to the Wounds Clinic. Told Theresa about the hospital appointment.
She told me not to worry about not getting a copy of the "Consent Form", it's not binding.
Besides I'll probably have to do a new one before the op.
She was horrified it was going to take 12 months.... things could be so much worse by then.

Then I went to the main hospital reception to hand in my Patient Travel form.
Took a ticket and waited.
Talked to a man sitting next to me who had a "Moon Boot" on his leg.
He'd previously had an op at the Hervey Bay Hospital to have a pin inserted in his broken foot.
A few days ago he tripped and fell and his leg was bruised and swelling.
So he did the right thing... went to A & E suspecting his foot was broken again.
The doctor he saw told him it was just a sprain... told him to go home.

How he could tell it was a sprain without an X-Ray is beyond me!!

Two days later the Blue Nurse turned up to check on this man and told him to get to the
hospital immediately! Demand an X-Ray!!!!

The doctor he saw, after getting the X-Ray told him he had bad news for him.... his foot was broken again! Why did he think it was only a sprain????

He told him HE didn't diagnose a "sprain" .... the doctor (?) he saw in A & E 2 days prior DID!

He was called away so I didn't get the rest of the story, but I had time to tell him to write to the
Patient Liaison Officer and complain.

Where do these A & E doctors get their qualifications?????? GRRR!!!!

Finally my number was called...
The person I saw took the receipts off my form and gave them back to me.... WHY???
Because there's a set fee they refund for Brisbane trips no matter what it costs.
All I needed to do was drop the form into the box provided at reception.
What a waste of time!! Why wasn't I told this the last time???
At least I know the procedure now.

At least Jason was safe now for not getting a parking ticket receipt... would have been a waste of time. We just have to find out where we pay the toll for going through the tunnel by mistake.

I was pooped on Tuesday, lack of sleep so was basically MIA.
Still exhausted today.

Theresa got a couple of doctors (surgeons?) to check out my leg ulcer after PAINFULLY removing the dressing she got me to use this past week. Every time it was changed during the week I had to take painkillers. I got no sleep last night because no matter which way I lay the pain wouldn't go.

Their solutions....
A Biopsy first.... I told them that was OUT OF THE QUESTION!
I had enough trauma with the last biopsy I had when I first went to the hospital to check on the small scab that I suspected might be another ulcer. I screamed the place down! The idiot that did it didn't give the anaesthetic time to work before doing the deed. As a result of his biopsy (which showed no problem) I ended up with a bloody big ulcer instead of a small scab.

Next solution...
A Skin Graft... Yeah Right!!!
Told them I have Psoriasis... where would they get the skin and guarantee I wouldn't end up with more problems????
One doctor pointed to an area above my knee, on my thigh... assuring me the skin removed would be extremely thin and would look like I had 'gravel rash' once removed.

Told him I'm already neurotic about any new 'bruises' or marks on my skin...
what if the skin removal caused me more problems??? With my luck that's 'on the cards'!
NOPE... I would have to give this SERIOUS THOUGHT before ever agreeing.

MY solution...
Admit me to hospital, put me on the drip I had the last time and maybe the ulcer would heal in a few days like it did before. He said he didn't believe it healed in a few days....
I told him CHECK MY RECORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By this time I was in tears....
What would be wrong with trying the drip first AND if it didn't work, then I would consider the other options?
They didn't want to listen!!!

When I went back to the Wounds Clinic last March I thought Teresa would be happy that the ulcer
had skin growing over it, was small and was healing.
BUT NO... she removed the skin... I couldn't believe it!
I objected but she said the wound needed to be moist to heal....
and she had the skin off before I could stop her.

As a result because of the variety of dressings she's tried since then the ulcer grew...

She redressed the ulcer today with yet a different dressing and was going to check my toes.
Told her not to bother, Jason did them yesterday afternoon and they're healing just fine.
I didn't want her doing any more damage!

SO... I have decided not to go back!
I have ordered the dressings that we were using to get the ulcer to heal before I went back to the wounds clinic.
They should be here tomorrow or Friday... so I'll start all over again.