Down in the dumps

We are still awaiting a reply to my GP's fax to the Rheumatologist some 11 days ago. My GP thinks that they won't bother replying before my appointment on 5th July. Meanwhile my hands are back to square one, wooden appendages which do not want to either move or stop hurting. Irritatingly, the skin itch is back too. This was an unsolved mystery for about 8 years until after taking the disease modifying drug it suddenly went. I can only infer that this too is of auto-immune origin. Additionally I have large lumps now on my palms, soles of my feet and on my elbows and knees. The tiredness is absolute, I am sleeping about 14 hours a day. This all seems to be very rapid as though it was just waiting for a lull in the treatment to jump up and say "I got you!"

On a different subject, WH had some steel bars delivered this morning. Being 6 metres long and quite heavy they were dumped in some long grass at the side of the driveway until he could cut them up tonight. By 2pm they had gone, presumably stolen. These could not be seen from anywhere much other than my upstairs window. Someone must have seen them come, then seen our vehicles depart and rushed out and took them. Our neighbours saw nothing. Very strange, and even stranger for our little corner of Devon where nothing much happens.