Not a pulled muscle.

 

So my pulled muscle of a while ago turned out to be sciatica.

It went on for 2 months and one week during that time I could hardly move.  It was a little better if I walked bent at 90 degrees at the waist.  I had to call an UBER to go to a friend's house which is a ten minute walk away.

I've never had sciatica before and I hope to never have it again.  It is a totally miserable experience that I would not wish it on anyone.

I'm currently having physiotherapy.  Not that it can guarantee no further attacks, but I'm doing exercises that should increase my range of motion and strengthen muscles.

The good part of all this is that I am feeling more flexible and that perhaps I'm not quite as old and decrepit as I have been feeling lately.

Recent TV

 Heartstopper

Teenagers - not the sort of thing I usually watch, but this was well done, charming and, most of all, kind.

Grace and Frankie, final episodes

Oh dear.

The Madame Blanche Mysteries

Started off ok, but then....

Dalgliesh

A new version starring Bertie Carvel.  I enjoyed watching this.  Although at times it could seem a little melodramatic, especially compared to excellent earlier versions, one starring Martin Shaw and one starring Roy Marsden.   That's not really a criticism and I really hope they make more.  

Manhunt, Season Two

Well done.

All Creatures Great and Small, Season Two

This series is so likeable, I suppose partly because it takes us back to what seems an innocent time, although World War Two is looming in the timeline.