JOGLE 5 Day 9 Thu 17 May 12

Started  0 Finished 0 Distance 15 Miles Dingwall to Inverness. Yesterday my shoulder and under my arm and around my back where getting sore, the short walk and longer rest eased it all off. However this morning the pain in that area was severe, I could hardly use my right arm. I discussed this with Ian over breakfast and for once took my own advice and despatched my-self to Dingwall Cottage Hospital and their effective Casualty dept. I found myself repeating all the history about bike accident, broken ribs and collar bone. I was  assuming the worst that a pnumo thorax had developed in the upper chest due to pressure on ribs and shoulder from rucksack (which was lighter and smaller this time than previously) The x-ray didn't show anything and the doctor wasn't sure what it was. The advice was either strong pain killers or go home.  I spent the last week of the Pennine Way on strong painkillers because of Shin Splints (Carpel Tunnel Syndrome) and pitting oedema and the memories of how unpleasant that allwas, so I decided to call it a day. In hindsight that was definitely the right call. It took four weeks to clear up and as I write I am still seeing the physiotherapist. The physiotherapist unlike the doctors knew straight away what it was, which was Brachial Nerve damage.  It has to be said that Co-dydramol is really good along with codeine phosphate and we really like them! Lol. Ian and I had to do some quick re-planning to get us home and thanks to our Marsule B&B hosts and their laptop computer we were able to re-book flights pretty quickly from Inverness.  It all went really smoothly with a lift to the airport as well, courtesy of our B&B hosts. On arrival at home I went into re-planning mode and started to re-book everything for October. We have a walking plan for the next two years and cutting this section of walking short by a week threw it all out. So October is JOGLE 5.5.  This means we'll have to get the tour T-Shirts re-printed!