My knee was still very swollen so I didn't go to work today. Also my hand was still feeling stiff. By the evening things were getting worse and I started to wonder what else might be happening inside, which I couldn't see, so I telephoned NHS Direct. For those outside the UK, this is an out-of-hours service for health advice.
They suggested I should see the duty Doctor immediately, who travels around to various towns but luckily just happened to be at the Falmouth surgery at the time. I arranged a taxi to take me.
The duty Doc that night happened to be the one I'm registered with, Doctor M, although I had never actually seen him before! He had a look at my knee and hand and asked a few questions, and told me it was probably a reaction to the virus I had had. It isn't very common but happens in a few cases. He gave me a few days supply of tablets out of a drawer so I could start on them straight away - the pharmacy would be closed at that hour - and said to go and see a Doctor at the surgery on Tuesday for some more. He said it would probably clear up within two weeks.
At least I was feeling rather more at ease now something was being done, and phoned for a taxi home.
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