Ok so haven't posted since the New Year apart from about my friend.
Cardiac - had a cardiac appointment 10th Jan - saw a lovely registrar, who then spoke to consultant. They are not convinced that the central chest pain I suffer when a slight incline/hill/more stairs than my house is not angina - so they have doubled my heart medication (was on little dose anyway), given me a GTN spray to use if I get chest pain (take it on walks), and I am to get a stress echocardiogram. I had a stress ECG before where I was on a treadmill and they checked my heart at same time while walking, but to me this is not realistic, as walking on a treadmill is not the same as outside. Anyway, for the test they are planning, they do an echo, then inject me with a drug to stimulate/stress my heart (aint very pleasant apparently), and continue looking at the flow of blood etc to see if theres any ischaemic heart disease there, so just waiting for date for that.
Oncology - saw them on 24th Jan - they are basically happy, and were ecstatic when I told them I decided not to go ahead with the surgery to remove the cancerous bit from my left lung. They took some bloods to check my hormones and ovarian markers as I was having some pelvic abdominal pain - both of which were normal. They also did the usual bloods - and one of my liver markers has risen. I had to get it rechecked at GP a week later, and it has risen further. They are not unduly concerned as its only 1 of 3 markers that has risen, and if theres cancer in the liver, usually all 3 rise. It could have been an antibiotic I got when ill just before xmas, or could be alcohol!!!!! As a result, I have cut out alcohol - altho will have if I am out - and have to get it rechecked in a week from now - at least I will know if its still rising, then maybe they need to investigate further.
My Gluten free diet has done wonders for my bowels - I am now having to take laxatives once or twice a week - despite all the fruit and veg and good stuff I am eating - so that is HUGE progress. I am going to have to challenge myself with wheat and gluten in march just to prove it, but its too much of a coincidence, that 2 weeks after I started the diet, my bowels improved. I am also 5 weeks into my weight watchers diet, and its going well - I have now lost 6 1/2 pounds, which at first I was disappointed at the slow loss, but its not like I am 20 stone and gonna lost half stone at a time - and I suppose the slower it comes off, its more likely to stay off. Most of the time I am finding it ok, but do have cravings now and again, as much for wheaty things as junk food.
Suzie and I were into the theatre, here at home on Monday night to see Grease - it was really good - Dirty Dancing next month which I am really looking forward to.
Think thats about it for now so will say TTFN
Todays verse.......
If you are focused on what might happen next, you are not focused on what is happening now. Why waste your life like that?........Live Laugh Love
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