If yesterday was a zig on the zig zag road to recovery (think of one of those cartoon-style graphs as you read,) today is a bit of a zag. It’s not bad, but I’m definitely not as perky today. OK, I’m not generally known for being “perky” at the best of times, but I use the term comparatively.
Considering that three weeks ago I wasn’t entirely sure who I was, and that two weeks ago I was a festering wreck, I’m not doing badly. Most of my faculties are back, my walking is back to where it was and although I have to sit with my leg up, I’m nearly back to the state of imperfect health where you normally find me.
Nothing brings this home as much as a nurse saying they will have to “do something” about something you regard as being perfectly normal. They love tinkering, do nurses and, unlike doctors they never take no for an answer. I discussed the statin question with a doctor and they told me that even where cholesterol is good they like to put certain people on them as it might help. I looked at the figures on the NHS website – yes, they reduce your percentage chance of having a stroke or heart attack. By a couple of percent. What they don’t tell you is the chance of them interacting with other medication. or it being something else for the pharmacy to get wrong. We have agreed that I won’t take them. I will look at my diet again and see if I can lower the level that is causing concern.
Yesterday in the surgery I was listening to people being told that they couldn’t have liver function tests because we don’t have enough blood tubes. Only about a year ago they stopped prescribing my arthritis medication because I was behind with my testing. Double standards, or what?
Glad to hear you are getting back to normal. WHEW!!!
Me too. It’s ben a journey to a place I didn’t enjoy. A bit like Christmas Carol with the Ghost of Future Health . . .
Keep on zigging – may it bring you stardust
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And how is Julia taking all this?
Philosophically. I’m trying to be as little trouble as possible and try not to moan too much.
Admirable aims. I will try them myself sometime.
It’snot as easy as it sounds. 🙂
Dash.
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These shortages of critical items in so many areas are of great concern. Glad you are doing better, though!
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Glad you are feeling so much better! Phew, what a time you had. A little scary, though, that there is a shortage of test tubes.
Yes, it just goes to show how close we are to breaking down. Who would have thought there could be a shortage of such a common item?
Alas.