I hadn’t realised how heavy doses of antibiotics can flatten people even further. Today has been typical of this week: I’ve not had sufficient energy to move further from my ‘nest’ in our spare room to the bathroom. Instead I’ve been curled up under a duvet, too de-energised to even get cabin-fever. Continue reading
At last: a post that isn’t about my innards!
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So I’m back home, even more fatigued. I was taken for endoscopy some time on Monday evening, and was back on the ward by 11, I think – I slept through the whole thing. (A local anaesthetic put me right under!) I was woken around midnight for routine blood pressure and temperature checks. I then slept on and off until about 6:30 when the nurses opened the curtains and did the drug rounds. This was followed by breakfast – white toast and jam in my case. Continue reading
My GP has sent me to Edinburgh Royal Infimary so the medics can try to work out what’s going on. A doctor who described himself as a ‘lowly surgeon’ has arranged for me to have an endoscopy today. It wIll happen after other surgeries have been completed and ORs are free, so not until late this evening. (Had my GP requested it, it might not happen for a fortnight or more.)
While the ‘lowly surgeon’ thinks it’s unlikely that I have stomach ulcers, the endoscopy (TV camera down the throat) will be definitive. If and when ‘surgical’ causes are ruled out, the next step would be a gastroenterologist specialist.
I spent most of yesterday in bed, then spent some time sorting through clothes. (My wardrobe is full to bursting, so it’s high time to get rid of some stuff. It’s only fair to say Elly did the physical work – I just made decisions.) I slept through most of the night, waking a few times from pain and dehydration, eventually rousing well after noon. After lunch, I tried to phone the hospital to find whether my colonography results were available yet.
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A slightly more ambitious jaunt yesterday – 6 miles in 46 minutes of saddle-time. We had a break for tea at Marks & Spencer in Craigleith, and I hobbled across the carpark to look for networking gear in Curry’s. (I think our main ethernet switch may be getting old, and it might be worthwhile replacing it with a managed device with more ports.)
This ‘effort’ flattened me again: I slept for 2 hours when we got home. I don’t want to cycle today, but I will go out for another jaunt tomorrow if at all possible.
I’ve just been in a saddle for the first time in over two weeks. We finished our spinathon on April 2nd – since then I’ve been more or less prostrate. That was caused in part by preparations for my colonography. I’ll not go into details here but suffice it to say I had to ensure my colon was empty by following a very restricted diet and taking some powerful medications. The abdominal pain continues, varying in location but most often in my ascending colon. Continue reading
Our spinathon has now raised £1650. That’s over £100 per class, and over £105 per hour of spin. I’m rather pleased.
I now have a date for a colonoscopy: 15 April. I’m slightly disappointed that I won’t ‘have a telescope shoved up’ (the words of a surgeon last time I was in hospital). Instead, CO2 will be inserted and x-rays will be taken. I guess this technique is to avoid damage due to the ‘telescope’ scraping innards as it goes around corners. Still it means I will have no chance of seeing my insides on CCTV. Also, this is only an investigation – I don’t know when or if it will lead to a cure to my ongoing gut pains. Also, in the 3 days before the colonoscopy, I will need to go on a starvation diet.
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