– they
were looking for: Hepatosplenomegaly is
a disorder where both the liver and spleen swell beyond their normal size,
usually due to an infection such mononucleosis.
Archie said neither my spleen or Liver are enlarged and that
for a 47 year old specimen that has taken a bit of a beating over the years the
liver looks in good shape (is it strange that I’m quite proud of my liver)
So Dr N is on holiday this week but back next, the blood
results are still pending (apparently they’re growing asparagus in them or
something weird for the Genetic testing)
I sound so calm and relaxed about it, but Gareth’s googling
really frightened the hell out of me on Tuesday, I was stressed, twitchy and
incredibly nervous. When it was all over and done and I could finally have
something to eat, I stopped at KFC on the way home
– big mistake
– HUGE
2 bites of my Zinger sandwich
sitting at a set of traffic lights and I was throwing up into the KFC bag (fair
play to the bag it did a good job) as all the stress and nerves decided to
unload themselves all at once.
Everyone at work knows this is going on, the disappearing to
hospital, blood tests scans etc all happens in working hours and needs to be
explained. I haven’t mentioned this to family and friends though, I simply don’t
want anyone else to have to worry about this while the investigations are
ongoing. Once it’s done and there’s either a confirmation that there is
something that needs to be worried about or I can tell everyone that there’s
nothing to worry about – then I will ‘come out’ about it. As it currently
stands that date is August 16th – holiday day.
Living more healthily is really nice. Waking up, feeling refreshed,
no brain fog and breathing more easily. Gareth
being on board with this and participating in it is also a big thing, in the
past it’s been a bit undermining to have someone continue to do all the stuff
you’re not doing any more and it feels like you're having it waved in your face.
Actually on that note – the being an ex-smoker, if anyone’s interested or cares about how I’ve
finally managed it.
I’m sure you’ve probably heard of the Alan Carr book (not
the squeaky comedian) – The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. I’ve tried to read it in
the past, couldn’t get past the first few pages if I’m honest, incredibly
difficult to read for the repetitiveness. The Audio-Book however from Audible is
great, just stick the headphones in and listen. It makes so much sense and it’s
a little NLP in that it repeats the message over and over to get your head into
the frame of mind that you’re ‘giving up nothing’ that you’re freeing yourself from
a drug addiction and that you’re happy to be doing so.
Not much of an update I guess, but something else ruled out so
that’s good J
Much love to everyone and thanks for putting up with me xxx
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