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I'll be 55 this August... I've had bronchiectasis for ten years plus this year... End stage lung disease for the past year...been on oxygen for three years... and have I got used to it yet?... nah! I am now waiting for the biggie; a double lung and maybe a heart transplant. I love my life weirdly enough, because I have some wonderful family and friends who are with me every step of the way on my adventures, even though I embarrass them on a daily basis with my unorthodox way of looking at life. Not for the faint hearted!

Monday, 14 February 2011

Ah Valentines day

Day two of feeling bright and breezy although I did crash a bit after my physio.

Felt so much better, that I thought I'd push myself over to mother's bungalow and wish mother good luck personally for the clinic this morning. Took me an age to get there and my head was swimming by the time I sat down in hers, but thank goodness for my go faster trolley as it really helped. I didn't actually care what I looked like, just wanted to see my mother.
In the end bless her, they couldn't remove the cyst as it was far too inflamed again and the doctor there has put her back on antibiotics to try in a months time after they have worked their magic. Still at least she got a ride out in the countryside on a very bright and sunny day.
I just hope she gets a good night's sleep today as she gets very confused and wobbly if she doesn't.
Talking of nights sleep, I am just so glad that I cut my fingernails short last night, as I was nonstop scratching all over my body. I kept waking up with my head buzzing and as itchy as hell, so I just hope that I sleep well too tonight. But the amount of water I am drinking rather leads me to think that I won't.
I am drinking water nonstop as my tongue and mouth are so dry. I normally have a fur rug on my tongue, but it's been stripped bare with the drugs and keeps sticking to the roof of my mouth where they are both so dry. Ruth says they are more side effects of the drugs, but I'm to watch the sore tongue.
Only four more days on them.

Valentines Day today and I have two cards... get me a Lurve machine! One is from my lovely friend Barbara and we always send each other one and give each other a little present, stemming back from the days when we were nobby no mates in the men stakes! Only I couldn't get out to buy her anything. I will buy her a nice belated one.
The second card was from... well I don't actually know it was from. I accused Julie, but she swore it wasn't her. I have got to admit, it did make me feel a bit warm and fuzzy on the inside, until I noticed it was delivered by hand and all the men near me are either about 101 plus or alcoholics and the cross signature was very shaky so it could be either! Then the warm, fuzzy feeling turned into OMIGOD!

Lots of love Debbie x

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