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Date: 18 May 2007 15:52:42
so the saga continues ... and before I continue to ramble on, I would just like to say a massive thanks. I seem to be doing a lot of that recently, but I guess sometimes its when you go into crises (ok, so maybe crises is a slight exaggeration) that you realize who is out there, and who cares about you.
So, thanks to my fab family, none of whom will prob ever read this. Thanks for my adopted family here in the big scary city whom I live with, and are wonderful. Thanks to my amazing local church community and all the friends and family I have come to know and make since I have been here. Thanks to the wibloggers, the people on this site who have been sending me messages, and prayers, and hugs, and the likes. Thanks to the wiblogger who spend 48 hours being pushy via msn, text and hints! I probably did get grouchy, but I needed the arse kick, and appreciate it now.
And thank you to the people I need to say thank you to, but havnt because either I dont know I need to say thank you to you, or I dont know how to, make sense? Ok, I will try not to type that word again in this post :)
Anyway, on the saga most of you are following.
I did make it to the dr's. Yep, after much pushing and shoving in the right direction from people. And I have to say, he was wonderful. I had not heard many great things about the particular one I got landed to see, and so on top of the fact I hate dr's, I hate going, it didnt help that I would probably hate him. But I didnt. He was nice. Seems to know what he is on about, appeared competent, at least to my face anyway, and was generally all round pretty cool. So after about 15 minutes in there, and yes I know thats a fairly long time for a GP. I had got mardy sitting in the waiting room for half an hour, but when you realise the reason they are behind is because they tend to actually be interested in whats going on, you dont seem to mind so much by the time you leave.
Anyway, going back to the point of this post ... I am on medications. Three times a day. Hmm, I sometimes forget to tae once daily things let alone having to remember three! But i am doing it, maybe the seriousness of whats happening is jolting me into it?!
I am having to go back in a few weeks time, and if symptoms have persisted, and basically wait for another collapsing session to reoccur. Which he thinks is likely. His advice if it does happen, Go to A and E ASAP.
Nice confidence boosting there heh ... I think not. So I am walking on egg shells, not wanting to go far because I dont particularly want to have to go through all that again... it isnt pleasant. Anyway, I shall then be on to neurological assesment and possible CT scan... a letter has already been written, but he said once it has happened again I will have a better case for being pushed forwards. Does that make any sense to you?
It dosnt really to me, but hey ho, there you go. Since I started the meds I havnt been waking up quite so dizzy and eugh, but have had a couple of big dizzy sessions (not collapsing though) , so maybe they are having some kind of effect.
Anyway, so thats the ins and outs of my goings on! On to nicer things? I think so ...
I got some Birkenstock sandals, o yes baby, and mighty fine and nice they are ... (THANKS P AND J!)
Like, I have always been wanting some, and admit to being in possesion of something similar but not quite ... however they are due to find the bin any time soon as they are getting pretty griim.
So, I am the proud owner of some madrids, sand colour ... bring on the sun so I can wear them!
I gave my first ever talk in front of a group of adults in the style of a preach last night too... (although I did say at the beginning i prefer to think of it as a talk, me just talking, not preaching :)) So I stood and gave them some of my thoughts that tied into a little bit about it being ascension day and the service one of celebrating the ascension of Jesus. All seemed to go well. I went down the line of three point, Praising, Waiting and Going. Maybe I will write some more on those three things later ..I was just relieved I made it through the thing without passing out, getting dizzy or feeling sick! And no one complained, so even better. Although I have so say some of the elders (elderly people) were not to happy when the entire buildings fire alarm went off, and the hostel next door. Although we were thinking about the ascension of Jesus and the Spirit coming down, I dont think we were meant to set the place of fire. We didnt, we got everyone out, moved the candles (ops) and all was well and fine :)