Treatment

Hi fellow crew of the GB bobsled team and family supporters.

Well yesterday was interesting, had two appointments for two separate issues – had my radio/chemo treatment in the morning so was there for 0830, but my typical luck the machine was playing up so was lying on the bed with my mask on for 20 minutes whilst they powered down and then back up again.

Then I had to be at QE hospital in Birmingham in the afternoon for a heart CT scan due to my episode the night after my operation back in July.

So I arrived at the QE and sat around for an hour whilst medical staff were unaware of what I was going through at the other hospital. NHS I salute you. The nurse asked what meds I was on and said ‘I cant spell them!’ What?! At that point I nearly went private!

So I had to put the hospital gown on and was told I needed a canulla to run the dye through. I bruise easily now due to my drugs, so they decided to go through my bruises on my arm but lo and behold they say ‘oh sorry that’s not working’ ☹ quelle surprise! So they go through the other arm then find it wont clot!!

Upshot is my arm looks like Tutankhamun’s physician has come down out of retirement and dressed it. I finally got home at just before 6pm.

My family kept saying I looked tired but really I was just pissed off after a long day of hospitals.

Apart from that, inbetween the appointments I had a lovely time doing a bit of retail therapy with our lass and her mom. Thank you girls. Xx

As an added part, when I got home I had a letter from the DVLA to say my licence was revoked from 11th September for 2 years! Shit I have not been driving for over 2 months based on medical advice, I could have steered us down the course in the bobsleigh up to this point if I had known! Why couldn’t they have waited till tomorrow Friday 13th to deliver that news?!

Rant over, appointments done for the day, onto the next one please.