Good morning fellow downhillers. Well I had my MRI scan yesterday and it went rather smoothly, well by standards it did, they listened to me when I said left arm please, even though one of the staff was looking at the back of my right hand, (perhaps his idea of mental torture). Anyway it was …
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Another day in paradise
Good morning fellow downhillers. I know it’s been a while time since you have heard from me. I hope is everyone is keeping well? We have all had our second dose of vaccines so are tickety boo. Restrictions are slowly lifting so normality appears to be reappearing slowly. Yippee I have my MRI 2nd week …
Vaccine 2
Hello everyone. I have just had my 2and vaccine and am now sat in the doctors surgery for 15 minutes awaiting to see if I had any form of reaction. Only reaction is I am bored. Public houses and restaurants are now open in the second phase of easing lockdown yippee!!!! Shops are now open …
NHS departments to each other
Good morning from the island with the highest vaccine rate in Europe. I am no longer requiring shielding 🙂 so can now go out, but only supervised. Lol. I received a message from my local NHS trust 3 days ago advising me that they would be in touch to arrange my next telephone consultation or …
Consultation
Hi everyone. I hope you are all ok? Yesterday I had my phone conversation with my consultant, he said Brian is stable. 😃😃😃. He asked how long I had been on Dexamethasone and i said that is nearly 2 years since I was put on it and the consultant advised he would like to swap …
MRI scan
Hello fellow downhillers. I hope you are all keeping well. As it states above I had my MRI scan today at New Cross Hospital I experienced problems with the nurse inserting the canulla. First attempt was in the back of my right hand, that came as a bloody shock as I specified it would be …
And so it goes
Good afternoon fellow downhillers. Thank you to those who suggested tv box sets I should watch during this lockdown, very much appreciated. I will try and catch up with as many as possible. Someone commented that my scar looked really good compared to how it was. It must have been a winner of the Great …
No New News on Vaccine
Good morning/evening or whatever time it is in your area. Another day of tedium for everyone I guess. I have not yet received any notification of my vaccine jab to date. My daughter, one of my sister’s in law and mother in law have had their jabs. I did get a letter from the hospital …
NHS
Good morning fellow downhillers. I hope you are all keeping safe. Sorry if ranting but yesterday was a Trump day. Our lass received a message from NHSgov saying I should ring this dedicated phone number, which incidentally was only available between 9am and 12 mid day UK time, on Tuesday and Wednesday only to book …
Happy New Year
Well its 2021 and a new year, yet it feels and looks like 2020 is still trundling along. I hope you are all safe and well. I have got a phone call with my consultant in the middle of March. I have also booked my bloods for this Thursday. Deep joy. Cannot wait. How was …
Brain Man 