Wednesday, 17 October 2018

The latest on health.



I'm only doing this as I am sitting here at just past 3 a.m. (again) after a period when I was managing to go through the night without significant sleep disturbance. The last couple of nights I have been back on the routine (as it was a month or so ago) of awaking at any time between 1.30 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. and failing, despite trying, to get back to sleep. I emphasise - I'm not an insomniac - although in fairness, because of my desire to write, I do find myself inclined to want to get up - just to write but generally I have never suffered from insomnia. What is causing my sleep disturbance is now, thank goodness, mild pain in my still frozen left shoulder, thus meaning that I cannot find a comfortable position to drop-off again.



Right now at 3.45 a.m. I am wide awake - just like in the normal daytime. I have made caffeinated Darjeeling tea (without a second thought) and a toasted bacon and tomato sandwich with brown sauce - to boot. Why? Because I refuse to get depressed or miserable about this ridiculous health issue that has befallen me. I'm not that old - am I? Isn't 69 the new 50? What have I got to worry about? Lovely 'ancient' cat somewhere around (he's just been out and back again, safely - whereas most of our gorgeous cats died variously usually at a young age but all from road accidents where motorists failed to act as I do whenever I drive and at all costs avoid wild and tame animals - I suspect that here little regard is paid to cats). "Eccles - where are you? Come on have a cuddle my friend." I've just given him a kiss and a cuddle and he's purring nicely. I removed his bright orange collar (which we only put on him when he goes out, as it tends to wear away his fur). He's a lovely 16 year old boy and we wonder if we should (again) get a kitten as 'back-up' for when he goes. He's unaccepting of any male cats and not keen on adult females either - all of which results in his spraying around the house in protest - so it's a difficult decision but I worry about when he goes (our great survivor) - we'll be devastated.

Well this is a strange health update that spends a paragraph talking about loved ones of the furry persuasion.

Health Update (at last):

  1. Still have a frozen shoulder after about 4 months but it's improving in that I rarely get pain (except as explained sometimes at night). Movement is still restricted but better than it was.
  2. I am having a third MRI this Friday (today being Wednesday 17th.) at Louth Hospital and I'm in trouble if the people ask what area of my body is to be MRI'd as I won't know (shoulder- backbone - whatever?).
  3. I await an appointment for nerve testing (whatever that is).
  4. In conclusion - its a slow process getting over this stuff.
The thing that does concern me is feeling tired all the time - even after a sleep. Well - enough of this!

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