Hi you guys,
I apologise for putting off blogging for so long. I’m not quite sure why, because I don’t fill my days like a normal 23 year old would during uni holidays due to my hell of a life. I use this place not only to vent but to almost document what happens in my life.
I have a massive tendency to blah on a bit and I’m hoping to compress December into a not too massive read for you.
- Pain got worse. Saw my surgeon; he’s decided to operate after three months of declaring there was nothing more he could do. He examined my hip for much longer than he normally would and I believe he must of felt something unusual, to have such a change of mind. However I am happy for this outcome because WE ALL knew I have a mechanical problem in the joint so now he can fix it! I’m not over-optimistic that this will take my pain away, however I know for certain it will reduce the high levels of the unliveable pain I have been going through. Surgery date: 3rd Feb.
- I have been in and out of my GP’s office for reasons other than needing medication. My thyroid tests have comeback abnormal. This is a first for me, and it also explains why I have put on almost 5kg since the end of October when I’ve been sleeping most of the time, and have a good-decent diet. I had the levels retested within a month of finding out that I had a new problem, and I found that not only were my THS levels up, so were my T3 and T4. Unfortunately due to the medical marvel that I am, when one (T3 or T4) is up, the other goes down. Mine are both up? Regardless, I cannot afford to put on weight. However I cannot move to exercise particularly cardio! Although the problem is my hip, it’s not only affecting the left leg, but also the buttock and my back. It hurts to even sit on the loo!
Also thanks to my current lifestyle of the last 4-5 months of either being on the couch or in bed, my lungs have gathered a fair amount of gunk on them and in the past month its been quite hard to breath and I’m out of breath quite quickly and have been very wheezy. In the last week I’ve had a chest X-ray to rule out pneumonia and also a spirometry test. The spirometry test, I did today and boy is breathing hard! I felt like I had maxed out at the gym, my body was so tired!
- Christmas was lovely as usual. Every Christmas day, the whole of my father’s side of the family has Christmas dinner at my Aunty and Uncles place in Geelong. They live in a lovely big old property, and it always brings back fond memories. This year, my cousin Suzy had gotten a kitten, so I spent most of the day playing with this adorable black and white ball called Jenkins.
I apologise for putting off blogging for so long. I’m not quite sure why, because I don’t fill my days like a normal 23 year old would during uni holidays due to my hell of a life. I use this place not only to vent but to almost document what happens in my life.
I have a massive tendency to blah on a bit and I’m hoping to compress December into a not too massive read for you.
- Pain got worse. Saw my surgeon; he’s decided to operate after three months of declaring there was nothing more he could do. He examined my hip for much longer than he normally would and I believe he must of felt something unusual, to have such a change of mind. However I am happy for this outcome because WE ALL knew I have a mechanical problem in the joint so now he can fix it! I’m not over-optimistic that this will take my pain away, however I know for certain it will reduce the high levels of the unliveable pain I have been going through. Surgery date: 3rd Feb.
- I have been in and out of my GP’s office for reasons other than needing medication. My thyroid tests have comeback abnormal. This is a first for me, and it also explains why I have put on almost 5kg since the end of October when I’ve been sleeping most of the time, and have a good-decent diet. I had the levels retested within a month of finding out that I had a new problem, and I found that not only were my THS levels up, so were my T3 and T4. Unfortunately due to the medical marvel that I am, when one (T3 or T4) is up, the other goes down. Mine are both up? Regardless, I cannot afford to put on weight. However I cannot move to exercise particularly cardio! Although the problem is my hip, it’s not only affecting the left leg, but also the buttock and my back. It hurts to even sit on the loo!
Also thanks to my current lifestyle of the last 4-5 months of either being on the couch or in bed, my lungs have gathered a fair amount of gunk on them and in the past month its been quite hard to breath and I’m out of breath quite quickly and have been very wheezy. In the last week I’ve had a chest X-ray to rule out pneumonia and also a spirometry test. The spirometry test, I did today and boy is breathing hard! I felt like I had maxed out at the gym, my body was so tired!
- Christmas was lovely as usual. Every Christmas day, the whole of my father’s side of the family has Christmas dinner at my Aunty and Uncles place in Geelong. They live in a lovely big old property, and it always brings back fond memories. This year, my cousin Suzy had gotten a kitten, so I spent most of the day playing with this adorable black and white ball called Jenkins.
I received lovely gifts, mostly gift cards, Sex and the city DVD (season 5… they had sold out when I bought the rest in 2007) and a small amount of cash. Mum is yet to choose her Christmas gift as yet, as she wants a steam mop. Making sure I keep money saved for that.
Christmas day was the first day I had gone without a nap in months. I slept for 22 hours the following day.
- I visited and met my brand new cousin (my cousin’s baby) in the few days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Chloe is gorgeous and growing stronger and bigger each time I see pictures of her.
We (mum and I) stayed with family friends in Myrtleford for 3 days, and as well of receiving the love of Billy, their 9 month old border collie… whos still all arms and legs! He's such a loving dog.
Christmas day was the first day I had gone without a nap in months. I slept for 22 hours the following day.
- I visited and met my brand new cousin (my cousin’s baby) in the few days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Chloe is gorgeous and growing stronger and bigger each time I see pictures of her.
We (mum and I) stayed with family friends in Myrtleford for 3 days, and as well of receiving the love of Billy, their 9 month old border collie… whos still all arms and legs! He's such a loving dog.
And we travelled out to Milawa, to see the cheese factory (oh how I heart cheese) and Brown Brothers winery. Unfortunately we only got to the winery, but it was lovely especially since I’m not a fan of red or white wine, I got to try a few sparkling wines, and with the help of a twitter friend, settled on a lovely fruity bottle of Zibbibio. I finally came back home and spent new years nanna style as I was simply too tired from the car trip.I hope that this wasn’t too much of a bullet point document of my December for you. My next post which I will also write tonight may be much better.
Peace and love you guys,
Jen xx
