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Thursday 12 May 2011
Wednesday 4 May 2011
MVD SURGERY
Well, I've taken the plunge and am now on the list for micro vascular decompression surgery. I've asked for it to be postponed until after 11 June as there are a few events coming up that I don't want to miss. The pain is non-existent and it really was a difficult decision. However, all the reading and research I've done indicates that there is no cure and every pain free day I have is one day closer to the next bout of serious pain. So, no avoiding it really.
On a different note, I was playing golf last week and I ran out of energy on the 10th hole. I quite literally could not put one foot in front of the other. I thought that I was having some kind of heart attack, but without the pain. With the assistance of my eldest son, I eventually made it back to my car. I stupidly drove home and have no recollection of the journey and woke up in my drive. I don't know whether I fell asleep or passed out once I was in the drive. I managed to get an emergency appointment with my GP that afternoon. He gave me a good going over and took a full set of bloods. I was still feeling pretty poorly, but my blood pressure etc. was fine. His best guess at that point was a virus. He told me to make an appointment in two days when the blood results would be available. The results of the bloods showed that my white cell count was high and my red low which in the view of the doctor indicated that there was some kind of infection that my body was fighting due to the high white cell count. He checked me over again and told me to come back in a week when he would do another set of bloods when hopefully things will be heading in the right direction. My energy levels are slowly returning to normal so it my just have been some form of virus. Onward and upward
On a different note, I was playing golf last week and I ran out of energy on the 10th hole. I quite literally could not put one foot in front of the other. I thought that I was having some kind of heart attack, but without the pain. With the assistance of my eldest son, I eventually made it back to my car. I stupidly drove home and have no recollection of the journey and woke up in my drive. I don't know whether I fell asleep or passed out once I was in the drive. I managed to get an emergency appointment with my GP that afternoon. He gave me a good going over and took a full set of bloods. I was still feeling pretty poorly, but my blood pressure etc. was fine. His best guess at that point was a virus. He told me to make an appointment in two days when the blood results would be available. The results of the bloods showed that my white cell count was high and my red low which in the view of the doctor indicated that there was some kind of infection that my body was fighting due to the high white cell count. He checked me over again and told me to come back in a week when he would do another set of bloods when hopefully things will be heading in the right direction. My energy levels are slowly returning to normal so it my just have been some form of virus. Onward and upward
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