It seems that 2005 will go down in history as the year that my body officially gave up the ghost. Not only was there all the sarcoidosis stuff, but this morning I had an eye test as was told that I should start to use glasses for reading and computer work. This didn’t come as… Continue reading Glasses
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Echocardiogram
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Wired For Sound
The problem with getting involved with the medical profession is that once they’re well on the way to fixing one problem they like to look around to see if there’s anything else to work on. So whilst I the doctors were prodding and poking me in various ways to work out what was wrong with… Continue reading Wired For Sound
Diagnosis Confirmed
If anyone is still following the saga of my health then you might be interested to know that I’ve finally got a letter from the doctor saying that the result from the broncospocy confirm the original diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Which is good as I’ve now been taking drugs for that for a month :)
Hospital Appointment
Back to the hospital again yesterday for an x-ray and another appointment with the chest specialist. The x-ray apparently shows that my pneumothorax (collapsed lung) which I got from the broncoscopy is almost completely recovered. The full results from the bronoscopy aren’t in yet, but the results they have so far are all pointing to… Continue reading Hospital Appointment
What A Difference A Drug Makes
Today is my third day on the course of steroids that are supposed to be curing my sarcoidosis (on the – still unproven – assumption that it is sarcoidosis) and already my life has changed beyond recognition. I’m still coughing (but much less) and I still get a bit tired, but I feel like I… Continue reading What A Difference A Drug Makes
Bronchoscopy
Here’s a tip for you all. Having a doctor push a flexible tube down into your lung so he can take samples of lung tissue is no fun at all. Especially when the anaesthetic that is supposed to be making you feel sleepy and detached from the whole process doesn’t seem to work at all.… Continue reading Bronchoscopy
Chest Specialist
Another trip to the hospital today as I finally got an appointment to see a chest specialist. It’s over a month since I first went to my GP about this problem, but this is the first time I’ve spoken to someone who should be able to definitively tell me what’s going on in my chest.… Continue reading Chest Specialist
Blowing Into Computers
I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon blowing into various rubber tubes that were connected to computers. This was my first appointment being treated as an outpatient at St George’s Hospital. I visited the “Lung Function Clinic” which is where they run all sorts of tests to determine how well your lungs are working.… Continue reading Blowing Into Computers
Hospital
Those of you who have seen me at some point this year will know that I’ve had a pretty bad cough since christmas. A couple of weeks ago it got to be too much and I finally went to the doctor. She diagnosed tracheitus and prescribed a course of anti-biotics. After a few days, that… Continue reading Hospital