If you were reading my blog three years ago, you’ll have read several posts about my brush with a condition called Sarcoidosis. I haven’t written much about it for a few years because there hasn’t been anything interesting to say. I started taking steroids, they cured my symptoms (almost overnight) and then I spent a… Continue reading Discharged
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The Media on MMR
This makes me very angry. Yesterday the NHS Information Centre released data showing that take-up of the MMR vaccination was lower than it should be. The national level has stalled at 85%, whereas it really needs to be at 95% in order to achieve “herd immunity” – an unflattering term which simply means that immunity… Continue reading The Media on MMR
Organic Fruit and Veg
From the “stating the bleedin’ obvious” department. Organic fruit and vegetables may be better for you than conventionally grown crops, US research suggests. I mean, really, how much research did that need?
NHS Waste
I haven’t written anything about my health recently, so let’s combine that with a little rant about NHS wastage. The consultant is very happy with the way that the sarcoidosis is going and wants to slowly cut out my steroids. We’re doing this by taking 3mg a day for four weeks then 2mg a day… Continue reading NHS Waste
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
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