Woke up today reflecting on fact that apart from a couple of small meals, walking the dog, getting treatment done, constant gargling, and sleeping, I hadn't done much else at all. What a waste of time! But simple fact is I don't feel like doing anything which I know is not a good attitude. Christmas is coming but I am not looking forward to it, New Year celebrations are low on my priorities despite the fact I cannot wait for 2014 to start and put this unlucky year 2013 behind me and start to get better. Today was consultant and blood test day. He confirmed the ulceration and soreness and prescribed me some high calorie drinks and some stronger pain killers. I suppose the good thing is that the pain is 'gradually' getting worse and this makes it a bit easier to handle, if it was to come on 'full blown' overnight it would be much more of a shock to the system. Also told today that we will not be able to know how successful the RT has been until all swelling in throat has gone down (probably not until end of Feb). I need now to up the ante on my gargling tekkers and double the amount of times I do the salt, aspirin and caphosol 'rinse-athons' and also keep applying cream to neck to minimise burning, amongst all this I need to do my neck stretching and jaw stretching exercises. So with my treatment done for another day, I trotted off to the main hospital pharmacy, to be told to anticipate a wait of about an hour! I can't even enjoy a burger king while I wait - but at least I will have a bag of calorie laden fruit drinks to indulge in on way home - just hope they taste ok! So as I idle away another hour of my uneventful life, I reflect that it is such a good job I have nothing better to be doing... Oh Happy Days!
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Hi Dave! Good to read you again and follow your journey back to recovery. You have a way of writing that helps me to see you doing your neck and jaw stretching exercises or sittling there waiting at the pharmacy with your calorie laden fruit drinks. I can even hear you gargling!!
I understand your feelings re Christmas and New Year. I just don;t feel like being bothered this year which is very selfish of me when so many family have rallied round to help me since things became tough in November. It's the uncertainty that gets to me.
Keep writing so that I know how things are going with you. I'm about to blog off myself but I saw your post under 'activities' when I first signed on. Good on you walking the dog, that's something I couldn't do at the moment as I can't walk much right now.
Busy doing nothing,.. I understand that. Hope things improve for you soon without too much of the pain. I'll look out for your next post.
