@Peri... Hi there my friend. Really glad you have the company of your granddaughter over Easter. She really does sound delightful. I saw quite a bit of ABC kids TV while my visitors were here too.
I really dont know about what ails Holly. Her breathing issues have been getting steadily worse since I first noticed it in mid January. That was when I was away a lot with my radiation therapy. Had hoped that the removal of the lump in her neck/throat would fix the issue. It seemed to help initially and I was hopeful, but sadly she then started to go backwards again. Antibiotics has not helped, nor has anti-inflamatories. Its possible it could be sinus related, fungal infection, remnants of lipoma affecting the sinuses and back of throat, or an unlikely side effect of the Cushings Disease. All of which are very difficult and/or dangerous to diagnose or treat. So I'm running out of options for my baby.
Dad is doing pretty well after his surgery, although the wound is not healing as well as it might. It continues to bother him at night when it bleeds*. He will see his GP this Wednedsay to check his INR for blood thinner irregularities. And he sees his surgeon on Thursday to check his wound. Not sure if they are planning to remove stitches then too. It will only be 9 days, so it seems a bit early. Could be just a matter of checking to see that skin graft site is okay and that the surgical site graft is 'taking' okay.
I dont really know who sore I should be. Thats the thing really. Still touch sore. And still getting the occasional sharp pains in the breast. That I have had explained to me as ongoing side effect of the radiation. And it may take a few more months before it goes away. But its really the general soreness that bothers me most. Do you still have nerve damage down the back of your upper arm? I'm told it is likely permanent nerve damage and will likely be completely numb from now on. But it seems silly that you have a completely numb arm, yet it still hurts. Annoying, but I will get used to it. Same as I have from my nerve damaged leg. I have a nerve dead left leg and a nerve dead left arm now ... all very even.
I'm glad you told me Peri, because clearly it is something I need to adapt to. Expectations need to be realistic.
Hi @Appleblossom ... that is all very true about not understanding the human body. Medical science has advanced so far and so fast .. perhaps faster than we can cope with. The body is a highly complex system, and perhaps we are better off just leaving things to nature and let things take care of themselves. I dont know. Love those cherries .. and the notion that we are old enough to cherry pick. Yes we are!
Thanks @Bow @Anastasia @outlander @Snowie @BlueBay and others.
Yes @BlueBay @Bow ... it is likely vertigo. Still got it a bit today, but nowhere near as bad as yesterday thankfully. I will talk to my GP about it when I see him next. I dont think its anything to be overly concerned about. I just need to be very careful.
Emelia 😊💞
