Wednesday 30 July 2008 – Quick appointments

Following yesterday’s visit to my GP I phoned the hospital as instructed and was given an appointment for a Colorectal consultation this Friday August 1. How quick was that? Let’s hope it is nothing serious, please.

My Pain Clinic appointment went very quickly also as I did not seem to be in there too long, the PC consultant was quite happy to wait for the outcome of tomorrows, or subsequent follow-up, before making any decisions on what course of action to take next with my back pains. I have got a routine appointment fixed to see the PC nurse in two weeks time on 13 August 2008.

Tuesday 29 July 2008 – More tests required

I have just returned from seeing my GP and given the fact that I have lost so much weight and I am suffering from a bowel disorder of some kind he has arranged for an urgent appointment, to be seen within two weeks, at the local hospital for further investigation. I am fed up to the back teeth of tests, mainly because I usually do not like the results.
I will keep you posted as I have an appointment at the Pain Clinic tomorrow also.

Friday 11 July 2008 – Loss of weight

It has been a while since I last published to the blog, in that time I was prescribed Tramacet by the hospital, only to be ‘overruled’ by my GP who increased my Tramadol dosage and introduced Paracetamol. After a mix up at the Pharmacy, whereby another GP apparently changed the prescription back to Tramacet, I am now a just over a month into taking Tramadol and Paracetamol.
My Back pains today were, for the first time in a few weeks, excruciating, despite not having done too much to aggravate it.
I am now on the maximum prescribed by my GP and if things do not improve over the next day or two I can see myself making another appointment to see the GP

Still playing bowls and managing to get down to the allotment, neither of which has been too strenuous.

Oh, and I have lost 2 stones in weight, that’s 28lbs, in just over a month. I don’t think this is connected to the Tramadol but I am keeping my eye on it. I did need to lose a pound or two, even I have to admit I had become a bit of a Fat Bastard!