Long time, no posts

I’m still here. No posts since December means one thing, there’s not been much to say.

Health wise, I’m still waiting for my operation to have my Kidney removed. This has been delayed as they have concerns over the state of my lungs and breathing and how well I’d deal with anaesthetic.

I was given inhalers over Christmas due to breathlessness via telephone consults with my GP and the surgery team wanted me to see a chest specialist to see what’s actually happening.

I saw him at the start of March and confirmed I have asthma and just 60% lung capacity. It’s possible its related to the tumours in my lungs but unlikely. It’s also possible I’ve had Covid without realising it and that’s damaged my lungs.

Either way I have strong steroids by tablet and inhaler until the start of April and then they’ll see if I’m ready for surgery.

The downside of the delay means it’s unlikely I’ll be able to go on my planned Motorbike trip in June, so that will be 3 years without a trip now. Hopefully I can sort something out for later in the year.

I still have the monthly Immunotherapy and am happy that I now spend less time there as they’ve increased the rate of infusion so I get it over 30 minutes now, rather than 1 hour previously. The downside is that this makes me feel very tired and headachy for a few hours now. But I’d still rather that than spend any more time in hospital than needed.

The fatigue is still there and some days are better than others but I can still only manage just over half a day working each day. I’ve added a bit more time each day and I finish work and then sleep for 2-3 hours straight after. I still then sleep 8hrs at night too.

I had a day in the office today for the first time in over 2 years which was strange. It was a nice change and good to see people again. Felt almost normal.

The final issue on the health side is weight, which I have to reverse. I spent over a year not caring what I ate as I didn’t expect to be around but now I’m planning for things 2,3 and 4 years away. The fatigue and tiredness make exercise really hard and walking and cycling are the only things I can manage currently. Having an e-bike helps with the hills 😅

I’m ashamed of where I am now weight wise and know it’s not going to change quickly so I’m giving myself until the end of the year to get back to somewhere reasonable.

In other news we’ve taken advantage of the crazy second hand car prices in the UK (due to long lead times on most new cars). We’ve said goodbye to the Tesla Model 3 Performance.

It was a lovely car for the 2 years we had it and it was great having supercar performance (0-60 in 3.2 seconds!) in an ordinary 4 door family saloon. I used to frequently tease drivers of fancy German and Italian cars. But common sense has now prevailed and we’ve changed to a Tesla Model Y. It’s a lot more practical, just as clever and cheap to run but also much easier to get in and out of as we’re not sitting inches off the floor any more 😂

We were able to change cars and even get some money back because of the high trade in on the Model 3.

It’s not as fast as the Model 3 so my drivers licence should be a bit safer now.