Back to the medical stuff.

I am never too far away from the medical stuff. The last 3 months I have had the pressure in my head hanging over me without any answers as to whats causing it. Due to several unfortunate events, such as delays in referral letters getting written and failure of medical staff to contact me when they should have done, I am still waiting. I finally got into see a Neurologist and Opthalmologist just before my San Francisco trip. They both decided I needed some tests to work out whats what - but as they were not without side effects they left them till after my little holiday. I need an MRI to check the blood vessels behind my eyes for blood clots which they could treat with blood thinning drugs. They also want to do a lumbar puncture (YIKES) to check the pressure within my skull. But as the LP can cause headaches they left it till after my holiday. But then never contacted me to get me in and I had to chase them up to arrange it for me. So after several mis-communication problems I now have to wait till 8th of Jan to get this done. And of course now I have this hanging over me I am getting headaches and pressure pains in my head so am convinced all is not right. Oh well, I just have to wait. No word on the MRI at all yet.

It's also my first annual mammogram scheduled for the 4th Jan.

San Francisco.

Yay! I had a wonderful time and managed to get out and do sightseeing and shopping galore.

I was a bit worried that Jet lag on top of an already fatigued body would see me sleeping my time away in the USA. however, far from it - I felt fabulous! the time difference really worked in my favor so I was able to get up and out in the morning and do 2-3 hours of sightseeing or shopping each morning before flagging and heading back to the hotel to relax in front of movies or have an afternoon kip before meeting up with everyone for dinner and drinks in the evening. I did this every single day! woo hoo. The weather was so glorious - fresh and cool but so sunny and clear, it really gave my spirits such a lift. I loved San Fransisco and managed to pootle round on buses, cable cars and street cars galore to see the sights including the golden gate bridge naturally. James and I even managed to make a trip to Alcatraz which was really good and, the highlight of my whole trip, the Nappa valley wine tour. We went to 4 wineries, i sampled every wine on offer on the tour, and we came home with a cheeky little bottle of port to enjoy over the Christmas period. The tour was kicked off at Domaine Chandon, the Californian brother of moet and chandon and so I thoroughly enjoyed starting the day tasting 4 sparkling wines at 11am in the morning!.

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