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Post by Irma on Jun 28, 2013 23:01:53 GMT -5
NATALIE!!!!!!!!!! *hugs* I've missed you so much! I hope you're doing well and find some time to drop in every once and a while. Don't be surprised if you get an e-mail from the Irmz sometime in the future.
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Post by Pete on Jul 9, 2013 5:49:17 GMT -5
Well, I went to see the doctors last Thursday, for the results of a blood test, and while I'm still anemic, my hemoglobin has been the best it has been since all of my illnesses started. I have to go to the hospital this Thursday, so if I'm not back on by the night or the week, then please assume they have found something they can fix via an operation and I have to stay there for a couple of weeks or so.
But then after that will be all the planning for my 25th birthday, which will be awesome!
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Post by Irma on Jul 9, 2013 16:46:44 GMT -5
Best of luck, Pete. I hope you don't have to go through the trouble of an operation but I guess if that's what it takes to make you better then it has to be done. Hopefully, if you need an operation, you'll have a quick recovery and that will be the end of this illness. At least things seem to be better than they have been! Good that you have your birthday to look forward to! Can't wait to hear of your plans if you decide to share.
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Post by Tridart/Sandpit on Jul 9, 2013 18:16:17 GMT -5
Stay strong and keep on fighting Pete! Show that anemia who is boss yo.
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Post by Pete on Jul 10, 2013 6:08:18 GMT -5
Thank you both! I will be sharing the plans, Irmy, don't worry!
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Post by Pete on Jul 11, 2013 9:01:42 GMT -5
So, I went to the hospital just. Because I had eaten earlier this morning, I couldn't do the bit where you have a camera stuck down your throat, because your stomach has to be completely free of food. And it turns out that, because the iron medicine had played havoc with .... the other end .... I have to have a camera there as well. Sorry if that grosses you out, but that's what I'll be doing a few weeks from now [19th August]. From there, they'll tell me what's truly been wrong with me since 2009.
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Post by Pete on Jul 29, 2013 9:05:49 GMT -5
Bit of sad news. Mum's cancer has returned, and this time it's to the extent where she might not live long. She's only got a couple of years left to live. It seems as if for every piece of good luck I receive, life-changing bad luck comes along to balance it. As before, I'll cope as much as I can.
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Post by Tridart/Sandpit on Jul 29, 2013 23:35:56 GMT -5
I'm really feeling for you man and hope for the best. I'll keep you in my prayers. Stay strong Pete.
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Post by Pete on Jul 30, 2013 14:15:47 GMT -5
Thank you! I'll try and stay strong.
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Post by Tibor on Aug 1, 2013 4:31:58 GMT -5
It'll be okay Pete. You'll see
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Post by Pete on Aug 19, 2013 5:24:40 GMT -5
Just came back from the hospital. Apparently, they didn't put me on their list, and because I was supposed to have a laxative to take the night before (but it got lost in the mail) ... I now have to go back on Saturday to have the surgery for real!
At least I now know what's going on, so once I fully recover, I'll let you know how it went.
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Post by Pete on Aug 23, 2013 10:52:50 GMT -5
For Christ's SAKE!
Mum just came in my bedroom to inform me that my appointment tomorrow has been cancelled AGAIN, meaning that I now have to take the laxative on the 7th of September and do the surgery the next day. Isn't that annoying!?
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Post by Pete on Sept 7, 2013 14:29:24 GMT -5
Just gone through the grueling task of taking my stuff for my surgical exam tomorrow. I should be back here by Tuesday at the latest.
If I am not back by Tuesday evening, please assume that I've had to stay in the hospital for something drastically urgent.
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Post by Tridart/Sandpit on Sept 7, 2013 22:26:22 GMT -5
Good luck and God speed Pete. Never lose the faith!
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Post by Pete on Sept 8, 2013 5:59:04 GMT -5
Thank you! I'm out of the hospital now, and I'm currently resting. Turns out that what I've been getting since 2009 might be Crohn's disease. Some bits of my intenstine have been taken out to research, and I've to go back to the hospital for an MRI scan in a couple of weeks time. Here's what I might be getting: www.nhs.uk/conditions/Crohns-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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