DVT DAY 130
Today started out with fun, the boiler wasn’t working so I was texting the boiler man very early to see if he could fix it. He is a hero as despite being about to collect his caravan and go on holiday at 10:30 he duly arrived and solved our problem. Apparently our system is developing a vacuum that is stopping our boiler flowing properly. Okay in the short term by may need bypass surgery in the future. So we can now entertain our youngest daughter for the weekend and not all smell.
My blood tests have arrived fully after a bit of a delay due to one result being missing. The PSA result was the one missing and the crucial one but it eventually turned up. The good news is that it has stayed at 0.2, which is a good thing. The rest of the results are about the same as they were, the only ones that are outside the normal range are those related to kidney function. Nothing critical but a timely reminder to look after the kidneys and to keep hydrated.
As can be seen my Urea is dropping towards normal, which is a measure of kidney function, but my Creatine level has risen a bit, also a measure of kidney function. My eGFR at 50 is the more or less percentage measure of my kidney functioning, which at 50% at my age after having had kidney failure in March 2019 is not bad at all. In fact its as good as it gets. Go me!
In the midst of this we got a delivery from Japan, very exciting to get a big envelope with lots of strange writing on it addressed to my eldest daughter.
I was surprised when she handed it to me and said “Happy Birthday”. So this was a belated birthday present for me that she had been waiting to arrive. I opened it and was at first intrigued and then delighted. It was a genuine antique hand painted silk kimono, for a bloke obviously!
Obviously I am delighted with my present and was wafting about in it when the plumber arrived. So I am writing the blog for once not being tired and have most of the day in front of me. The pleasured of hosting an open forum is to come as is greeting my youngest daughter when she arrives. There is also Jeff to arrive to survey our heating system with a view to re-piping it. So a day of fun to come.
