latest on john!!

[john]

i all,
haven't written about health and me lately, so i thought i'd put that right!!!
saw the immo last thursday and a few things have changed.
my levels are falling away from the magic eleven that they like to keep me at, so my dose of ivig has been increased to 55 grams each three weeks. my lung function test is due, that was showing a slight improvement last time, mainly i think thanks to the very strict and forceful young lady conducting the tests, who really sees it as her job to get the very best out of her patients!!
i am not being given the b-12 injections i asked for to up my flagging energy levels, apparently i should eat more marmite!!
so all in all things not too bad.
but then this week i started the first infection for ages, the ominous sore throat and dry cough syndrome, so i have begun a self prescribed course of amoxycillin, and hopefully this will work its normal magic and stop things getting out of hand!!
hope all is well with you all. summer is almost gone now and i guess we need to prepare for the infection season!!
ps. i did ask the immo about toxoplasmosis, which the papers are telling us is rampant in cats after the wet summer. also whooping cough, also making a comeback in adults, and she assured me that we are protected by the juice, so that's good news!
rambling on a bit here, so i'll sat tata
take care - john

[slf]

Hi John
Good to know you're struggling on fingers crossed for that new infection.
There is a special breed of lady,who do lung function tests,personally I feel they suffer from frustration being deprived of whip or stout stick.
Take care
Steve

[glowing]

Hi John.
Hope your infection is short lived and you feel better very quickly.
Take care.
Glowing

[mali42]

Hi John
Thats strange how your levels have dropped after all these years, 55gms is nearly double my dose, i do 30gms every 3 weeks,

Lung funtions tests are no problem if our lungs are working ok, I was dreading my last one because i remembered how horrible the first one i ever did was, but that was when i was first diagnosed but it was fine.

I hope your infection clears quick.

Malcolm

[alittlebean]

Hi John, hope you're feeling much better very soon. Louise

[Andy J]

Hi John

Good to hear you are still going strong!

Greetings from Germany

Andy

[john]

hi guys,
thanks for all those good wishes, it's good to read them!!
and hello andy, how good to hear from you, and yes, whilst i AM still going, just wish i was going STRONG!!!
we have just returned fro our travels, two weeks in the forest of dean, west wales, and finally the lake district.
didn't half rain most of the time, but we kept being shown what a great and beautiful country we live in!!!
take care - john