Hospitalised

 I'm in hospital. I've had a small stroke. I'm okay. Watch this space.

New Years Day 2025

I'm starting 2025 the same way that I left 2024 - in bed.

I'm having difficulty walking and keeping my balance. I'm having problems with my legs, the right one in particular. They hurt where they implanted the titanium rods and screws.

I haven't felt like writing; instead, I watch television and listen to music on my laptop.

Below: Millie asleep with Simon earlier today...

Sunday

I'm still unwell and in bed. I spoke to the doctor on Friday who has requested that I have blood tests on New Years eve.

I've also got to have a 'Rubidium Rest/Stress PET-CT Scan' on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, at 77 Wimpole Street, London. (Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals Wimpole Street Consulting Rooms and Diagnostic Centre). (The Description is here.)

"A PET-CT rubidium scan provides us with detailed information about how your organs look and how they're functioning. PET and CT are two different scans which involve:

PET: a PET (positron emission tomography) scan uses a mild, radioactive dye called rubidium to highlight the areas of your body where cells are more active than normal. It can show us abnormal activity. 

CT: a CT scan uses a number of x-rays from around the body to create a three dimensional picture of tissue and organs.  

Together, a PET-CT scan can show us how your body is functioning and, more specifically, whether there's a blood supply shortage or blockages. 

Technically, this appointment will involve two scans. They are:

Resting rubidium PET-CT scan - lasting 10-15 minutes, this scan provides us with a baseline measurement of the blood supply to your heart
Stress rubidium PET-CT scan - again, 10-15 minutes long, this scan gives us a measurement of the blood supply to your heart during exercise (stress)."

All PET-CT scans are carried out at 77 Wimpole Street, London.

Monday musings

 I've spent the last few days in bed feeling really unwell. I'm getting chest pains and am having trouble standing and walking.

I've been scheduled to have a PET CT scan at Wimpole Street Hospital in mid January.

A rubidium rest/stress PET-CT scan is a procedure that uses a radioactive tracer to evaluate blood flow in the heart: 

• Rest scan

  An image of the heart is taken after an injection of the radioactive tracer, rubidium-82 (Rb-82) 
• Stress scan

  A drug is administered to increase blood flow to the heart, and another image is taken to show how blood flow changes under stress 
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Friendly Friday

I'm not very well at the moment but slowly getting better.

Millie is really doing well and has completely settled in. She has a healthy appetite and if we're not careful she nicks the food off the fork. The only drawback with the relationship is that she doesn't understand nor respond to commands in English. She doesn't even understand her own name.

We'll get there slowly!

Say hello to 'Millie'.

We were asked if we would like to take on 'Millie', a 9-year-old 'Sherry Terrier'. She had previously been rehomed by a couple, but it didn't work out as she didn't get on with their cats. On Sunday, we met them at Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary in Ascot. She originally came from Spain where she had been abandoned/mistreated. It was love at first sight.

It's a few days later. She settling in nicely and follows us everywhere. I'll post more soon.

Another dog? Yes!

We've been approached by Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary about a dog that urgently needs rehoming without having to spend any time in their kennels. After careful discussion, Simon and I have agreed that we'd like to take her on. We're going to Pine Ridge tomorrow afternoon to meet and her and bring her home.

Watch this space...