Is it Time to Panic ?

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12 June 2023

Well, it’s a big day for me tomorrow and to be honest I’m getting a little nervous, and a teeny-weeny tad stressed about it all. But I suppose that is all perfectly normal. Right?

It’s not helping that there’s a thunderstorm brewing outside and I’m finding hidden meaning and dark portents as I listen to the thunder rumbling gently in the in the distance. Also reading through the notes on the procedure I’m going through (cerebral angiogram) I  came across the list of the potential complications  and this one totally freaked me out.

Procedures involving the blood vessels of the brain carry a small risk of stroke. This can range for a minor problem which gets better over time to a severe disability involving movement, balance, speech, and vision.

Fook me !

Time to have a word with m myself.

Stop it!

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Having said all that I’ve been aware of this suspected aneurysm since November last year and I decided then I wasn’t going to let it get me down or dwell on it as that wouldn’t change a thing and I would end up driving myself up the wall with worry and I just couldn’t be arsed with that. So I buried my head in the sand and awaited the hospital appointments and here we are.

The doctors advised me to cut down on smoking and drinking and needless to say I’ve largely ignored both these self-serving guidelines. I know. But I’ve been smoking and drinking  for forty odd years and these destructive lifelong habits  are hard to break free from and Im a creature of habit and hate change.

To be fair I’ve not had a drink since Saturday night and I’ve cut down my smoking over the past few days and believe me that took some self-discipline. My kids were appalled at how much I was captured on film smoking during the Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland programme.  Ive promised them Im going to try and commit to giving up but just just yet…

Anyway, I’m nil by mouth tonight and I have to be at the hospital by seven tomorrow morning so Im going to chill by the telly and have a calm relaxing evening and then early to be bed. If I get a positive outcome tomorrow I’l be dancing in the street and having a wee ice cold beer to celebrate.

Thanks to all my wonderful Twitter friends and the many who follow my blogs for all the love , support and comforting words. I am truly touched.

 As the wonderful Doris Day  once sang Que Sera, Sera

What is a cerebral angiogram?

A cerebral angiogram is a diagnostic test to examine the blood vessels in the brain and neck using X-rays and dye. The dye is injected through a plastic tube called a catheter, which is inserted into the arm.

Plan: Cerebral digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) to evaluate left ICA for suspected aneurysm/infundibulum.

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