Immortality is ubiquity in time

So what have I to tell you?

Again I have had lots and lots of visitors, and while it is always a pleasure (especially those who have come from a different country), it is mentally exhausting. So now I've got a few days where I can rest up and just feel a little better within myself.

I mentioned the last time I posted that I was going to see the respiratory consultant but that it was merely to keep him abreast of how things were proceeding. It didn't turn out that way at all. I am now just shy of 63kg (9 st 12 lb in old money) so all the docs are happy with my weight, they just want it to be more muscle than fat. That's quite a difficult thing to achieve when you can't exercise because your lungs won't allow you to, so he's looking into another option. You know the things they advertise on telly that can give you a six pack stomach through electrical stimulation of muscles? Well they used similar equipment on a study a few years ago and it was quite successful so they're looking for the gear that will allow me a whole body version of it. This is also because I am now suffering from muscle atrophy because they're barely getting used. With the muscles wasting away I'm getting a dull pain in them too so anything that would improve that situation would be fantastic.

He also wants me to do another set of the dreaded pulmonary function tests. When I was at my lowest weight they couldn't get a reading from their machines because my lung function was so low. Apparently though not all of that is down to damage to the lungs but some of it because I was so underweight. So theoretically they'll now be able to gauge much more accurately the level of damage done to my lungs. Yay.

I had them done when I was in Newcastle so I know I'll be able to adequately provide them with all the info they're looking for but I do hate them so. Having people shout at you to breathe out just that little bit more when you already feel you're about to flake out is just grim.

Oh aye and today would have been my dad's 67th birthday. Still miss him every single day.