A Move Closer

At the end of last week I was told the good news that I no longer have to go to St. James Renal Outpatients in L33ds 3 times a week to be checked and tested and see a Renal Registrar once a week(the journey was over a 60 mile round trip starting a 7.30 in the morning). My condition has stabilised sufficiently to transfer me to Harr0gate's Outpatients, much, much closer and where I dialysed, so back to more familiar faces and places, and whilst it was anticipated I would have to attend twice a week, I only have to go once a week and see the renal consultant once a fortnight. Steady progress. It's still early days, the chance of rejection is at it's highest in the first three months so I am taking more of a particular immuno suppressant. The irony being that whilst this med assists in rejection prevention, a side effect of it is that it reduces/affects kidney function!

Next week the stent in my urethra is coming out, keeping it local, with regards to anasthaesia with some soreness expected afterwards, thankfully this is the last surgical procedure.

Oscii's Winter Warm Up Session November '09

Compiled during the first month of quarantine.


Winter Warm Up Session Part 1 November '09 by Oscii
1. Cold Lizards - Damian Lazarus 1:06 Smoke The Monster Out 2009
2. Executive - Cicada 3:43 Roulette 2009
3. Accusations - The Juan MacLean 5:32 The Future Will Come 2009
4. Lose You - Peaches 3:34 I Feel Cream 2009
5. Neverending - Damian Lazarus 3:28 Smoke The Monster Out 2009
6. My Magic Man - Rochelle 5:34
7. Dubbing in Sunshine - Rockers Revenge 6:54 2009
8. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem 6:25
9. Back Down (Cut Copy Jackmaster Remix) - Munk 5:39
10. Reflection - Scan X 2:47 How To Make The Unpredictable Necessary 2003
11. Starlighter (Steve Moore Remix) - Jupiter 5:28 2009
12. Casus Belli - Plein Soleil 10:09 Casus Belli 2009
13. Choices (Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt's Riotvan Mix) - Coma 8:05 Choices Remixes 2009
14. Spicyal Sound - Ryan Davis 8:07 Zyrial Soundfood 2008
15. Arcadia (Sasha Invol2ver Remix) - Apparat 9:34 Invol2ver Unmixed Digital Version 2008
16. Hey (Nadastrom Hot Latin Dub) - Diplo + Laidback Luke 7:23 Remixes 2009
17. Lost Inside (Tom Middleton 3D Dub Unreleased) - Cosmos 7:39 Tom Middleton - Renaissance 3D 2008

And here's the other part...

Winter Warn Up Session Part 2 November '09 by Oscii
18. Gobbledygook (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) 8:25 2008
19. Poison Lips - Vitalic 3:54 Flashmob 2009
20. Le Coq Rouge - Dompteur Mooner 5:04 Music For Espionage (Vinyl) 2009
21. Reeperbahn (Original Mix) - Pryda 8:30 2009
20. Break My World (Sultan Nubreed Edit) - Dark Globe 4:30 2009
21. Adrenalize (Phonat Deconstruction) - Sharooz 5:04 2009
22. Wanna Be Dancin' (Eli Escobar Mix) - The Glass 7:01 Wanna Be Dancin' Promo 2009
23. Smile (Sasha Edit) - The Youngsters 12:07 2009
24. Can You Relate (SLAM Remix) - Samuel L Sessions 6:54 2009
25. Happiness (M.Mayer Mix) - Superpitcher 8:03 Happiness Vinyl 2004
26. You Got The Love (The XX Remix) - Florence And The Machine 5:43 2009

Row of Lights

As some of you know I have just gone through a life altering experience. An early Christmas present, if ever there was one. There have been one or two problems arising, however the causes have been remedied. It struck me as odd, in a good way, that despite all professional calculations I have thinned down a little more than estimated. I was carrying around the equivalent of 8 bags of sugar in excess fluid evenly distributed around my body. I don't look gaunt, well, not too much, and at nigh on 10 st. dripping wet and 6'0" tall, I am borderline healthy on the BMI scale. Suffice to say I need to maintain the direction my recovery is taking and build up, again, in the appropriate manner.

I have to undergo one final medical matter in a few weeks to complete the whole procedure. Once I have been through that I'll be back to say hello again.

The Pajero Driver and Questions

I watched Question Time this week and on this week's programme, I must confess, it's the first time that I have watched when there wasn't a discussion about party politics and policies, the very essence of the programme. I wonder how Sir Robin would have handled it?

On other fronts, blood and other tests confirm that my new addition is ably assisting, tho' according to my consultant and despite it immediately taking an active part in my well being, 'It's a good one, I would have expected certain better results by now!'. To which I enquired if it still wasn't early days and there surely was a period of getting to know each other and synchronising properly?

Admittedly, my creatinine levels showed evidence of a 'dead cat bounce' tho' is still heading in the right direction to below 170 and beyond, hopefully, gradually.

It is still early days.

OnWard

Last week went quickly, once the pain had been surpressed. It started with a visit to the ENT specialist who 'aspirated' (for aspirated read prodded and sucked with a hypo needle) a small lump in my parotid gland (saliva gland beside right ear canal). I had been requesting to see a specialist for a while and finally this was my first referred appointment. What I hadn't expected was the needle insertion and then to follow, a nasal endoscopy. The good news was that ENTman said he thought it was not too serious, tho' appreciates the pain it generates (also adjacent to the facial nerve) and it was treatable. I would need a couple of scans, ultra and perhaps MRl to locate this calcium stone (something to a salivary gall stone) and ready for removal.

Unfortunately the aspiration aggravated matters, within 12 hours, the lump and increased about 10 times in size, basically the whole gland thought it would be a good idea to 'stand out'. As I can't take inflams and only certain mild types of painkillers over the counter I called NHS direct, who eventually recommended I contact my own practice's out of hours GP service and after about an a half, found myself in a hospital a&e departement; waiting for a bed on the ENT ward to be 'ready' for me.

The next couple of hours were taken up with the usual checks during admission. I was getting a little angst by now, the swelling and pain increasing in similar amounts. I knew the blood pressure reading would be a little high, I mean, it wasn't as if I was there for free bed and breakfast, and I should have seen it coming but still cannot seem to anticipate the moment when a nursing auxilliary, on reading the rising sys- and diastolic let's me know that 'Oh... you're blood pressure is a little high.' For so many reasons this is wrong, wrong, wrong and alarming that staff still do it.

The pain was sorted, a night's sleep had of sorts with the rest of that Wednesday spent waiting to be discharged or travelling to and from treatment. The agony has become a dull ache and the swelling going down at last, slowly, how do I know? My ear canal has re-opened!

The rest of the week, when not in a pain killing tablet induced slumber, was spent catching up with an old school friend whilst taking them on a tour of the Yorkshire Dales to see things they never saw during their time here. Here's a small sample of what was 'on'.

Oh, I see, aye... aye...

After a session it's kinda difficult to get to sleep, with me being on the twilight shift, straight away.

In that inbetween time I do this.

PART 2 DEMO 128 by Oscii

T're:brand

That's right, the newly announced merger of telecommunication firms Orange and T-Mobile allegedly will go ahead after the Merger's and Monopolies Commission will okay the deal, the new company taking inspiration for it's name from all that is Yorkshire, T'Orange! (pronounced Torinj).

The 1st part of a sequence from a 3 part set has finally been completed, at last, big sigh of relief that I'm fairly happy with the programming. It's been brewing for a while with inspiration finally found. I'll post a link later today.

And this evening it's pea and ham frittata with a crisp green leaf salad for tea.