Another good night of sleep, thanks to self-medication with cannabis. I have a busy day ahead of me – I want to edit and publish my review of the CBD tea infused milk, and then I have another appointment (the second one of the week) – this time it’s at the hospital rather than the dentist!
After walking the dog, drinking my tea and Nutriblast, and whilst listening to PopMaster, I make a start on editing my review video. Time flies by in a blur when you get really involved in something, and before I know it the dog is asking me to take her for her afternoon walk. I finish sub-titling and watermarking the video, upload it to YouTube, and then publish it and take the dog for walkies.
My hospital appointment is a screening for bowel cancer, and is scheduled for 7.15pm. My wife gets home from work early, and we set off to the Norfolk & Norwich hospital, which involves a trip around the ring road at rush hour – joy!
Whilst going through the paperwork prior to the screening procedure, I’m given a tiny insight into how mistakes can be made! I filled out the medical details form, and made sure that I wrote “DBS installed April 2016” against the question about implants, and I also noted “DBS neurostimulator” next to the question about pacemakers. As she went through my form, the nurse said “no metals in your body. that’s fine”. I said “Er, yes! I have DBS” to which there was no acknowledgement. I can’t see how a screening for bowel cancer could affect my DBS (or vice versa), but if that’s the case, why ask the question? I made sure that the person operating the scanning equipment was aware – I don’t want anyone saying “you should have told me” after the event!
I’ll spare you the details, but let’s just say the procedure is most uncomfortable, and half way through, my tremor kicked in with a vengeance and I lay on the table a shaking wreck. Anyway – it’s soon over and done with, and I’m given the all-clear, which is good news.
On the way home, we pay a quick visit to Asda (beer and tomorrow’s dinner) and pay a visit to the in-store McDonald’s. Satan’s food, but it did fill a gap!