Things don’t go quite as planned. I didn’t finish my script for this week’s vlog, so I can’t start filming as soon as my wife has left for work this morning.
I take the dog for her walk, because otherwise she’ll give me no peace, and then settle down with my iPad to finish the script. It takes me an hour or so, but finally I finish. I load it into my teleprompter app, rehearse a couple of times, set up the camera and tripod and start filming myself. I’m doing much better than when I filmed last weeks vlog – I have one false start, and then two good takes that give me sufficient footage for editing.
My tremor seems milder today, so I’m obviously almost recovered from Tuesday. Its still present, mainly on my left side, but less troublesome than yesterday. My voice is weaker, though, and I’m slurring slightly – I hope it isn’t too noticeable on my video.
I download the raw footage to my MacBook, edit my vlog, upload it to YouTube and publish it.
I had intended to do some preparation for my interview for The God Plant documentary tomorrow, but I’m running out of time. I get some logs in, light the fire and then vacuum downstairs.
We are babysitting our granddaughter tonight – my wife’s eldest son and his fiancee are going out to dinner to celebrate 10 years together – so we eat as soon as my wife gets through the door, and then jump in the car and go to Hevingham for the evening.
Hello Ian
Having just watched your vlogs 9 and 10 I can say that your experiences were exactly the same as my own. I too had the same stn dbs procedure at Queen Square London on March 1st last year performed by Ludvic Zrinzo and have found it to have been life changing. Unlike yourself I am still taking medication but in much less dosage strengths. I seldom change my neuro stimulator settings so I consider myself extremely lucky.
I also have a consultant at the Norfolk and Norwich as I live near Lowestoft who it was that suggested to me the possibility of dbs in London so the similarities are striking.
Hi David
Glad to hear that your operation was a success. Quite a coincidence that we should both be referred from the Norfolk & Norwich at about the same time – my op was April 19th. Thanks for reading my blog and watching my vlogs! Take care!
Cheers,
Ian