19.2.16

Another busy, fun filled day.
A trip to PGH (Poole General Hospital), the second one this week, to endure an Echo and ECG in the cardio/respiratory department. What always tickles me is the ramp the patients have to walk to get to the department. Patients with heart and breathing problems have to trek up the ramp arriving at the reception desk huffing and puffing like a dragon!
Anyway, i was called in to the treatment room by Paul, a very friendly cardiographer. An uneventful procedure, but a lot of gel and pushing and shoving was had.
This is a picture of my heart. The little horizontal white line in the middle is one of my valves and it could be seen flicking backwards and forwards, which is always good!

Then i met Lawrence in the hospital restaurant. I use the term restaurant loosely, as i use the term comfy chair loosely and the term vegetable curry loosely. We enjoyed a good chat and an even better moan about life in general. 

Then it was time to visit my friendly cardiologist. He took care of me during my last lot of chemo when my heart was playing up (chemo induced). 

I am reminded of the Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren song, 'It goes boom biddy boom biddy boom biddy boom biddy boom biddy boom biddy boom boom boom. Goodness gracious me!'

I sat in the waiting room and got my iPad out to play some games whilst waiting. I call it brain training!

'Jill Firmin.'

I was called in for an ECG.

'Jill Firmin.'

I was called in for BP.

'Jill Firmin.'

It was time to see John Paul after not seeing him for about 12 months.

He rose from his desk and came over to the door as i was shown in.

'Where is she?' he asked.

'Im here!'

'Oh my goodness, you look amazing.'

He shook my hand and i could see he was a little stunned. The usual reaction when i see people!!

He couldn't believe the difference. Last time he saw me i was bald and wearing a scarf. I looked like a beached whale because of all the steroids. 

He was so shocked, and he verbalised this so much that he got embarrassed and blushed like a tomato. I soaked the compliment in!

He took me in the treatment room and listened to my heart and took my pulse, all with a smile. It was almost like it was a clandestine meeting, but it wasn't!

'Shall i see you again, maybe in april?'

So thats a date then!

The only problem is, i will more than likely be bald and bloated from he steroids. Ive warned him!