I’ve been been meaning to blog for a few days now, just hadn’t quite got around to it. And then I had Lynn’s comment and felt terrible! I thought I’d better blog now and put your minds at ease.
I had the blood test results on Tuesday, which included one for a type of cancer (!) and they were good. My levels are coming down to normal. I have to have some more tests done at the end of September just to double check that they are still coming down.
The doctor says the results support his theory that I had a viral infection that caused my immune system to attack me. I still have aches in my hips and my right shoulder and they could last at best for a few weeks, at worst for a few months. He’s cleared me to go back to work on Tuesday, Monday is a public holiday here, and I’m very excited about that. I just want to get some normality back. And I’ve really missed my work and my colleagues. I’ve felt as if I’ve been under house arrest for the last five weeks.
I had put in a leave request before I became sick for next Thursday and Friday and I’m still taking those days off. So next week I’ll be easing myself back by only working Tuesday and Wednesday. I’ll be spending most of my time sat at my desk because the aches make too much walking difficult. I’m just going to have to see how things go.
My friend Hannah did some Reiki on my shoulder on Friday as a present and reckons that it’s healing which is good.
And speaking of gifts. Jeni gave me some of her wonderful hand dyed Silk Boucle on Monday and a pattern for this scarf.
It’s quite a quick knit and the pattern is available with purchases of her yarn. The scarf is fringed and before fringing is 153cm I think. It takes two skeins of the SB but if you used her sock yarn you could get two scarves from one skein. She has a better picture of the pattern on her blog.
And in today’s post a surprise parcel from Paris from the fabulous Kate Gilbert!
4 balls – enough to make quite a few of her famous bunnies!
KnitCast – It may be to optimistic of me to say that it’ll be ready by Monday so to be on the safe side let’s say Monday Sept 5th instead.
So glad you’re on the mend! That neige is yummy stuff, isn’t it.
glad that you’re recovering!
Glad you’re feeling better. I had shingles a couple of years ago and the aching was unbelieveable. Take cre.
I’m so relieved to know you’re feeling better. Healing takes time, so do listen to your body when it complains. Easy is the word.
Big huge hugs from over the pond.
I’m so glad to hear that you’re on the mend!
I’ve been missing the Knitcast so much, and was feeling rather worried about you this morning. So I came to check your blog; I knew you’d been ill, but I had no idea how ill!
How alarming this must have all been for you. I’m sorry you’ve been feeling so ill, but glad to hear that things are beginning to get better for you. Take good care of yourself, and take things easy!