I got to sleep a bit earlier, but woke up earlier as the sky was bright with sunshine breaking through the cloud layer. Clare's study group arrived after breakfast for their meeting, confining me to vegetate in the lounge. Two hours sleep lost, and the meds amplifying morning drowsiness and releasing little energy to drive me out of the house for a walk. It's daunting. Daffodils in bud bought a week ago are now blossoming in a vase opposite where I sit. A welcome element of good cheer.
I had a useful follow up call from the medic dealing with the medication problem outlining several options to be considered. He suggests taking the statin every other day, which seems to be the least complicated option. In effect, this is a half dose. The pills are too small to cut in half. The aim is to see if the impact on me is less toxic. This is to be monitored with a couple of blood tests while fasting to establish the effect on my cholesterol. Sounds like a sensible plan to me. Finally I'll get the blood test I asked for five weeks ago. A morale boost for a change.
I cooked lunch after Clare's study group left, then recorded and edited together Morning Prayer and Reflection for next week. My afternoon walk in Llandaff Fields was cut short by soreness from a tiny anal blood leak due to the blood thinners. After supper, I made a video slideshow to go with the audio and posted it to YouTube. Then I went out again in the dark for a walk around the block to clear my head and complete my daily exercise quota, annoyed with myself for the earlier disruption as well as tired and ready for bed.
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