Waking up to another grey overcast day, after a fairly good night's sleep. The meds I'm on cause me to pee and I have to drink a lot of water before and during breakfast to avoid dehydration. I had breakfast and meds, then needed to go back to bed as I felt unusually sleepy. Another side effect? I must enquire.
We had an hour long visit from Peter who works for 'Care and Repair' to fit grab handles in the shower, bathroom and bedroom. This will help keep us stable and safe in a few places where we might be at risk of slipping or falling. It's something you don't imagine you need until vulnerability strikes you. I think I'm stable on my feet for the most part, except perhaps at night when I'm sleepy, relaxed and less vigilant. Better to be safe than sorry.
I phoned MSDEC before lunch with my queries about symptoms and side effects and had a call back from a medic this afternoon while I was out walking. I'm now booked for a blood pressure check and a blood test at UHW on Wednesday morning before a heart monitor is fitted in the afternoon to investigate what's going on. I'm not sure where all this is leading, but the heart consultant will be in touch for a briefing on what the EEG and ECG have revealed thus far.
A walk in Llandaff Fields after lunch. The cloud broke up and the sun shone, but there was still a ten minute rain shower to shelter from. I went up to the bus stop near the Met University to find out about buses to UHW. The service isn't good and takes a long time. It looks like I'll need to take a taxi. I don't think I have enough energy yet for the hour's walk.
Clare went out to a choir practice after supper. I watched an episode of the Scottish detective series 'Karen Pirie', but think I may have watched it or part of it before I had the stroke, as the story line seemed familiar in places.
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