Cathy V
13-09-08, 22:06
Hi all, I hope you had a good summer and the kids didnt drive you too barmy during the school hols! It seems like ive been away for much longer than 8 weeks and feels strange to be online again...even though i managed to get the odd message through over the weeks. Was surprised to see an abscence of usual members (no offence to newer members coz i know ppl are joining everyday) but no familiar 'faces' around at the moment.
We've had an amazing time travelling around Wales, including going up Snowdon in the little steam train...a first for me and absolutely breathtaking. Went on the horsedrawn canal boat in llangollen and had more cream teas than was good for me! Also wandered into a pub where the men just broke into welsh songs, powerful stuff when you have 20 blokes singing in harmony.
And after a few days in Liverpool where there were some great things going on in the 'city of culture' we ended up in shropshire...Bridgnorth, Ironbridge, ludlow etc. I know all this might not sound very exciting if you live in uk, and i know these places well myself of course, but i was visiting them with my German chap and looking at everything through his eyes and y'know what? we are surrounded by some pretty amazing places really arent we?
As some of you already know, I also had the pleasure of meeting my new grandson on his first day in the world...bless him, and caught up with all of my family which was really great for me.
And as always i managed one or two visits to my doc too (i still have my english doctor as well as the one i see here in germany) and as usual was told my bp was still too high (160 over 100 a few days ago in fact) so he decided to swop me back onto Propranolol, which i was taking for about 6 months before he changed it to Bisoprolol in march, but it seems the Bisoprolol werent tackling the bp enough. Apparently not all the beta-blockers act in exactly the same way and that Propranolol does afar better job at targeting high bp...so there you go.
Been taking them again now for only a few days and have to admit he is right on that one..bp has come right down. I was a bit scared of taking these again coz of the side effects last time, but am quite surprised at how much better they seem to make me feel than the bisoprolol. So fingers crossed they will be better this time around.
On a final note...when you think about all of the travelling around ive done during the last 8 weeks, on trains and boats and planes, and even drove the hire care we had for the last 3 weeks (ive been too nervous to drive in germany) i havent done too bad have I? ive surprised meself no end and weve had quite an adventure.
Its been lovely just driving and seeing where we end up at the end of the day, booking into a b&b for a few days then walking for miles in the countryside. I didnt think i had it in me since ive been ill with HA again, but it just goes to show what we are really made of and how strong we really are. Everytime i felt like i couldnt do it, felt trapped or claustrophobic or didnt fancy being up a bloody mountain, i talked myself round and made myself get on with it...i didnt want to let my chap down so i just did it, and yes i had some panics along the way but i made it through and am now back in germany with lovely memories and a great CD of the Welsh male voice choirs who im listening to as i write this.
I hope you are all ok.
Catch up with you all soon.
Much love,
Cathy V xxxx :)
We've had an amazing time travelling around Wales, including going up Snowdon in the little steam train...a first for me and absolutely breathtaking. Went on the horsedrawn canal boat in llangollen and had more cream teas than was good for me! Also wandered into a pub where the men just broke into welsh songs, powerful stuff when you have 20 blokes singing in harmony.
And after a few days in Liverpool where there were some great things going on in the 'city of culture' we ended up in shropshire...Bridgnorth, Ironbridge, ludlow etc. I know all this might not sound very exciting if you live in uk, and i know these places well myself of course, but i was visiting them with my German chap and looking at everything through his eyes and y'know what? we are surrounded by some pretty amazing places really arent we?
As some of you already know, I also had the pleasure of meeting my new grandson on his first day in the world...bless him, and caught up with all of my family which was really great for me.
And as always i managed one or two visits to my doc too (i still have my english doctor as well as the one i see here in germany) and as usual was told my bp was still too high (160 over 100 a few days ago in fact) so he decided to swop me back onto Propranolol, which i was taking for about 6 months before he changed it to Bisoprolol in march, but it seems the Bisoprolol werent tackling the bp enough. Apparently not all the beta-blockers act in exactly the same way and that Propranolol does afar better job at targeting high bp...so there you go.
Been taking them again now for only a few days and have to admit he is right on that one..bp has come right down. I was a bit scared of taking these again coz of the side effects last time, but am quite surprised at how much better they seem to make me feel than the bisoprolol. So fingers crossed they will be better this time around.
On a final note...when you think about all of the travelling around ive done during the last 8 weeks, on trains and boats and planes, and even drove the hire care we had for the last 3 weeks (ive been too nervous to drive in germany) i havent done too bad have I? ive surprised meself no end and weve had quite an adventure.
Its been lovely just driving and seeing where we end up at the end of the day, booking into a b&b for a few days then walking for miles in the countryside. I didnt think i had it in me since ive been ill with HA again, but it just goes to show what we are really made of and how strong we really are. Everytime i felt like i couldnt do it, felt trapped or claustrophobic or didnt fancy being up a bloody mountain, i talked myself round and made myself get on with it...i didnt want to let my chap down so i just did it, and yes i had some panics along the way but i made it through and am now back in germany with lovely memories and a great CD of the Welsh male voice choirs who im listening to as i write this.
I hope you are all ok.
Catch up with you all soon.
Much love,
Cathy V xxxx :)