I'M GROWING OLD!

The Autumn years of one's life bring their own problems and difficulties. I am now in the 77th year of life and these are beginning to become very much part of my daily life. Over the past couple of weeks I have been seeing a number of specialist doctors about my health. I am seeing a cardiologist about my blood pressure, which is much higher than it should be. I spent over an hour with him, had an ECG and ultra-sound of my heart to check for any damage there. Next week I will be wearing a monitor for 24 hours to check the fluctuations in my blood pressure over that time. From there we will work out new medication to control the blood pressure.
Yesterday I spent another hour with a specialist optometrist, checking on my macular degeneration. Though not serious yet, just to be sure that I get the best treatment, he has referred me on to a vitreoretinal surgeon, whom I see on 13 September.
On Friday I will be seeing a specialist dermatologist about a lump on my side. Three years ago I had a basal cell carcinoma removed from my forehead and I fear this may be another one.

Since the age of 23 I have had serious bouts of depression. It is now controlled by medication, which I will continue taking for the rest of my life.

So you see I have quite a lot to think about at present and quite a few doctors to see about my health and well being. All this means I will not be giving as much time to posting on my blogs as I have been. So please understand if I do not post every day. I am very grateful to those faithful few who leave comments almost every day and I appreciate my followers. I know that quite a lot of people visit my blogs and I deeply appreciate that also. I will continue to post but it will not be every day. So please understand.