22nd August 2024
Just over 2 whole weeks have gone by since my last post. I am glad I did not post them at the time so I could post all 3 together and then I won’t mention it again in this diary.
Not because I don’t want to talk about it but because it’s incredibly sad, potentially triggering for some and not what I wanted for this blog. I do however feel it’s relevant and relatable to many which is why I wanted to share it.
I’m back on the plane, currently on the way to Sydney via Dubai after 2.5 weeks at home.
We had the greatest send off for my dad. I wrote a poem called Don’t worry be happy and I couldn’t read it, emotion just took over but that’s ok, I know he will love that I tried. He knows I’m the cry baby of the family. We had the wake and felt incredibly lucky to have so much support from my friends in terms of messages, my bestie flew from Dubai to be there at the funeral, family members travelled so far to be there and we talking about memories of him all day. He would have approved.
Then the last week since the funeral has been a whirlwind of catch up with friends, spending loads of time with family, eating, catching up on sleep and lots of walks!
Ok – so I’m going to bring it back to peri!
As my focusses have been elsewhere I have had very little time to think about my usual hell week. As we speak I am day 3 of my period, which came day 22 of my cycle so still super early. I did get period pain and the lumpy boobs but I didn’t get my usual anxiety. Sleep hasn’t been great though and my restless legs have been off the scale! However, it’s been nice not to be hyper focussed on it for a change.
I got my bloods back and my ferritin is super low, I already supplement, eat a good diet but may have to make sure I’m tightening this up as it explains why I am tired ALL THE TIME! My Urea levels (kidneys) are low and he wants to be go back in 6 weeks to re-check. These were low in 2022 but then returned to normal. I googled the shit out of it and I think it was down to dehydration so I’m not worried, I has my test fasted and probably didn’t even drink water that morning. My white blood cell count is also low which is usually caused by illness or infection but I’ve not been sick for ages, again will re-test that in 6 weeks. Aside from them, I’m going to move forward with HRT.
Even if it doesn’t improve my symptoms it will increase my bone health, heart health and brain health and they are good enough reasons for me.
Emma x
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