1. I am a bit dyslexic, I often forget to type the last letter of a word I am writing. And I definitly am number blind.
2. I can't swim, which might be a bit strange since I'm from a country made up of 18 small islands surrounded by water.
3. I have been the same height, since I was 16 years old. 1 meter 69.
4. I don't like meat that much. I would love to be able to eat bread, oven fried potatoes, fruit and chocolate every day.
5. The left side of my stomach is slightly bigger than the right side.
6. I am a Coca Cola Light addict.
7. My nails grown very fast.
8. I've never had a broken bone in my body.
9. I can't bake even though I follow the recipe to the letter.
10. I haven't been drunk since Sep. 2006
11. My favourite candy is Cadbury Milk Chocolate, I can eat a whole big bar in no time.
12. I want to visit Graceland. It's been my dream since I was a child and wanted to visit the grave of Elvis -before I knew of Graceland.
13. I like better to write than to read books, and I love to read books.
14. I would like to be able to wear more jewelry, especially bracelets, but they bother me, I have a bit of arthritis.
15. I spent most of my life without the scent of smell. Now I have it, I sometimes wish it would go away again: some things just smell too bad!
torsdag den 14. april 2011
torsdag den 7. april 2011
Regarding blog challenge
I started the blog challenge on the other blog I have, which is in Faroese. I think I will translate what I've written so far, and post it here.
Blog challenge
Day 1 - A photo of you with 15 facts about yourself.Day 2 - A picture of you and someone you have been closest to for the longest.Day 3 - A picture of you and someone you miss.Day 4 - A picture of a habit you wish you didn't have.Day 5 - A picture of somewhere you've been.Day 6 - A picture of you fave band/artist.Day 7 - A picture of someone/something that has had the biggest impact on your life.Day 8 - A picture of someone who makes you laugh.Day 9 - A picture of someone who has gotten you through the most.Day 10 - A picture of you when you were little.Day 11 - A picture of your celebrity crush.Day 12 - A picture of something you love.Day 13 - A picture of something you hate.Day 14 - A picture of you doing something that makes you happy.Day 15 - A picture of your family.Day 16 - A picture of you and someone you do weird things with.Day 17 - A picture of your favourite song.Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.Day 19 - A picture of something that inspires you.Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.Day 21 - A picture of something that makes you happy.Day 22 - A picture of something that confuses you.Day 23 - A picture of something you crave.Day 24 - A picture of yourself and a family member.Day 25 - A picture of your favourite memory.Day 26 - A picture of something that mean's a lot to you.Day 27 - A picture of something you're afraid of.Day 28 - A picture of you last year and today with a description of how you've changed.Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.Day 30 - A picture of yourself.
torsdag den 10. februar 2011
Happy new year; it's been a while.
So far the year has been ok health wise, everyone around me has either had the flu or a cold. I couldn't visit my in-laws for about 3 weeks (which is a long time, since we are neighbours) because my mother in law and my sister in law were sick with the flu. At work the same thing, I think just me and one else haven't been sick. Knock on wood. Seems to be better now, people have stopped coughing and sneezing...
The weather has been cold, very cold in the morning, and about a month ago I got this ache in my upper chest, like I just drunk something very cold, and felt a tightness. This went on for a few weeks, but has now gone. At the same time as it's very cold, when the sun comes out it's very warm -about a month ago, in my lunch hour I sat in the sun without my coat and when I got up to leave, I was still warm so I didn't put on my coat in the shadow... maybe this influenced the tightness in my chest. But it's gone now. Another thing that happend to me a few days ago, was that I got this sort of cramp under my right shoulder blade (very painfull) which continued out into my right arm, so I couldn't lift it from pain. That too has subsided, but it hurt while it lasted. On my left side I also have a bit of a discomfort, and the last two night I've had night sweats, which normally only come with an infection, but otherwise I feel fine..
So far the year has been ok health wise, everyone around me has either had the flu or a cold. I couldn't visit my in-laws for about 3 weeks (which is a long time, since we are neighbours) because my mother in law and my sister in law were sick with the flu. At work the same thing, I think just me and one else haven't been sick. Knock on wood. Seems to be better now, people have stopped coughing and sneezing...
The weather has been cold, very cold in the morning, and about a month ago I got this ache in my upper chest, like I just drunk something very cold, and felt a tightness. This went on for a few weeks, but has now gone. At the same time as it's very cold, when the sun comes out it's very warm -about a month ago, in my lunch hour I sat in the sun without my coat and when I got up to leave, I was still warm so I didn't put on my coat in the shadow... maybe this influenced the tightness in my chest. But it's gone now. Another thing that happend to me a few days ago, was that I got this sort of cramp under my right shoulder blade (very painfull) which continued out into my right arm, so I couldn't lift it from pain. That too has subsided, but it hurt while it lasted. On my left side I also have a bit of a discomfort, and the last two night I've had night sweats, which normally only come with an infection, but otherwise I feel fine..
We celebrated my boyfriend's birthday a few days ago.
onsdag den 8. december 2010
Breathing through the mouth
I feel better from the cold now, but I still have very thick mucus, that I am coughing up (Thank God). I comes out through my mouth and also my nose, strange thing that it's coming through the nose, that usually only happend when I was a child. Snot :) It's very thick and I have to blow my nose very forcefully (it's a bit embarrasing to do at work, but it has to come out). This makes it hard for me to breath through the nose, so I am mouth wide open all the time.
I am using hypertonic saline, have been on it for about a year I think, and it's amazing stuff. It dries out my mucus and makes it easier to cough up. I love it. If I have had a cold like this prior to being diagnosed, without the saline, I for sure would have felt much worse, and maybe even developed pneumonia...?
I am also still on oral antibiotics, started over 14 days ago, but I continue to take it while I still have yellow mucus. And I feel better when I am on oral antibiotics, my body doesn't hurt and I don't have pain in my lungs. I am going to discuss this with my doctor at my next appointment.
I am using hypertonic saline, have been on it for about a year I think, and it's amazing stuff. It dries out my mucus and makes it easier to cough up. I love it. If I have had a cold like this prior to being diagnosed, without the saline, I for sure would have felt much worse, and maybe even developed pneumonia...?
I am also still on oral antibiotics, started over 14 days ago, but I continue to take it while I still have yellow mucus. And I feel better when I am on oral antibiotics, my body doesn't hurt and I don't have pain in my lungs. I am going to discuss this with my doctor at my next appointment.
onsdag den 1. december 2010
Cold
So... it's been a while. At my last post, I talked about being back to work. I was back for about 1 and a half week, and then me and Luis (my boyfriend) went on holiday to the Faroe Islands (my home country). It was a nice 10 days, being with my parents and visiting my friends. Healthwise I was ok. I was still getting over the last infection I had... I stayed faithfull to my treatments and enjoyed the holidays. There was one day I felt the need to relax, so that day we stayed in, but the rest of the days we went sightseeing, and drove around the islands. The weather was pretty bad, wind and rain.
I started oral antibiotics last weekend. I felt tired and had an increased cough with phlem. And like two days ago I caught a cold, which started with a dry coughs and a very sore throath. Now it's progressed to sneezing and I am coughing up a lot of phlem. It's been yellow but today it's a bit darker. I hope I get over this soon, and don't have to stay in bed to recover. Luckily next Monday is fiesta in Spain, so I have a long weekend.
I started oral antibiotics last weekend. I felt tired and had an increased cough with phlem. And like two days ago I caught a cold, which started with a dry coughs and a very sore throath. Now it's progressed to sneezing and I am coughing up a lot of phlem. It's been yellow but today it's a bit darker. I hope I get over this soon, and don't have to stay in bed to recover. Luckily next Monday is fiesta in Spain, so I have a long weekend.
mandag den 18. oktober 2010
Some CF stuff
The previous posts are taken from my blog at a cystic fibrosis forum I frequently visit. There are some typing errors, which I mean to get round to correcting... :o)
When I was first diagnosed, people used to ask me if it's serious, and I used to say no, not that serious, I mean it's "mild" CF. It's not CF. But now I've come to realize that I do have CF, it's mild, but CF is CF.
Today is my first day back at work after being away sick for 3 weeks, the last two weeks on home IV's. My first. The one I had in the Faroe Islands, was not completely a IV, as I didnt have a picc line inserted. I started the IV treatment, after a summer of feeling not 100 percent, and being on numerous antibiotics that didn't get rid of my dark green phlem. So my doctor decided to try IV, and it helped. I feel much better now, and hope it continues.
At my latest clinic visit my FEV1 was at 84, it's usually around that. Before starting IV, and being admitted, it had dropped down to around 76, huge leap actually. Now it's back up to normal. I intend to keep it there and/or increasing it. I need to do more exercise, I'm a lazy CF'er unfortunatly :o/
My doctor mentioned that he wants me take a sugar test, to check for CFRD. He doesn't think I have CFRD, I hope not, becasue I am PS.
I am currently taking sinisitus treatment, as after leaving the hospital (I was in for 3 days, to learn how to inject the IV treatment) I caught a bit of a cold, and wanted to avoid a sinus infection. I am finishing the treatment soon.
When I was first diagnosed, people used to ask me if it's serious, and I used to say no, not that serious, I mean it's "mild" CF. It's not CF. But now I've come to realize that I do have CF, it's mild, but CF is CF.
Today is my first day back at work after being away sick for 3 weeks, the last two weeks on home IV's. My first. The one I had in the Faroe Islands, was not completely a IV, as I didnt have a picc line inserted. I started the IV treatment, after a summer of feeling not 100 percent, and being on numerous antibiotics that didn't get rid of my dark green phlem. So my doctor decided to try IV, and it helped. I feel much better now, and hope it continues.
At my latest clinic visit my FEV1 was at 84, it's usually around that. Before starting IV, and being admitted, it had dropped down to around 76, huge leap actually. Now it's back up to normal. I intend to keep it there and/or increasing it. I need to do more exercise, I'm a lazy CF'er unfortunatly :o/
My doctor mentioned that he wants me take a sugar test, to check for CFRD. He doesn't think I have CFRD, I hope not, becasue I am PS.
I am currently taking sinisitus treatment, as after leaving the hospital (I was in for 3 days, to learn how to inject the IV treatment) I caught a bit of a cold, and wanted to avoid a sinus infection. I am finishing the treatment soon.
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