jaanie's (health) blog

just may, think about writing something on here soon.
something health related.
maybe.

in the meantime, check it:

as you can see, i’ve taken a bit of a backwards step with the whole blogging thing.
no excuse other than slackness, but i don’t think it really put too many people out.
anyhoo, here’s a rundown of this year.

since my sinus operation last year things haven’t been as great as i hoped.
sinuses are clear, which is good, but general lung function hasn’t really improved a whole heap, which is bad.
by no means is it dire, and i shouldn’t complain too much, but for the first time in my life i am reminded of cf every second of every day, and it’s taken a while for me to come to terms with that.

iv’s haven’t seemed to help a whole lot, and my last admission revealed i have aspergillus (fungus) in my lungs.
i have been put on a 6 week course of anti fungal medication and steroids (which has proceeded to give me a nice little gut) so we’re hoping that kinda fixes things.
it may also explain why hospital admissions haven’t been doing as much as they normally do.
then again, this could be my new baseline, in which case i just have to suck it up and get used to it.

like i said, i’m still not THAT sick, it’s just that i haven’t gotten any better in over a year, and it has started to wear me out a bit.
but enough of that.

i have also had to say goodbye to a few cf friends this year, and to tell you the truth, it’s starting to wear a bit thin.
what makes it harder is that i remember when i was younger, the cf’s i knew who were passing away were all older, so it was half expected.
it’s now friends my age and younger, and it’s really hitting home what cf does to you.
i can’t quite explain what it’s like to see people you have a unique connection with from such a young age be at the same level as you (healthwise) and then watch them deteriorate and die while you are still left to carry on.
yet another little lesson in life that you can’t let get the better of you.

2011 looks to be an exciting year on the music front.
with cookie baker relocating back to melbourne-town, it looks like i will be making a few more trips there myself to play some tunes.
it also looks like spine will be making more of an impact on the scene, which is quite an achievement after this year’s efforts.
i look forward to whatever they have in store, as you should too.

i reckon that’s about it for now.
christmas and all that jazz is right around the corner, and we are in a stupid cold snap.
it’s confusing - i’m more comfortable in this weather, but there’s still a part of me that is annoyed we aren’t having our usual 40C summer days.
they say christmas day is meant to reach 34C.
there’s still hope.

starburst gummi fruits aren’t what i remember them to be.