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Italy trip

Hi I’m back from my trip to Florence and Rome with my wonderful caring husband Spike. I walked up 463 spiral steps to the dome of the cathedral. We couldn’t walk properly for two days but it was worth it.

I was amazed my energy levels were so good, my liver must be working better. I’ll find out in December when my fibroscan is due, fingers crossed.

Nevertheless, I’ve done some bucket list stuff like the coliseum was amazing. Hope I can remember it forever.

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6 years ago

Fabulous Julie and well done

Julie8 in reply to 6 years ago

Thank you

GrandmaDylan6 years ago

Sounds like you had a wonderful time. We've been to Rome....it rained non stop! My husband is desperate to go to Florence but I'm just too exhausted to even think about it. We have cancelled a trip to Bali in April next year as I am worried about the very long flight and poor medical facilities. We're going to do a few short European cities next year when I've started treatment and hopefully feel better. I can't get travel insurance at the moment as I'm still undergoing tests. I've just had a look at your profile 😳 we seem to have a lot in common. I'm 58, type 2 diabetic, have an underactive thyroid, stage 4 cirrhosis with an enlarged spleen with varices, anaemic from bleeding in my small bowel and my hair is falling out too.😵 Would you mind telling me who you used for insurance? Take care. Deb

in reply to GrandmaDylan6 years ago

Hi Debs

Aaagh it’s awful isn’t it...

I dare not travel more than about 1 hour on plane because who knows what might happen. I also dread the takeoff/landing when you can’t go to the loo at all. When

I gotta go I gotta go - sorry toooo much detail.

We went to Florence on a cruise about 3 years ago just when liver probs buiding up and I couldn’t face getting off the ship. And don’t ask me about Rome aaaaaggghh - boy did I get in trouble with wife 😁😬😏

Go get those EU hols quick before the dreaded brexit!

Ditto re insurance - I can’t find one either

Go Debs Go!

Miles

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GrandmaDylan in reply to 6 years ago

Hi Miles, we went on a Mediterranean cruise earlier this year. We went on the hop on hop off buses round Barcelona, Lisbon and Monaco. I didn't see any of them as I slept ALL the way round 😴 this was before my cirrhosis diagnosis but I'd been diagnosed with anaemia. I actually saw Honfleur, Gibraltar, and several other cities which I can't remember 😵

in reply to GrandmaDylan6 years ago

Oh dear Debs! All I can say is you’ll have to do them all again when you are better and off the tablets that cause brain fog and memory loss. I’m not sure which ones these are - the consultant keeps saying wait till you’vd stopped taking the tablets. I’m such a wuzz I don’t ask which ones cause the problems!

Sleep is meant to be a wonderful thing and I’m sure it is. Sleep is in the afternoon when I’m in my comfortable chair, Sleep is in the evening when watching TV with wife (boy do I get in trouble when I wake up - so much for sympathy for the ill ones!) Sleep is not in bed when there are so many things gnawing away in my brain.

Julie8 in reply to 6 years ago

I was away 6 nights and 5 of them no sleep, it’s so annoying lying there staring at the ceiling