Hi,i am a retired Electrical Test Engineer. I retired in 2005 after a spel in hospital. I am married to Isobel with one son Peter.

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In 2005 i was spitting blood which turned out to be Asbestosis I also had

Cancer of the limph nodes in the chest,I went to hospital in Liverpool Broad

Green & had

the limph nodes remooved.At the start of the treatment i had several CT Scans of which the first two they injected me with Iodine,this caused all my lims to swel up with violent pain.i saw a Rumotoligist on the second scan &

She diognosed me with Anca Positive Vasculitis with a blood test,she also found i was ilergic to iodine so on ct scans i do not have iodine,she also diognosed me as

havind type 2 diabetis,.My treatment is 8 tablets & 15 units of insulin a day.My treatment for the anca vasculitis is 7.5 mg steroids 20 mg Methotrexate.

First of all tablets,the quolity of life on tabets was very ill for three days. now I am on Injections once a week. with only one day of side efects not being able to eat. My Anca started at 480

five years ago it is now down to 20 positive hopefully it will soon be negative

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The reason i inject myself,on the tablets i was very ill for three days a week

Since i have been on in jections i am only ill for one day.

My Diabetis treatment is 8 tablets & 15 units of insulin every day.

i see my consultant every 6 months,at Bangor Hospital North WalesI also have monthly blood tests at GP surgery