and i'm back

It’s  been a while since I stuck anything on here, there are a few reasons the other blog “the crabbit man rambles” seems to be taking up more time (if you want a link Alyson just ask me), I was waiting for news back from a doctor about something (more later) and I just did not want to type in anything that was on my mind.

   I have had a few little lumps on my arms and one foot since I was about 12 or 13. It was only when I was 23 or 24 when I decided to find out what these things were, as one seemed to be getting bigger and another was growing. The dermatologist told me that it a thing called neurofibromatiosis , and that it was hereditary (but I knew of nobody else in my family with this), and that if I got it removed the scar would be worse looking than the bump and that it could grow back again. So I decided to leave it. Now, some months ago I was playing with my (then) 2 ½ year old niece who was starting to say words I could recognise (which is more than you say from me talking to non-irish people), and she pointed to my big bump and said “what’s that?” So that was it- I decided it’s time to get this removed. Now –sorry I forgot, a few years ago I thought I saw one of these things growing on my neck, and if I cut it when shaving it bled for a few hours, so I got it removed. The dermatologist said is was another of the Nf things and took it out. A few weeks later I got a letter saying that he was wrong and it WASN’T the nf as he thought, it was a type of birthmark ( a capillary haemangioma) and there was a possibility and there was a chance it could recur. This was in 2006 and it’s not back yet. And YES I know what you’re thinking.

    In October 2014 I got the big one taken out. I saw another dermatologist who seemed to be convinced that it was NOT the Nf, but did not say what it was. I took a photo of it before I went in. Now a very pretty blonde nurse was chatting to me throughout the procedure, the arm was numbed up, she said “can you feel anything?” I said “feel what?” and she gave the thumbs up to the doctor. The whole thing was incredibly painless and quick. And I do have a pretty cool looking scar-ahhh the stories I can tell the chicks now!

I am still waiting to get word back telling me what it was, so I can chat with my GP to see it it is worth while getting the others out, and if the blonde nurse will be on duty that day too. I’m just curious to see what the results say. I give blood and they won’t take any more until we hear what it was. I have a pretty rare blood group too AB+ the doctor at the session said “as you have the rare blood type, there is never that big a demand for it.” –can you imagine how that made me feel?

            We were given an “early exit” voluntary redundancy offer at work. And for me it was just too good not to say yes-a no brainer  as they say. The money is enough to keep me going until my pension starts-and even then I get a nice little extra bit along with the pension. So I am looking forward to chilling out for a long time. I am currently on leave. When I go back I have only 2 months before I am out of there for good. You know before you go off on leave, your last day is a kind of “wind down” thing? Now when I go back next week-this’ll be the “wind down” to beat them all. I DO have a few ideas to pass the time, I don’t think I’ll be bored very much.

To be continued…and maybe i'll time to check these things too