Doing a dry run test for London!

So yesterday and today I have been doing a dry run for London, meaning I have to try and stay up for at least 11 hours straight, without bad symptoms kicking in, to be able for my flights and trip to London on May 13th. Sounds easy right?… yeah! I am having trouble and I still have 3 hours to go today!! I usually last about 4 to 5 hours up before bad symptoms and desperate fatigue get in the way and I need to rest in bed again so I need to be able to do this to go on the trip.

The itinerary starts for the trip on May the 13th at getting up at 5am to check in on time and fly out for the 7:30am flight to London, then I have to make it to London and to the specialists appointment at 12:30pm and wont be at the hotel until at least 4pm, so that is 11 hours from getting up at 5am! Then and only then will I be able to rest for the first time on the trip. To anybody else this would be simple but not for me.

I got up at 9 yesterday and made it to 8pm last night, then watched The Expanse and then passed out cold in bed for a couple of hours, I really needed the sleep and symptoms had kicked in pretty bad throughout the day. I simply do not have the stamina and health like I did the first time I went to London so I decided to do another dry run of it today. I got out of bed at 10am this morning and I have to make it to 9pm tonight and I have to say I am finding it tough!

I have the tickets bought for the trip and I really don’t want to have to change or cancel them so I have to be safely able to do this without bad sickness and symptoms getting in the way.

If I do this successfully, Ill let you know, but, I am finding it hard and may have to change the itinerary around a little to be better able to compensate my physical needs, but hopefully that wont need to happen.

Here’s to the next 3 hours, let’s do this!!! (I hope!!)

Lette xxx – (Fainting Goat!)

A Year Today!

Can you believe it is a year today since I took my first trip over to London to meet with Prof. Rodney Grahame at the Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth?

While I was there, I had some tests and I received a confirmed diagnosis of EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) Hypermobility type with Gastro issues. You can read the full blog post I did about that experience Here.

The diagnosis and treatment plan I got there proved invaluable to me here in Ireland to help my Doctors treat me and even still, I am still waiting for my Harolds Cross appointment to help me get back walking!

I was due to go back over to London for further tests and much needed treatment but I have been too unwell and practically housbound when I am not in hospital over the past year to plan anything. I have been admitted to hospital 5 times since my visit over and I also have been diagnosed with Gastroparesis in that time.

However, things are getting worse especially in the Gastroparesis area of things and I still need to get back for the treatment as soon as I am well enough to travel and make plans.

The Medical fund is always open if anyone would still like to contribute or even just to share the link, I would greatly appreciate it, because without it, it would be impossible for me to pursue the correct course of treatment as there are no EDS specialists anywhere in Ireland and traveling abroad is not fully supported at all under the HSE travel abroad scheme.

I would just like to take this opportunity to say Thank you to everyone who has helped so far, to my family and friends and especially my amazing husband Keith. You have all been so supportive and helpful and I couldn’t have done it without you 🙂

Thank you,
Fainting Goat (Lette)