Give or take the fact that memories of my childhood were somewhat darkened by my unhappiness in who I was and later by the fact that my parents were shall we say economical with the truth about my beginnings I was brought up knowing right from wrong, in a god “respecting” home with a sense of values and above all a work ethic which I think is probably lacking a little in this day and age. I have however had my moments and I know I have hurt people by misbehaving in the past which is my biggest regret. Apart from that I have always tried to be a good person and always look for good in people instead of complaining and criticising which in the long run gets you no where anyway. I am a big believer in giving credit where it’s due and have always believed that the way to get the best from people is through encouragement, praise and assistance rather than berating them for making a mistake. However, somewhere down the line I think I’ve got mixed up with some other person as today again I have been completely blown away by the service I have received, they say you reap what you sow well I definitely don’t remember sowing any of this!
After seeing my GP last Wednesday I sent emails to both my endocrinologist and my specialist in Perth just to let them know that they would be receiving the results. I plan to go up and see them both in due course but it will have to wait until I can sit in relative comfort for the duration of the journey which is probably some time off yet, Jenny, the endocrinologist emailed me straight back and said she would be away for the school holidays but would love to see me when she gets back, I didn’t hear from Stephen my specialist at the time but thought I would probably hear from him after he got the results. Anyway, my GP called today and gave me the results, I seem to be very menopausal! No testosterone which is to be expected as there is nothing to produce it now but after years of having oestrogen levels off the scale, I seem to have none of that either which explains the night sweats and the total inability to regulate my temperature. Anyway, it was decided that I would contact Stephen again just to get his thoughts and maybe a plan of action so I sent another email and was totally blown away by the response. Now a number of people have mentioned that they think it strange that I have this type of relationship with doctors and specialists, that I have email contact with them and there was indeed a day while in Philadelphia shortly after the surgery that I had emails from no less than 4 of the health professionals who look after me but today I the response from Stephen really shows how blessed I am, he is currently on holiday in Europe with his family but still sent a reply suggesting a plan of action! Like I said, blessed and humbled! xx