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Blimey Rigs, sounds like you're going through a rough spell at the moment. I hope it all works out well for you & your daughter soon.
To inspire you on let me tell you what I experienced in 2008, at 47 years old (I bet nobody guessed I was that old?).

On 30th December 2008, whilst on a skiing holiday in France I choked twice on the same day on food, so upon returning home I went to the Doctors & was duly referred to the Hospital. It all eascalated from there:

1. In January & February I had a number of tests & an endoscopy. It was suspected that I had an early stage of throat cancer & whilst udergoing exploratory treatment something else happened.
2. I was awoken one night by a massive pain in the abdomen. The doctor came out & I was rushed into Hospital. I had Kidney stones (& I can tell you that they are painful to say the least). For around 8 weeks I suffered Kidney stone agony attacks at about one a week & every time had to go into Hospital. During this period something else happened.
3. I started getting outrageous dizziness spells. It was a thing called Labyrinthitis. Horrendous. Totally disabling at times. It's not pleasant behaving like you're drunk when you haven't even touched a drop but that is how other people sometimes perceived my behaviour.
4. For a couple of months I was regularly visiting the hospital. One day I had three appointments all for different things. But then one week a magical thing happened.
5. I had the operation to remove the Kidney Stones. Instant success. Problem solved. The same week I had another endoscopy for the throat cancer & was given the all clear. What a great week that was. However, I still had Labyrinthitis. Then something else, much bigger, happened.
6. On 2nd July, still in 2008, out of the blue I suffered a stroke. (full stroke, not a TIA mini stroke). I spent a few days in Hospital & then weeks rehabilitating. I made a good recovery but still have regular medical reviews & have spent many days wired up to a mobile ecg device. I was devastated to miss skiing in the winter of 2008-2009.

But here I am now. Fit as a fiddle (not). Skiing has taken on a higher priority. I go as often as I can. It is the best therapy & exercise possible.

In other words, good luck sorting out your health, get fit ASAP & then get yourself back skiing as often as you can is what I say.

PS. I am now considered a high risk insurance liability for foreign travel. I get cover at a premium cost. I ask myself if anything goes wrong while I'm on holiday would I want to rely on a Bulgarian Hospital for treatment. Dunno. (Sorry if I'm doing them a disservice). Perhaps somebody can clarify the state of the Bulgarian Health system.

Good Luck,

N.

Nudger (as they say in the west country Fair Play), have experienced several family health issues in the last 18 months, brother heart attack at 47, then dad heart attack 67,having lost maternal grandpa to fatal HT @ 62 some years ago, mother paranoid about heart disease, bless er she will probably still be goin strong when i'm long gone unless the stress of worry gets er first! My outlook on life nowadays is, this isn't a rehearsal this is my one shot at life. Rigs please don't think I'm making light of your situation, cos i certainly ain't as i have had health issues in the past and have learnt sometimes i need to chill and repair, as i told me ol dad when he wanted to come home after his HT and run about like a mad un. Rigs just hope they suss the probs soon an if we don't see ya next week perhaps we'll see ya at the UK reunion in spring or in Boro at the end of Jan next year - that said I'd much rather it was this year if you are passed fit to join us. Mate take care,do what you have to do, to live life to the full an join the 2020 grab a granny forum meet (n that's me as the lead granny)
Hope everything is sorted real soon.Nade x