Doctor Confirms Radiac is not Right in the Head

So I've just been to the hospital to see someone about my ongoing nose problem. For those who haven't been following my diary as closely as they should, I've had a partially blocked nose for as long as I can remember, and with it a poor sense of taste and smell, sleep apnoea, and all sorts of joyous things relating to those, such as tiredness, lack of concentration, even weight gain - yes, I reckon I can blame all my problems on my nose ;)

I started seeing doctors about it a couple of years ago, and they got hooked up on the fact that I suffer from hayfever so kept prescribing me anti-histamines and sprays, none of which did any good. Eventually I made it to see a consultant's nurse, who looked up my nose and told me absolutely nothing new. And then prescribed me an expensive version of exactly the same thing that hadn't been working for the past 2 years.

Anyway, today I visited Cheltenham General Hospital, although I didn't see Leela - she was locked away making chemotherapy bags. I went straight in and saw a registrar (not a nurse, woo!), and he actually examined me! Hurrah! After he had prodded and poked, he sprayed anaesthetic up my nose and stuck a fibre optic camera down my nostril. I have to tell you, that felt pretty weird.

And the diagnosis? Adenoids. Hah! Thats what I diagnosed myself with about a year ago, but the 3 doctors and the nurse said "No no, it can't be that, you're too old", even though I told them I'd been suffering from it since I was about 5. To be accurate it's my adenoids and turbinates, so I'll have to go in for a general anaesthetic, and they'll scrape and burn away all of the bad bits. Mmm, sounds like fun. I'm hoping they'll take out my tonsils while they're at it, those suckers have been nothing but trouble. There'll be a few months waiting list, but then it's a non-emergency op, so you'd expect that. Just as long as the hospital doesn't get shut down in the meantime.

I like the people up here in Cheltenham. The doctor said he'd also like an allergy test done, but there was none of the "sure, we'll put you on the waiting list and you can come back soon" that I had in Cornwall - 5 minutes later I was having my blood taken. And when he heard that I snored, gasped and spluttered in my sleep, he said he'd book me in for a sleep test too. That should be fun.

I am totally getting my money's worth out of my taxes. Oh, wait, I haven't paid any yet. Awesome.

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