Vegas Baby!

Hey there, not really been on here since day 1 but been Reaaaalllly busy!

So after my release from the brompton i was none stop getting ready for a week long trip to vegas and visiting friends i had'nt seen whilst in hospital.

So Vegas......My 3rd time in vegas. 1st time was 1 night after a trek through the Grand Canyon with 2 friends and it included just gambling, drinking and a very classy strip bar where i met a lovely lady called Renee! 2nd time was with my x wife and another couple...that included many nice eating establishments and a small amount of gambling and drinking. 3rd time......I went with 1 close friend and we did the clubbing side of things.....WOW! Crazy...this was one Heavy week! Clubs & Bars are absolutly 'off the hook' (as they say in the states!lol). Iv never had a problem meeting new people and chatting to anyone in a bar.. ..but they are so receptive i find it so refreshing. I met some great people and had a awesome time. Anyone thinking of going to vegas....expect the most sereal place ever! Any for any men single men thinking of going over.....DO IT. They seem to have picked the most beatiful women from around the world and put them all in Vegas.

However, all this fun has taken its toll on my body....i really have abused my body of the last week. And really feel it now. They unfortunatley still alow smoking in casinos and bars.

I also had the worst hypo iv ever had over there.....scary (but funny)....took my insulin before walking to breakfast. However, underestemated how far it was to mc donalds. Anyway, got there and i couldnt see properly. Then started to shake and by the time i was seated with my friend a asked him to run and grab me a choc bar....i was then served a doc pepper with our food. I started twitching and shaking (this has never happened to me b4) sweat poored out of every part of my body! and then full hard moments of fitting happened...legs kicking out and neck twitching and the Doc Pepper went EVERYWHERE! Lol. Few seconds later the first part of the doc pepper kicked in and it calmed. However, i had ruined my breakfast as it was covered in DP! And i had a white t shirt showing sweat all around it and a wet butt! lol

There is a lesson to be learnt here....... Always keep your food at a safe distance from your DP.
Dr Pepper...whats the worst that can happen?!

Anyway, im still standing and you live and learn.

Back home now and jet lagged upto the eyeballs! I have a huge family and lots of great friends, but being away...whether in hosp of in vegas has been nice. Think im going to try and get away somewhere else.....but where?

Not really in to this site......but hey i'll try it for a while (took a while to give into Facebook!)

Been in Roayal Brompton for 12 days now on the old Iv's.....feeling great.Dont feel like i have CF now...always goes like that with me and IV's, they really do the job.

So what next....of on hols next week. Then...well the world is my oyster.....im planning on writting a book actually throughout this summer. See how it goes.......prob wont come to anything coz i'll be stupid and spend the summer getting pissed in spain with a friend.
Its good having lots of friends but they can be a bad influence sometimes!

Um....what else.......i hate talking about myself on these things. Um...... so i really need a good game of poker and a beer right now! Its been good to get away from my home for a while actually.....this hosp is approx 65 miles away from home.

My life over the last 3 months has changed dramatically.....my wife an i split, i found out about an affair and i have left my job in the process. All this is what led me to recent ill health.
Its intresting how much emotions can impact ur health.....we are always concerned about catching bugs and steam rooms and bungee jumping and cross infection and eating plenty......................but the biggest decline i had in health was due to any of this, it was due to my state of mind.Maybe this is why iv always been of good health (because iv always been very happy?).

Anyway, so i now feel like a different man....im trying to findout what i want from life now.

The key is........im going to enjoy it!

Anyways im talking absolute shit now........ think its coz im going crazy of bordom i here!!!

so this is me....im currently in the Royal Brompton on a course of iv's...first in about 4 years. Been a tough few months at home and really let myself go....six pack has gone and everything!!

But hey im on the up...and actually this time in here has been somewhat of an eye opener. I have started to talk to people about my cf and the probs that comes with having it in your day-to-day life.

Its been great.....and sounds weird maybe coming from a bloke, but has been compforting. Its nice to know your not alone in your thoughts.

As much as people have friends and family around them....they will never fully understand.

But hey.....not only that....iv met some real funny and outgoing people who have made me laugh!

I'll tell you one thing......right now the biggest bitch about having CF is that you cant be around others with CF!

Anyway, iv got to answer the phone.