I'm Feeling A Lot Better Now

Just a quick update on my health.

It was about a fortnight ago that I received my diagnosis of adult rickets, and I've been taking  the prescribed vitamin D supplements since then. The improvements to my health have been impressive:

No more excessive sweating

Less getting out of breath

No more sore bones

No more weak and aching muscles all the time

A muscle knot in my leg has cleared up

My bowels have calmed down a lot

All of these improvements will make it a lot more pleasant experience when I go walking.

I've got to go for some more blood tests and will need to renew my prescription; I'm hoping to persuade the doctor to put me on a higher dose since some days by teatime I'm noticing a bit of weakness returning to my muscles.

A Visit To The Hospital

I spent several hours at the hospital this afternoon. For over a week now I've been troubled by a bit of swelling in my left calf muscle, it's not particularly painful, just a bit tender to the touch. I'd been assuming it was a minor injury picked up when out walking, maybe a bad strain/sprain, or a torn muscle...but nothing more serious.

I was slightly concerned that it has shown no signs of improvement and so made an appointment to see the doctor. She was a little more concerned than I was and immediately phoned up the hospital to make plans for me to have various tests because so thought that I might have a deep vein thrombosis - something very serious.

After seeing two nurses and a doctor I was told the good news that it's not thrombosis or a blood clot, and there's  probably not even any muscle damage; just a very severe muscle knot/spasm. 

Her advice to me was to keep on walking, but to try not to cause any damage to my leg. So, I'll have to plan my routes carefully for the next few weeks, sticking to the easier paths.