So I’ve been ill. Turns out my fatigue at the weekend wasn’t just the dark mornings messing with my sleep patterns. Going on the doctors views I’ve been hit with a virus as well as my migraines playing up and because of my heart problems I’ve had to give several vails of blood so they can run a full battery of tests just in case theres anything that might act up later on.

Add to this my doc has changed my migraine medication. Part of the symptoms of my normal run of the mill migraine is that I get nausous and lose my appetite and the pills I’ve been on doing well with getting rid of the pain but they’ve been making my stomach problems worse. I’m now on Maxalt which is a gel form pill that melts in your mouth and actually works better if your stomachs empty. As with all these kinds of medication you get the drowsy warning and usually they do make me sleepy. I took one of the new pills this morning and it felt like the world was closing in. It got rid of the migraine almost straight away and everything else seems normal but 30  minutes after taking the pill I started getting tunnel vision. I also started to lose coordination. I’m not the least clumsy person normally but this morning i’ve been misjuging distances left right and centre.

Im sore and tired and I’m going to sleep.

I’m feeling really anxious today and I don’t know why. Over the weekend the dark mornings meant the kids slept longer which in turn meant i got to sleep longer. I think that extra sleep has totally messed with my bodies routine.

So we’ve finally managed to track down my echo results. Apparently they were returned on the 9th September and they’ve been kicking about the system since then. My doc asked for the cardiologist to see me and finish things off which was nice. What wasn’t so nice was that whilst my echo came back as clear for the symptoms of pericardiatis it also showed abnormal septal movement which my doc wasn’t sure he should tell me.

So now I’ve got to wait until the hospital get back with an appointment. This wouldn’t be so bad but the doctor also said that I shouldn’t go anywhere near a gym or do anything more that a brisk walk or swim for exercise. All those nights dancing or playing with the kids in the street apparently weren’t good for me. Who’d have thunk it?

750g Chicken
2 Carrots
2 Onions
2 Tins Chopped Tomatoes
9 Pitted Dates
Handful Dried Apricots
1 Tsp Turmuric
1 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Garam Masala
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
Tiny bit of Ground Cloves
2 Cloves of Garlic

Fry the onion with the spices and add the chopped chicken after a few minutes. Once the chicken starts to cook add the carrots, fruit and tinned chopped tomatos. Mix it all together and transfer to the slow cooker and cook on med for 4 hours. Stick on low until ready to serve.

Serve with couscous and enjoy.

Hopefully it’ll taste nice otherwise I’ll put this one down to experience and call in pizza :p