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Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:54 pm
by Anton
After that, travelled to Bucharest, Constanta (pronounced "Constanza") and Targu Mures, for medical treatment again. Tested positive for a number of tick bite related diseases, the most damaging probably being Borrelia (although still not sure which one exactly, we know it's not Borrelia Bergdoferi, aka Lyme disease - I have its shy cousin).
Because you can't get treatment for the diseases I have in the UK, I'm in Romania getting treatment instead.
I would love to say that's why I haven't been posting, but Romania has the best broadband in Europe. The truth is that Jarrish Herxheimer reactions (where antibiotics kill lots of bacteria at once and their carcases poison you) aren't much fun.
Thankfully now I'm back in Targu Mures, where there's a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy centre, I've been doing HBOT which makes the herx reaction less painful. Yay and stuff.
Flying back in a couple more weeks, bringing a suitcase full of antibiotics of various kinds as Borrelia likes to change form to avoid antibiotics - so you have to take different antibiotics for each stage of the disease.
Anyhew, that's what I've been doing recently, hope you lot are all doing well!
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:07 pm
by Jordi
Well all of that sounds just ace Anton. Looks like you are having immense fun.
Hope the treatment all goes well and you're up for some SCUK Suzuki / cider / fire orientated fun throughout this year.
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:21 pm
by donkeychomp
Give me a call you loon when you get back home!
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:24 pm
by Anton
Jordi wrote:Well all of that sounds just ace Anton. Looks like you are having immense fun.
Im breathing. That's more than can be said of some, eh?
Jordi wrote:
Hope the treatment all goes well and you're up for some SCUK Suzuki / cider / fire orientated fun throughout this year.
Really really looking forward to something involving the Zuk, mud, Cider and fire. Ideally with gluten free burgers.
donkeychomp wrote:Give me a call you loon when you get back home!
Absolutely. Hoping that a bit of laning with you and the Mrs will be do-able.
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:27 pm
by ROBBIE
Was starting to wonder where you were,hope you feeling better and nice pic of you and Mrs anton(?)
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:28 pm
by ScottieJ
Hope it all works out for you bud
it's rediculous that you can't get treatment for it in the UK.
I'm gonna try to organise a few meets this year after taking last year off for myself so it would be awesome if you could make it to one
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:31 pm
by Anton
Thanks Robbie! She generally answers to "Eugenia" or "Jenny". I'm quite fond of those photos, as I am of the lass in them.
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:35 pm
by donkeychomp
Will be great to catch up and meet Jenny.
Green laning indeedy, maybe a gluten free plate of fish and chips too?
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:43 pm
by andyrew
Glad to hear lifes taking a good turn for you anton. You certainly deserve it. Best of luck dude
Re: Why I haven't been around much...
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:36 am
by zook123
Glad to hear that you're getting somewhere with this.
Sounds like a nice large SCUK meet coming up!