Its been a while since i have been around to maintain perrysworld.

Theres a very good reason for this, i’ll start at the beginning .

September 2023 , i attended my yearly diabetic review and im pleased to say my HBA1C scored 35 … thats even better than last year.

HOWEVER…

Blood was discovered in my urine sample.

On having 3 more samples checked , i was still showing whats called an invisable hematuria.

This flagged up on the medical system as suspected bladder cancer. Therefor i was fastracked under the 2 week wait to my local hospital for tests. I had full blood tests and urine samples taken for cancer markers , an ultrasound scan of my bladder and kidneys , a cystoscopy to look inside my bladder and finally a CT scan to check for problems to the upper tract and kidneys.

All the tests came back clear at the end of 2023 except for my CT scan …. i’m pleased to say that the results of that came through today and thats also clear.

Its been a very traumatic 6 months to say the least. They presume that the blood may be due to my lifelong medication of apixaban ( a blood thinner ) thats taken to prevent another DVT. ill be staying on apixaban as the benefit outweighs the risk of not taking them.

Further to this , i will be staying on my anti depressants and anti anxiety medication as well as my lifelong blood pressure medication.

Hopefully things can only get better from here on in and i can now focus on my hobbies and keeping the website updated regularly .

I’m changing from phillips hue lighting to govee. There’s a lot more items and a better pricing structure.

At present, I have ambient TV lighting from the rear of the TV , in unison with the govee light bars beneath.

to the left is the govee mood light on the shef unit. All respond to what is being shown on the TV although I have the lamp just running mood lighting at the moment.

I’ll be getting a govee floor lamp in the next few days too so I’ll upload another video soon.

Not me this time , my daughter.

She found this crystals hidden by dronehub.

she loves crystals and collects them so it was the perfect prize !

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095721333675

My daughter had to work yesterday so I was tasked with collecting the Latest iPhone 15 that was pre ordered.

it didn’t arrive at the store til late but I still had a few hours left before close of business.

Happy to report it’s now in her hands , complete with protective case and screen guard.

she’s a happy bunny now !

I’m having the walls on my stairs insulated today as well as the loft boarded.

The guys are doing a great job , it’s a few hours in and plastering is now underway.

should keep the stairway toasty warm over winter 😉

As I am registered as a carer , as well as my annual flu jab , I’m also eligible for a covid booster. This was administered this morning whilst I had my diabetic review.

one in each arm so hopefully I’m covered for a few months at least 😀.

Had my annual diabetic review today.

Ive now been classed lower than pre diabetic and diet controlled. This means I only need to be checked once per year for diabetes. The doctor was extremely pleased with my results however a very small trace of blood was found in my urine sample so a recheck in 2 weeks.

I’ll be having a full blood count in a few weeks for my other issues and I’ll update once I get the results.

Noticed one of the adams family taking a picture of my property earlier. ( not their real names but that’s who they remind me of ).

2 lads mid 20’s had stuck a repulsive card on mine and other properties in the area.

hope you enjoyed your little stunt , I have you on camera and you can be easily identified.

all of you 😉

Since upgrading to a 65″ Smart TV, I missed having the ambient lighting. Rather than using phillips hue , I’ve decided to use the govee setup this time.

rather than just a static colour of my choice, this time it actually matches what’s being shown on the screen . It’s also managed using alexa or Google home so I can just tell it what I need it to do.

Nice bit of kit and a fair bit cheaper than phillips.

My Fibre to the premises install was completed yesterday. Pleased to say all went well, I still have Virgin media till the end of the month so I can enjoy the best of both worlds for now.

I was hoping to do a feature for the Web page but I had other commitments so I only had time to take a few photos.

I’ll keep you updated with how it’s going after my initial bedding in period.

I’ll be using the supplied BT router for a few days whilst the line settles then will connect to my own synology router as it has the latest WiFi 6 for faster wireless speeds.