Up The Farway Tree

Autumn Wedding

The wedding last weekend was lovely and the weather could not have been better. It was a perfectly still sunny autumn day - perfect for photographs and guests mingling in the gardens of the hotel. The wedding took place in Alloway - the church was next door to the lovely Brigadoon hotel where the reception was held. The bride of course looked amazing and she had obviously paid a lot of attention to detail, with everything coordinating on a theme of gold and maroon. The first part of the evening was a celeidh and the second part was disco music, so everyone was catered for. It was great to catch up with all my flat mates again - some of whom were staying with us in the house in Ayr, which was even better as we managed to go for lunch on the Sunday as well. One of our other flatmates, Al, also announced that he is getting married next year - so that will be another wedding to look forward to. We are obviously at that age where all our friends are getting married. I guess it will be lots of christenings next..

Sunset in Ayr

The Happy Couple

Us...but you get a week peek at the room

Our old flatmates and their partners

Jenny looking lovely!

I wasn't feeling too bad during the wedding weekend and I have been feeling better this week - I am still taking the antibiotics although I suspect it was more viral. A lot of people at work have been unwell so I probably picked up something there. Coincidently I say the facial pain doctor this week - we have decided to stop the first drug I tried (dosulepin) as it wasn't really helping, and to increase the gabapentin. The idea is to slowly try and get it to maximum dose so we can know for sure whether this helps or not. I am not sure how quickly I will manage this as I was really knocked off when I first started it, and to be honest am still much clumsier than normal. I have increased it to the next stage and so far I am ok. He is also referring me to a more general pain specialist as he doesn't really think this is facial pain syndrome - and more a chronic pain issue that has developed on the background of acute sinus pain which went untreated for a long time. The doctor he is referring me to is apparently quite innovative so goodness knows what I might end up on ;-) I will try anything to be honest -it is not so much the severity of the pain, but the chronicity. Although I can work, and go out, and get on with life, it is always just there - sometimes in the background and sometimes much more to the fore -but I would love for it to play a much lesser role in my life. I know it probably cannot be cured but if it can managed then that is all I am asking for.

I am in Hawick at the moment as we are going to an evening wedding reception tonight! It is good because it means we are able to stay with Anne and John and get a good catch up. I am also going to Newcastle on monday for my review so my mum can just pick me up from here and we are only about an hour away. It is three months since my last review and in that time I have reduced my steroids from 10mg to 5mg so I am hoping there has been no negative impact on my lung function. I feel as if it is fine - not been breathless at all -so fingers crossed I excel myself :-) I am also hoping if all is well that he might suggest a 6 month gap but I am perhaps being optimistic!

I will have to report back soon with a Newcastle update and more wedding photos..