1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,880 Hello and welcome back. I hope everyone's had a decent week. Just trying to scratch 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:12,240 me then and decided to whack me headset. Not the smartest thing in the world to do. But 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:17,180 yeah, I hope everyone's doing okay. I'll be honest with you, this probably isn't going 4 00:00:17,180 --> 00:00:28,000 to be a massively long show this one. I've not been very well actually the last week. 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:35,160 I did something a bit silly one day. We were having some work done on our road. And they 6 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:40,960 were putting out some signage and whatever. And like a clown I decided to go and try and 7 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:46,320 speak to the people doing it. To try and find out how much of the road is being done at 8 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:53,080 one time, what dates and whatever else. Naturally I could not keep up with them and go and actually 9 00:00:53,080 --> 00:01:04,360 speak to them. So as I went walking down there, I actually had my fez machine on my belt. 10 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,680 What I didn't realise, well what I did realise but didn't think about, is I had the wrong 11 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:17,840 trainers on. I had my gardening trainers on. So I didn't actually have the little bit in 12 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:23,280 my trainer to make the fez machine work. Which honestly wasn't the smartest thing that I've 13 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:32,040 ever done. But you know, you live and learn. It did hurt. But it was actually probably 14 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:40,520 the following day that it got a little bit more difficult shall we say. And I will say 15 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:46,400 for those of you watching on YouTube just very quickly, I'm trying out a different technique 16 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:51,280 for doing things. I've got the camera in a different location and it's not actually sat 17 00:01:51,280 --> 00:02:00,840 on the laptop. So if you see my eyes wandering, I'm just getting used to this. Please don't 18 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:06,520 worry too much. It's all a bit new. I've got new microphones that I was actually going 19 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:13,120 to try and use but I don't think they really work with my recording desk if I'm honest. 20 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:18,120 Not to a good enough extent. So that will be stuff for me to use when I'm outdoors and 21 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:26,040 what have you. But anyway. So it was basically the following day after I decided to try and 22 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:36,080 chase this workman down. Again, really silly thing to do. And I woke up and again if you're 23 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:41,240 watching me on YouTube I'll sort of turn my face a little bit. You might see it around 24 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:51,360 this area here on my cheek. There's a bit of a lump. Woke up, pain, couldn't open my 25 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:58,880 mouth fully. It just wasn't right at all. It's an issue I have had previously. It was 26 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:05,280 a saliva gland infection. And I tried to sort of ignore it for the first day thinking maybe 27 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:12,760 it's something and nothing actually this time. But it was the day after that that really 28 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:21,000 did kick in. And for once I actually did the sensible thing and I contacted the doctors 29 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:29,500 really quickly. Don't normally do that. So I got in touch with my doctor on this brilliant 30 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:34,360 thing that you have to do it online rather than phoning up and just turning up and seeing. 31 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:39,640 But that's a conversation for probably another time. Everything's internet based these days 32 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:44,280 and it just makes no sense. It really don't. What's wrong with a phone call? What's wrong 33 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:51,920 with a face to face? But anyway. Anyway I digress. So yeah I mean I got in touch with 34 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:59,120 him and I will say my doctor actually got back to me really quickly. It was probably 35 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:11,360 within an hour. He got back in touch and prescribed me some antibiotics. Yay! I think. But yeah 36 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:18,680 I started taking them and slowly but surely the swelling is coming down. The pain is easing. 37 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:26,080 I'm still not able to open my mouth that wide but wide enough to put food in thankfully. 38 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:33,040 Can't go without food. So yeah I'm hoping that's going to clear up pretty quick because 39 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:42,840 in all fairness these kind of infections are actually really painful and I have to admit 40 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:49,960 the sooner it goes the better. But the other thing I was going to talk about today just 41 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:59,120 for a touch on. I mean one of the things that was mentioned to me when it was said that 42 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:05,680 I was going to be treated for MS with ocrevus ocraluzumab. Probably said that wrong but 43 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:14,480 I'm trying you know I'm doing my best here. Give me some credit. It was said to me that 44 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:24,520 as you push towards the next infusion you can have an issue where you start feeling 45 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:32,920 unwell. And I will use the term and I'm going to apologise now. I'm going to use probably 46 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:38,640 do you know what I'm not going to use the full word. All I'm going to say is it's a 47 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:52,480 gap between your old and your new infusion. The word begins with C ends in P and gap. 48 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:57,480 So I can't say for certain and I'm not going to sit here and say to you 100% certain I'm 49 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:06,800 going through this C gap. But all of the research I've done the people have spoken to and whatever 50 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:16,120 else. It kind of makes a bit of sense. It really does. Again I am still quite new so 51 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:21,880 I'm not going to say oh 100% that's what it is blah blah blah. That would be wrong of 52 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:32,640 me to do so. But what I am going to say is there is a chance. Only time will tell and 53 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:39,920 hopefully when we push towards the next infusion about 4 weeks time from now. Hopefully we 54 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:45,680 can figure that out. But what I will say and I'm actually going to put a bit of a positive 55 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:56,640 spin on it. I really am and which might seem a bit strange. But if it is that and I'm at 56 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:02,120 a point where I've had my first infusion and I'm waiting for my second and I've already 57 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,880 had that issue. At least going forward I know and understand what I'm going to be feeling 58 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:14,320 and whatever else. So actually I know it sounds really strange but if that's what I'm feeling 59 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:21,680 right now. I'm kind of pleased because at least I've got it out of the way and I understand 60 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:28,960 it. I know that's a really messed up way to think about it. I know I get it but at least 61 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:35,560 then the thoughts are there. I understand what's going on. Because let's be fair it's 62 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:42,720 something I'm going to deal with quite a lot these infusions. So in all fairness I have 63 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:53,720 got to get used to it. Now with the problems I'm having they're not anything new. It's 64 00:07:53,720 --> 00:08:03,120 all the old stuff that seems to be ramping up a little bit. Which again on that I'm kind 65 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:11,160 of used to it. I don't like it. I'm not happy with it. But at least I'm used to it. I know 66 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,960 how it feels. I know what I'm going through and whatever else. So actually in the grand 67 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:29,640 scheme yeah it gives me something to think about. And again I'm actually going to see 68 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:35,960 it in a positive light because there's no reason not to. It's life. That's what I've 69 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:42,560 got to get used to. But yeah apart from that you know there's bits and pieces we've got 70 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:49,320 going on in family life. Which again I'm going to be honest are really positive. Really really 71 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:58,680 positive and I'm not going to go too far into it. But what I will say is hopefully something 72 00:08:58,680 --> 00:09:05,240 that we've been. I'm going to use the word dreaming. Something we've been dreaming about 73 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:15,080 for a long time might actually come to fruition. Now I don't want to say too much because I 74 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:20,840 don't want to go jinxing things. Let's be fair and I'm going to call it Murphy's Law. 75 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:29,200 Yeah Murphy's Law. Yeah I don't want to test it. I just don't want to test it. But yeah 76 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:36,120 I mean hopefully I might have some real positive news in the not too distant future to share 77 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:43,360 with everyone. Which would be quite nice. But yeah I mean in all fairness as I say I 78 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:48,040 don't want to do a massively long show this week and I will apologise for that. Like I 79 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:59,400 said I'm still not feeling great. It is hurting. Talking isn't so bad. Talking a lot. It does 80 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:06,480 kind of hurt. It does quite a bit. It does. It looks like I'm kissing my microphone. Don't 81 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:15,800 know why I'd kiss my microphone. But you know. I mean yeah let's just not. I am in a bit 82 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:21,200 of a funny mood today. I'm in a bit of a jokey laughing mood. Which is exactly how I want 83 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:31,360 to be. So yeah. And do you know what I'm going to tell a really silly story. I wasn't going 84 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:42,240 to but I'm going to anyway. I did a video for YouTube where it was a short and it was 85 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:49,240 from when I was playing Fortnite. And there was this big lump of wood. It was like a tree. 86 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:53,960 Just right in the middle of where I was looking. And I thought this could be fun because there 87 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:58,680 was some machinery down. So I knocked this bit of wood down and it went and wiped everything 88 00:10:58,680 --> 00:11:08,280 out. Now instead of giving it this really big funky title on YouTube. No. No I had to 89 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:21,880 dad joke it. And the title was. Would you believe the damage this does. Would you believe 90 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:29,240 it. Yep. Yep I had to do it. It was wrong not to. And I enjoyed it. And I'll be honest 91 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:35,560 with you the response side off the back of it was fantastic. So in all fairness. I might 92 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:44,240 do a bit more like that now and then. Just because. And in all fairness. I want to start 93 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:55,040 doing a few more of the fun type videos as well. Because why not. Because why not. Life's 94 00:11:55,040 --> 00:12:01,160 too short for all the negativity all the time. Let's be totally honest. You know I didn't 95 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:05,320 really have any plan for this show today at all. Part of me was debating whether I was 96 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:13,320 going to do it because of. Me the mouth me pain. But I thought no I'm going to do it. 97 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,680 I'm just going to crack on and whatever. And you know what. It's kind of fun just to sit 98 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:25,880 here and natter away. It really is. But yeah no in all fairness. I'm probably going to 99 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:33,600 start calling it a bit of a wrap in a minute. But. Next week we'll be back to normal hopefully. 100 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:42,240 I'm really hoping this infection does clear up quite quickly. Because. It'd be nice to 101 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:49,200 eat my dinner properly. Not even a cut it up into tiny and I do mean tiny little bits. 102 00:12:49,200 --> 00:13:01,520 And then sort of semi chew mostly swallow. Yeah. Yeah OK. But anyway. Anyway. Gonna call 103 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:08,080 that a day for this show. Like I say if I start feeling better in the week I might sling 104 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:15,040 another one up. Just to come and say hello. I'm probably going to do not necessarily next 105 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:21,200 week. Maybe a week after. I'm going to do a proper update show. Do a full update on 106 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:25,920 how I am. What's going on and whatever else. Because actually I haven't done one of them 107 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:34,280 for a little while where I've just done a full update. To watch this space. Well thank 108 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:40,640 you very much. Hopefully with this new new routine I'm going through this this new design 109 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:46,280 for setting the camera up in a different place and whatever else. Hopefully that's not come 110 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:54,280 across a bit of it silly. Again I was going to use a different microphone. But it just 111 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:58,720 didn't work properly. It really didn't. I think it's one of these. You just plug it 112 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:05,000 into your phone and away you go. Rather than like I say I record now on the laptop instead 113 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:11,720 rather than the phone. It's just easier. Makes editing and I don't do much editing. But just 114 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:17,480 that little tiny bit here and there. Just makes it a little bit easier. Well. I hope 115 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:23,800 you have a brilliant week. And I will apologize now if it's been a bit of a rambly weird 116 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:32,320 show. But you know what. You've got to do something different now and then. Have a great 117 00:14:32,320 --> 00:15:00,320 week. I'll speak to you soon. Bye bye.