Well finally i managed to get out and do a bit of fishing
despite having attacks from the beast wake me up every morning in the early
hours. After suffering for months i decided to just get out and enjoy a bit of
sport while i can and i am really happy i did. Getting lots of fresh air and sun
seems to agree with me and i am feeling a lot better than i have been for quite
some time. I decided on going for 48hrs non stop fishing with my friend John
down at my local lake and we had a great time catching quite a few large Carp. I
just wish it lasted longer as i really did enjoy myself despite getting sun
burnt as we were caught out by the weather. It had forecast cloudy days and
windy patches with a storm on Wednesday night but it suddenly changed and
we ended up having a small heat wave for 2 days.
The sun was so bright and strong that despite me making sure i
was covered up i still ended up catching the sun badly on the back of my hands,
my ears and my neck. The constant heat also brought on attacks whilst i was
fishing and i ended up having to take my injections twice. I just sat down in my
bivvi (tent) and too the injection and waited for the pain to ease and then
returned to fishing as soon as it had gone. I was quite surprised to actually
get an attack when i am fishing as normally they tend to stay away but i think
it was down to the heat that they started. I was making sure i drank plenty of
fluids during the hot days so it wasn’t because of lack of water that's for sure
as i even made a friend bring me extra water down on the second day.
The fishing trip did me the world of good and my body seems to
have returned to normal for five minuets. My bowels are working normal again and
the stomach pains and allergic reaction symptoms have stopped. I am still
getting pains in the lower back and when i walk my legs are still burning and my
muscles in the legs ache like nothing has ever before but its an amazing
improvement compared to a couple of weeks ago. I still didn't work out what was
causing the allergy and can only think it was the thrush i caught in the mouth
from smoking damp tobacco that could have caused it all. I am just happy that it
has all calmed down and i am now praying that it stays like this for a
while.
I am getting less attacks than i have had for years and i feel
a lot happier in myself. The fishing therapy really did work for me this time so
i can’t wait to go out again. Only 2 weeks away from my birthday so i am
planning on a couple of days sessions before i go out for another long 48 – 72
hour session again. If my health continues to improve then i have to keep this
up and get out as much as i can this year. I just hope that the walking , back
and legs also start to improve as it is still painful to move around but no
where near as bad as it was. Thank God!