Summer Vacation 2025 - Cancelled

A lot indeed has happened since the last update. It was only a few weeks ago.

We are only a few days away from our Summer trip to France and it has all come crashing down.

Over a week ago I felt really ill and after an NHS 111 call I was referred to my surgery. I went to the surgery after another long call. It seemed I had got myself a urinary tract infection.

I was bundled off home with antibiotics and paracetamol. With the proviso that if I was sick i.e. vomit, I was then go to A&E. 

Thursday evening and  I fell up the stairs and was unable to get up. I simply had no strength in my arms. Claire called 999.

The ambulance came within 20 minutes and they treated me and suggested I either go to hospital. Or stay at home. It was 9.30pm. I stayed. They did say that the hospital might not do much more. My blood pressure was very low and temperature was 39.6.

Things didn't really improve over the weekend. I went to the surgery on Monday. They called the ambulance and off I went.

How lucky I was to check in and spend the next 14 hours shuffling along the corridor from triage to major investigation. Claire came and sat with me for about 5 of them!!!

The result is more antibiotics. Nasty ones that require standing or sitting for 30 mins afterwards before lying down.

Then the passed me from Surgical to Urology. "In a few days" I'll get an email.

That was Tuesday morning at 6 30am when I was discharged, and it's now Thursday 22nd May.

I had a call yesterday afternoon to invite me back to the hospital for an ultrasound on Friday 31st. Urgency dropped....!!!

So what does all that mean. The antibiotics seem to have had zero result and so we have decided to cancel the holiday.

I have begun cancelling bookings where possible. Camping-car Park needed a WhatsApp only. The other are dragging on.

I was able to change Le Shuttle on the app and got stiffed £36 to move to October 1st. Ready for the October trip that we already have planned.

Of course, once I am fit there are places to visit at home.

I also have the Relay Riders Charity Ride in July as well as a few events we already planned for after we return home.