Since coming back home to Kent I have been afflicted with a bout of ill health.

To start with I just thought it was a quick case of vasculitis as I slowed down and let the stress off.

Not so…

The first treatment of steroids had the desired effect and knocked the vasculitis back and all was well. Then the following evening it came back so I hit it a bit harder and again it responded.

Then I had a couple of days clear before it came back again - much to the annoyance of all (especially ‘rents) who couldn’t understand why it was coming back. So over last weekend I hit it with a full dose of steriods and it immediately became apparent why it was coming back as I was laid low with flu-like symptoms*.

Missed work on Monday with the lurgy and had to live through the progressively worsening vasculitis from weds onwards to make sure the bug was well and truly gone.

Sunday was unpleasant to say the least - the combination of no sleep and pain and cold meant that I spent an uneventfull day dozing in the living room in front of a roaring fire. Took another dose of steroids sunday morning and waited for them to take effect.

Took more this morning and touch wood so far everything seems to be responding in the correct way and no sign of the lurgy returning.

Here’s to a few weeks illness free

*The steroids help the vasculitis by supressing my immune system - with an increased risk from infections as a trade-off.