Even though I tried to be a bit "clever" with the title by combining the words pancreatitis with panic and covid this post is not going to be as much fun as the matter is pretty serious. Then again it's not like you should cry about the current situation either cause it's not much we can do about except for protecting ourselves and others while the pandemic is hopefully beginning to wind down. Now I realize that this situation might mean a lot worse outcomes for a lot of people out there, especially those who had to quit their jobs and aren't able to work from home - which is something I am lucky to be able to although let's say the pay is as volatile as the crypto markets - it is still kind of a bad situation for myself and my plans I had as well.
I don't mean to just make this post feeling bad about myself and have you guys comfort me but just wanted to discuss my current situation as I kind of haven't even been thinking much about it as I've been so engulfed in everything happening on our platform these past few months. Some of you may remember that I wrote a post about my one week stay at the hospital some time ago due to an acute pancreatitis attack which I wasn't even sure if it was that until I finally a few days into the pain went to the hospital to check up. Apparently some pain medication I had taken were a bad mix which had spread the infection even more cause before that time it usually went away after some hours but usually under one day. Long story short they recommended me to remove my gallbladder but due to the long queues here and not so great hospitals compared to my home country (their words and recommendation) I was to fly back to Finland to do the operation but before I even got the chance to plan it the covid outbreak started which rendered most of my plans useless as flying now would be way more dangerous for myself and others.
Alright well, I'll just wait it out I thought, how long can this pandemic last anyway? Welp, turns out longer than many had expected or maybe cause many had just underestimated it and how bad people are at holding themselves safe from a widespread virus they all are aware of. Not to blame anyone but can we work together already to get rid of this once and for all? Needless to say the people in charge are to blame the most cause everyone either seems too proud to be truthful about the real numbers and the seriousness of this and either keep hiding the real numbers or just not taking enough tests to get to the bottom of them or they're just competing versus other countries to look better in the statistics no matter the long term outcome. People being people.
The problem I am finding myself in now, though, is that I have to keep looking out for my diet constantly. I've already made a couple mistakes where the attack came back and each time has felt way worse psychologically than before. Even though physically one of those times wasn't as bad and painful the thought that it might not go away and I'd have to go back for a visit to the hospital has been more daunting. This is of course due to covid and me now not being so sure as to how good the hospitals and medical care are in this country considering they themselves say it's not great it could mean that me having to visit it again could mean I would risk getting infected by covid as well. If that were to happen I'm sure the mix of that with acute pancreatitis would not be as fun as mixing weed with alcohol.
Anyway, I'm trying to stay safe for now focusing on my work and awaiting to be able to fly back to Finland to undergo the operation which according to the docs would mean that I could eat more normal stuff and there'd just be some pain that can occur but no infection due to gallstones. I sure do miss regular food. :')
I'm considering taking the opportunity to fly as soon as covid clearing up looks to be happening though not just cause the flights are cheaper but also to beat the queues for the other "regular" sicknesses and symptoms people may be having back in Finland they've also been postponing to check themselves up on because of covid. Finally after that operation is done I'll be able to continue with some other travelling plans I've been delaying for a long time but more about that in another post.
What things have you had to postpone because of covid?