it's christmas day tomorrow (15mins!) and then i leave the morning after. early morning. i don't want to disturb pdoc on xmas day .

like my GP said, it does seem to be dying out a bit. last week i kept falling asleep/waking up feeling funny multiple times (before i actually did sleep), but now it only happens maybe only once.

i will let my friends know what is happening. i did go out and eat dinner with one of them last night and had some cheese (!!!!!) and nothing bad happened, even at night, so i don't think i'm quite so "at risk" anymore. googley's idea of giving them contact details is good, but i think i will just let them know it's in my wallet rather than give them an actual list. my friends get a bit funny with that sort of thing. i've tried being responsible in the past and saying "oy, this is the deal" but they prefer to cover their ears & sing at top of voice.

my GP did say she thinks it's ok. even though my blood pressure is high for me, it's still in the "low" range for the normal population. and she checked my heart and said it was up to compensate for the increased pressure or something, so that everything was working the way it was meant to.

i am carrying my meds with me just in case. i have ativan for emergency situations, which will keep me ok until my normal med kicks in (usually 48hrs). the time difference is only an hour forward, so it's not like i'll be trying to get at pdoc/austin-t at crazy times of the night. i have travel insurance, and numbers for english-speaking med services there. i think things will be ok. it's only two weeks. if things go pear shaped i can always fly home early.

edit: thank you impy for remembering my hugs!!!