Well, internets, what a long, strange week it's been. Last Saturday morning I woke up in hospital, post-ascitic drain; yesterday I woke up in a hotel room in Manchester, post-Springsteen. What a difference a day makes. Or seven. Whatever.
In between these two things, I had a birthday. A big number, but not an important one. I'd asked people not to make too much fuss about it since, without wanting to sound like…
[Judy wrote this. She had lots of time for observation and contemplation yesterday. I, at least, had the occasional break. Judy pretty much got to sit for ten hours.]
“Arrive early, 9ish, so we can do bloods,” said Dr Khan on the phone. “The radiologist doesn’t work on Friday, but we can probably do the drain on the ward.” It all started well – we got there at 8 (no traffic!). they were…
And another Churchill!fail. Yesterday, you will remember, I didn't get the tummy drain I was promised because I had a radiographer appointment but no bed. And they promised faithfully that they would fit me in tomorrow.
Today I had a phone call from Omar, the doctor I spoke to on the chemo ward on Tuesday - the one who organised, or not, the drain in the first place. Tomorrow I have a bed. But the radiographer doesn…
Remember how yesterday I blogged in some excitement because the Churchill had managed to do a few things right?
Well, scratch that. The doctor who was intelligent enough to come down and find me in the Day Treatment Unit to let me know that he'd booked me a tummy drain rather than trying to phone me at home when I wasn't there, was, unfortunately, not intelligent enough to book me a bed on the ward at the same time.…
The Churchill was actually reasonably efficient today.
Yes, I'll give you a moment to recover before I go on.
Okay. You ready? Right:
1) Rose the Senior Chemo Nurse got the cannula in first time;
2) The chemo team had passed on my details to the line nurses, so I'm set (at least in theory) for a PICC line next week. Happy birthday to MEEEE;
3) A doctor from the oncology ward came down to find me in the Day…
