oct 11th
Ed went down hill not even able to sip a drink so bak to hospital. Needed emergency op for bowel obstruction ( told not cancer but a kink in bowel). Waited 26 hours for emergency op! but at least receiving fluids and morphine through drip. Op went well but when I demanded to know details multiple tumours found , not removed, but bypass put in place to allow Ed to eat and pass motions. Surely doc knew this from scan of previous week. Ed doesnt know as he has enough to cope with re pancreas. At least he doesnt have a bag to deal with or any more surgery.
I have had a daily battle to allow me to be with him as visiting times only allow 3 hours a day. I ignored that but it was upsetting to have to continually repeat myself that my husband is terminal and I need to be with him, but wild horses would not stop me being with him.
Ed is home now, happy to be in his own bed and able to eat a little. He has lost nearly 2 stone in sept and is frail but able to walk in garden each day for a few minutes, the sun has been shining (just for him I think) WE see oncologist mid nov and need to be as fit as poss. That is the next target.
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