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  • A Week On

    RedTree26
    Dad feels like shit He's in a lot of pain...the consultant did warn him ,after his surgery he asked,are you in pain ? And Dad replied ...No...Don't worry you will be....I guess Dad was warned.Dad's face where they did the partial parotidectomy ,I thi...

  • Home At Last

    RedTree26
    Dad was discharged yesterday afternoon ... We went and collected him from the hospital,he's to use a wheelchair because the walk to the main entrance from the ward was just too far and in his weekend state why walk when you can ride. He was knac...

  • A Mountain Left To Climb

    RedTree26
    Well Dad had his operation ,almost six hours under anesthetic,the wait and the worry we're terrible but eventually we were told he's out and in recovery,and there he stayed in the post op recovery place for 24 hours because they'd no beds...

  • Long night

    RedTree26
    I'm knackered ,terrible night ,no sleep.Whwn you're in bed at night,mind whirring ,every scenario playing out in you're head ,well sleep just doesn't happen .I tossed and turned for an hour,then thought sod it and started to read my k...

  • Want To Scream

    RedTree26
    Well it was Dad's pre op at the hospital today,what a bloody farce getting to the hospital,road works everywhere,one way blood streets,diversions ,so bloody stressful,My husband took us but he got lost because the sat nav kept re routing us,but w...
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