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hi all, tim seems to be having a few bad days starting yesterday, he was not his normal self? his breathing has got a lot worse and he goes vacant staring into space and his eyes roll, we called the district nurse to day ! his ankles have swollen up and he was worried about DVT again even though he has daily injections, so she said if it gets worse to call an ambulance, speak to you all soon
sandra.....xxx
6/5/2010
Dad lost his short battle with cancer last saturday, 01/05/2010.
He was at home, my sister, daughter a district nurse and myself were with him......
We knew he was getting weaker each day....It was only 23/4/10 the previous friday we went to the hospital and they gave him a blood transfusion. He was quite tired and a bit sleepy ut he was ok, able to walk short distances and get up his stairs.....
The following monday 26/04/2010 we went back to hospital, we were waiting for the results...
Friday morning and off to hospital I go, content in the thought that my GP surely can't be correct in her absurdly quick diagnosis of possible cancer.
Enter an ear, nose and throat consultant. A fair bit of poking and prodding later I am advised that my nasty tonsil will have to bite the dust. Oh well, whilst I was rather attached to it, I don't suppose that I will miss it.
I have heard of these NHS waiting lists, I wonder how long this will be? Monday.
Monday? That's awfully prompt and...
So there I am, Christmas 2009 and all my family have sore throats. This appears to be fairly normal as my eldest daughter started school last year and it would appear to be a petri dish for diseases where they meet new children who in turn pass them to their siblings and parents.
Well, I appeared to be a perfectly healthy guy but after everyone else had shaken their visiting bugs I was left with a nagging if very mild sore throat that just didn't seem to want to go away.
I can't recall the last...
Hi... sorry been a while since i have posted an update and some new photos but here are 2 from today.
Leg and foot near the wound very sore and numb but keeping leg elevated as much as i can.
Dressing wound myself other than days when i am at the hospital. Still a lot of sluff left and thats something i am not going to be picking off myself.
Anyway here are the pics...
Peter
BEFORE CLEANING
AFTER CLEANING
….with sleeping bag and camping stove! Well that’s what was intended for yesterday and that’s what I was going to write about but it didn’t quite go as planned, no surprises there then! It wasn’t really a camping trip or anything half as exciting or even exotic, it was a day trip to the hospital. A weird day thanks to the bank holiday messing up the usual schedule. A normal week would see me either rushing to Gloucester on a Monday morning (about an hours drive...
mum had her op now and had complete lung removed, she was in hospital for 2 weeks and is now home. I am looking after her, but what about help i hear other people talking about, that i can't seem to qualify for. To be honest i am exhausted and don't know how long i can carry on, i am disabled myself, and it's hard going. Took mum for blood tests this morning and the poor soul has been in bed all day exhausted., why have i not been offered any help, or am i just feeling sorry for myse...
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