Countdown to my op

Hi tvman glad the op went well. Sorry to hear your back in a&e, sound nasty the bleed. I hope  the antibiotics do the trick and your home soon xx

tvman, oh no not good to bleed for you. I hope it's a fast fix and you can go home. Glad all went well other wise. 

Hi tvman

I'm pleased to hear the op went well and hope they can sort out the comcations soon.

All the best, gragon

Hi tvman, it's good to read your op went well, it's a worry that your bleeding, I'm sure you will overcome it.

All the best Ulls 

Hi Tvman,

I hope that they have sorted the bleeding.

Best wishes 

Hi everyone, thanks for all your words of encouragement and well-wishing. I saw the surgeon yesterday at the Downe hospital where he had a clinic. I was still giving my details at reception and one of the nurses overheard and brought me into a treatment room, it seemed they were expecting me even though I had no appointment.

My arm was significantly swollen The dressing was removed which revealed a lot of blood blisters. The surgeon appeared a minute or so later while the other staff were examining my arm. He explained what he had done during the surgery and why there were so many blood blisters. The ulnar nerve had been very tight and there was a lot of arthritis, caused by a dangerous blood condition I have called haemochromatosis. He had to take away some bone to release the nerve so at least that will mean that I won't hopefully have pain from that elbow anymore. 

Btw, haemochromatosis (loosely called iron overload or the Celtic Curse) is a hereditary condition caused by a mutated gene that inhibits my body from breaking down iron from from one's diet, therefore as well as causing joints in the body to become arthritic, iron deposits accumulate in major organs. Depending on which organ is mostly affected, sufferers can develop heart failure, kidney failure, hepatitis, renal cell carcinoma, cirrhosis and so on. Treatment is blood removal (venesection) but as I have a blood cancer and my haemoglobin is low, that is not an option. I've now a lifetime of testing, watch and wait. A lot going on.

Take care and stay safe everyone

Tvman xx 

Hi tvman, that's a lot to go through, and I'm pleased to hear the op was successful.

All the best Ulls 

Thank you for the update tvman.

Pleased you got the surgeon and the explanation hope the pain will be better for you xx

Thanks for the update Tvman, haemochromotosis is in my family too, though thankfully I only have the one gene, so luckily am unlikely to have an issue with it myself. 

Hi Tvman,  Great news that you've finally had your op. I hope the bleeding is now over and done with and the healing bit goes well. x