Hi everyone, some of you might have noticed that I have not been posting,the reason for this is that I have been in Hospital for 11 days as I had an infection which turned to sepsis.
For the first 3 days I was totally unaware of what was happening, I remember that there were four people at my bedside wanting me to sign a DNR.
My spouse Told me later that they did not expect me to recover as all of my organs were shutting down, she also told me that I had been given an enema I went to the loo, and I had filled the bowl so much with a green jelly like poo they had to call maintenance in to empty the bowl.
I was removed from the high dependency unit to a recovery ward with five other men, four normal and one with Alzimers, the nurses removed my antibiotic drip and started giving me the antibiotics via an injection six times over 24 hours,I was still on oxygen, saline drips, a catheter, and a heart monitor.
Usual routine was to be woken up at 5am for Blood pressure, temperature, blood sugars, antibiotic injection, urine and blood samples.
Breakfast at 9am repeat the above, Lunch at 12pm repeat above supper at 5 pm repeat above,
Lights out at 10pm repeat the above, during the night only antibiotics are given.
I did not eat anything for the first week in the recovery ward, my stomach was full of water, eventually I was taken off everything leaving only a cannula for the antivirals to be injected.
First breakfast I tried was toast eggs and tomatoes, the eggs were so Vile, so I alternated between, toast with beans or tomatoes, for lunch I twice had a chicken dinner, and once fish and chips, so my spouse started bringing me soup, sandwiches and crisps in yum yum.
Through my stay in hospital a young nurse Called Chichi took to me and went out of her way to look after me I made her laugh, she had never come across the expression “ working my ticket”
But she got it after an explanation.
I asked my spouse to get a box of chocolates so I could give them to Chichi, unfortunately on the day I was told I could go home Chichi was sitting her sisters exam, so I had to leave them for her, they nurse I left them with told my wife i'm not surprised, although we are not supposed to have favourites' your husband is definitely Chachi's favourite.
