8 weeks post op now possible empyema!

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Just wanted a rant! Please read my profile for background but now my partners back in hospital with possible empyema! So much pain, which isn’t unusual but his temperature was spiking! 

Im gutted.. we were hoping to see the pain specialist tomorrow and first oncologist appointment Thursday and now this.. does it ever stop! It’s so hard! We’ve three kids and they’re just trying to have a normal life, but can’t as it’s surrounded by watching pain all the time.. then hospital admission just to add to it all! 
Sorry just need to vent 

  •  I am so sorry to hear this. You must be beside yourself with worry! Sorry I can't help in any way, apart from being a listening ear whenever you need it x 

    “Try to be a rainbow, in somebody else's cloud” ~ Maya Angelou
    Chelle 

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  • Thanks Chelle, just heard from the consultant today that it looks like an abscess but can’t rule out cancer. He only had an X-ray two weeks ago! How have they missed this?
    We’re heartbroken and my partner is still waiting for a bed on a ward so he’s in a bed in the corridor, pain not being managed properly it’s a nightmare. 

  • I was going to say I can’t believe he’s still waiting in a corridor, but sorry to say I can believe it because it is happening so much now! And I’m sure having the doctors on strike will not be helping with his care and pain relief. 

    I know it’s hard, but try and stay positive, if he had an X-ray 2 weeks ago it sounds more likely it is an abscess I would think. I really hope he is on a ward soon and gets the help he needs. X 

    “Try to be a rainbow, in somebody else's cloud” ~ Maya Angelou
    Chelle 

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