Yesterday morning I was up quite early to get washed and then wait to be taken to theatre. From what I could see through the dressing the abscess was now purple/black, large and sore, just as I was leaving the bathroom it opens slightly and was bleeding in the dressing. As I came out they […]
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A rollercoaster month
April 13, 2012 
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My fourth month as an amputee and if the other month was the worst so far, last month was a total rollercoaster. Emotionally it was tough, very tough and in just one day I went from being on top of the world to flat on the floor, it would be nice if that’s going to […]
Continue reading Where is the logic?
February 23, 2012 0 Comments
Some of you may remember that 14 weeks ago I mentioned I had sent off the application form for Disability Living Allowance. Not able to just tell them what care needs had increased I had to completely reapply. They say it can take up to 11 weeks to get a decision, that’s from the time […]
Continue reading The phantom rises
February 2, 2012 0 Comments
Last night was unpleasant to say the least. I noticed when I was reading in bed last night that the phantom sensations were incredibly high and worse than it had been for ages. Now I could be wrong but I am guessing that it had something to do with the trauma it was subjected to […]
Continue reading To drive or not to drive?
January 22, 2012 0 Comments
Today a school friend and supporter of this blog asked me a question on Facebook, when I was writing the reply I thought it would make a good topic for tonight’s blog, thank you Alison. She asked me how long they envisaged before I would be able enough to drive again. She also guessed that […]
Continue reading Muscles I forgot I had
January 20, 2012 0 Comments
Today I was at OWR (Operation Warriors Return) for the second week of the six week programme. Today the ex Royal Marine turned fitness instructor did an assessment on us (only 4 people this week) so he can work out a programme based on the Diet Diary and from the data collected today. First we […]
Continue reading Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
December 1, 2011 2 Comments
Oh it had to come sooner or later and here it is, my first rant. DLA given to people who need day to day help. Broken down into two parts, a mobility component for getting around indoors and out and the care component for personal help in daily living. Without going into a lengthy story […]
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