Wednesday 27th February Today was the first time since Saturday evening that I saw my Consultant. I explained to him that I’d mentioned to every member of the plastic team I’d seen that he had asked for compression but nothing seemed to happen. I was concerned that he had done all that hard work in […]
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Two contrasting days
March 8, 2012 
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Yesterday I had a phone call booked with my GP who normally call’s late evening but phoned first thing in the morning. I told her that I had come off the MST (slow release Morphine) and was looking for a plan for phase 2 of Operation Withdrawal. After checking my medication it was decided that […]
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February 13, 2012 2 Comments
The 10th February was not only my Nan’s Birthday but also marked my 3rd month as an amputee. The last couple of months I have done a reflection/summary of what I have been up to and I don’t see that this month should be any different, especially as not much happened today. So what has […]
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January 11, 2012 0 Comments
Today didn’t get off to the best start as I had an unplanned close inspection of the floor this morning. No damage done and by far the least painful of the three fall’s so far. I, of course, was not being that careful and it was totally my own fault, well the fact no one […]
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November 13, 2011 0 Comments
Wow today has been busy. The first eventful thing happened just before lunch when I saw the physio (different one from yesterday). She came in and said about me sitting out in the chair for lunch which of course I had to give it a go. Although I was off the PCA and just starting […]
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November 13, 2011 1 Comment
as you can imagine one of the first events of the day, after the all important breakfast and pills, is the wash but unlike yesterday (when I had a Sister and Healthcare assistant to help me wash) I was given a bowl of water, my wash bag, towel, flannel, cup of water and sick bowl […]
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