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Infection confirmed

January 3, 2014 by theamputee 0 Comments

19th December There were loads of cock ups regarding my last appointment at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford. From Patient Transport times and communication, appointments and what they were for to where in the building they would take place. I was over an hour and a half late for my appointment time because of the […]

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A spanner in the works

December 31, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Tuesday 5th November The Orthopaedic Team removed the dressing – taking a bit of healthy skin off with it in one place – it all looked good so they left it uncovered with just a small dressing on the main abscess site. We spoke about stage two surgery, the antibiotics (including the two weeks off […]

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The inevitable happened

September 29, 2013 by theamputee 1 Comment

Over the last few days the abscess had slowly grown bigger and bigger. I knew it would open, just didn’t know when. When my muscles contracted to get out of bed Friday morning it proved too much for the skin, a small hole appeared and it started to weep. I managed to get to the […]

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Whaaat!

September 25, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

I phoned the Doctors Surgery just before lunch, to speak to the receptionist I spoke to yesterday about getting everything finalised for Oxford on Thursday. The person who answered the phone couldn’t find the lady I needed to speak to so I left my details and she would phone me back. In the afternoon the […]

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A psychiatric assessment

September 13, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Having been to the Liver Clinic on the Thursday (5th September) I was hoping to see the Consultant, to give him some information from that appointment. After them saying how they would help me and if I wanted to talk to anyone I could, no one came to see me Friday morning. I managed to […]

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A lot and nothing

August 21, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

I was going to write a post a bit sooner than this but I’ve had a computer issue the last two days, which I’ve now rectified to my relief. Lets bring you up to speed on where I am at the moment. Last Wednesday I saw my 2nd choice GP hoping above all else that […]

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Running in circles

August 12, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Wow, it’s been 5 days since I last did a blog post, I could say I’ve been lazy but really it’s just that nothing significant has happened. I had a blood test last Thursday and wasn’t happy with the results, the inflammatory marker (used to assess infection in the body) has over doubled what it […]

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A big update

July 24, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Wow, has it really been that long since I last did a blog post? Either I’m slacking, there has been nothing much happen or I’ve been busy. I think it’s a bit of everything really, let me do a bit of catching up and tell you what’s been happening. The Job Centre are helping me […]

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