Yesterday consisted mainly of clock watching. It started early on at the Doctors where I was back to see my 2nd choice GP. She was pretty much on time, which is a Miracle in itself for any of them at the surgery, so was this the start of a lucky day? I went in and […]
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A lot and nothing
August 21, 2013 
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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 […]
Continue reading Running in circles
August 12, 2013 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 […]
Continue reading Two very different decisions
August 7, 2013 4 Comments
I felt sorry for my Dad, we had been told I could get patient transport from Hinchingbrooke Hospital to Addenbrooke’s Hospital but last minute .com they said they couldn’t. Well that’s a small lie, they could get me a wheelchair taxi but my Dad would have to come with me, if he had to come […]
Continue reading Will they or wont they?
August 2, 2013 0 Comments
The question that was going around in my head all morning, will they or won’t they let me home today. I suppose I had better back fill this a little as it’s been few days since I’ve written anything. After the drain came out Monday evening I had a pretty restless night, which was hardly […]
Continue reading Drain pain
July 30, 2013 0 Comments
I was moved to SSU (Short Stay Unit) because of the irrigation system and the staff ‘supposedly’ not knowing what to do on Juniper. SSU was supposed to be specialised and deal with these all the time, that’s true when you get Orthopaedic staff on the Ward, in the form of the Staff previously on […]
Continue reading Oh it just gets better
July 29, 2013 0 Comments
After having had my fist night on SSU and because people were spread out around the unit they decided to have a big bed change around. I was moved from Bay 9 to Bay 6 and was offered my same window position, which I accepted. If I was to sit with the bed rest up […]
Continue reading Happy Birthday to me
July 27, 2013 2 Comments
Thursday night saw me get very little in the way of sleep and as the clock struck midnight I became another year older, Happy Birthday to me. It didn’t get off to a great start, 04:30 and I was in a lot of pain so I rung for some Oramorph (thankfully they had switched the […]
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The Amputee 