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A complete turnaround

A couple of days before my liver enzymes had spiked again, which we think was a reaction to one of the antibiotics. When the Infection Team came round they told me they had gone back to normal without any changes to the antibiotics, so all was good there. I had a meeting with Ziggy the […]

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A mixed week

I’m not really sure what happened last weekend to be honest but this massive wave of tiredness came over me, I had to fight my eyes constantly but the sleep always won. Every time a Nurse came they had to wake me up, they all commented on how sleepy I was and the difficulty I […]

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Up to speed

As you can imagine, and as I’ve said before, being in Hospital is not much different from being in Prison. It’s a ridged routine, with the same things happening at the same times every day, the only slight exception being the weekend. With all the different medication and changes they keep making to them I […]

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More Information and equipment testing

Last Friday was another busy day but having had a much better nights sleep, due to the PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia), I was able to tackle the onslaught of people, information and equipment with ease. The first set of intelligence came from the Infection Team who were first through the door. Although they were armed […]

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Two stage surgery

So, here we are again, on the Eve of yet more surgery. I’ve been in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford for four days now. It feels like a strange place because it’s an NHS (National Health Service) Hospital yet feels more like a private one in many ways. I have to question the common sense […]

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A job well done

So, 8 months and 11 days after my surgery they have finally completed the Kitchen worktop, hussar! Two guys came yesterday to start the work, one of them was the person who came round to do the quote. He was really good and came up with some good suggestions to get the best from the […]

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Progress

There has been some progress with both the Kitchen adaption and the Wet Room, so here’s the update:- Wet Room At the beginning of the week a surveyor came out to see the Bathroom and assess the work that needs doing. He was really nice, explained things really well and also checked that I knew […]

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A Grant Update

At the beginning of March my Community OT (Occupational Therapist) forwarded the paperwork for the wet room and Disability Facilities Grant to Fenland District Council.  At the end of last week I received a phone call from West Norfolk Care & Repair who take up the case to get the process and work organised. They […]

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