The Amputee

Exercise “Battle of the Bug” Commences

October 14, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Because of being ‘Nil by mouth’ from midnight I managed to get left in peace first thing in the morning, apart from the obligatory medication at about 06:00. I managed to get some sleep throughout the night but was extremely apprehensive about this surgery and what it would be like after. Having surgery is always […]

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Two stage surgery

October 8, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

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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From one Hospital to another

October 5, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

Thursday evening I was shuffling along the bed to try and transfer onto my wheelchair, so I could go to the toilet. I’ve been using a commode most of the time but every now and then preferred to use the toilet. I got my leg laying along the edged of the bed when all of […]

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Been to hell and back

October 1, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

The plan for the weekend had been set on Friday and I was resigned to the fact that I would be here at least Till Monday. Saturday should have been a quiet relaxing day but it turned out to be anything but that. It all started to go tits up when a young oriental guy, […]

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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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I’m not a freak of nature!

September 20, 2013 by theamputee 0 Comments

There was a time, when I worked for Royal Mail, when getting up at 03:45 for a 04:30 start was the norm and there wasn’t a morning where I didn’t want to get up and go to work. That changed when I had to stop doing deliveries and started working in the office, then I […]

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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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