Although I met a couple of amputees before my surgery I had not met any that had recently had their surgery done, which meant I have had nothing to gauge my progress with. Yesterday was the 10th December and a full month since I had my surgery. Part of me can’t believe it has gone […]
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Medication mayhem
December 10, 2011 
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Today’s blog has a moral to it. I am normally well on top of my medication and have only left myself short a couple of times. Now in the week I can go to the GP’s Surgery, explain the problem, they check the system, the receptionist raises a prescription, a GP signs it and I […]
Continue reading A dinning experience
December 8, 2011 0 Comments
Today I went out for lunch with two friends from Cambs ACF, we went to a local pub that I had not been to before. This was my first dinning out experience since the surgery and I was quite looking forward to it. After squeezing the wheelchair into the car it was off on the […]
Continue reading Banned, banned and …….. well maybe
December 7, 2011 0 Comments
Compared to the last two monumental days on the road to recovery today seemed a bit of a trundle down a track. After getting up late this morning (slap wrists), trying to catch up on some sleep (bad night last night) I decided I would write out my Christmas cards. I am usually ahead of […]
Continue reading New chair is wheelie wheelie good
November 29, 2011 0 Comments
After an absolutely pants night’s sleep I was still very excited about today. The excitement would have to wait until this afternoon but the morning consisted of a trip to the GPs surgery. There have been two practice nurses who I have seen regularly since the beginning of the year for regular dressing changes. I […]
Continue reading The great escape
November 24, 2011 0 Comments
The consultant is happy, the physio and occupational health team are happy which means I am happy, very happy. I can’t believe it was only two weeks ago that I had my surgery. The day after the pain was incredible and I thought it would be ages before I would be able to do some […]
Continue reading Not a great day
November 16, 2011 0 Comments
It had to happen sooner or later, I have had my first really bad day. It started yesterday evening when I tend to need more pain control, which usually works, but yesterday it didn’t. The pain was just constant and I had a really bad night. As soon as they woke me up this morning […]
Continue reading The Leo gets a Lion
November 15, 2011 0 Comments
Medication wise I am now on more Morphine than when I came in and we are reviewing the possibility of increasing the Amitriptyline for the nerves and cramping, bring it on. I am actually disappointed the we have had to up the medication but as the pain specialist said it is better to increase […]
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