Well that's me off my bike for a while

[Rickshaw Phil]

KBO as Churchill put it. As always I wish you all the best and hope you'll start to improve soon.

 

[cyberknight]

I think we are all concerned for you and would rather you get checked out and be told your ok rather than be in pain unnecessarily.Is your other half off work now till after x mas?I think none of us think you should be alone at all given your condition , i know work is work and i am not questioning any choices/ needs .
I know you have family issues but seriously they need to mtfu and help , i live 5 mins walk from my mum and i choose this house for that reason among other things as shes getting on a bit and i have always felt as the "senior" child the responsibility is mine.

 

[coffeejo]

KBO as Churchill put it. As always I wish you all the best and hope you'll start to improve soon.

I thought it was Roosevelt wot penned that in his missives to Churchill?

 

[vickster]

I was told that the pain would be worse after the op for anything up to 6 weeks. The falls are simply an indication of the nerve damage and my inability to control the leg. The longer they go on for, and they have been happening since the disk ruptured back on the 5th November, simply gives a better idea on how much nerve damage there is, verse problems from inflammation. The swelling will take weeks to go down completely because my body can't heal quickly and I can't have non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs (NSAIDs). Sadly I took another one this afternoon, immediately after my physio of sitting in a chair for 5-10 minutes. I got up and turned to go to the bathroom which is to the right and my leg simply didn't hold me. The bruise had already started to show, but at least my right shoulder had stopped hurting now. I took a dose of morphine straight away and lay down. I'll take some more codeine soon and dose up for the night so I get some rest.

Dr's are not open at the weekend and any ambulance will take me to the a&e unit my consultant does not work at, we are in the middle of 2 of them. I would rather end up at the hospital she works at personally. I'll try to speak to someone on Monday and just be careful about right hand turns, they are the ones my physio warned me about, turn on the good side not the bad.. Problem is that for the last 20 years the good side had been the right hand side!

I'd still email the secretary before Monday, marking as urgent, and say you need to see the consultant before Christmas assuming she has a clinic. You have private healthcare, make full use of it

You say you can't take NSAIDs, how about a cox-2 like Celebrex?

 

[ColinJ]

Emma, could you use a walking frame to help support you as you move about? (It sounds like you don't have one at the moment.)

Be very careful - both my parents ended up injuring themselves badly in falls which put them in hospital for months, and that's the last thing that you need!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

My husband is at work until 4pm on the 24th. My step-father has done down with a cold, so has taken the wise decision to avoid me, which means my mother won't come over. my sister is the only other option and well I have only had 3 text messages from her since this started, despite the fact every time she passes out and ends up in A&E we drop everything and bale her out. she lives reasonably close - its a nice days 100km ride if you go the long way.

Stuart is out tomorrow - I will just have to take it easy and possibly not do the sitting up in the chair physio whilst he is not around. Mind you I have fallen once whilst he has been in the house - he was in another room at the time. I won't attempt the stairs at all - that's my choice. I am too scared of falling down them and won't do them without assistance full stop - stuart had to have his hands around my waist tonight because even with the crutches I was unsteady on my feet. I don't know why. Stuart is pretty certain both my knees are going to bruise from today's fall - that could actually be useful if I can get a Dr out to see me on Monday. getting me to A&E needs an ambulance and it feels so unnecessary.

I'll see if I can contact physio at the hospital and get their advice, the falls seem to happen after either standing or sitting which could be related to most of the disk now not existing.

 

[cyberknight]

imho sounds like you need a home help , are they are availible on bupa i think dependant on your policy (?)
Home care
The right care in the comfort of your own home. From one hour a week to 24 hours a day, we can offer the level of care that suits you best.

Our carers provide:

• Help around the home – from cleaning and laundry to shopping and preparing meals.
• Personal support – such as dressing, bathing and help with prescribed medication.
• Companionship – being there to help you with the activities you enjoy, from days out, to reading or even just a chat.
• A sitting service – if your family usually care for you, we can step in when they are unavailable.

If i was free ( queue Jon Inman impression ) and closer i would pop round to at least make a cuppa .

 

[vickster]

Maybe ask the physio about a back support and whether the occupational health department can help at all. As I said, after my discectomy I had to wear a corset for 3 months. They have to cut through a lot of muscle to get at the spine. Weakness ensues as well as much pain!

Hope you have a restful night

 

[Pat "5mph"]

This is no good, Emma.
You need somebody with you 24/7 at this time.
If nobody in the family is willing, could you ask for a temporary home help?
Hope you sleep well tonight

 

[Pale Rider]

I was told that the pain would be worse after the op for anything up to 6 weeks. !

Good, only in the sense the pain you are in at present is not entirely unexpected.

Getting to the consultant's clinic - if there is one soon - appears difficult.

I wonder if the consultant would speak to you on the telephone.

Not as good as an examination, but he/she might be able to offer some words of reassurance and take a view on if you need to be physically examined or hospitalised.

 

[summerdays]

How are you this morning? Did your knees come up in bruises?

Here's to hoping that today is one of your better days!

 

[cyberknight]

This is no good, Emma.
You need somebody with you 24/7 at this time.
If nobody in the family is willing, could you ask for a temporary home help?
Hope you sleep well tonight

Tmn

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I thought it was Roosevelt wot penned that in his missives to Churchill?

I've only ever seen it attributed to Churchill. It's not a US style phrase.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

My husband is at work until 4pm on the 24th. My step-father has done down with a cold, so has taken the wise decision to avoid me, which means my mother won't come over. my sister is the only other option and well I have only had 3 text messages from her since this started, despite the fact every time she passes out and ends up in A&E we drop everything and bale her out. she lives reasonably close - its a nice days 100km ride if you go the long way.

Stuart is out tomorrow - I will just have to take it easy and possibly not do the sitting up in the chair physio whilst he is not around. Mind you I have fallen once whilst he has been in the house - he was in another room at the time. I won't attempt the stairs at all - that's my choice. I am too scared of falling down them and won't do them without assistance full stop - stuart had to have his hands around my waist tonight because even with the crutches I was unsteady on my feet. I don't know why. Stuart is pretty certain both my knees are going to bruise from today's fall - that could actually be useful if I can get a Dr out to see me on Monday. getting me to A&E needs an ambulance and it feels so unnecessary.

I'll see if I can contact physio at the hospital and get their advice, the falls seem to happen after either standing or sitting which could be related to most of the disk now not existing.

I hope they'll see you quickly as it does sound like a real struggle at the moment.

 

[coffeejo]

I've only ever seen it attributed to Churchill. It's not a US style phrase.

A bit of research and yes, you're completely right.