Tag: #Hospital
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Reaching a Crossroads…
Yesterday was one of the worst days I have had in a while. It began well enough. I was in good spirits; the nausea wasn’t bad, and I’d done a lot of work. By lunchtime, however, I was seriously flagging. I tried to ignore how bad I felt and ended up collapsing on to the…
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A Weird Week… Thursday…
I thought Thursday would be the most ordinary day of the week. Just shows what I know. My left foot has been very painful, and I have been determined to find out why. I run around a lot with no shoes on, indoors and in the garden. I am constantly bumping my feet, and this…
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Monday… and no blood clots in the leg!
I was up earlier than usual, probably apprehensive about the day’s activities. Only to be greeted by a text message from number one son, the day’s chauffeur. He had been up all night with a raging toothache and had an emergency dental appointment. His face was terribly swollen, and he looked like Bugs Bunny, and…
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Not One of my Better Days…
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We waited nearly an hour in the waiting room before it was my turn to see a member of the cardiology team. I was a nervous wreck then, but I tried to answer his questions sensibly without rambling on. After running a stethoscope over my chest and checking my swollen feet, he turned to the…
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The Hospital…
The QA hospital is one huge building, been around since 1904. Parts of it are old and past their best. After twelve hours of sitting in the emergency department, they sent me to one of these old wards. This ward was not the cleanest place I have ever been in. It was shabby and untidy,…
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A Very Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger…
The year of the Tiger brings bravery, wisdom and strength, all of the attributes I need right now. I love tigers, so maybe this year will be wonderful after all… (This post has been a long time coming, and at times I didn’t think I would be writing it) Worry is a terrible thing, it…
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Mad Monday…
This is me this morning I’m afraid. Yesterday was a nightmare, one I don’t want to ever have again. Last Monday, Anita had surgery to remove suspicious activity in her thyroid. Everything seemed to go okay, and she came home on Thursday. She was a little breathless and very weak, but we thought this was…
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The Fragile Heart…
The First Day Luckily, we left in plenty of time to reach the hospital. Just as well, as it turned out, for when we arrived there were queues of cars on all the roads approaching the main gates. We joined the queue and fifteen minutes late, crawled through the gates to find road works, traffic…
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#Jaye’s Week …
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Anita came home from the hospital after having the pacemaker fitted with a digital monitor, something that will be plugged in next to her bed to record her heart activity while she sleeps. This amazing gadget is linked to the hospital and can alert them and us in the event of another heart attack. It…