First I would like to offer up a huge thanks to all the medical staff who have been instrumental in our joint venture recently. The care and attention has been fantastic, and all done with a friendly warm smile.
Now safely ensconced back home in an easychair, with the TV remote, a blanket, and a remote control tea making facility(called a partner). Seem to be overdosing on MasterChef, which is unfortunate when you have chronic heartburn as I seem to have. This is caused by both the operation, having a plastic tube inserted down my throat during the procedure, and also by the combination of various drugs and remedies I have been prescribed.
So every day now for the next 2 months I have to go back to hospital have a blood test so the transplant team can assess my recovery on a day to day basis. So we arrive at 8am, have a blood test, and then wait for the doctor to see me. This can take up to 2 hours, as there is a queue of
patients, but we are usually back home by 10.30-11am. Then I settle down with the remote, or a magazine, and embed myself in the tasks of the day, reading, and changing channel! This aids recuperation, as does a nanna nap! Lunch leisurely appears later, with cups of tea galore.
The hospital then ring to give their reaction to the mornings blood results, and tell you what medications need to be amended. Yesterday my phosphates were a bit low (0.3) against normal of 0.75, so we increased the relevant medicine, and today another dose was adjusted, and so on.....
This is about 1 weeks worth of anti rejection drugs, painkillers, antacids, and laxatives!
So I have happily disposed of all my insulin, dialysis drugs, calcium tablets and supplements, to be replaced with a new drug regime and a new diet! I did nibble a Jaffa earlier this week.........
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