General Chat

Hi Elizabeth,
How is she these days? any better?
She must be bored out of her tiny mind poor woman.
I have 'talking books' from the library, they do charge for them, but NOT if you are a housebound reader.
I found them years ago before I was diagnosed. I could not read because of my headaches, and the fact that I was no longer able to assimilate what I had read.

I would say that your mother is a HOUSEBOUND READER! ;-0)
They come in tape form and CD's too.
While I was in hospital my husband and son used to bring me in some books, they bought me a little Walkman (and a few batteries) so I was able to listen to my stories.
I wonder Elizabeth, if your mother would like to try that too?
It certainly does pass the time.
Although, I am quite a 'chatty' person and usually manage to make friends with anyone who breaths! ;-0)
I hope you are resting inbetween visits, and washing nighties for your mum?... a daily task, isn't it?
Deanna X

hi
Mum was comftable when i visited, not too much pain, bearable she said.
The leg infection is looking better, but they still cannot operate on the leg
that looks like being done next week now, but until infection has gone - they wont operate - incase infection causes more problems, after surgery.

Have told mum about all your good wishes and she sends her thanks to you all, and says that you are a nice bunch to take time to think of her.


Julie ann - have taken grapes in - brother took biccies in, gues what she went for first?? Yep Biccies LOL Only the one tho!!

She has never been much of a knitter, and due to eye sight problems, wouold have trouble,



Deanna
She has in with her a radio, a walkman and a nother gadget cant remember the name of it, but you can down load books and music on it - something like a mp3 - but it is a lot larger.- all with headphones.
We have got her, in the past a lot of audio books and she has a few of them with her and some music too.

I had not realised that you did not get charged if you were housebound for talking books from library, will look into that and as she is registered blind,(very slight perifiral ? sp?) might be able to get them free of charge too.

She has been in contact with the local blind associatin, so will call them.

Am trying to rest, not been in long from work, am ok this week, next week on night shift, so visiting will be harder, due to shift timings, but brothers shifts next week are better - so we will cope.

Many thanks again for the ears and thanks for reading.

much apprciated

Liz

Hospital phoned and have Been informed today, that Mum is having her hip replacement operation tomorrow, Tuesday, not too sure of the time yet, am visiting tonight, might have more info later.

Liz

Hope all goes well for her Elizabeth.

All best wishes to your Mum, my Mum had a hip replacement when she was 90.
Liz

Liz hope all goes well for your mum and she makes speedy recovery
Dutchx

Best wishes for your Mum, and for you with all the anxiety. Hope problems will soon be a thing of the past.

Hope all goes well tomorrow for your mom
Love Mary xx

Sending best wishes for your Mum Liz.

Hoping everyone gets well soon

Linda :o) XxX

Thanks for all the replies. Very much appreciated

Apparently she should be having her op mid - late morning.
She was in a very good frame of mind when went to visit her in the evening.

Thanks again

Liz

Glad to hear the op is being done today and hope all goes well for your Mum, Liz.

It's been a worrying time for you all so hope she is soon up and about again, and feeling lots better so you can all relax.

Lizx

Mum's operation seems to have gone well.
Were allowed to visit this evening for a while, and she was still groggy after the op, and is on strong painkiller.
At one point she was saying that last night, some of the patients were taken on and off various ships, and up and down the decks. LOL

We could not find anyone to talk to tonight, seems as if it was a busy day on the orthopeadic ward,
Until Monday night mum had been in a medical ward, but was move in readyness for the op.

Liz

Hi Liz,

Well I hope your Mum enjoyed the cruise lol Bless her.
I am sure once the anaesthetic is out of her system and she feels comfortable in the new ward, she will be fine, they will get her moving pretty quickly I expect - it seems to be the way of things now, no lying about to heal, up and at 'em I seem to recall with my neighbour when she had a similar op.
It will ease your mind to see her getting better but what a shame she had to go and fall when in hospital where you aren't supposed to make things worse. Hope she won't try and do anything she isn't supposed to so she tumbles again, and also that you can talk to staff when you next visit to keep on top of what is planned for your Mum.

take care of yourself too, hard when there is so much to do but don't push yourself too hard so you get poorly too

Lizx

Went to visit mum again - earlier in the evening, she was a bit out of it tonight, - mind you we had woken her up arriving - bless her, she was talking/rambling about things from years ago,
bit different to last night when she was laughing and joking, a bit,
suppose that people recover at differen rates, and with painkillers - she is on morphine at mo, that does not help.

Managed a very quick ward with nurse and they are happy with her at mo, and I did managed to look at her hospital notes - briefly - to see that temp, pulse, bp etc are with in accepted range.

Hope that she is more with it tomorrow, she was a bit out of it when she first went in with the infection,

Something we found out yesterday, she also had a tooth taken out while she had her operation, apparently she had a loose tooth, which the surgeons decided to take out - in case it gave cause for concern.

Am trying to rest as much as i can, but am on nights this week, and sleeping during day this week, with the heat - not getting as much as would like,

one good thing though - good excuse not to get too much housework done - LOL

Liz

Morphine Can make you ramble a bit, so shouldnt worry there. Lets hope she continues to make good progress.

Hi Liz

very glad the op went ok and a wobbly tooth was extracted too, that was a good thing as she might have swallowed it during the op or recovery time otherwise.

Hope once your Mum is off the morphine or having less of it, she will become less confused and will recover well.

Lizx

btw blow the housework, you take care of yourself and don't run yourself into the ground in this heat and at this stressful time.

Mum was looking and feeling a lot better yesterday.
Physio is now well underway, and she has been getting out of bed
She says the pain is not bad, odd bit now and then,
Still bored tho. LOL

Liz

Nice to hear your Mum is on the mend, what about the original problems she went in to hospital for?

I hope she can find a way of relieving the boredom somehow, and can soon get out of the hospital.

Lizx

Hi purple liz

The original , problem, the cellulitis - we found out was actually erysipelas, a strep infection, = that cleared up, but had left a lot of nasty scabbing where the leg had swollen/blisterd, she still has some scabbing to come of, but the new skin underneath - is looking good., being moisturised daily, and blood tests are still being done, just in case, after the op, just to be safe.

The hospital, have a moble hairdresser, go in and mum had her haircut and washed today, and said that helped perk her up,

There are one or two people in the ward who now talk to her, although like mum, just recovering - but it does help.
Take care liz, and thanks

Liz

Liz, that all sounds very positive, I do hope the original problem, the infection, stays clear and the area heals well.

Apparently Manuka honey is good for healing things like leg ulcers so it could be that it might help later on during the process if other things don't work, but let's hope it all goes to plan and soon your Mum will be back to her usual self. It's great that she felt up to having her hair done and that others are chatting with her to help pass the time.

I was in a card shop yesterday and they were selling some Christmas cards half price lol I suppose you could get some for your Mum and get her writing those lol, would keep her busy eh lol?

Take care, bet you could do with some rest in bed and someone doing your hair for you after all the stress and rushing about.

Lizx