Here is today's update,
Started last night with a 3/4 hour wash and clean up - am showing signs of pressure sores, so have been slavered with cream and moved so that I was sleeping partly on my side. Woken at 3am for a nappy change (sorry!) and a move, actually slept reasonably well.
Breakfast then another bed bath, move and sit up.
Prof Turner visited to explain that the blood results weren't back yet, but that wasn't unusual as it was one that wasn't automated but had to go through several stages manually. More blood tests ordered and the. (phlebotomist came and unfortunately couldn't find a vein in my arm so I had it done from my wrist. Not a pleasant experience!
Then my nice physios arrived and said that they wanted to try to get me stand up. I looked dubious but they explained that they had a hoist and that if I couldn't manage, that wasn't a problem, it wasn't a failure but they liked to move things on. they also wanted to put me in a wheelchair. So we manipulated me sitting on the side of the bed. Stop for a rest, have a drink of water and recover breath. Strapped into hoist ( very wide belt around my middle with rope type things to attach to hoist). Put arms on armrests, and was hoisted to standing position - my weight on my arms and tested putting weight on legs - didn't happen! Lowered down to sitting again, another rest and drink of water, them we tried again. Still no weight on legs, so this time lowered into wheelchair.
Then it got exciting. I wheeled myself out of the bays and into the ward reception, turned around made my way back to my bay and reverse parked. The physio said I must be a good driver! In a few days, I may be allowed off the ward if someone pushes/comes with me, although it's going to be a fair time before this happens as I can only have about a few hours in the chair.
Then had lunch - bean and mushroom stroganoff, rice and peas followed by jelly.
Visit by two more students - I am beginning to be able to guess which ones will do well by their manner and the way they do the questions/ history taking and examinations, and wished them good luck for Friday.
Had one more student. I think the total is now around 17!
Absolutely exhausted so asked to be put back in bed, and moved so that I was lying on my side. Fell asleep and opened my eyes to find Julio sitting in the chair. It was a lovely wake up, although he'd been here for half an hour already!
Chatting and then supper arrived (apple juice, pilchard salad and cheese and biscuits). Julio went down to Pret a Manger and had his supper. Sian arrived, and so we chatted and they updated me with what was happening in the office and home.
Having now been in two rooms with views of the helipad, it was a bit frustrating to see on the news that two air ambulances arrived today after the explosion at Didcot. I am desperately sorry that they needed to be used, but I would have liked to have seen it.
Sian and Julio left at 8 at the end of visiting, having sorted out my stuff so that I could watch Holby (OK, no need to comment!).
Just had my insulin and anti -blood clot injections (my sugars at 20 at the moment, which is OK lately (they had gone up to 32 at one point) I am now waiting for next nappy change, and move into sleep position.
Good night all
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