If we ever needed purrs

Lesley wrote:
Hi all

To top it all just after I read the group this morning I got a call
from my new line manager apparently Occupational Health have not got my
form and I can't start next Monday if they don't clear me- still she
gave me a name and number to call tomorrow and maybe they can do it
over the phone

Then I get to the ward, Dave is very proud of himself....

Last night I noticed that when they were putting in his antibiotics he
was getting ill...Seriously as fast as the needles were going in he was
going pale. Last nigth at one point all he could do was ask me to get
some ice- he was getting 16 injections per day

Then came to 10 o'clock injection.....At which point his nurse
suggested taking him to A&E

Dave finally decided to say no....they put a port in his left wrist
which kept falling out and has left him with bad bruising in his left
hand this may not be a problem for many people but Dave has to be a bit
careful as that is his functional hand. He only has an index finger
and thumb on that side should he lose or damage either then he cannot
feed himself, wash or anything....

They dragged out Pedro (Dave thinks that's his name but by this point
he's not had much sleep because they wake him up for 16 injections a
day!) who turns out to be the capo di capo of the nursing staff....

Result Pedro surrenders....Dave said yesterday he would be running the
ward in 3 days
BUT I think he's doing better than that as they now seem to agree he
should have been transferred to oral medication sooner

Result today he's on pills much easier to take- he'd very tired as you
wou;d expect but today he has worked out how to position himself in bed
so that he can eat a meal without help and suddenly he gets the gold
star for finishing off his food!

Other bits

He met with the social worker who turned out okay,,Said about the
rehoming thing "If you wanna move fine by me bur if I had a flat on Bow
Road I wouldn't wanna move myself" And has agreed maybe he needs to
talk to me "Sometime but I don't want to stop her starting her new job"
Dave swears he's seen the guy before we think he lives local but not
sure anyway he seems down to Earth and acn't understand why some junior
has suggested he gets rid of the cats-anyway he says what the junior
idiot said about moving to a ground floor flat with nearby shops is not
a good result since if Dave wanted a tube then is he supposed to not go
anywhere with no stairs.....

He should get his MRI tomorrow once sorted then we can on with things

His new lead nurse loves me because I told her where her name comes
from and she told me that no other person apart from her fellow
Africans knew that.......And she;s a good nurse

Her name is Katherine KumanI can only thank Nox for sending one of her
agents.................

The end was bad through Dave needed a pee alas this is 7.30 and all the
nurses are doing handover and I could not get a nurse apart from a
student who seems stunned at the ides and had to go and find someone by
wihich time it was too late

Myself? I popped into the local and intended to have one and come home
but got dragged into the quiz night, the winning team got 29 out of 40
I got 28.50 on my own- guess the brain still works!!!!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley, I hadn't read this thread till this a.m., and was about to
automatically offer prayers/purrs to you, but ended up reading the
entire thread and that doesn't seem enough! You have given a lot of
insight about yourself during the course of the thread, and I have to
hand off a whole lot of admiration for you, too. You go get 'em. Dave
is lucky to have you as an advocate, as lucky as you are to have him to
care about you, too.
I've had a lot of difficulties with hospital issues, and have
commiserated to Howard B. a lot, who really guided me how to resolve
them, even though too late for *my* hospital stay, at least it might
help someone else.. I got treated like a queen after that.
But the rules are different there I know and none of that would help
you. Just hang in there and don't lose faith.

Sherry

"Lesley" wrote in message
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tension_on_the_wire wrote:

The more active a role that
the patient has, the quicker they heal and the better they feel,
and the more likely they are to co-operate with anything
in the process that requires work, like physiotherapy and
such.

He's going to need a lot of physiotherapy, which will be where some poor
physiotherapist meets one Hell of a stubborn b***er. My sympathies lie
with the therapist in that case. Dave likes to do things in his own time
and at his own pace....To be honest much as I love him dearly (despite all
this) the best therapist he needs will be one he can't "persuade" ie nag
to see things his way!

Lesley

There should be a special place in heaven for therapists who know how hard
to push and do it. We sure fight against them enough on earth.

I've always thought physical therapy would be a very rewarding profession.

Jo

wrote in message
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I've had a lot of difficulties with hospital issues, and have
commiserated to Howard B. a lot, who really guided me how to resolve
them,...
Sherry

Hi Sherry,
I miss Howard B. He has been a wonderful asset to the group. If you still
are in contact with him, please encourage him to check in once in a while.
Annie

Annie Wxill wrote:
wrote in message
ps.com...
I've had a lot of difficulties with hospital issues, and have
commiserated to Howard B. a lot, who really guided me how to resolve
them,...
Sherry

Hi Sherry,
I miss Howard B. He has been a wonderful asset to the group. If you still
are in contact with him, please encourage him to check in once in a while.
Annie

I miss him too! I have also lost track of him. Hope he shows up with a
post soon.

Sherry

Hi all

When i finally got to the ward poor Dave's smile said it all he was
grinning at me and said "I am so glad to see you"

First thoughts were is he glad to finally understand the efforts I made
on his behalf or is it he has he had some bad news from the scan?


Nope! He is glad to see me because he missed dinner and wants me to go
and get fish n' chips. Why did he miss dinner? Wait for it! He was
being seen by the dietician who wanted to give advice and completely
ignored meals were beimg served!!! Ended up he could have had sweet and
sour pork but he hates sweet and sour and isn't keen on pork so he got
a black mark for not eating

The diet person says he will be out by next Thursday even if he cannot
walk since they will have sorted his nutrition byt hen and when Dave
says what about the fact he can';t walk they say it will happen if he
gets some outpatient treatment. So they propose sending him home unable
to get to the kitchen to cook and then expecting him to handle eating

And our dear little social worker turned out to be the guy that does
emergencies only we have not yet met the people who are threatening to
send the Furballs to the RSPCA.

Someone nearly hit the roof today when Dave asked me how are the girls?
They thought he had small children!! I wasn't much help cos I just said
okay they've been fed etc and it took a while to explain they are cats

They don't seem to understand how important the Furballs are to us\

Oh and we still haven't had the scan without which the physio's won't
move and I can't blame them they need to have the whole picture

Another day...another arguments

Lesley


Slave of the Fabulpus Furballs

"Lesley" wrote in message
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Hi Tweed

I know you work in social services but in child protection BUT can you
comment on this can they force Dave and me to live somewhere we don't
wanna (And they are suggesting he isn't fit to be in charge of a cat so
someone is talking about calling the RSPCA)???

HELP!!!!

Lesley


I'm sorry I missed this...I've been absenting but popped back in to see how
everyone was doing. I am appalled. I can't believe they are treating you and
your lovely Dave like this. Fight them tooth and nail!! Give us their
address so all of us, your and Dave's friends, can write them nasty letters,
Amnesty International style, and shame them into treating you like people.
You have our prayers and love.
meee and the gang of orange

meeee wrote:

.. Fight them tooth and nail!! Give us their
address so all of us, your and Dave's friends, can write them nasty letters,
Amnesty International style, and shame them into treating you like people.


I think Dave's handling most of that-it gives him something to focus
on!!!

Does anyone know how to disconnect an i-pod from the USB cable for
charging? I've been wrestling with it for an hour!!! There must be some
sort of knack to it but I've had to give up for fear of damaging the
port!

Finished at my old place today but still waiting to be cleared to start
at the new place Monday (sigh) yet another worry and now to gird my
loins and go back to the hospital and sit around doing nothing but
waiting for news- hope he's had his scan by now!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

"Lesley" wrote in message
oups.com...

meeee wrote:

. Fight them tooth and nail!! Give us their
address so all of us, your and Dave's friends, can write them nasty
letters,
Amnesty International style, and shame them into treating you like
people.


I think Dave's handling most of that-it gives him something to focus
on!!!

Does anyone know how to disconnect an i-pod from the USB cable for
charging? I've been wrestling with it for an hour!!! There must be some
sort of knack to it but I've had to give up for fear of damaging the
port!

Finished at my old place today but still waiting to be cleared to start
at the new place Monday (sigh) yet another worry and now to gird my
loins and go back to the hospital and sit around doing nothing but
waiting for news- hope he's had his scan by now!

You should be able to just pull it out. SUre hope things get better soon.

Lesley wrote:
meeee wrote:

. Fight them tooth and nail!! Give us their

address so all of us, your and Dave's friends, can write them nasty letters,
Amnesty International style, and shame them into treating you like people.



I think Dave's handling most of that-it gives him something to focus
on!!!

Does anyone know how to disconnect an i-pod from the USB cable for
charging? I've been wrestling with it for an hour!!! There must be some
sort of knack to it but I've had to give up for fear of damaging the
port!

Finished at my old place today but still waiting to be cleared to start
at the new place Monday (sigh) yet another worry and now to gird my
loins and go back to the hospital and sit around doing nothing but
waiting for news- hope he's had his scan by now!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

We continue to purr and send best wishes for Dave and you, Lesley,
Polonca and Soncek

Karen wrote:
You should be able to just pull it out. SUre hope things get better soon.

Still wrestling with it!!! So far it's won!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs