Morning all, Blue skies & sunshine this morning after low overnight temps, A low 1.6C recorded on the digital thermostat in the greenhouse, no wonder the seedlings aren't growing.
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Originally Posted by coolcat
Morning all.
It's lights out and Go Go Go for the Chinese GP Sprint Race  |
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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper
Ian, that’s shocking news about your wife.
In comparison, last year when Jessica fell in the car park at home in Bristol. She was fast tracked in A&E.
Yes, a broken hip - the neck of the femur was completely fractured. She was admitted and 3 days later she had a total hip replacement.
Jessica was given the option of a partial hip replacement or “do nothing and let it heal without surgery, but there is risk of living life in a Zimmer or wheelchair”.
She said she was young, active and still had mountains to climb, so the doctors agreed they would do the Total Hip Replacement.
She had to wait for the op as there were people needing urgent surgery who were older and sicker than she was, the older and sicker had priority, no problem with that but by the time there was a slot for Jessica’s op, she had become very ill.
8 days later she was discharged home. I had to give her anti blood clot injections for 28 days and fortunately there were no post op complications.
9 months on since her hip replacement, Jessica no longer takes analgesics and she doesn’t walk with a limp, there is no need for crutches.
Your wife will need an urgent assessment for home care, usually provided by the community physio to set it up and she will most likely need the electric raised hospital bed.
I doubt she will be able to manage stairs, she will need a raised chair to sit on, a raised toilet seat commode and other mobility aids. These are provided by the NHS
Last year our lounge was converted into a hospital bedroom, as we went through all of the above at home.
A broken hip is very painful and my heart goes out to your wife and to yourself. We are sorry you are going through this. If it gets worse or if you or your GP suspect complications, go back to the hospital for a second opinion for another look.
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Originally Posted by coolcat
Morning Ian.
I do hope the painkillers help and your Missus isn't in too much pain.
Fingers crossed that her hip fracture heals fast and any further appointments are dealt with in a much more timely manner .
On that note. I'm going to shut my eyes for a quick snooze before the Chinese GP qualifying starts!
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Thanks Jeff, Phil, She's still in pain & getting her upstairs to bed last night was hard work & painful for her.
The X-Ray showed the fracture was in the pelvis directly below the left hip joint. I'm off to get her prescription for painkillers at the local pharmacy as the hospital pharmacy was showing a wait time of 50 minutes yesterday so we left, After eight hours we'd had enough.
I'm going to get in touch with social services and see what they can do.