Day 19 A Bed with a View

I have now had two days of being switched off the TPN feeding system into my vein and so it gives me a sense of being normal. I am feeling very well and I am surprising my visitors with how well I look. I think if I had just had the operation and not the fistula complication and I had been at home I would be well on the way to a full recovery, I am moving easily and sitting up. Thank you Diane all those abdominals are really engaging and working well, I really had not expected to sit up for a while. My only thing is that I get really exhausted by the slightest effort.

Another indication of being a bit better and more independent is that I have been moved ward. I had been in a bay of 5 beds everyone was pretty poorly and needed a lot of attention, help getting to the bathroom, and general nursing and now I am in a ward of 12. The difference being everyone is needing a lot less nursing so surprisingly I got a much better nights sleep, 7.5 hours.

SO I AM IN MILLENIUM WING LEVEL 9 EAST, BAY 3 AND BED 2.

It is a bed with a view over Roedean and the sea. And this morning a seagull was perched on the window ledge.

Opposite me is a lady with the same as me, she is on TPN feeding too and has been here for a long time, and it does look as if she might have an op and then if that does not work she will have to go home being fed on this system for life.

Thank you to the army of friends who have made food for my family, Mark has an impressive collections of casserole dishes stacked in the kitchen for collection and so if you want to come and pick them up. I cannot tell you how grateful I feel to those who are supporting at home, whether it be a dog walk, cooking, and Margaret for keeping the house going as always. Mark’s family are always great in a crisis.

I am looking for someone to walk Maggie and Poppy on Tuesday and Friday next week if anyone is available.