So the first few days of March. To start I got out of hospital on Friday, Thursday evening I was pretty much just left to my own devices the usual carry on about new nurses and telling me to drink more water. I had the brace and the few times it was on I walked about a bit with the crutches and looking out the window and exercises.
Thursday night wasn’t pleasant, I was the only person in the bay but the nurses were still in and out and reception was just outside and the lights were keeping the place very bright. There was a LOT of coughing, not just by patients but by the nurses and staff as well. I was quite concerned about this and that evening had the feelings of an early fever again.
Friday morning, still the same they only done the blood pressure the once and I tried to sit out more but I had the brace on and it was very uncomfortable sitting with it and was asking advice for different things like how to go to the loo and sit comfortably, no one really knew anything, which wasn’t helpful.
It ended up that everyone was happy for me to leave and I was happy to leave because of so many people coughing and sneezing around me and I really didn’t want to be stuck there with an infection. If I was to get one, I’d prefer to be at home and then go to the normal hospital where they actually treat you as immunosuppressed and a bit more isolated.
All I had to do was wait for some meds and then I was away, this always takes ages though but eventually they arrived and I phoned for a lift home.
I walked down to the car at the door, I was just about able to get into the car with the brace on, thought for a bit that I might have had to take it off. The drive home was uncomfortable for me the movement on the cut was sore and I it seemed to open it up a bit and started to seep and bleed a little. Since then it hasn’t got any worse.
With the drive home I was very sore and just couldn’t get in a good position, everything hurt. Sleep that night wasn’t bad though I got to sleep reasonably fast and consistent the whole night.
Saturday was decent enough I didn’t do much and just relaxed all day to try and settle in. It’s pretty annoying having to get people to put on the brace each time I need to get up to go to the toilet and because of this on Sunday I kept it on most of the time, which makes sitting uncomfortable.
Sunday was a pretty crappy day I just felt awful in every way, being sore, tired and everything irritated me and there was nothing that could be done about it, as the day went on things did improve but that night I slept pretty crap awake for a long time and then a broken sleep too.
Monday I had a bit of a break, I have managed to put on the brace myself. Leaving out the bottom buckle I’m able to do the other three to make it sturdy enough that it works as it should and haven’t had any issues, obviously I’m still using the crutches but it has made things much easier for going to the toilet and putting it on and taking it off. Rather than having to get someone every time I can just do it and that’s that.
I’m about to head to bed, but I’m not sure if I can get into bed and take it off or will still need help with that and in the morning to put it on, I think if I was able to get over to the side of the bed I could put it on then ok but with not having any ability in the leg I may not be able to move myself over to do that with hurting my hip…
The hip itself hasn’t been too bad at all, it has been sore but not half as bad as it was and there now is progressively more tingling with the bruising arriving and also at times in the numb sections. Generally though the numbness hasn’t improved and at times almost seems worse as there seems to be a fluid build up in the evenings.
Today I seem to have ate too much, I’m tired and am really warm. I’ve been continually getting early stages of fevers but the paracetamol is keeping it at bay and also a bit of a cough and bunged up.
Tuesday I was supposed to be at hospital but that’s all really screwed, I’m booked in for treatment tomorrow but reception booked me in next week to see the doctor, I’d prefer to give myself time to adjust and go next week but I’ve been trying to get through and the helpline ahs told me to phone the suite and when I phone the suite no one answers so I dunno what’s happening.
No doubt I’ll get a call about it but I’ll not be going and could always play dumb and say oh I thought it was next week with being booked in.
Anyway there we go for now, I hope I get a decent sleep and am a wee bit more able again tomorrow.