UUgghh

Bad night last night, this morning DB is constantly asking for the comode..........its a case of all or nothing........drives me nuts.

Sun comes and goes, the ground was wet so we had rain overnight, temperature is quite high for November. Tonight is bonfire night, so fireworks going off from dusk until well after midnight, I can still hear them with my hearing aid out!

No plans for the day, DB is asleep just now. Message from DD2 Emilio has chicken pox!! He is also having more teeth come through, so glad I do not live at their house.

Last week DD2 and I both made sheperds pie for Thursday night, so one went in the freezer, we are having that tonight with calebrease and carrots. No dessert, finished the crumble last night.

I am hoping to get back to the machine, I need to sort out some stuff and list DBs rollator for sale. I am looking at getting a lightweight wheelchair, so I can get him out. I need some advice, there is a shop in the town, will ring them and see what they have to say. Do I rent or do I buy? I can buy one using DB's attendance allowence......... will have to see. It needs to fold up and go in the boot of the car.

Scar doing fine, will have to take the sterestrips off then I can shower and wash my hair.

Haircut

And beard trim for DB, haircut for me. Elizabeth is very kind  and comes over to cut our hair. She did ours for 10 years when we lived in Hose.

Very blustery day, wind blowing every which way, I nipped out to get the TV Choice when DB was asleep.

Better night last night, I managed to sleep on my left side. My scar is healing, should be able to remove the steri strips on Thursday. Have a couple of spectacular bruises which will fade eventually. Then I will be able to have a shower instead of a strip wash.

Supper tonight is egg salad, will finish off the crumble from the weekend.

Start of a new week

Reasonable nights sleep, the alarm woke me at 8am, prepared breakfast and waited for the carer to come and get DB up etc. I must have slept heavily, took me a while to pull myself together.

Wound ok, no sign of infection at all, hope it stays that way.  The soreness is wearing off, I have an appointment at the clinic next week to check all is well.

Prepped chicken for tonights supper with mash, carrots and calebrease, we have crumble to use up, there is enough for tomorrow. There are some blackberries left, so will use a tin of pears next week for another crumble.

I am still taking things easy, managing to avoid using my left arm too much. I am tired, a combination of my sleep pattern and the build up to the op.

DD1 and SIL withdrew their offer on the first bungalow they saw, found another one, same design but with a utility room for the washer and freezer, put an offer in and have agreed on a price £10,000 less than the first. They are waiting for the surveyors report on that one.

So

first night on my own with DB, coped ok, just have to be aware of my left arm. 

Took the dressing off, looks a bit of a mess right now and I have a bra a fetching shade of yellow from the prep liquid. However that will wash out.

The soreness has just about worn off, can see stitches and there are butterfly plasters over the top, will leave them on a bit longer till the edges look as if they have knitted.

Sunny but cool out, however the sun is warming the sitting room, I just put the heater on for an hour in the morning.......the room stays warm all day.

Prepped supper, roast pork, roast potatoes, cauli and broccoli, apple and blackberry crumble for pudding, almost finished the black berries.

 

Recovering

DD2 has gone home this morning. Her help is invaluable over the two days since I had my new pacemaker box implanted. She has taken care of DB's needs and last night went and got fish and chips for supper.

We changed the bed and the sheets are drying........ just had lunch finished a tin of beans on toast.

DD1 gave notice that they were not proceeding with the first bungalow, the survey revealed there was a lot of work needed. They went to see another one, same design and they have decided to go with it subject to survey. DSIL offered £20,000 less than the market price, they settled for £10,000, less than they were going to spend on the first one. They need to play a waiting game now, it takes ages for searches etc to be done and the contract signed. Once thats done they then have to wait for completion which will be after Christmas. So a move in the new year.

Its sunny, so no heat on, the sun is streaming through the french windows into the sitting room.

Supper tonight, quiche salad and baby poatoes, may be lemon sponge for dessert. I need to take some roast pork out of the freezer for tomorrow.

Home

I arrived home just before 3pm yesterday, sore but pain killers soon delt with that.

The procedure was done under local anesthetic, not painful but a dull pushing feeling, especially when he was getting the old box out. Surgeon prefered stitches to glue, I told him I hoped he was a neat sewer!! Back in the ward I sat in the chair, was given a snack lunch and eventually discharged. Driver collected me and it was back home.

Took pain killers as the local was wearing off. Two more before I went to bed, slept sitting up for 8+ hours. DD2 had looked after DB very well, he was uncomfortable, said his back ached, so he was treated to paracetamol, which he also had before he went to sleep. He now has a cushion, the nurse came yesterday, examined the red bit on his bottom, no broken skin, so left ointment and discharged him.

We had shepherds pie for supper, I had cooked it and kept it in the fridge.

All done and dusted

New pacemaker box in situ, no problems, sitting in the chair. Have to sit for an hour, then Dr's letter, ring my driver and home.

Lunch just arrived. DB is OK with DD2. The nurse has been, no broken skin, so cream left and discharged from the nurses.

More to morrow.