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  • Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 2

    Around 1pm Claire called and said she was being kept in, could I take some stuff up. So I packed a bag and got to the hospital again.

    Put a face mask on and walked in with my hospital crutch. At reception I was told to wait and someone would come down to collect the bag from me.

    20 minutes later I was still standing there, I asked the receptionist to call up again, I could see she was getting no answer. I thought sod this. Now this is Covid19 and shouldn’t be able to go anywhere in the hospital.

    About 10 minutes later, Claire was shocked to see me standing in front of her, not once was I stopped or questioned. I said to her, don’t ask, here is your bag.

    On Friday, mid-morning I get a call can you bring up my insulin, I said pardon, you’re in a hospital, yes but they don’t have the insulin. Unbelievable.

    This time, I just put on my mask and took my hospital crutch again and just walked straight in and all the way to Claire’s bed, again not asked who I was and Claire bed was at the far end of the ward too.

  • Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 1

    23rd September Wednesday night, Claire went to bed but said she felt strange. Neither of us thought much of it.

    Next day, I was up at some stupid o’clock, I heard Claire alarm go off, went upstairs and got washed and ready for the day. Claire said her head felt funny and body was feeling strange. She got washed and dressed and came down, she did her blood and it was 23 (this is very high). Usually from pasted experience, this means she isn’t well, but she didn’t know what.

    She had her breakfast, but still wasn’t feeling great and did her blood again and now showing 25, I said you need to ring 111 for advice. For around the next 30 minutes, I kept saying she needed to ring 111 as she just didn’t feel right.

    Finally she gave in and rang, after going through various questions, the call taker put her through to a consultant. Further questions were asked and they said are you alone or with someone, Claire I have my husband, please get him to take you to hospital.

    So I drove Claire to a hospital, again because of Covid19, I wasn’t allowed in. Within in an hour (that is pretty fast in England) she was in a bed and waiting to see a consultant.

    I went home and waited.

  • Week 29 – September 14th 2020 – Week 26 of lockdown

    So as requested after my hospital visit, I raised an eConsult to have a call with my doctor regarding my leg and foot.

    After the call, I was actually asked to come to the surgery next week, which during COVID19 times is very rare.

  • Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown

    After being hit by the cricket ball yesterday when batting, I didn’t think much of it as I was hit on the pads.

    I was up early and just chilling, laying on the sofa, when Claire finally got up and was coming down the stairs, she went why have you got an elephant leg and foot?

    I was hit when batting, you could actually see the ball mark on my left leg, right where going up to the hospital. Due to Covid19, I went in on myself and was allowed in after my temperature had been checked.

    I was seen by the triage nurse and then waited to see a consultant.

    Soon I was seeing the consultant, I have to say he was great guy to chat with, he wanted me to have an x-ray as he wanted to make sure no breaks or fracture as the leg was warm, I tried to use crutches, but I was a complete failure, so was put in a wheelchair, now this is one of the few times when you can have someone with you, so Claire took me around to the x-ray area. She was actually allowed in and watched the x-rays being taken.

    Back we went and saw the consultant again, he was concerned as there was a white mass on my left leg and had been in discussion with another consultant, when I stood up and showed the leg, he was relief, it because I have bad varicose veins which was causing the mass and was the hopefully the main reason for the swelling, as my blood circulation is poor. (So after all these years I finally realised why I bruised so badly ?). Thankfully no breaks or fractures.

    I was put on antibiotics and given crutches to you (they have become an interesting part of my life ?) – watch this space.

  • Week 27 – August 31st 2020 – Week 24 of lockdown

    Claire went into hospital this week as her Endometriosis had flared up again. Of course because of Covid19, I wasn’t allowed to be with her, it felt a bloody long day, as I know she takes a while to come around from the operation. Thankfully she was back in the day, even though they had messed up on several front, which isn’t great when you’re a diabetic.

    Little did we know, a more major hospital visit was just around the corner? ?

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