Mark home again

It's two weeks since I updated the blog and those two weeks have passed in a blur. We've had the keys to the house and we've spent the last week trashing it, or so it seems when I look at it now. A bit more trashing today and we should be on the putting back together from next week. Hoping to have enough done to move in early May.

Mark has made some progress at Pinderfields, namely he has identified the action that sets off the severe pain, so knows to avoid it, unfortunately that action includes actually pushing his wheelchair, so he has to limit that and will probably have to change his wheels for assisted ones at some point. The Psychologist sent her report to Mr Raza (consultant at Pinders) and it couldn't have been a better slap in the face for him, it stated quite clearly that Marks state of mind was extremely good considering his situation and that it was obvious to her that his problem was medical and not in his head and she strongly advised seeking a second medical opinion because if they didn't get to the bottom of the problem that could cause a longer term negative mental attitude. It couldn't have been better if we'd written it ourselves!!

While he was at BRI he had some of his meds changed, which helped a lot with the associated pain when his back went mad, when he got to Pinders they didn't know most of the new drugs, and this is a dedicated spinal centre!! Although nothing surprises me anymore. So now we're still waiting for hear from Birmingham, that could take months. No carers, even though they've been requested for a week, so it's all down to me now .... I put on weight while Mark was in hospital, all that sitting around doing nothing, but with house decorating and now doing all Marks care I'll be a a bag of bones again in no time.

Now Mark is going to be spending some time at the house, terrorizing everyone who is doing any work and generally behaving like the control freak he is ...... I should be grateful he is up to it .... or should I????????