The sun is shining and the veg patches are growing like mad. A real success story for my first year of being a veggie gardener. But when it comes to Mark I'm afraid there's still no good news. In fact it's getting worse again.
We've identified a vertebrae around the area of the original injury that's moving. As the day goes on it slowly sticks out and is clearly visible. As it moves out it's what is causing him all the pain. When the metal work was in we all thought it was part of that and after he had the metal out it was gone, so that theory seemed to be upheld. And for a while after the op, that sever pain seemed to be reduced. However, as time has gone on the period of extreme pain that sends him back to bed has started again with a vengeance.
The other day we took photos of his back with the vertebrae not showing and when it is showing and it appears quite clearly on them. We've sent them off to Mr Flint with an explanation, now we just wait for an answer.
This latest set back is taking quite an emotional toll on us both, over the last month or so, we've been confined to barracks more than ever.
In a brighter note, I've had my own hospital time and had the carpal tunnel op on my left hand. After the op they told me to use my hand as normally as possible as soon as possible but not to lift anything heavy and don't get it wet. I should be pain free immediately. Well that was a surprise for me I thought I'd have to be really careful with it for a while and I didn't realise the pain relief would be immediate. Well, he was right, that night, no pain for the first time in over 10 years!! Fantastic. Anyway, Mike and I wanted to take the huge climbing plant off the my shed roof, ready to had a new roof. So the next day we set about it and had it all off by in a few hours. Took me nearly three days to clean up the mess though and by that time my bandage was black!! I went to the nurse at the Doctors surgery and asked for a new dressing because I was worried I've got dust in the wound and it was dirty. She asked me what I'd had done and when. When I told her she was a bit horrified at the state of the bandage but when it was opened it was fine, thankfully. I left with a bright shiny new bandage and a telling off and told to take it a bit easier until I got my stitches out. That I sort of did, and took my second dirty bandage back to the hospital last Friday and got another flea in my ear, but when the nurse opened it up it was healing well. Stitches out and instructions to massage is daily to help the muscles heal, it's continued to heal quickly. I wish I'd had it done years ago. Am going to have the other hand done next year when Mike comes back again then I'll be good as new.
We've identified a vertebrae around the area of the original injury that's moving. As the day goes on it slowly sticks out and is clearly visible. As it moves out it's what is causing him all the pain. When the metal work was in we all thought it was part of that and after he had the metal out it was gone, so that theory seemed to be upheld. And for a while after the op, that sever pain seemed to be reduced. However, as time has gone on the period of extreme pain that sends him back to bed has started again with a vengeance.
The other day we took photos of his back with the vertebrae not showing and when it is showing and it appears quite clearly on them. We've sent them off to Mr Flint with an explanation, now we just wait for an answer.
This latest set back is taking quite an emotional toll on us both, over the last month or so, we've been confined to barracks more than ever.
In a brighter note, I've had my own hospital time and had the carpal tunnel op on my left hand. After the op they told me to use my hand as normally as possible as soon as possible but not to lift anything heavy and don't get it wet. I should be pain free immediately. Well that was a surprise for me I thought I'd have to be really careful with it for a while and I didn't realise the pain relief would be immediate. Well, he was right, that night, no pain for the first time in over 10 years!! Fantastic. Anyway, Mike and I wanted to take the huge climbing plant off the my shed roof, ready to had a new roof. So the next day we set about it and had it all off by in a few hours. Took me nearly three days to clean up the mess though and by that time my bandage was black!! I went to the nurse at the Doctors surgery and asked for a new dressing because I was worried I've got dust in the wound and it was dirty. She asked me what I'd had done and when. When I told her she was a bit horrified at the state of the bandage but when it was opened it was fine, thankfully. I left with a bright shiny new bandage and a telling off and told to take it a bit easier until I got my stitches out. That I sort of did, and took my second dirty bandage back to the hospital last Friday and got another flea in my ear, but when the nurse opened it up it was healing well. Stitches out and instructions to massage is daily to help the muscles heal, it's continued to heal quickly. I wish I'd had it done years ago. Am going to have the other hand done next year when Mike comes back again then I'll be good as new.
