Road to Recovery

Hello all and my apologies for the radio silence since Saturday, lot going on and when I tried to sit down and write, I was just too exhausted. This is still Dr. Vic, although Kelly is doing better she is well drugged up, so not very with it yet, but I promise you will hear words from her soon.

The drugs... well that has been the biggest challenge, in the absence of oramorph or any direct injections of morphine I have had to do the juggling act of a fixed amount of various drugs per 24 hours and try to keep Kel out of pain, we had a few sticky moments I may add, but now settling down.

District nurse was over today to change her dressing, she commented on how neat the cut is and the scar when healed should be minimal, so that's a good thing.

I have been out to the good old NHS stores to pickup a few (disable) items like raised toilet seat, back rest for the bed, perched stool for washing, basically trying to make it as comfortable as possible for Kelly.

Washing : She is not able to shower or get her wound wet for at least two weeks, so that's means hand wash by yours truly....hmmm that's the fun bit.

Exercise : consists of

• mild Pilate's, all done in bed,
• 1 flight of stairs each day
• sitting upright in a chair - for only short periods

Eating : hasn't had much of an appetite in fact ate almost nothing last week, mind you my bacon sandwich for breakfast yesterday was well received.

Sleeping : pain doesn't seem to take a break during the night, so little sleep for both of us

Kelly has been touched by your warm well wishes, they brought tears to her eyes and she says thank you to you all.

That's all from Dr Vic for now.