Sorry, still off-topic : update

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to tell you that Jim has been home since Friday after

his radical prostatectomy the previous Saturday. He is progressing

well. Stitches come out tomorrow and next Monday he will have another

overnight hospital stay to have the catheter removed.

He is tired and fragile but pottering about (even a few short strolls

in garden to enjoy sunshine!) and having a light but regular diet. I

am nursing him and won't be going back to school until he is fine to

leave for a few hours. The only job I can't do very well is putting on

those anti-thrombosis stockings. I'm simply not strong enough! One of

my sons helped me to-day but has now gone back to London. I'll have to

manage until the other lad arrives on Thursday. Everything else is OK.

My panc isn't too bad but has certainly not liked the worry and the

less restful nights. Pancs are like wild beasts aren't

they.....disturb them at your peril! indeed, even when you do

everything right they can growl and threaten violence.....and mine

does from time to time!

Thanks again for kind messages. I'll keep you updated.

With love,

Fliss (UK)

[Guest guest]

Fliss,

I'm glad to hear that Jim is doing well. You sound like you are

managing okay yourself, and that is good. Do you have a good

neighbour that could perhaps help with the stockings? I know I hate

wearing those things when i'm in hospital. They always end up rolled

down inside the velcro wraps they put around them because my

backscratcher seems to push them down when i'm digging around to

stop the itching they cause me....and then I would hope the nurses

would forget about putting them back on when they take them off for

my 1/2 hour daily freedom of them *L*

If he is walking around a bit now, the doctor might approve to have

them removed?

I hope we keep hearing good news about Jim's recovery, and that your

panc behaves itself moderately at this point when you really need it

to.

Regards,

Ward

PAI Administration Support Staff

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