Day 61 - Tuesday 28th June - Part Two
The results of some tests came back today and they confirmed that Karen has an infection in her bowel. I can't recall the exact name, but it is a form of Chlostridium (not Botulinum that's for sure).
She is very lacking in energy and just sleeps most of the time at the moment. For the first 20 minutes of Debs' visit she was zonked. A Doctor had visited kp on a number of occasions today and kept leaving 'cos he didn't want to disturb her, but this time, he had to wake her up or he would never have seen her.This is when she realised she had a visitor.
I don't think Debs got the best visit in the world, but thanks for all the goodies Debs. The Madeira Cake and Lemon Cake were lovely. Karen didn't feel up to them, but it would be rude if I didn't try them for her. ;-)
He checked her chest and a few other things and informed kp and Marie of the infection. She needs to drink 4L (8 pints in Geordie) of water a day. If she doesn't she will be put on a drip to try and clear away the bowel infection. They don't want to put her on a drip if they can help it, because of the risk of infection.
Today has been a low day for Karen - A trough in a sea of many crests.
She has hardly eaten anything today. Bit of breakfast (slice of toast), half a bowl of soup and a bread bun and nothing for tea apart from some cherries. Maybe that's enough for someone who is in bed all day, but I, for one, would feel better if she ate more.
She could barely keep awake tonight.
To end on a positive
The doctor informed kp that the consultants had given the ok to put Karen in the hoist. This opens up a lot of doors for Karen that were otherwise closed such as
I feel sure I have forgot some things, but the gist of this blog entry is that it has been a bad day for kp, upsetting, sad, and a generally low day.
Let's hope a good night's sleep does the trick, which reminds me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The "Chillow" arrived today. I took it in for kp and set it up. The "Chillow" is the chilled pillow - it was something her work team wanted to buy for her. It is basically a bag with some foam and water in, but after following the instructions I must admit it feels cool. We'll know if it has been of benefit in the a.m.
She is very lacking in energy and just sleeps most of the time at the moment. For the first 20 minutes of Debs' visit she was zonked. A Doctor had visited kp on a number of occasions today and kept leaving 'cos he didn't want to disturb her, but this time, he had to wake her up or he would never have seen her.This is when she realised she had a visitor.
I don't think Debs got the best visit in the world, but thanks for all the goodies Debs. The Madeira Cake and Lemon Cake were lovely. Karen didn't feel up to them, but it would be rude if I didn't try them for her. ;-)
He checked her chest and a few other things and informed kp and Marie of the infection. She needs to drink 4L (8 pints in Geordie) of water a day. If she doesn't she will be put on a drip to try and clear away the bowel infection. They don't want to put her on a drip if they can help it, because of the risk of infection.
Today has been a low day for Karen - A trough in a sea of many crests.
She has hardly eaten anything today. Bit of breakfast (slice of toast), half a bowl of soup and a bread bun and nothing for tea apart from some cherries. Maybe that's enough for someone who is in bed all day, but I, for one, would feel better if she ate more.
She could barely keep awake tonight.
To end on a positive
The doctor informed kp that the consultants had given the ok to put Karen in the hoist. This opens up a lot of doors for Karen that were otherwise closed such as
- Having a Bath
- Having a Shower
- Going in a normal chair
- Having a ride in a hoist
I feel sure I have forgot some things, but the gist of this blog entry is that it has been a bad day for kp, upsetting, sad, and a generally low day.
Let's hope a good night's sleep does the trick, which reminds me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The "Chillow" arrived today. I took it in for kp and set it up. The "Chillow" is the chilled pillow - it was something her work team wanted to buy for her. It is basically a bag with some foam and water in, but after following the instructions I must admit it feels cool. We'll know if it has been of benefit in the a.m.
posted by David Pollard at Tuesday, June 28, 2005
2 Comments:
hey,,,,KP...was good to see you today, and dont worry about your sleeping....or should that be snoreing on me...lol....was just good to be there...marie your a fab sis....and you can offically open the 'pretend friends/sis club'...
it was nice to see you laugh...remembering the 'bay watch run at session'...lol....hey maybe you could get mrs overall to run you down the ward in the hoist.....pamela anderson eat ya heart out....
oh on my way back to the car....one long long treck.....lol...i bumped in the gentleman who,in lyd's word's,would have to hand his notice in,just along from where we first met...his mate said....oi joe.....dont be rude again....lol....they were just laughing.....but he did go red....lol....
ok chuck...so you had a bit of a down day...your made of good stuff....and determained stuff at that...so get ya finger out and keep smileing...
oh i read lydia's cork induced blog befor...lol....whats she like....had me creased up....almost a gauze moment was called for...
karen your such a star and very inspireing to us all.....to think even though you were haveing a bad day you still found a few moment to give me the wisdom of kp....alex is the referance...thank you...love ya loads...must go befor i get too slushy and get kicked out of the club for it...
love to all and hope the pillow works a treat.....
see ya soon and will try and pop and pick some fresh strawberys for you next weekend...
love
debs....xxxxx aka Titter's
mrs o,has trained for a number of years to get where she is today,
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