My Diary since being diagnosed
1997 - 2002
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January 2002
On the 8th I was admitted to hospital again with a suspected obstruction of
the bowel, no obstruction was found as it was due to adhesions one of the side
effects of surgery.
This is apparently a common problem following bowel surgery resulting in real
difficulties in moving the bowel. This stay also taught me one thing above all
others, our health system needs to taken by the throat and given a good shake
as I still encountered Consultants who talk at and not to the patient.
Patients are people not statistics and should be treated as such, Consultants
and some nursing staff need to remember without the patient they have no
purpose.
Another bug bear being Doctors rounds that coincide with visiting times,
having a piece of curtain pulled around the bed will not afford privacy and
details about someone's illness can be heard by all and sundry.
Still enough of my soap box.
April 2002
A very bad month, admitted to hospital and nearly died, finally surgeon
stepped in and operated it was risky but as you can see I made it.
Summer months 2002
Not much to tell my condition is not really much better, trips and holidays
are now a thing of the past I'm no longer strong enough to cope with traveling
still I do have a lot of happy memories.
Autumn 2002
New tumors have been found in my gaul bladder, pancreas and liver again, I'm
also having a lot of additional pain that is difficult to control and cope with.
November 2002
Finding it really difficult, admitted to hospital on the 4th stayed for
two weeks nothing much more they could do.
December 2002
This up date has been written by my partner Ray, as I was transferred to a
local hospice on the 18th, only been home once for about 3 hours and it cost me
a day and a half to recover.
Still not ready to give up yet and looking forward to Christmas will even be
trying to get home for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Always remember no matter how bad things get or appear to be, the worst
thing is giving up.
Well I made it home for Christmas a total of 4 days from Christmas eve, not
bad going although it did tire me out, returned to the Hospice until New Years
eve when I came home again but this time only managed two days.
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