Monday is Dr Day so armed with notebook, pen and lots of questions
Need to get some weight back on the boyo so plenty of protein, carbs and fats! Gotta stop that body of yours eating your fat store. Thanks aunty Tina for sausage in a roll for brekky, then Percy Ingle for saugage roll, donut and a fat coffee with far to much sugar! Lunch from the hospital mince meat, rice,carrots and brocoli followed by rice pudding. Thanks Gill for the lovely roast dinner and that yummy stuffing !!!! Plus the protein drinks and snacks
Ben was a happy bunny this morning - visit from his pelvic surgeon Mr Bates and his team - what an amazing man :)) All positive feedback, he is happy with the repair to date and says its all fitting back together better than expected. We will get a progress xray at week 4. His bones are mending well. Bens right leg has nerve damamge so it may take up to 18 months to get back to normal. Lots of nerves have died or been badly squashed and bruised but they will regenerate over time. Interesting to find out that nerves regrowth at the same rate as finger nails. He has better movement in his left leg today and can put just a little weight through it when trying to manouvre from his bed to his wheelchair.
Visit from general surgeons - they are happy with his underneath wound. It is clean and has lot of good red tissue and blood supply. Still packing and dressing daily. The abdominal would is still a mess but the surgeon managed to cut away a lot of the dead tissue (well done Ben!!!) This is going to take some time to heal but looking positive.
Ben bones will mend and his woulds will totally heal in time. He will have some great shark stories to tell in his speedos on the beach!
Visit from pain team - Reassessed medication - still on PDA morphine and other pain medication but now bringing in something new for him nerve pain.
Visit from Trauma Team - they are amazed by him progress :))
Visit from Occupational Health - talking about home and needs in the coming weeks
Visit from physio - Ben did a great job of getting himself from bed to wheelschair and back. Not much help from anyone! Well done boyo - nice little walk for about 15 minutes xx
Good day well done Staaby xx
Hello mate, what u been up to eh...!
ReplyDeleteBeen keeping up to date with the blog and good to see you're doing well.
We all wish u the best mate and thinking of you. Keep your chin up and be strong-I know your a tough cookie from the amount of glue rollers u broke haha!
If there's anything we can do let us know, I'm sure mum and dad are spoiling u rotten tho! (make the most of that ;-))
Hope to see u soon
Paul, carly & teddy xxx