I love you Chuggs & I have no idea what has happened in the past but I know it has made you very bitter. But Good Lord You are a STUBBORN women.
I love you Chuggs & I have no idea what has happened in the past but I know it has made you very bitter. But Good Lord You are a STUBBORN women.
Chuggs - why do you say "we can't avoid being a nuisance". Did your husband ask to end up in hospital suffering an operation which might have been the end of him. Why does that make either of you a nuisance. What was the NHS set up for way back in 1947 - to help people in trouble health wise. What is dementia but a health problem - no more or less so than a fractured hip. You are both as worthy of consideration as the next person - probably more so as you have been coping on your own for so long. Please, please plead your case again and see what can be done to assist you both - promise me you will try! WIFE
Ok, Ok Chuggs I'm backing off. It's just cos I care.
I'm firmly convinced its a post code lottery whether you get any support chuggs. In this area you get none if you are self funding-you disappear off the radar. For those like my husband who refused tests and scans, they obviously have nothing wrong with them is a really good cop out. His medical welfare is looked after but they seem to feel his mental welfare is my problem.
Which has made me somewhat unpopular with the drs and district nurses here because I call them out when I have to guess when things are not right and sometimes I get it wrong.
But I'll keep on doing it because he does not deserve to have his life made even more difficult.
Hi Chuggs, friend of a friend went into hospital to have a replacement knee op. She is a nurse and always very involved in knowing about her own care. She was catheterised post op and reckoned it was to save the nurses the trouble of having to do bedpans.
Glad your hubby seems to be getting on ok. Lots of love.
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Glad things seem to be improving Chuggs.
Regarding catheter - have they said whether hubby's catheter is to be permanent or temporary? I hope it will only be temporary, in which case make sure they remove it and allow enough time to confirm that he is managing without catheter before he comes home. OH was catheterised when in hospital - they told me it would have to be permanent as he had had prostate problems before. I did not question this at the time so I've just had to "do the needful" to keep that going. It is a bit of a chore, especially when there is a malfunction, as you can imagine.
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Glad to hear things might be looking up, chuggs. Fingers crossed. Good luck with the mower.
Ain't heard of that, Lilac Blossom. God help us if we go down THAT road! Just home so feeling a bit slaughtered at present. Fink I won't be moving much tonight!