I've not posted for ages and a lot has happened.
Friday before Christmas I took my partner in for a weeks respite so I could go away to see my sons. I rang the care home before leaving on Saturday to find that OH had been taken into hospital!!!!!!!!! He had been very sleepy but nothing obvious. Decided he was in the best place so I went off. Some of you might think that sounds cruel but I badly needed this break, and there was nothing I could do.
When I rang the hospital he had been taken in with a chest infection and his Sats were 80, that is a bit low.
On my return home I went to see him. He looked awful. He was on oxygen, (had been on a mask, but pulled that off). Had been on IV fluids and IV antibiotics, but he pulled the canula out. His Sats were improving. He had had pneumonia, mildly, remembered days later we had both had pneumonia jabs years ago.
Today he did look a bit better and nurse told me he has a cardiac problem (don't think they know what yet). For ages now I thought there was something wrong, either heart or lungs, as he was getting breathless after a few steps.
He has now been there nearly two weeks so he will be weaker than ever. I don't think they have had him out of bed hardly. I certainly cannot cope with him at home unless he can stand and take a few steps. Until now I have not had help to get him up, washed and dressed. He needs help with doing all those things. At the moment I feel very low dreading what the future holds.
On a positive note he did recognise me today, he was more awake. They had put him back on a canula as he was not drinking enough fluids, he did seem less confused.
I've been home a week on my own but can't get motivated to do the things I can't normally do. I seem to have wasted my opportunity.
Well at least I can sleep undisturbed. Wishing you all a peaceful night.
Friday before Christmas I took my partner in for a weeks respite so I could go away to see my sons. I rang the care home before leaving on Saturday to find that OH had been taken into hospital!!!!!!!!! He had been very sleepy but nothing obvious. Decided he was in the best place so I went off. Some of you might think that sounds cruel but I badly needed this break, and there was nothing I could do.
When I rang the hospital he had been taken in with a chest infection and his Sats were 80, that is a bit low.
On my return home I went to see him. He looked awful. He was on oxygen, (had been on a mask, but pulled that off). Had been on IV fluids and IV antibiotics, but he pulled the canula out. His Sats were improving. He had had pneumonia, mildly, remembered days later we had both had pneumonia jabs years ago.
Today he did look a bit better and nurse told me he has a cardiac problem (don't think they know what yet). For ages now I thought there was something wrong, either heart or lungs, as he was getting breathless after a few steps.
He has now been there nearly two weeks so he will be weaker than ever. I don't think they have had him out of bed hardly. I certainly cannot cope with him at home unless he can stand and take a few steps. Until now I have not had help to get him up, washed and dressed. He needs help with doing all those things. At the moment I feel very low dreading what the future holds.
On a positive note he did recognise me today, he was more awake. They had put him back on a canula as he was not drinking enough fluids, he did seem less confused.
I've been home a week on my own but can't get motivated to do the things I can't normally do. I seem to have wasted my opportunity.
Well at least I can sleep undisturbed. Wishing you all a peaceful night.