I always said I would never miss aWOYWW but suddenly it was taken out out of of my hands and I missed several but, as you know, it was not my doing. None of us can account for being take ill. and I missed several. I remember feeling much better and still could not join in.
Your cheery messages amd cards spurred me on and so I would like to share some of the sunshine I got from you all if it was in card form
Of course you may want to know what was the the matter with me. I had 'endocarditis' which was/is a disease of the heart leading to heart failure which results in oedema in the legs. I already knew I had heart failure. This tnne If I got a tiny scratch on my leg it would start to leak water. I ended with pads all over my legs soaking the water up. My legs were very swollen and the concern was it was going up my tummy and if it reached my lungs BANG!
So hospital was the only answer where I could be on an IV drip that they could monitor and adjust as necessary. I had some horrendous times in moves from A&E until they found a bed in Coronary Care 1 where I was well cared for. My arms were black and blue from cannulas, blood tests etc until they eventually put in a Pict line which dealt with most things for a while (blood samples, drips etc). I was quite cocky when ''the vampires' came for blood and and I could refuse it because my nurses took it from the 'dongle' things I had. No skin marks for me.
Life on C1 became home for me and I loved the doctors and nurses, getting to know them so well. Even though Christmas wasn't like on TV they did make my birthday special but more on that next week.
It's good to be home with Chas again and I can do a blog post or two. Even though walking is me being hunched and on my rollator its good to be home
cvgfvccvvgcfvcvvSee you next week hopefully.
