rabbits652 months ago

wishing you a speedy recovery 🙂

Bella592 months ago

Best wishes for a good recovery.

Bessieboo12 months ago

Wishing you a speedy recovery 💐xx

janmary2 months ago

wishing you a speedy recovery

sylvi2 months ago

Well what a week you have had darling and well looked after as well. I hope you recover quickly. My one piece of advice is keep doing your exercises. Hugs from me. xxxx

Mmrr2 months ago

What a week for you, but good to hear the NHS responded fairly quickly and got you the help you needed.I'm not surprised about staff not knowing about your scleroderma nor having basic MTX knowledge. Thankfully you can advocate for yourself.

I hope all goes well for you in your recovery.

Sheila_G2 months ago

Your treatment was amazing. In these months of doom and gloom in the NHS your story gives us hope. I hope you recover well and quickly.

Fruitandnutcase2 months ago

Gosh, poor you. What a shock. Glad you got fixed up and are home now. Like Sylvi says - keep doing the exercises - that’s the secret of success - and rest too though. My husband’s physio told him he had to lie flat on his bed for an hour every afternoon and not to sleep in his reclining chair at night.

Just be aware that your husband will be worrying about you too - I know I was when my husband had his new hip and started doing things like walking outside on our really uneven pavements. 💐.

KathleenMary in reply to Fruitandnutcase2 months ago

Yes I'm concerned about my husband. He needs his sleep and I'm not sleeping at all well. Trouble is he'd never hear me if he moved to another. Room

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Fruitandnutcase in reply to KathleenMary2 months ago

Just before my husband went into hospital for his operation home we brought a 3ft single bed downstairs to our dining room and he slept there - that bed was higher than our double bed and it gave him easy access to a downstairs toilet / shower room, we also changed the towel rail for a really heavy duty supportive grab handle that he could lean on if need be.

I was a bit worried that I might not - we’ll definitely wouldn’t! hear him during the night so I bought a cheap baby alarm / intercom in case we needed to talk to each other and that worked well for us.

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KathleenMary in reply to Fruitandnutcase2 months ago

What a good idea.the other option would be mobile. Phone

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Ruth123452 months ago

Golly, what a time. Sounds like things have gone well though.I wish you well.

Take care 🌻

Plumcrumble2 months ago

Wishing you a speedy recovery 💐💕💕

Gnarli2 months ago

Oh, but that sounds awful. Thank goodness the NHS swung into action and delivered the solution rapidly. I wish you a speedy and uneventful recovery.

Ferret182 months ago

oh gosh. Glad you were seen and sorted quickly. Take time to fully recover.

Pippy252 months ago

Wishing you well and for a speedy recovery. Sending warm wishes to you and your hubby.

FloozieDuck2 months ago

Have a speedy recovery,I'm sure youŕ husband will take great care of you.

Marionfromhappydays2 months ago

Glad you are home and on the mend x

Tules2 months ago

Get well soon

medway-lady2 months ago

No as I slipped and broke my leg and ankle in August and the NHS were brilliant, told the receptionist "I'd banged my leg" after a lengthy wait my husband reminded them about me. I think I'd been put to back of queue as a bang leg. I was the called through next' in a wheelchair in agony as had walked to A& E from carpark and nurse looked at it, said"You've broken it so off to Xray'' Round to Xray by porterage and back in 30 minutes a doctor sent me back again via porterage and back again. Seen fitted with boot and crutches and out in 4 hours of which one was spent in A &E triage waiting room. I think even with all the issues it is still hanging on but those poor staff look like they are so tired. My sister is still working as a nurse at 68 and how long can the staff be worked so hard. I was seen at fracture clinic 5 times before being discharged and can't praise them enough. My leg and ankle have healed very well and now its just the tendons and ligaments which ache a bit as the soft tissue takes longer than the bone. I thank them for prescribing Ad Cal for past 6 years since the AKI as its worked as I have really good bone density despite over 30 years of RA. Enjoy being spoilt and ask for the remote control and lots of cups of tea. I got a raised loo seat and shower seat from Amazon which really helped as needed and also the plastic shower grab rail really did work as I didn't want a permeant one fitted. Now stored in the garage until someone local needs one. I really hope your up and about soon xxxx

KathleenMary in reply to medway-lady2 months ago

Thanks Medway lady. It's a bit. Like being in a nightmare isn't it? I can't imagine your sister working at that age

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medway-lady in reply to KathleenMary2 months ago

I'm just grateful that despite me moaning about the Ad Cal it actually works. They said my bones are great and it was sheer bad luck I slipped and fell so hard. I never miss a dose now. lol x My sister is still vey fit and well but I know she's finding it a bit much now as gone down to 3 days a week. What would we do without the NHS ? xx and I do have Beneden membership as I thought one day I might need a hip done, but happily no they said my bones are all good and no Oesto either.

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KathleenMary in reply to medway-lady2 months ago

That's good news thanks

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Green2304612 months ago

Thank goodness they have sorted you out! Get better soon🌺🌼🌻🌸

springcross2 months ago

Goodness, what an experience!! Glad to hear the NHS treated you well and hope your recovery is good.

StormySeas2 months ago

Hi there

Sorry to hear about your accident.

I've just had total hip replacement (not nearly as traumatic as yours as mine was scheduled) but just want to give you some words of encouragement about how quickly you'll get better.

It's a big operation and it was very daunting at first. I'm at 6 weeks now and walk about with no problem - the only thing I can't do is put socks on, but that will come.

Hope you're feeling OK and are being looked after well.

The three things I learned are...

1. Take all the pain relief you're given. The idea is not to be in pain, particularly in the beginning, so you can mobilise.

2. Schedule regular periods of movement throughout the day. Walking if you can, feet wriggling and leg flexing if you can't. The more you move, the quicker you'll get better.

3. Make sure you have laxatives like Laxido. I was really bunged up from painkillers and without Laxido life would have been hell!

4. Have faith that however hard it seems now, in 6 weeks you'll be better. You improve every single day - though it might not seem like that in the beginning.

4a - forgot this one - an ice pack really helped me. I didn't discover it for about 3 weeks, but after exercise I lay down and applied it (wrapped in a sleeve) to the scar. It really helps reduce swelling.

Hope you're feeing OK, and good luck with the recovery XXX

KathleenMary in reply to StormySeas2 months ago

Thanks for all the helpful advice.dont fancy ice pack with my Raynaud's as I'm off losartan because my blood pressure had got too low.

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StormySeas in reply to KathleenMary2 months ago

I had low blood pressure afterwards too. Mine was postural, which was a bit scary, but it did eventually go away. If you had a spinal block it might be associated with that…

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KathleenMary in reply to StormySeas2 months ago

No no spinal block. Often have low bp

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katieoxo602 months ago

Thank you KathleenMary, sorry to hear of your mishap , and other illness. Your right the doctors don't often know as much about our illness as we do, unfortunately some think they do and can end in dire consequences. Glad to hear your doctor looked it up . Lovely to hear you are back home, but some hard times to come for you and your husband it is a long haul to recover from a fall when it involves other health issues, stay safe, takecare and hope you have a slow progressive recovery, with no more mishaps. Best wishes to you both.

Stats122 months ago

hope you feel better soon Huney and have a speedy recovery 🤗🤗 xx

Poshcards2 months ago

Gosh, you were lucky with ambulance, I had a really bad fall, I tripped over the conservatory door trim, flew through air landed flat on my face, rang 111 who said I had possible broken leg and shoulder but as this only gave a category 4, it would be 8 hours plus for ambulance, even though I am 70 and disabled and a very large lady. So, Could my husband possibily get me to A and E!!

KathleenMary in reply to Poshcards2 months ago

That's awful poor you.

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KathleenMary in reply to Poshcards2 months ago

How did you get there in the end?

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Poshcards in reply to KathleenMary2 months ago

A very painful hop to car, I am disabled, couldn't drive my mobility scooter once there so used their wheelchair. They would let my husband in so I was abandoned in a and e for 5 hours

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KathleenMary in reply to Poshcards2 months ago

That's awful..poor you . My husband was reluctantly allowed to stay with me

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hatshepsut2 months ago

Good luck with your recovery. Slow and steady is my advice x

KathleenMary in reply to hatshepsut2 months ago

Thanks

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J1707-2 months ago

poor you quite an ordeal. Yes we know more about our illnesses than doctors. They never heard of our drugs or spell them. We often have to be quite forceful about what’s best for us as the tend to try and over ride what we know is best. Hope your recovery is quick

KathleenMary in reply to J1707-2 months ago

Yes problematic

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