Hello, I've been rather busy this week. Back at uni and visiting Helen. So busy, busy.
No real changes in Helen. She is still in Basingstoke, waiting for an assessment visit from Holy Cross. They are visiting her on 22/11. I have also emailed Putney but got no reply yet. I will have to give them a ring early next week. My ex is saying that she is just "being dumped somewhere"!! So I want to reassure him that she isn't, tell him to stop being such a twat and also explore the other places available.
I've been to the doctor and got anti depressants. He said he was surprised I hadn't been before, considering all the other things going on as well. Lets see how they go.
Helen is suffering with bad oedema in her hands at the moment. They have told me its because they aren't mobile. The oedema is only in her hands, nowhere else. She hasn't been able to have her resting splints on as much because of the swelling. I asked one of the nurses to have it reviewed on Tuesday, again on Wednesday and Thursday and finally I got through to them on Friday that I really wanted an answer. The junior doctor said that the reason for it was the lack of mobility. I'm still not convinced so I'll ask again next week if they haven't improved.
She is back to dribbling again!! She still has the hyocine patch to clear secretions. She has had her trachy changed from a size 7 to 6, because she still needs to have a cuff in place. She has had her feet done - she had really hard dry skin and for a diabetic that isn't good!! One of the HCA's has done the podiatry course and they look lovely now. It's amazing how disgusting the skin gets without doing anything!!
She is having her Lantus being played around with. They have double the amount she is having. She has had an abdomen X-ray this week but is still waiting for a flexi sig. She has had the Baclofen increased and her right arm seems to be less rigid than previously. It is still contracted but moves more easily.
I drove past an accident the other day, on the other side of the road, in the dark. The car was in the verge with ambulances and police all around. I drove the rest of my journey with tears running down my face. All I could think of was it being Helen's car and her. It was horrible.