Sunday 25 October 2009

Rock Bottomest

I asked Martin to write his version of the events of Thursday and Friday because, as you will see, as from Thursday afternoon I was completely 'out of it' on a very high dose of morphine indeed. But back to the beginning, Wednesday morning I had woken up with my legs more swollen and more painful than ever which was disappointing as i was expecting some improvement by now, 48 hours later i thought i would give Mary a call and see what she thought. Mary thought the same as i did - that i should not be suffering such excruciating pain and swelling now - and that i needed to be an inpatient at the hospice. I left Mary arranging my admittance to St Marys which would be on Friday morning.



The rest of Thursday i did very little, Cat was off work and decided she would cook roast chicken for us that evening - and very nice it was to! I had been sitting in the little wheel chair all day, scared of getting out of it in case it hurt, so by the evening the inevitable happened - i needed the loo. We, the whole family, uhmed and arhed for a while deciding how to do this. Martin and Edward would help me stand and hold onto the zimmer frame and Cat would hold the 'pot'. OH MY GOODNESS - THE PAIN, THE PAIN!! MY GOD THE PAIN!! I was screaming, sobbing and crying, it was simply awful for the kids to see me like that. They were all crying too. I decided then and there that i was going to stay in my chair all night as i wouldn't be able to get out of it on my own. Martin wasn't very impressed by this idea but what choice did i have?



Cat was going out with her friend Donna but would be returning about 1:00am and would sit up with me for a while. Sure enough, Cat and Donna came home at 1 ish and stayed up chatting and watched tv. During this time i decided i wanted to put my feet up, on a low stool. Getting them up was easy enough, but getting them back down was awful - crippling pain - and i was finally convinced something was WRONG - very wrong. Cat called the emergency doctor out - and this was the first time 'break' had been mentioned. He said he thought he had broken my left femur. The doctor left a letter for the hospice which arranged me to have a x-ray on the way there in the morning. He gave me the option of going into the hospital that night via 999 but i refused - I would wait till the morning and have a 'temazepam' to relax me.



It was a long night - Cat, Donna and I was watching an old tv detective series then Donna fell asleep on the sofa. Martin was up early showered and on the phone to St Mary's to learn an ambulance would arrive before 11am, which it did. Fortunately I was asked to stay in the wheelchair to go in the ambulance. It was only on arrival at Selly Oak Hospitals A&E Department, that i needed to be transferred onto a trolley to go to x-ray - and this is the point where i lose the plot - and Martin takes over.

8 comments:

mortonlake said...

dont scare me like that woman.you dont half suffer hun.im so sorry for you.all i can say jane is my heart goes out to you and poor martin,he is suffering with you.as we all are out here.you take care,i dont know what else to say.except you are in my thoughts always.be strong jane,good luck,love mort.xxxx

Funnyface said...

Hello Jane,
Oh my goodness you've had a time of it. When i first read Martin's entry i thought he was going to say you'd broken your leg falling off your bycycle !! Pain is such an awful thing to suffer, you have been so brave.
Sending my love to you and all the family.
Jaynee X

Deb said...

Jane...sooo sorry to hear about your broken bone but I'm also happy that they finally discovered what has been causing that pain. You poor dear..all you have been suffering and thank goodness for the doctor who actually thought it might be a break. Seems the long wait for medical procedures is similiar to what we also experience at times here in Canada...terrible for those patients like you who are in unbearable pain and need a diagnosis and repair right away. You hang in there girl...after that break is repaired you will be feeling so much better. Martin has done a fantastic job in writing the post. Hurry back though girl, or I can imagine you just might be in competition with hubby on your website...LOL
Sending best wishes for a speedy recovery and pain free days ahead real soon......
xxooDeb

Sybil said...

Hi Jane, glad that you have been able to write your wee "bit" hope that means that you are a wee bitty better ?
Keep smiling love. Team Jane is here egging you on.
God Bless,
Much Love Sybil xx

ADB said...

Good to find you back posting yourself, Jane, that was a scary episode and no mistake. Keep us updated, we're all here for you.

Andy said...

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I only wish there was something more positive I could do for you all.
Andy

LYN said...

SO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU..I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL DAY...HOW ARE YOU??...REALLY... HOPEFULLY NOT IN PAIN....

pam said...

Hey Jane. So good to have you post an entry. I am still seething at the way you have been treated. I got my dishes washed In half the time which was good but the chips on them are rather visible! lol. I am so pleased to see you here and send the biggest hug cyberly possible. p.s. tell martin he did a fab job of posting and I think he should start blogging. Take It really easy Jane and get team jane to do their finest by feeding you plenty of chocolate! lol. Keeping you close as always, Love Pam. xx