Hubby Update

[mallyh]

hubby had op last Wednesday ,he is coming home tonight then Friday back for chemo x

[sunny-dave]

Elephantine good wishes (that sounds wrong, but you know what I mean) - look after yourself and don't forget to shout for help if/when you need it.

D xx

[mallyh]

thankyou. you lovely caring people xx

[mazie]

Hi Mally, hope he's home now and all settled and cosy. How did the op go. You take care of yourself as well. Big hug from me. Xx

[mallyh]

mazie .it was a 6 hour op then they kept him in recovery for 6 hours as he was having apnea and kept stopping breathing, they let me sit with him at 6 .30 as I was getting really worried when he didn't come back to the ward.he is in quite a bit of pain and discomfort and got an infection in one of the incisions ..has 7 dressings ,four look like where they keyholed ,but it's out of him now and prognosis is good xx

[anthro-nerd]

Best of luck for both of you. Having been a carer for my mum in the past, my advice would be to take care of yourself too. Go out for a coffee, sit and read a book, have a long bath etc. A little time for yourself won't impact the care you give to your husband and it will help you feel human :-) all the best and I'm so glad his prognosis is good!

[mallyh]

thankyou ,I will have a bit of me time now he is home xx

[mallyh]

I'm getting my appointments confused ,he has a cystogram tomorrow ,chemo later .x

[Sqad]

mallyh......just as a matter of interest, was a bit of bladder removed as well as the kidney?

[mallyh]

yes kidney ,tubing down to bladder and a bit of bladder x

[Sqad]

O.K thanks.

[rowanwitch]

So glad things look promising, now all you have to do is spoil him rotten for a bit.

[mallyh]

I will spoil him ,just told him i'm getting him a bell so he can ring for me .he said he feels a right wimp ,doesn't like feeling helpless ,so I told him not to be so daft as he has had a big op .xx

[MargoTester]

My very best wishes to you both Mally, I hope all goes well xx

[mallyh]

thankyou xx

[rowanwitch]

Encourage him to get up and about, bum on sofa all day is not good for recovery. Even if he wanders to the kitchen to ask for another cup of tea now and again.

[mallyh]

will do thanks , xx

[mazie]

All sounds good mally. So pleased it's turned out positive. Fingers crossed for some lovely summer weather. Sitting in the garden recovering. You take care of you both. Xxx

[dunnitall]

I hope all goes really well for your hubby Mally and he has a speedy recovery. Hope you cope too as it's often so difficult being the carer, keep your chin up. Each day at a time xx

[mallyh]

thankyou for you lovely replies .(now I've lost weight I have less chins to keep up)xx