Roger has been doing so well lately, especially after giving him vast amounts of salt in his diet (on the advice of the consultant urologist) resulting in the disappearance of his breathlessness and nausea. The way the Ileostomy is constructed, there is virtually no uptake or absorbtion, rendering it virtually impossible to poison him with too much salt, as most leaves the system before absorbtion takes place. His stamina is such that he can now stand up to shave, a task which was hitherto impossible without collaspsing onto the loo seat and gasping for breath. That's the good news!
Unfortunately he awoke on Friday morning with a painful swelling around the stoma. The district nurse took a look and called the GP in. The GP took a look and said it was an infection (collection of pus) which will probably have to be lanced. The surgical team was consulted and the outcome was yet another admission to the Royal Berks Hospital. I will be going in to see him later on today to find out what has been done.
Those of you who know Roger well, will realise that he 'proudly' exists without a mobile phone, so I cannot contact him in between visits, which is a shame.
Trying to erect the Christmas tree for him to see when he gets home. If only I could find the Bl...y lights to go on it !!! The search goes on!
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