Hey Angela
Being a big United fan it had to be something related.....a friends Doberman was called Trafford but he would have killed me if i'd have used that so we settled on.........Rio! lol
He is a King Charles Cavalier, aged 8 weeks and 3 days today. We collected him Tuesday, hes really settled in too. Going to the vets for a health check and first injections this afternoon too. He is a pedigree too with Kennel Club registration. His dad is a champion cav and so are lots more in his line. Not cheap, but we got a good'un!
Just love him to bits already!! Hee hee!!!
Rob x
Great idea Rob
Might just have to follow you with getting a dog. Having moved from a town to a village, there are not exactly many places to walk to, but having a dog allows you to wander aimlessly without looking stupid, and all of us post op know how much we should be walking!:D:D Good luck for your forthcoming surgery x
Wishing you all the best Rob - and hope all goes well with your recovery. Your little dog will be such a wonderful companion for you - and as you say, a good excuse to exercise at the same time. great idea.
Just called the hospital as planned to confirm my surgery for Monday and admission time. I have to be on the ward by 7.00am Monday 14th October 2013. Im 6'4" and a big wimp! Had a minor surgery on my wrist but it was private and same day in and out but this is going to be my first admission and i aint looking forward to it one little bit! Going to take my sons iPad with SIM so i can atleast get online so will hopefully be able to give you some updates from my hospital bed and to remain in touch with the outside world! Bricking it and want this weekend to last a lifetime! lol
Have a good one all!!
Hi Rob
No ...... you don't want this weekend to last forever, you are looking forward to awakening without the pain on Monday afternoon. The op itself is nothing to worry about honestly and you will probably only be in overnight, or two nights like I was.
love Angela
Yes this weekend will drag Rob - think of me turning up on the day of my planned surgery, only to have it postponed by NINE days (that was really hard). However like Angela says you will soon be largely free of your pain and after months of suffering that is absolute bliss 🙂 Will be thinking of you on Monday and trusting it all goes smoothly, there are some brilliant surgeons out there, working hard to make us all better. Keep us posted x
Great news Rob, seriously dont stress too much about the surgery just focus on the end result and not being in agony any more. Looking forward to reading about your update once you're out of surgery. I took my ipad in as well which was a good send. Didn't sleep much the first night. Good luck for Monday mate.
Thanks everyone for your kind wishes and thoughts! As some of you know have started a blog and added to it this morning. If interested.......................
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Take care all! x
Good luck for your op brillo1902
I'm 5 weeks into recovery (discectomy operation number two) and going well. It is much better being on the 'other side' of surgery and being able to feel like you are finally getting somewhere.
Hi Rob
Good luck for tomorrow. Just think 24 hours and the really bad pain will have vanished.
I suppose you are the last of the line - Emlou, Clare, Hugh, me and now finally yourself - we seem to have been on here a long time. You really had to join us eventually you know! I wonder how Emlou is doing.
With love and prayers, Angela
Thanks guys, off to bed now! Bag packed and raring to go........lol!!!! Not!!
Surprisingly, the pain has eased right off in the last 48 hours down to a 3-4/10. Almost tempted to cancel, but i know that im only one false move away from excruciating agony so here we go..............speak tomorrow night!!
Love to you all!! x
Morning team, right it's the morning after and I don't really know a great deal. Yesterday was a long day. Had to be on the admission ward for 7am but found out I was last down for surgery so a long wait and not being able to drink was awful. Anyway got the call and was anaesthetised about 2pm. Woke up in recovery about 4pm and the leg pain appeared and appears to have gone. The only pain is where they cut me open. I was given morphine for this and told I could request it as and when needed. I'm pleased to say I have not needed it so far. Once a bed had been made available on the ward I was transported and dumped in the care of the ward nurses. Slightly taken back really because no one at this point had given me a how it went, what I can and can't do etc......I thought this was a little off. As yet no one has still told me except for the fact I will have a visit from a physio today. So with this all in mind I still can't give you a definitive how it went. I've gad a **** nights sleep but this is because of the gentleman I'm sharing this ward with. Also trying to pee in a bottle because they don't want me up yet proved a challenge with all this commotion. I'll be surprised if I had more than an hours sleep lol.
All the best
Rob
Great news Rob. Glad it is over and it sounds pretty much all normal. Sad about the night's sleep. When I had mine we had the motorway and the railway outside the windows to cope with and as a very hot night we had to have windows open.
I did know later in day how it had gone as the surgeon called in to see me. However, when I asked him a question about doing something (cannot now remember what) he said and I quote - I've done my bit, nothing to do with me the physios tell you all that. I too didn't see the physios until the second day so that is quite normal though the nurses did get me up in the night to use a commode. Think they had to really as earlier I had used one of the very very shallow spinal bedpans and they upended the lot under me so a complete bed change was necessary. I guess it also depends what time your op was. Mine was 10 am in the morning.
Once it got to the physios they do the exercises with you and in theory show you how to get in and out of bed. However, the nurses had already done that bit. Although I thought my hospital great, the only crit I would give is that you were given little or no advice even to direct questions and to be honest I have just followed what Emlou and particularly Hugh has said.
Great to see you on our side of the op. Take care.
love, Angela
Thanks Angela, been told I can go home tomorrow. The physio was happy for me to go today but nurses and doctor would rather tomorrow morning. I had the drain removed from the incision this afternoon and was taken for a walk off the ward and up and down one flight of stairs. The physio was taken back by the ease at which I was doing it all. Saw the surgeon this afternoon and he said everything went according to plan and the incision was very minimal. So far no leg or butt pain and still managing without pain killers. Early signs are promising. Now my thoughts and concerns turn to Clare who has without doubt been dealt the short straw and suffers more than the rest of us combined. Good luck at the hospital tomorrow and my thoughts will certainly be with you.
Regards
Rob
Great news Rob, glad to hear that it all went well. I didn't see the surgeon until the next day. Apparently we spoke when I was in recovery and despite being lucid, I cannot recall speaking to her at all!
Just be aware that you may feel an increase in pain after a couple of days once the steroids wear off but compared to the pre op pain is easy to deal with. Use ice along with any painkillers. Dont be a martyr, if you start feeling sore, take some painkillers.
Next time I'm in London, I'll buy you a pint. Promise not to make you go 'south of the river' 😉