Monthly Archives: December 2017

Hospital Days

Posted on December 30, 2017 by S

As I write it is the morning of 27th December but I don’t know when I’ll get to post this. I’m in an area of the hospital which appears to be a wifi blackspot and I’ve run out of personal … Continue reading →

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Merry Hospitations

Posted on December 25, 2017 by S

Just as I was settling into an acceptance of being back on the respiratory ward things got frantic and changes came. One of the patients in my six bed bay was confirmed to have a rather virulent flu bug and … Continue reading →

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Another Hospital, Another Life

Posted on December 24, 2017 by S

The first time I had to stay in hospital came when I was a very small child and I have no memories of the experience. I think I had blood poisoning but have no idea how long I was kept … Continue reading →

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Life On The Ward

Posted on December 23, 2017 by S

Welcome to the ward. Welcome to reassuringly kindly health care professionals asking extremely personal questions. Welcome to octogenarians sharing stories of lives lived fifty, sixty years ago. Welcome to plastic cups filled with plastic-looking water to help you swallow plastic-coated … Continue reading →

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Let’s Hope It’s A Good One

Posted on December 22, 2017 by S

so this is hospital, and what have we done, another year over, and a new one just begun. A very merry hospital and a happy new year… I’m not John Lennon, which I will be glad of if they ever … Continue reading →

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Don’t Walk, Don’t Walk, Don’t Walk

Posted on December 21, 2017 by S

I’m not a waity kind of guy at the best of times. This is not the best of times (feel free to ponder Dickensian revolutionary fiction if you wish). While it seems most likely that my admittance to hospital will … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Inside Source

Posted on December 18, 2017 by S

This morning I had a clinical follow-up to the trial of the new med I’ve been on. My spirometry tests showed worse readings than two weeks ago, which is not necessarily a reflection of the trial – the med is … Continue reading →

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The Weariness, The Fever And The Fret

Posted on December 16, 2017 by S

The upside of powerful painkillers is pretty obvious – they’re quite well suited to killing pain powerfully for a while which can be a blessing when every day has pain and pain and pain. The downside of powerful painkillers can … Continue reading →

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Rebel Scum

Posted on December 15, 2017 by S

This coming Monday I have another respiratory check-up, ostensibly to see how I’ve been getting on with the new nebuliser treatment but also potentially to decide whether I need to have IV treatment again. If so it will be 14 … Continue reading →

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In Spite Of

Posted on December 12, 2017 by S

Despite continuing to feel as though my lungs have been stuffed with wire wool, my torso has been smashed into pieces by a heavyweight boxer and the weather is personally attacking my by dropping to temperatures closer to zero than … Continue reading →

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