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Ross, I was in hospital for 3 months many years ago. I broke my neck in a diving accident and had to have bone grafts and a full neck/body brace with halo.
The fist week or so after the operation was awful. My friends and parents thought I'd never be the old Gary ever again.
But you know what? I gradually healed and one day I realised that this week was better than last week. And then next week was better than this.
Over 6 months I eventually got back to 'normal' (although most people who know me would say that was never possible
) and then I looked back and realised that those 6 months, as difficult as they were during the time, were actually the blink of an eye.
Stay strong, stay positive - you'll get through this and then it will become another memory in the rich tapestry of life.
All the best
Gary
The fist week or so after the operation was awful. My friends and parents thought I'd never be the old Gary ever again.
But you know what? I gradually healed and one day I realised that this week was better than last week. And then next week was better than this.
Over 6 months I eventually got back to 'normal' (although most people who know me would say that was never possible
) and then I looked back and realised that those 6 months, as difficult as they were during the time, were actually the blink of an eye.Stay strong, stay positive - you'll get through this and then it will become another memory in the rich tapestry of life.
All the best
Gary
garyhun said:
Ross, I was in hospital for 3 months many years ago. I broke my neck in a diving accident and had to have bone grafts and a full neck/body brace with halo.
The fist week or so after the operation was awful. My friends and parents thought I'd never be the old Gary ever again.
But you know what? I gradually healed and one day I realised that this week was better than last week. And then next week was better than this.
Over 6 months I eventually got back to 'normal' (although most people who know me would say that was never possible) and then I looked back and realised that those 6 months, as difficult as they were during the time, were actually the blink of an eye.
Stay strong, stay positive - you'll get through this and then it will become another memory in the rich tapestry of life.
All the best
Gary
3 months, holy moly! I'll pray that doesn't happen to me! My throat and chest were so wheezy I thought fThe fist week or so after the operation was awful. My friends and parents thought I'd never be the old Gary ever again.
But you know what? I gradually healed and one day I realised that this week was better than last week. And then next week was better than this.
Over 6 months I eventually got back to 'normal' (although most people who know me would say that was never possible
) and then I looked back and realised that those 6 months, as difficult as they were during the time, were actually the blink of an eye.Stay strong, stay positive - you'll get through this and then it will become another memory in the rich tapestry of life.
All the best
Gary
k it, let's get some out....lied in my side and took loads of deep breaths and hunked a surreal amount of green (luckily not brown) phlegm was, quite frankly, heroicDid the same in the other side and same result... Did flat on my back too. Airways still not right but they are feeling so much better refreshed. Time for a sleep before the xray.
I have been following this topic from the beginning and just thought I'd post to say how I admire how well you have handled all of this. Most people would have gone to pieces. This will power is a rare trait nowadays and I am sure it will continue to help you make a full recovery.
Best Wishes,
Andrew
Best Wishes,
Andrew
I'm on antibiotics so definitely an infection there but.... I was on antibiotics when I was in icu which cleared it up, but what's to say it won't just come straight back again?
Otherwise my balance seems MARGINALLY better today perhaps. Walked to the shower and had a sit down shower.... fk me do you take running hot water for granted! Feel so fresh now. Lovely stuff. That, after Wednesday, was my weekend goal and I've done it Friday. I still needed a little help opening doors etc but I'm already feeling a little better.
Still, however, my main concern is the pesky swallow and cough reflex.
I just want answers.... They say "give it time" but does that mean wait in hospital until it comes back? If so.... How long would they leave it until they say "nah he's been here long enough we'll do more surgery or we'll do whatever..."
I just want to know with regards to how long I'll be here are we potentially looking at another week, new year or March time. I've already prepared for it to be new year in many ways. I mean, I can barely walk on the flat let alone around at home up stairs etc.... Mind you we have bannisters either side so should be fine!
Certainly been a roller coaster this December. Someone suggested I made a diary (I have a mini laptop here now) but I've kind of done that on ph
Will see if I can get some p8cs up soon too.
Otherwise my balance seems MARGINALLY better today perhaps. Walked to the shower and had a sit down shower.... f
k me do you take running hot water for granted! Feel so fresh now. Lovely stuff. That, after Wednesday, was my weekend goal and I've done it Friday. I still needed a little help opening doors etc but I'm already feeling a little better. Still, however, my main concern is the pesky swallow and cough reflex.
I just want answers.... They say "give it time" but does that mean wait in hospital until it comes back? If so.... How long would they leave it until they say "nah he's been here long enough we'll do more surgery or we'll do whatever..."
I just want to know with regards to how long I'll be here are we potentially looking at another week, new year or March time. I've already prepared for it to be new year in many ways. I mean, I can barely walk on the flat let alone around at home up stairs etc.... Mind you we have bannisters either side so should be fine!
Certainly been a roller coaster this December. Someone suggested I made a diary (I have a mini laptop here now) but I've kind of done that on ph
Will see if I can get some p8cs up soon too.
Stirring effort Ross, keep it up fella. I, like others on this thread, have spent time in hospital for serious stuff and at the time it does feel like things will never improve, but they do.
I was feeling very low after my heart attack in 2009. DVLA took my driving licence off me and things just didn't seem too rosy. I too was frustrated with the lack of answers so my ex wife contacted the consultant that I was under but never saw as it was the NHS, and we saw him privately for a small fee.
That 15 minute meeting put my mind at rest and he even got my licence back.
Maybe worth considering.
Wasn't much of a cyclist before 2009, never went more than 10 miles, but one sunny October morning, 6 months after leaving hospital, I pulled my old heavy bicycle out of the shed, topped my bottle with water and stuck a couple of bananas in my rucksack and cycled the 60 miles to Brighton. I stopped at a pub halfway for a pint and a fish and chip dinner (No fancy gels for me) and almost got the landlord to fill my bottle with ale rather than water.
Keep at it fella, it will get better.
I was feeling very low after my heart attack in 2009. DVLA took my driving licence off me and things just didn't seem too rosy. I too was frustrated with the lack of answers so my ex wife contacted the consultant that I was under but never saw as it was the NHS, and we saw him privately for a small fee.
That 15 minute meeting put my mind at rest and he even got my licence back.
Maybe worth considering.
Wasn't much of a cyclist before 2009, never went more than 10 miles, but one sunny October morning, 6 months after leaving hospital, I pulled my old heavy bicycle out of the shed, topped my bottle with water and stuck a couple of bananas in my rucksack and cycled the 60 miles to Brighton. I stopped at a pub halfway for a pint and a fish and chip dinner (No fancy gels for me) and almost got the landlord to fill my bottle with ale rather than water.
Keep at it fella, it will get better.
Ross, they say give it time because that's all they know - in time it will get better.
How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship
You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down
I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me
I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:
How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship
You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me
I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:ali_kat said:
Ross, they say give it time because that's all they know - in time it will get better.
How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down
I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:
Ross, this young lady is a guardian angel! No, no! Not the bloody newspaper!How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship
You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me
I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:ali_kat said:
Ross, they say give it time because that's all they know - in time it will get better.
How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down
I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:
I still won't be winning any gobbing competitions, I can't spit anything out my mouth. How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship
You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me
I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:It is worrying to think though, that if I wasn't allowed in here or whatever, I'd die within a few days, if that from dehydration....
Just had a funny turn. Went to walk to toilet with someone but went into like a spasm/convulsion.... Wasn't very nice! Probably just take it easy for the rest of the day. Trouble is if I had my own comfortable bed I reckon I'd sleep so much better!
E65Ross said:
ali_kat said:
Ross, they say give it time because that's all they know - in time it will get better.
How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down
I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:
I still won't be winning any gobbing competitions, I can't spit anything out my mouth. How long - how long is a piece of string? It is different for every person, Gary healed in 3 months - that could take me 4 months, or you 2 months. Until you've done it, they don't know IYSWIM?
Every day is a new day, one you may not have had. Count your blessings & see the differences. A few days ago you'd not have been able to win the World Gobbing Championship
You didn't think you could do it til you did! And that is hard work & proves that you're getting your swallow back - you need those muscles to get stuff up as well as down I'm sorry that the Ward has been closed to Visitors, that seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted to me
I'd isolate him in one of the side rooms rather than isolate everyone! (less cleaning for a start ) But what do I know? :shrug:It is worrying to think though, that if I wasn't allowed in here or whatever, I'd die within a few days, if that from dehydration....
Just had a funny turn. Went to walk to toilet with someone but went into like a spasm/convulsion.... Wasn't very nice! Probably just take it easy for the rest of the day. Trouble is if I had my own comfortable bed I reckon I'd sleep so much better!
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