What's wrong with me?!

[mcelliott]

Thank you for the update.

[Tyre Tread]

[0a]

Matt, thanks for keeping us up to date.

When appropriate, give Ross our best.

[slippery]

As has already been said, thanks for the update.

[croyde]

Poor fella

All thinking about you mate.

[ali_kat]

Good! The last thing we want is for him to overdo things by keeping us updated; even if it is helping to keep him sane & entertained

[BlackVanDyke]

FrankUnderwood said:

Unfortunately the consultant has asked Ross to keep off his phone for now as he needs to rest. He's very fatigued.

Ross will need a Tracheostomy tomorrow as he is having issues with breathing and chest infections. There have however been some improvemens today

I'll update this space when I have more news.

Best regards,

Matt

Aww, bugger! Hope it goes well today Ross - hang on in there matey.

[r129sl]

Further best wishes from me and Mrs R129.

[Mrs Muttleysnoop]

Thanks for the update.

[Chicane-UK]

Glad to hear there have been further improvements, even if that has come at the cost of a few setbacks. Thanks for the update.

[bint]

Tell him he's not missing anything, just normal PH waffle.

Give him all our best though x

[dangerousB]

Been meaning to add my best wishes since I stumbled on your thread Ross - fingers crossed, the latest is just a small hill to get over on your road to recovery.

Get well as soon as you can though - only try not to take too long as I've got some marathon training questions that I want to run past you!

[TwistingMyMelon]

Blimey almost in tears reading the tread updates, certainly puts life into perspective!

IforB(speeling?) thanks for the share

Makes me grateful for what I have

[E65Ross]

Bit of an update after my parents took my phone away!.... It's been a long time here, I'm still at hospital. I needed another op on my throat (tracheostomy) because I couldn't swallow saliva was getting into my lungs and causing infection after infection). I'm awaiting one more operation to fit a stomach peg so until I can swallow again I'll b3 feeding myself through a tube into my stomach.

My eyes are still poor with diplopia, my tongue is moving MARGINALLY more (and I do mean marginally at best), I have developed an extremely weak swallow (it doesn't even take any saliva down, but I had nothing at all last week so that's progress), my balance is still iffy but markedly better and I can just about walk around myself but feel more confident with a zimmerframe. The numbness in my legs and, erm, private area is still similar, perhaps marginally better again. Drs seem to think most of my problems will settle (whether that'll be 100% or not, who knows) but this will likely be quite a few months rather than weeks.

[funkyrobot]

Brilliant news Ross.

It still sounds tough, but you are improving.

[rovermorris999]

I've only just found this thread. Ross, you are an inspiration. You're handling this better than I think I could and it certainly puts one's minor trials and tribulations into perspective. Keep pushing, things look like they're going in the right direction. Have you put on any weight yet and more importantly are any of the nurses fit?

[EdJ]

Thanks for the updates Ross. It's quite humbling reading about what you're going through and I wish you a continued speedy recovery.

[mikebradford]

Ask the nurse to give your private area a rub better from me Ross
Wishing you continued good luck. Hopefully next year is the best year of your life

[allergictocheese]

mikebradford said:

Ask the nurse to give your private area a rub better from me Ross

Um, you might have wanted to word that a bit differently...or maybe not!?

[Blue Oval84]

allergictocheese said:

mikebradford said:

Ask the nurse to give your private area a rub better from me Ross

Um, you might have wanted to word that a bit differently...or maybe not!?

Absolutely creased at that