August 15, 2008

Unheath update

Ok, so I haven't been posting much, lately. Mostly, I've been in hospital (three times in the last two weeks) or lying in bed at home. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the surgical team responsible for removing my gall bladder made a bit of a mess of it.

On the positive side: my liver function is fine and I don't have a hospital acquired infection. On the other hand, I'm still in some pain, my blood pressure keeps dropping away to abnormally low levels, my appetite's gone and I'm experiencing intermittent hot and cold sweats. Altogether most unpleasant.

Still, not to worry, I now have a senior consultant on my case and I'm waiting to be readmitted for tests, scans and (potentially) exploratory surgery. Oh joy!