Well as far as I could see yesterday all seemed well and am pleased to say that Gordon looked his old self.

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I’m sure Gordon will keep us fully informed :roll:;-)

It’s good to have some one who’s actually seen him and can verify the whole sorry story. But I am glad to hear he’s doing well .

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You concentrate on getting better soon and getting rid of this horrid infection. Can’t have you squirting and covering the nurses and doctors in your bodily fluids all the time. ;-)
It really doesn’t matter how I phrase that, it just sounds wrong every time! :-D
But you know what I mean! ;-) :lol:

Good to know you’re keeping an eye on him, Mary. :-)

Yes Gordon, concentrate on getting better, and keeping your bodily fluids to your self !

And I've been trying to keep this smut free you girls are worse than me and that's saying something..........!

You wouldn’t want us any other way! ;-)
Keep smiling! xxx

it is like one of the Carry on films !

to be fair Emma I read exactly the same re dressing gown getting smaller :-D ..shorter ...made me laugh - raeson bneig si taht ti deostn mttaer hte odrer fo the ttelers, ecausbe ew eard thme sa ew ese htem ni rou indm. And Tortdat put 'is now getting' so we read ....gown.....taking now...g... fast readers !! good imaginations , book worms :-D:-D:-D CB

Hopefully you're starting to feel yourself again.........:shock:

best not encourage

Not just me then...must be the Aquarian in us! ;-)

Oh dear! :shock::shock:
There's nothing I try to write as a response that won't get me accused of being smutty again! :lol:
I'm sure he soon will be....how's that? ;-)

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HaHa - he'll soon be back holding his own again.

Joking aside, hopefully the heat doesn't affect recovery - it is certainly hot here today in the south east?

If I wasn't feeling so rubbish I would probably rise to all your innuendo.:)

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Keep getting better, you. :-)

There's always the old classic 'Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?' Perhaps he is keeping that one for his visitors!

Well here's a funny thing.
I'm back to hospital tomorrow for another operation to cut out all the infection and fix the hernia that magically appeared after the first operation.
On a scale of how cr-p I feel with the infection I now have to say very cr-p theres not a lot that doesn't hurt or feel sick even my head hurts.
So let's see where we go tomorrow.

Fingers crossed its more positive for you:0)

:-(

So sorry, Gordon. You go to hospital after a long wait to get fixed and end up worse off.
I really hope they get everything fixed properly tomorrow. No more infections and no more horrid pain once the post-op pain has eased.
Take the painkillers you’re offered and look after yourself.
Will think of you tomorrow.
Wishing you a straightforward procedure and a speedy recovery. After all this you bloody deserve it and some relaxing recuperation in the garden with your torts this summer. xx

Oh no poor you I hope it goes well tomorrow and look forward to speaking to you soon. xx

Oh no Gordon, it just goes on and on :shock: good luck hope it gets sorted out.

Well after an hour of surgery yesterday I now have a hole you could get your hand in that is stuffed with sponge, a pipe on the outside and covered with a huge clear plaster to create a seal and connected to a vacuum pump.
The sergion said there was a lot of infection in there and couldn't understand why I wasn't referred two weeks ago when I had the ct scan.:-|
Anyway I'm flippin exhausted as I cant sleep with this thing sticking out of me and a blooming pump making a noise like someone sucking the dregs of a milkshake through a straw.

Sounds like they don’t want to sew it back up until the infection clears and it sounds horrible for you. Are you still in hospital?
All very well them saying they can’t understand why you weren’t referred back earlier isn’t it. I’m sure you and your better half and the girls must be feeling drained (no pun intended) by all this.

So glad you’re the other side of the surgery but it seems the saga continues. Hope the suction pump gets it all out and you can start to be more comfortable really soon. Sounds useless but keep your chin up the best you can.
Get better soon, G. xx

I was out at lunchtime yesterday Emma I'm just about feeling normal after the anaesthetic seems to take a while to come out of you.
I was a bit miffed when the surgeon wanted to know why when they had found the hernia something wasn't done but I think it was when he looked under my DRESSING and saw all the green gunk coming out that made him say we need to operate.
I have some huge antibiotics which leave the most disgusting taste in your mouth all day but not many to take.
Not looking forward to Friday and getting it changed as its really sore to touch.

A bit miffed? I’d have been raging but I guess you’re just so worn out with all this there was nothing to gain by losing your rag.
Are you left in a ‘wait and see how long it takes for the infection to go’ limbo then?
Urgh to the nasty taste. I expect you’ve tried mints and mouthwash. Can’t imagine you have much of an appetite.
Really hope they notice a positive change on Friday and it’s not too painful. Wish I could suggest something but other than taking some strong painkillers before you go, just try concentrating on your breathing to focus your mind on anything other than what they’re doing. It sounds so silly I know.
They really don’t take long to kick you out, drain and all. I expect someone else was in your bed as soon as they changed the sheets!

I guess this time if things don’t improve quickly you can just phone up your consultant’s secretary and get a message to him. Might not be the done thing but bugger that! It’s what I used to do when hubby had cancer! :twisted:
Hope you can catch a few hours sleep tonight. x

Well its now 3am and I have given up trying to sleep I'm so wanting to switch this bloomin noisy machine off and disconnect it but I know I cant.
I'm going to be on the phone to them as soon as 8 am arrives as its seems to be constantly making a sucking noise on a pulse if that is understandable which it wasn't when I first had it so I'm not sure if I need to change the cartridge that collects all the fluid which has some sort of granular stuff in it to absorb everything and is looking quite full and disgusting as they never really told me what to do with it.:evil::evil::-|:-|
Ok rant over going to watch TV now so I cant hear the flipping thing.

Doesn’t sound right does it? Sounds like my fish tank filter with the granules in it, but even that isn’t as noisy as what you’ve got by the sounds of it!
Hope you get through to them quickly. Seems ridiculous them sending you home without any kind of instructions what to expect. :roll:

How did it go yesterday, Gordon? xx

It was extremely painful. The nurse who attended me was very nice but I'm thinking the surgeon who operated was having a laugh.
So they cut the old scar tissue away and made the hole even bigger and did what they call debrided it which basically is cutting all the dead and infected tissue away from inside and then putting a piece of sponge inside and then a piece of sticky back plastic over my belly cutting a hole in it over the wound and then sticking another piece on which has a tube coming out of it which is then connected to a vacuum pump.
And try to sleep is near on impossible as it makes a lot of noise on and off.
They sent me away with all the bits and Bob's for the pump and the spair sticky plastic cover which has the sponge in it.
Now the bit that freaked me out was the size of the sponge its about an inch thick and then 5 inches wide by 8 inches long which I had no idea as to how much was in me.
At this point I so much want to add a few pictures but best not. My daughter came in and took a few pics as the nurse pulled out what we all thought would be just a bit of it to create a plug but no the surgeon had managed to get pretty much the whole piece in:shock::shock::shock: and boy did it hurt when she finally managed to get it out.
So back there to see the consultant again on Monday and the nurse is going to come and put a new dressing on which I'm not looking forward to as with all that has happened that was the worst.

I'm so sorry that you're suffering like this and dreading each appointment. It sounds horrendous. :-(
I don't know much about debridement but I have heard of it. I know that granulation tissue is a good sign of the body healing itself and forming tissue to 'fill' a hole, but I suppose while this debridement is ongoing, there's not going to be any opportunity for the granulation process to begin.
The sponge being removed sounds just awful. I really hope that the combination of the sponge presumably absorbing the infection and the pump will soon get rid of this horrid infection so you can start to heal.
Can they prescribe sleeping tablets in the short term while the pump is disturbing you?
Really hope that there's an improvement on Monday and the consultant can give you some idea of a timescale for how long this all going on is likely to be for.
You're going to deserve a big treat when all this is over and you're back to yourself again. xx

What a awful time of it you have had. Have they said what recovery period it should have been? we can give you suggestions on Netflix but it must be driving you mad not being well, so sorry to hear it Gordon.
Friday Night Dinner may make you laugh - my favourite is Wilson in it.
And only 200 days until Christmas....hope I cheered you up x x

They originally said for keyhole surgery 2-4 weeks then when I had the opp it became 4-6 weeks which we have now reached and now they are saying another 4 weeks just for the internal to heal so who knows.
As for watching TV and something to laugh at that's not a good idea as it hurts to much so I'm recording as many documentaries etc on sky and then get to watch them in the early hours when I'm up.

What about the cricket world cup, French open tennis (soon be Wimbledon as well), women and men's football not to mention the darts you know you love all this!!

Mary you know I'm more likely to take up knitting than watch sport.

Perhaps you should change your ways over the next few weeks to make the time pass quicker!

I cant change my ways anymore than I have.
If I was to start watching sports etc I might as well give in.:)

How did it go today, Gordon? Hope the consultant had some better news and the nurse was gentle. Is there any sign of the infection improving? I’ve had my fingers crossed for you. x

Well it seems to be healing she couldn't quite get her finger right in up to the hilt so that's good still looking at having Henry Hoover attached for another two weeks possibly :cry:.
So far all looking good on the infection side but it did hurt a lot when she changed it to a point my daughter said I squealed lol.
There is one other thing I have a lump just under my right man Boob that is getting bigger but the surgeon said there is a slight chance it could be another hernia or fluid buildup but nothing to worry about just keep an eye on it and it will more than likely go on it's own as it's in one of the port holes where they went in.:)

Well that sounds a bit better; like something positive is changing in there. Nightmare having to have the drain and pump still but if it’s doing its job...embrace Henry. Good to name the old chap! ;-)

Bet your daughter is being very supportive. She sounds like me; I’m not squeamish and I’ve seen big wounds cleared. I’m one of those weirdos that watches cysts being removed on YouTube! :oops:
Is she planning on a career as a nurse do you think? ;-)

Hope you haven’t got another hernia and that lump will go on it’s own without any more palaver. When are you back for the next dressing change?

Ha ha she was the other side of the curtain with her mother it was my youngest this time the older one is the one who stands there taking pictures I'm sure if they said she could of gone into theatre she would of been there clicking away.

Sounds like a forensic photographer in the making.... :-)