Have had some difficulties since leaving hospital, but for the time being at least have managed to overcome these and I'm doing fine now. My biggest problem right now is coping with a modified diet. Mashed everything....thats what I'm eating at the moment. My "team" have taken me off foods that don't require a lot of chewing or that are too dry.....I am also going to be meeting with the specialist to discuss having a "peg" inserted. I can only explain this how I understand it so the words I use might not be right sorry. A "peg" is a tube that is inserted into your stomach that when required is used to feed someone who for whatever reason cannot take food orally anymore. "Liquid meals" (can't remember the name of the stuff) but for those Kiwi's who have seen the smoking add on tv with the guy who has a trachy????? (cant spell it) he has a peg and shows how to use it.....
Anyway, I don't actually need to use the peg right now but my brush with pneumonia left my "breathing capacity" in a pretty bad way. After a certain point surgeons will refuse to do the operation required to insert the"peg" so I'm having to consider having the operation earlier just in case! Thats how I understand it anyway. Other then that I'm algud. The warmer weather has made a huge difference, I can get outside, even manage to do some work at a snails pace, but it makes me feel useful again. Keeping myself occupied during the day is easier now that its warmer which is just as well because TV sucks at the moment.....same ol movies on Sky movies, no more rugby to watch on Sky sport, have watched just about every old Western and Kung Fu movie that was ever made....lol. Erin reckons if she has to sit through Lonesome Dove one more time she'll walk out.....whats wrong with Lonesome Dove, its a classic?
You probably won't hear from me again until the New Year, so I want to wish you all a safe and happy Christmas.
Bill
