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Title: Home but on the mend
Post by: Paulines7 on February 19, 2013, 12:44:21
I have been very ill for over three weeks now and spent the last 6 days in hospital where I had almost 2 litres of fluid drained from my heart.  Everything is now under control, though I came out of hospital with an upper tract respiritory infection which I caught there. Hopefully it shouldn't last too long and I will soon be back to normal.

I noticed from posts that A4A has been down so it looks as though I haven't missed much. 
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: daveylamp993 on February 19, 2013, 12:47:16
I'm glad you are home,and get well very soon,you've got lots of things to catch up on,like planting seeds etc
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Squash64 on February 19, 2013, 13:00:58
Hope you feel better soon Pauline.

A4A was only off from yesterday evening until this morning,
so you haven't missed too much!
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: jesssands on February 19, 2013, 13:14:47
You might have missed my big fat cake I made!! lol

Hope you will be feeling better soon x x
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: galina on February 19, 2013, 13:34:04
Wish you a full recovery really fast - you'll need all your energy now that spring is approaching.
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Pescador on February 19, 2013, 13:35:09
Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: tricia on February 19, 2013, 13:55:34
Sorry to hear you've been ill - hope you are beginning to feel better  :wave:

Tricia
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: cambourne7 on February 19, 2013, 14:00:50
Sorry to hear you have been ill and great your on the mend try to rest and get well no over doing it :)

Hugs

Cam & Harriet
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Squash64 on February 19, 2013, 14:01:38
Quote from: jesssands on February 19, 2013, 13:14:47
You might have missed my big fat cake I made!! lol

Hope you will be feeling better soon x x

You've reminded me about that cake now................
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: goodlife on February 19, 2013, 14:08:43
Gosh!...didn't know you were poorly. I'm glad to hear that you are getting better.
I suspect we all are getting busy in outdoors/in GH and spending less time on front of puter. That's my excuse anyway :sunny:
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: rosebud on February 19, 2013, 14:47:24
Hi Pauline :wave:, so sorry to hear you have been ill. I hope you are much better now  do take care of yourself.  All the very best to you.
Love Mary xx. :wave:
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: lottie lou on February 19, 2013, 14:49:24
Glad to hear you are getting better.  May xxx
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: BarriedaleNick on February 19, 2013, 15:01:50
Get better soon - there are seeds that will need planting soon!!!
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: SamLouise on February 19, 2013, 17:31:25
Sorry to hear that you've not been well, Pauline. Glad to hear that you are now home and on the road to recovery!  :icon_cheers: Take good care and get well soon xx
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: pumkinlover on February 19, 2013, 17:36:00
Hope that you soon back in the garden :happy7:
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: theothermarg on February 19, 2013, 18:29:25
Hi pauline :wave: so sorry to hear you have been sick.  heres hoping you will be full of beans again soon :blob7:
marg xxxx
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Paulines7 on February 20, 2013, 10:00:40
Thank you all for your good wishes. 

I have an appointment later today to see my GP for the x ray results of my knee and hips.  My knee started being very painful about two weeks before my heart problems. My total knee replacement was only done in September 2007.  It doesn't rain but it pours!  Good job I have you folks to console me and cheer me up.   :icon_sunny:
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: manicscousers on February 20, 2013, 10:23:35
Take it easy, pauline. Get better very soon  :toothy10:
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Paulines7 on February 20, 2013, 23:00:47
I saw my GP today and she has confirmed that the xrays show no abnormalities in my knee and hips.   :icon_cheers:

This was a relief as I wasn't looking forward to more replacement surgery.  She doesn't know what is causing the pain but has upped my painkillers meanwhile.  She says we should wait until the problems with my heart and breathing have been resolved.  If the knee is still painful when all that has been sorted, she will then refer me back to the Orthopaedic consultant for his observations.

Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Squash64 on February 28, 2013, 18:51:46
How are you feeling today Pauline?
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: betula on February 28, 2013, 20:37:32
All the best x
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: Paulines7 on March 01, 2013, 09:22:16
Quote from: Squash64 on February 28, 2013, 18:51:46
How are you feeling today Pauline?

I was at the hospital again on Wednesday and they did a scan of my heart and lungs.  It seems I have a pleural effusion now!  They followed the scan up with another chest X ray and will call me back again in two weeks to have another scan and hopefully, to tell me what is wrong.  At the moment they still don't know what is causing it. 

I feel better than I have done for many weeks but I get incredibly out of breath just walking a few yards, going upstairs and even just chatting on the phone. 

I am very limited as to what I can do at the moment so get quite bored as I want to get out into the garden to get the veggie beds prepared.  I have sown some broad beans into some jiffy7's indoors and they are all sprouting.  I may get a few tomato and cucumber seeds on the go today.  I have a large working surface in an enclosed heated back porch where I can have all my seeds so there is no need for me to go out in the cold to get compost etc. if I sow them in Jiffies.

Thank you all for your concern.
Title: Re: Home but on the mend
Post by: gazza1960 on March 01, 2013, 10:10:12
We both wish you well.

GazNjude x