Day follows day, and even
though we don’t seem to be doing much, it is quite surprising how the time
flies.
I am much the same, a bit
troubled with pain, but I just have to manage that with the medications
available to me. I don't like dosing myself up too much but know that it is sometimes necessary.
After several days of
phone contact with a number of different people from St Vincent’s hospital, I
finally have something firmed up, and have an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon
in Melbourne this coming Monday. Despite being something of an effort to get to
Melbourne (I did try for an appointment via video conference) it will be good
to see what they determine to be the next step for me after the team discussion
of my scans which they had this morning. I’m not looking forward to sitting in
a car for two lots of 5-ish hours, but will be very interested to hear what
they say. We’ll also spend a night in Melbourne and that will break the trip up.
Brian too has had some medical progress.
In approx 3 weeks he will have
a procedure done in Portland, which we hope will make a difference to the
bladder issues and pain he experiences.
And then in June, he will have
surgery on his right foot in Ballarat. This procedure (fusing the bones of his
arthritic big toe) should make a difference to the pain he has had in his foot
when walking. It will be an interesting recuperative period as he has to
elevate his foot for 23 out of 24 hours after the surgery, for two weeks! We
are not panicking about how we will manage this, and will work out a plan when
we have more details about potential surgery for myself.
What a pair we seem to be!
However we are just thankful that there is actually something that can be done
about all these conditions and that ‘some movement is afoot’.
My weekly exercise program at
the Cancer Rehab group is almost finished, but they are keen for me to continue
in the next group. I hope to do this as I certainly need help trying to
maintain some degree of exercise and fitness despite the physical restraints which
are prone to frequent changes.
Meanwhile despite cooler and
wetter weather we have had some lovely outings – probably the highlight being a
visit from Marlene (sister). We braved the crisp winds to wander around the
Cape Nelson lighthouse, and enjoyed a light lunch there at Isabella’s Café. We
also get to church when we are able, and value the time spent in worship and
chatting with our church family. It’s nice to do ‘normal’ things and put our
focus on what is going on around us, rather than too much focusing on self and
ailments!
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| At the lighthouse |
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| With Brian at the lighthouse cafe |
And finally, on a lighter note…
