What a difference a day makes indeed!
It seems that whilst we are still packing to head away
for a few days the destination has changed.
Sadly – no rolling mountain ranges and delightful
Grampians fauna and flora to be found. Instead it might be a few traffic jams
and high-rise concrete – from the vantage point of a St Vincent’s hospital
window.
It all changed quite rapidly.
Over the past weeks I have been experiencing more and
more back pain, and been given increasingly high doses of medications to combat
it – including fentanyl “lollipops”, which are very effective in the relief of
severe pain by ‘rolling’ them around the inside of the cheeks for up to 20
minutes (when they run out). They have a not unpleasant flavour – and I can say
they do really help as pain relief begins within approx 5 minutes.
Other than pain, I have also been experiencing a general ‘wobbliness’/unsteadiness
and weakness of the left leg as well as some tingling in the right – all possible
symptoms of spinal cord compression.
But it was the Warrnambool GP who visited us today that
got the ball rolling in no uncertain terms, and the upshot is that after her
communication with the Melbourne neurologist, we are now leaving first thing in
the morning bound for St Vincent’s where it is expected that I will be
admitted. After that who knows – but I have been advised not to eat during the
morning in case they want to get stuck into surgery. I can’t really believe it
would all happen so quickly – but we’ll just wait and see, and keep you posted
too. As for me, I’m in a bit of a daze, just wondering what needs to be packed
(and what needs to be charged up!).
I feel at peace about it all, knowing that I
am in the best of hands – and I’m not talking about Mr Tiew Hann either! Please
pray that this peace continues, whatever may come about. Pray also for Brian
who is fortunately well enough to drive again following his recent foot
surgery. What awesome timing!
Just by the by, if anyone chooses to leave a comment at
the end of these blogs, I have had some settings changed to make this easier. I
THINK you just need to click on the post title of the blog entry and then type in your comment at the end of the entry. Hopefully that works.
Blessings to you all!
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