Those of you keeping an eye on the calendar will see that Madeleine is due to go in to hospital on Sunday morning for a replacement hip operation.
If you've met her, you'll know that she's been having increasing difficulty with her mobility; her left leg is now noticably shorter than her right as the bone wears down and she's in almost constant pain, despite the various drugs she's been prescribed. (It's taken a long time for her to be diagnosed correctly, and the system to grind at it's own slow pace)
Fortunately, a lot of this should be alleviated on Sunday, although for several months there will be other problems to cope with, and the operation won't solve everything.
She should be discharged on Thursday, but will then be off for quite some time - to be decided by how she's doing, but probably 2 - 3
months at a minimum, with a gradual return to work.
Hopefully, I'll be able to post good news on Monday.
If you've met her, you'll know that she's been having increasing difficulty with her mobility; her left leg is now noticably shorter than her right as the bone wears down and she's in almost constant pain, despite the various drugs she's been prescribed. (It's taken a long time for her to be diagnosed correctly, and the system to grind at it's own slow pace)
Fortunately, a lot of this should be alleviated on Sunday, although for several months there will be other problems to cope with, and the operation won't solve everything.
She should be discharged on Thursday, but will then be off for quite some time - to be decided by how she's doing, but probably 2 - 3
months at a minimum, with a gradual return to work.
Hopefully, I'll be able to post good news on Monday.
I wouldn't look on those 2-3 months as time lost but as an opportunity to do something different, inbetween
the physical therapy. That sounds kind of trite and obvious so I had better shut up now - hope the operation goes smoothly and Madeleine recovers well.
