DAY 99

I have several whiskies tonight so I apologise in advance for what follows. Last night our daughter Andrea said she and the children would like to visit David today (Monday). I said I had seen an offer for car and up to 4 people on the ferry for £32 so we went ahead and booked. Just before we set off I had a phone call from David to say that the Consultant had been around and they were planning to do a small operation in the afternoon. Andrea decided that it would not therefore be appropriate to take the children and so I was left with going in the car myself and negotiating the journey to the hospital or losing the monet oaid for the ticket. I decided to brave it and with only 1 wrong turn made my way to the hospital. Once on the ferry David rang me to say they had decided not to operate but to send him for a scan and have a conflab before deciding the next course of action. When I arrived at the hospital David had just returned from his scan and was waiting for the results. Although he was improved on yesterday he was very sleepy and there was little conversation between us. He did however tell me that the night nurse was under the impression that he would be going home on Monday and so decided to remove his morphine medication. He tried to explain that he would not be going home but unforunately this fell on deaf ears. He therefore spent the night with no pain control. He did receive an apology in the morning but this was really unacceptable. I stayed till 4pm but had to leave so that I could get back to the island in time to pick my friend up from the Ryde ferry later in the day. I had hoped that following the conflab someone would have come back after the conflab to let us know the outcome of their deliberations, sadly this did not happen. When I got home David rang me to tell me that the scan had not given any indication of any leakage but did show some fluid on the lung and also evidence of a chest infection. A drain would need to be inserted to clear the fluid from the lung and also a line set up to provide some nutrition.
I know I am confused at the moment as to why there was a diagnosis of leakage and then confirmation from a scan showing no leakage. I feel the need to talk to the consulktant and hope to do that at my next visit. Watch this space.