Getting Better

• by Blue
• 2013-03-28 05:03:55
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Hi folks.

My long silence was caused by a serious illness. Cholangitis I found out yesterday. I went into hospital for an ERCP stopped breathing under the anaesthetic and ended up in ICU in a coma. It took me nearly three weeks to recover. I felt as if my brain had gone into flatline. I had my gallbladder out in l992 and have suffered from stones and sludge in my biliary tube since then. Twice it has become an emergency and this time was the worst I have ever suffered. I went to our local ER and was transferrd to a hospital 2 hours drive away as the only ercp machine was there.

Whilst under the anaesthetic I stopped breathing and they thought they had damaged my lungs. A CT scan showed a nodule in my left lung. Another visit to Launceston for a bronchoscopy and the sp told me he did not know what the node was. Something I was born with a scar of a lympth node. I am left wondering too. I have to have another scan in May before I see him in May at our local hospital here.

I wish to thank everyone for their wishes. I am sorry I have been so silent but I was so weak and travelling backwards and forwards for appointments has taken its toll. I have one . more appt in Launceston on 4 April with the gastro/liver sp. I am making a llist of questions I want to ask him as I want to be able to plan what is left of my life.

I don't think I have ever encountered a worse time. Added to all this my darling husband, Brian is facing possible surgery on his spine again. My mantra at the moment is one day at a time. Blessings come in many different ways. A coupl;e of friends called in to park before they went back on the ferry to the mainland. They asked if another couple could stay too with their caravan.

My garden was neglected. In a couple of days everyone had bogged in. Yesterday the dog was looked after for us whilst we did the long journey again and not getting home until late at night. I feel like four angels arrived. Tonight we are having a farewell for the first couple. The new ones will stay on for a week or so to give us a hand in return for free parking with their caravan. As my grannie would say you get back what you give out but it does not necessarily come back in the way you think. I wish my stubborn son could realise it.

Again thanks for all the good wishes. There were too many to answer individually. As you know I live in quite an isolated part of the world. and my PM friends mean so much to me. You are a wonderful lot. I willkeep you posted on my saga Cheers for now from OZ Billie