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Sending positive thoughts for your dad, and wishing you all well for tomorrow.


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Hi folks,
Just spoken to Dad on the phone, he's very nervous about tomorrow, in fact he's petrified. but I did make him feel better because I told him that I was going with him. I hadn't said anything before tonight partly because I wasn't sure that I could get the day off work, I've had to take it as unpaid holiday, but I'm not bothered I knew that I had to be there for him as I know that he will be thinking of the last time we were at the same unit. That was the day that Mum had the same proceedure. He did got to see his own Dr yesterday and he said that he'd seen a report of the scan that Dad had had, and although there is something there it is quite small and if it is serious it could well be treatable, which is a better prognosis than Mum had had. Mum's tumour was too close to her aorta for them to give her chemo and she only received a couple of doses of Radiotherapy for palliative care.

Please Please can I again ask you all for prayers and thoughts for tomorrow. I too am not looking forward to what is going to happen as I know that I have got to be the strong one. We are a very close and emotional family and I will need all my strength if things are not good.

Many thanks.

Helen
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It will give him a lift being in his own home Helen. Hope the tests next week give good results x

Much nicer to have your Dad at home while he waits for tests and results etc. I hope he feels happier there and the results are not too worrying.

Lizx

Hi Helen

So pleased to hear your dad is out of hospital.

Even though he has to go back next week their is nothing like being home that makes you feel better in its self

All the Best

Deb K

Morning Helen. So glad your dad is home, and hope he keeps well.

xx

Morning all,
Well yesterday was a day of downs and ups. Dad had a good night and was waiting for the Dr's to come round and when they did they still weren't a 100% sure of what they are looking for and they said that he would still have to stay in, They were trying to get a chest specialist to come and see him but it probabley wouldn't be till next week. So of course he was down when my brother went to see him in the afternoon. I left work and instead of going straight to the hospital I came home first, which was what I had been doing, I got home, quickly did hubby some tea and called for a taxi to take me to the hospital for the last 40 mins of visiting. we had gone about a quarter of the way there and my daughter rang to say that I had to come back home as Dad had rung to say that he was being allowed home (this was at 7.15 last night) and could hubby come and pick him up.
We got to the hospital and found out that the chest specialist had been at 7pm and had a talk with Dad and was letting him home. Dad has got to go back next Friday for a broncoscopy and they are going to take a biopsy as well to try and find out what the shadow is.
So we have him home now, but still have the wait to see what it is.

Thank you again for all the messages.

Take care
Helen
xx

Just popped in to see how dad is doing. Very alert of him to call for the nurse for the man next to him. Thinking of all concerned

My dad is still in hospital, I have been suprised at the use of mobile phones on the ward.
One man had a tube up his nose and was insisting he wanted to go home! They let him go two days later but his wiskey had disappeared. lol
Poor lad of 16 next to Dad in for third time this year with diabetes.

hi still sending prayers and positive thoughts for your dad and you and your family well done to your dad for helping that poor man bless him x

Fingers crossed that your Dad is well enough to go home today. Possibly the strain of the scan brought on the angina attack. Sending him lots of positive thoughts for a good recovery so that he can enjoy his life again. A non physical part in bowling will keep his mind active and he will feel he is still part of it all.

Ann
Glos

Hi Helen

Sorry to hear that your dad had a set back yesterday afternoon.

Fingers crossed his scan goes well today and he is allowed home, and hopefully it will not be to long berfore he can get back to the bowling club where im sure he is missed

Deb K

Morning all,

Dad was feeling better yesterday until he had an angina attack at lunchtime, They had taken him down for a scan in the morning and hopefully we will have some news about that today. Hopefully he may be let out today, but he now realises he is not going to be able to carry on bowling anymore. But he still will be contributing to the club and league as he does alot of the organising of competions and the leagues.

Take care
Helen

Helen. How wonderful of your dad to leap to the aid of someone when he is ill himself.

Am sending positive thoughts to you and your family, and the family of the poor man concerned.

Helen, bless your Dad for helping someone else even while he is stressed and poorly. Hope he feels lots better soon and the antibiotics stop causing such other problems, not what he needs right now.

take care
Lizxx

Well Dad looked 100% better tonight. although he is still coughing up a bit of blood, it's not as much as before and he's had no pains since yesterday afternoon. His temperature has gone down and hopefully they may let him home tomorrow, but he will have to go back in a month to see if there is any change in the shadow. My brother and I got to the ward and the curtains were round the next bed to dad's, the nurse wouldn't let us into the bay as the Dr's were working on the gentleman there and we were asked to take Dad down to the resturant for a cuppa and something to eat as the gentleman had begun to have fits and it was Dad's quick thinking to call the nurse that may have saved valuable seconds, Dad was just about to eat his tea when it happened. After about an hour and a half we went back to the ward and the gentleman's bed was empty. The ward sister came over and told us that he had been moved to the ICU ward as he was very poorly, but it might have been worse if it hadn't been for Dad.

Thank you again for your prayers and thoughts. I'm off to bed now so take care and nite nite.

Helen

Brilliant news, hope he continues to improve:o))


jude :o) x

That is good news Helen. Sending Best Wishes to you, and your Dad :)))

Helen thats good news, l hope he continues to improve .
l've always believed in the power of prayer. x

Hi Helen

Pleased to here your dad is feeling a bit better now the antibiotics have kicked in, And ask as many questions as you can to the doctor tonight so you can put your mind at rest

All the best


Deb x

Hello everyone. Wow,
Thanks for all your lovely messages, I didn't get on here last night I was so tired when I got in that I just had a cuppa and went to bed. Dad looked a lot better yesterday when I saw him, he had had only 2 pain attacks since the night before, one was at 2.30 in the morning and one about half an hour after my brother had left him yesterday afternoon, but they were not too serious. Have not long spoken to him on the phone and the antibiotics have kicked in (we know this because everytime he has them they give him loose bowels hahaha) They are keeping him in again today just to keep an eye on him, so I shall be going up later and am going to hopefully speak to a Dr to find out how concerned they are about the shadow. I have a list of questions to ask as my Dad gets very emotional when they start telling him things and when he tells us what they have said, I suppose he starts thinking the worse is going to happen, so hopefully I can get some answers today.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THE WONDERFUL MESSAGES OF SUPPORT, it is really really appreciated.

love
Helen