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Bless him, must be awful to be in such pain but not understanding why, I do hope something can be done to help him.

Lizx

Let's hope it gets sorted soon.
Take care x

well,not good new's for him,

at the moment he is in the Norfolk & Norwich hospital,he got admitted from vascular clinic,he had ct scan last night and his vein's in his leg have partialy collapsed.
today he was put in the critical care unit to have clot busting drug's dripped into the artery in the hope his blood will flow again,not good new's if it does not,he will have to have a amputation.
we should know the outcome Tuesday as the clot busting drug has to continue for 3 day's.
to say he is confused is a under statement.

Oh no Martyn, you must be worried sick :-(

My best wishes to you both, hope the clot busters do their job.

xx

Sue, I am sad it's come to this with your poor b.i.l.. I hope he will come through the treatment so there is no need for amputation and that meantime he is well looked after and kept calm. Poor chap is really going through it and you must all be so worried for him.

Will be thinking lots of positive thoughts

Lizxx

Saturday.

went to the hdu to see him today,he was in so much pain,the blood is staring to trickle through,he then said I felt a pop,so mum lifted up his sheet and he was covered in fresh blood.
I got his nurse and she took one look then suddenly there were lot's of medicic's there,they were pressing hard in his groin and whisked him away.
when they do the clot busting thing they go in through a main artery for him it was his femoral,he was bleeding from it.

2 hour's later he was back in hdu feeling a bit more comfortable,they say the pain he is getting is like when you get white finger's in the winter.
I sat feeding him melon as he has to stay flat on his back,mind you he keep's asking to be sat up,the staff are brilliant with him and keep reassuring him about what is going on.

as I type this my brother is waiting for emergency surgery to have his leg amputated above the knee,
all attempt's failed as his vein's kept collapsing,
he his in so much pain that I hope it will be a blessed relief for him.

not much more to say about it.

Poor man and poor you too :-(

We are all here for you, thinking of you and hope the surgery goes well and gives him freedom from the pain he must have endured.

xx

Martyn....just catching up with your news, l am so sorry its not good news. Your poor brother and of course you and the rest of the family.
Good thing you were visiting at the time when you realised he was losing so much blood.

You take care now, give yourself some you time ok??

jude xx

So sorry to hear about your brother, Martyn, and I do hope the surgery will help his awful situation.

Lynda x

Sue, I am so sorry the amputation has become necessary but if it helps your brother have less pain I suppose it will be the best outcome, will mean a lot of new problems for him tho sadly. I remember that white finger pain as I used to suffer from toes and fingers going white in winter when I was a child, it was awful and Mum would be massaging my digits trying to get the feeling back for me but causing pain at the same time.

Will be thinking of you all, hope the surgery will go well and he will feel more comfortable in many ways


Lizxx

So sorry to see the sad news .

Hope the surgery goes well . Hopefully the outcome will be he has less pain and he can adjust to it

Dear Martyn

Hello

I send caring thoughts to you and your family at this time.

Will be thinking of you and your brother lots.

Take very gentle care
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Martyn


so sorry to read this.


I hope the surgery goes well, and that your brother gets relief



s
xxxx

Thinking of your brother,you and all the family at this worrying time.
Hope all goes well and his pain controlled.


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went in to see him today,he asked where he was and why he was there and were was his leg,
the nurse's said he had been asking all morning and they kept explaining everything to him,
he seem's very well ,the physio had him out of bed and in a wheel chair,not sure what will happen when they reduce his pain relief.
I had to laugh,the chap in the bed said when they came to take him to theatre he lifted the sheet up,the doctor asked him what he was doing and he replied saying goodbye to my leg,the doctor just looked at him,the chap said he was laughing as the doctor did not get it.
he will have to go to a rehab unit in Norwich for theraphy and to decided if he would like a false leg,he was quite happy as the physio said in the rehab unit they will allow me to bring his dog for a visit,he keep's asking about her and in turn she keep's going to his chair to look for him,they have not been apart since she was 8week's old ,she is now 3yrs old.

I will keep you posted with his progress,thank you all for your kind though's and positive word's.

Oh bless him, hope he gets on ok and he can soon see his dog again. Have you got a picture for him to keep by his bed?

He will be at Colman Road I expect, it used to be the Jenny Lind Children's hospital when I was little, had to go there once to get my chin stitched when I fell over at infant school and cracked my chin on a paving slab edge. I can remember that to this day lol

The grounds there are lovely, it's next to the hospice.

Not so far for you to travel as it's on the ring road, Sue.


Lizx

Friday,

all visiting my brother kept saying he wanted to go home,he insisted he was not in any pain,i had to keep reminding him he has a epidural to block the nerve in his stump & when they took that out he has to go to the rehab hospital.

he must be feeling a lot better as he has started moaning.

Post amputation pain isn't that bad ( according to my OH who is an amputee)

Hopefully they will get him a bit more accustomed to his new state soon. Don't expect a prosthesis for some months - everything has to heal & swelling reduce first

I am not sure if he want a prosthetic leg as he has shown no interest in it when the physio was talking about it.