Michael had slightly more sleep being in a quieter part of the ward. Still not feeling fantastic but he did manage to wash himself in the bathroom before collapsing back into bed.
His pain relief pump is now coming down and instead of that he'll have oramorph (liquid morphine) which he can have every two hours if needed. As Michael says, pain's now not really the problem - he's focused more on the sickness :(
Transport came at 11am and off we went on our ambulance ride to the Radcliffe. Had to wrap Michael up in his fleece blanket as he has no socks, coat at the hospital. How was I to know he was going to surprise me with a day trip out?
Anyway, the paramedics eventually found the dept we had to get to. From our own experience, Radcliffe is huge and it's easy to get lost. Quite frustrating when the nursing staff don't even know what operation you've had and aren't particularly clear about what procedures are to take place. Anyway, the consultant arrived and put us at ease, clearly explaining the plan. Michael's right now having an external echo to check whether there's any infection around the heart valves. It's just precautionary but the surgeon is keen to rule this out as they still haven't located the source. Hopefully those pictures should be clear enough. If not, they have to do an internal echo which means putting a camera down his throat. He'll be slightly sedated for this and have local anaesthetic sprayed on the throat. I will be having general anaesthetic!!!!
Waiting for Michael to come back now. The day ward we're on at the Radcliffe is lower ground and therefore horrible strip lighting and no natural light - here comes the headache.
Earlier on at the Churchill, one of the pain team came in. She hadn't seen Michael since last week and she was amazed at how much better he looked. I can see it as well. Michael on the otherhand didn't look convinced. He's really looking forward to seeing the kids at the weekend - hopefully that will put a smile on his face.
Justine
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