Bad news - and a "take care out there peeps" message

[Bren In Pots]

Wishing a speedy recovery for your father in law xx

[nickdub]

The hospital are the a good first starting point for potential help as well the local councils. The paramedics may have started the "ball rolling" with falls referral, although they would have needed consent from yourselves for that to have been arranged.
Council is also a great source potential help and advice to appropriate services, they recognised that frail and elderly deteriorate rapidly in hospital and improve better at home, so services are set up for this service.
Nick, there is help, they maybe able to assist you with all the rails, walkways, walking aids, etc

Yes indeed, great service I'll take as much advice as I can get, but do as much of the work myself as I can - I don't need monetary help, as we have plenty enough for our needs already - so I'll leave as much of that in the pot for others as possible - "stand on your own two feet and give a hand up to others, but don't be stupid proud, accept help when you need it" is my philosophy on how to behave

BTW I was shocked to find out from one of the ambulance paramedicals that a lot of their over-work is down to people calling them out to help when the ill person couldn't get GP appointment and was too tight to pay for a taxi - what the hell is wrong with some people these days ? I offered to sit in with the ambulance crew one day and give any idiots like that right talking to for them - got blame the parents really, kids ought to be taught not take the mickey like that, when they are young enough to learn better.

[SarrissUK]

I wish you all a speedy recovery

[Can the Man]

Hi Nick, I wish your father in law a speedy recovery and wish you and your wife all the best in your endeavours to make the changes to your place,

[nickdub]

Hi Nick, I wish your father in law a speedy recovery and wish you and your wife all the best in your endeavours to make the changes to your place,

Just back from the hospital after picking Irina up . Whole battery of tests scheduled to tomorrow - they are going have to operate and give Dad that anesthetic in his back puncture thing which freezes the bottom half of the body - they'll know more once he is in theater and the surgeon can check out inside - going to be a plate and some scaffolding + a new joint needed by the sound of it - fingers crossed he pulls through - his heart is a bit dodgy and he's had a stent fitted ....

thanks again for all your thoughts and kindness

Nick

[lolie]

Sending good thoughts your way.

[veggiechicken]

My Mum had her hip done under a local anaesthetic, like that, rather than a GA. She was probably about your FinL's age then. She was in hospital about a week and seemed to enjoy her stay. At the weekend all the hip-op patients walked to the day lounge and had a film night with icecream, crisps and popcorn. I think that was the highlight of her week, maybe year!!
I'm sure your FinL will be OK too.

[MyWifesBrassicas]

Yes indeed, great service I'll take as much advice as I can get, but do as much of the work myself as I can - I don't need monetary help, as we have plenty enough for our needs already - so I'll leave as much of that in the pot for others as possible - "stand on your own two feet and give a hand up to others, but don't be stupid proud, accept help when you need it" is my philosophy on how to behave

BTW I was shocked to find out from one of the ambulance paramedicals that a lot of their over-work is down to people calling them out to help when the ill person couldn't get GP appointment and was too tight to pay for a taxi - what the hell is wrong with some people these days ? I offered to sit in with the ambulance crew one day and give any idiots like that right talking to for them - got blame the parents really, kids ought to be taught not take the mickey like that, when they are young enough to learn better.

Fingers crossed with the operation, surgeons/anaesthetis tend not to take the risk of an operation if they think theres too much risk.
It is true, so many calls because of long GP appointment waits, as a result, the trust I work for actually pay for taxi's for patients to go to hospital, walk in centres and GP appointment (if we make them one)
Hope everything goes ok tomorrow.

[nickdub]

My Mum had her hip done under a local anaesthetic, like that, rather than a GA. She was probably about your FinL's age then. She was in hospital about a week and seemed to enjoy her stay. At the weekend all the hip-op patients walked to the day lounge and had a film night with icecream, crisps and popcorn. I think that was the highlight of her week, maybe year!!
I'm sure your FinL will be OK too.

Thanks for that - obviously Dad's heart problems are a major risk factor, but not having surgery would mean that he would never walk again - it is what it is - the next stage is up to the surgeon and the other health care staff at Gloucester Royal

[nickdub]

Fingers crossed with the operation, surgeons/anaesthetis tend not to take the risk of an operation if they think theres too much risk.
It is true, so many calls because of long GP appointment waits, as a result, the trust I work for actually pay for taxi's for patients to go to hospital, walk in centres and GP appointment (if we make them one)
Hope everything goes ok tomorrow.

Thanks for the good wishes - it does help to let a bit of this out - Irina is an only child and they have spent almost all her life living together, so she's wrung out like a damp dishrag.


Makes you want to cry that people can be so stupid that they abuse the ambulance service like this - I'd like to see someone set up a facebook page or something similar with photos of each of these idiots on it - maybe being on a "don't abuse the ambulance service you dimwits" wall of shame, might put some social pressure on them

" you can't fix stupid " but some times peer-pressure helps modify behavior

[veggiechicken]

We're always here, Nick, whenever you need to talk!
The Grapes have such a range of knowledge between them. We tend to think about each other in terms of what we grow but, beneath our massive pumpkins and forking carrots, there's also someone who knows about something completely different.
Like My Wife's Brassicas. Thank you for the incredible work you do. x

[nickdub]

Thanks VC, venting is good - the knowledge is useless to me, as I know it all already of course, but its the thought that counts (joke alert) :-)

[greenishfing]

I hope your father- in -law has a great outcome. 90 year old friend with heart problems had a new hip abou 5 weeks ago and says for the first time in years she is pain free. She is wondering round happily at home and managing with a stick outdoors.
N.B. When I picked my sister-in-law up from hospital after a fall (broken hip) my estate car was full with all the living aids that they lent her.

[veggiechicken]

Thanks VC, venting is good - the knowledge is useless to me, as I know it all already of course, but its the thought that counts (joke alert) :-)

I always knew you were a "know it all".

[rary]

I hope everything goes well for your FiL today nick, also you need to take care of yourself as a flu that seems to linger can lead to some serious problems
But you are so right the older people need to take care as they don't recover as quickly as us younger folk do (VC take note) though we need to be careful also