MikeyBikey Is Unwell - Part II

[MikeyBikey]

It turns out the procedure I had was an ,Endarterectomy of the Femoral Artery, rather more complex than the simpler Angioplasty I had expected. No wonder it was sorer than I anticipated!

The NHS is creating too many websites. This came from a text leading to Concentric. Appointment letter was from another site!

 

[Grannylorraine]

Thank you for the update, hope your recovery is smooth.

 

[AndBreathe]

It turns out the procedure I had was an ,Endarterectomy of the Femoral Artery, rather more complex than the simpler Angioplasty I had expected. No wonder it was sorer than I anticipated!

The NHS is creating too many websites. This came from a text leading to Concentric. Appointment letter was from another site!

I'd take it as positive that they've taken the option shown often to exhibit longer term success.

I hope you can recover without too many bumps in the road, and that you start to see improvements in your foot health.

Fingers remaining firmly crossed here, but I'm interpreting your update as good news (ignoring the throat business).

 

[Proud to be erratic]

It turns out the procedure I had was an ,Endarterectomy of the Femoral Artery, rather more complex than the simpler Angioplasty I had expected. No wonder it was sorer than I anticipated!

The NHS is creating too many websites. This came from a text leading to Concentric. Appointment letter was from another site!

Great to hear, @MikeyBikey, that you've finally got some progress and I join others in wishing you a speedy recovery.

I totally agree with you about the NHS having an excess of websites. My core personal data is different between my Medical Centre in Wokingham, Berks and the Hospital Trust managing me in Oxford. I tolerate and live with the small differences, but it doesn't leave me happy about such silliness.

 

[Drummer]

It turns out the procedure I had was an ,Endarterectomy of the Femoral Artery, rather more complex than the simpler Angioplasty I had expected. No wonder it was sorer than I anticipated!

The NHS is creating too many websites. This came from a text leading to Concentric. Appointment letter was from another site!

Oh oh I know what that is - opening up a slot in the artery and removal of the atheroma - the plaque, to allow blood to flow, with the possibility of a patch being put into the incision to widen the artery.
It is supposed to be very effective in situations like your own.
Recovery is usually over a month though - you really do not want anything opening up under pressure.

Just to be sure, I've dedicated another candle to your recovery, I made 100, so if anything can be considered a sure thing, you are on to a winner.

 

[MikeyBikey]

Goof morning? Pleased with a 7.9 after a eek of morning highs.

Three of the diabetic team came around yesterday and accused me of control! Not me! You come off injectables and go on an IV Infusion. When I went back to injectables someone copied the doses incorrectly! A10 user old could do better . Joking apart I find this quite worrying. ,

 

[silver minion]

Hi Mikey, good to hear from you this morning. How ate you feeling apart from the BG levels? Glad to hear they are settling down. You are the expert on your own diabetes. Don't let them tell you otherwise.

 

[MikeyBikey]

Hi Mikey, good to hear from you this morning. How ate you feeling apart from the BG levels? Glad to hear they are settling down. You are the expert on your own diabetes. Don't let them tell you otherwise.

Yes, two DSNs wanted to make massive changes to my insulin doses that could cause highs much of the day and a hypo n the early morning. They were comparing my original correct doses against the BGs from the previous few days with the incorrect incorrect doses.

Getting better. The pain is reduced and due to, I suspect, to diabetic nerve damage? I think there infection is, more or less, out of my system. I wonder if they even know what it was? The main issue is that it has left me very weak. I am now doing daily exercises with a physio to build up my strength but feel they should have stayed weeks ago.

 

[MikeyBikey]

I will keep it short.as I struggle with these smart phone keypads. The operation (was told it was an operation not a procedure as I was both out and quite dangerous) has been a partial success as I now have only one wet foot ulcer. I had started some suitable physio instead obsessive transfers I was too weak to do!

Then disaster!!! Towards the end of last week I had a massive "D and V' attack. At D7 and V3 I was rushed into s side room and put in semi isolation! I had awful few days as I them developed hiccups every time I swallowed liquids and solids. The D+V cleared quite quickly but the frequency of the hiccups is coming down slower than I would like. Limited physio started this morning after the ",all clear,"? So it had been put down to medication. This morning the consultant said "although you probably don't feel it you are actually getting better ".

 

[PattiEvans]

What a nightmare you are living through @MikeyBikey . I do hope you are on the right road now and will be getting better day by day.

 

[Sharron1]

I will keep it short.as I struggle with these smart phone keypads. The operation (was told it was an operation not a procedure as I was both out and quite dangerous) has been a partial success as I now have only one wet foot ulcer. I had started some suitable physio instead obsessive transfers I was too weak to do!

Then disaster!!! Towards the end of last week I had a massive "D and V' attack. At D7 and V3 I was rushed into s side room and put in semi isolation! I had awful few days as I them developed hiccups every time I swallowed liquids and solids. The D+V cleared quite quickly but the frequency of the hiccups is coming down slower than I would like. Limited physio started this morning after the ",all clear,"? So it had been put down to medication. This morning the consultant said "although you probably don't feel it you are actually getting better ".

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Wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery

 

[Lesley P]

Same hear hurry up and kick it into touch, miss you on the forum. All the very best for a speedy recoverey

 

[silver minion]

Good to hear from you again @MikeyBikey although it sounds like you are still having a rough time of it. The D&V sounds horrendous.
I hope the operation has improved the blood flow to your leg and foot so your own body can fight the infection.
It does look a bit better than before the operation. Fingers crossed that the antibiotics and physio works and the pain subsides. Sending best wishes and virtual hugs for a bit of moral support.

 

[MikeyBikey]

Battered and bruised from endless blood tests, and cannulas,!Back of left hand at top left!

 

[MikeyBikey]

.as Good to hear from you again @MikeyBikey although it sounds like you are still having a rough time of it. The D&V sounds horrendous.
I hope the operation has improved the blood flow to your leg and foot so your own body can fight the infection.
It does look a bit better than before the operation. Fingers crossed that the antibiotics and physio works and the pain subsides. Sending best wishes and virtual hugs for a bit of moral support.

waking in the night needing strong pain killers.
Thank you for your kind comments. They think the blood flow is better as the foot is both pink and warm despite a relatively poor Doppler! Pain is much reduced (fingers crossed) as I am not I was on morphine for the first few nights (, surgery site plus it would act on the foot/leg pain)!

Will tidy in the morning as struggling with keypad as I tire ..;(

 

[MikeyBikey]

Really pleased today as knowing the carb content I was better IR (in range) although I s now having coffee and shortbread biscuits. I tend to avoid glucose treatment and as they to make me nauseous!

 

[MikeyBikey]

Over eight weeks now. Although i feel better in myself and the infection markers are going down they then decide to go up and after tests I am put on another antibiotic. It feels like my immune system is asleep and any potential infection passing by picks me out! Speaking of diabetics I have read Type 1's are more likely to suffer other autoimmune diseases like MS,, Celiac disease, Thyroid disease and others. I am used to seeing mainly one consultant when in hospital it but here it changes virtually daily making it hard to build up a working (?) relationship. One has suggested that I may be on antibiotics life long. I have not encountered this before (outside people undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy). Any thoughts?

I have lost over 10 , just over a kg/week, but this has slowed. I saw a dietician for the first time this Millennium today. I was expecting to talk about my far from perfect BG control but no itc was about Ensure! I hate the stuff but she insisted I should take it as like when I had my amputation I developed bed sores. I said it made control harder as it meant leaving out carbohydrates in main meals. She then came back that I needed a high protein intake because of the sores. I gave up at that point as you should not need extra protein if a diet was well balanced (while the food has improved it is still far too carby) you should not need extra protein.

There is now some talk of rehab but is unclear who are involved in it. One physio talked about it (have not seen one since Sunday). I am still incredibly weak struggling too transfer from. bed to wheelchair, and usually failing.

Also fed up why so many.people in some financial institutions and energy providers make life so hard if you do not have an account number as you have all the other details. I usually mention I am in hospital and one person said they would tick that . But then when finishing off she asked for discharge date. I replied that the nature of my illness meant I did not have one. She then said you can't have an admission date without a discharge date I did not know whether to laugh or cry, and threw In a random date. It seems common sense has gone forever...

 

[EMcKT]

Glad to read that things are improving with you. Just back from a few days in Scotland where we visited 87 year old brother who has been in hospital for 11 weeks. He has lost so much weight, nobody will cut far less wash his hair and beard.....looks like worzel gummidge. Swallowing disorder, gross food, mashed to smithereens causing him to choke!!!!!! My point is he is T2 , having finger pricks every morning but NO diabetic type checks........now having had the biggest big toe nail trimmed last week......guess what.....a great big weeping infection which they have only just noticed. ........horrified and I could only think of you. !!!!!!!
So pleased yours is looking better, methinks my old brother has a long way to go.

 

[MikeyBikey]

Glad to read that things are improving with you. Just back from a few days in Scotland where we visited 87 year old brother who has been in hospital for 11 weeks. He has lost so much weight, nobody will cut far less wash his hair and beard.....looks like worzel gummidge. Swallowing disorder, gross food, mashed to smithereens causing him to choke!!!!!! My point is he is T2 , having finger pricks every morning but NO diabetic type checks........now having had the biggest big toe nail trimmed last week......guess what.....a great big weeping infection which they have only just noticed. ........horrified and I could only think of you. !!!!!!!
So pleased yours is looking better, methinks my old brother has a long way to go.

I have my hair on the long side but hate how greasy it is now - beard also needs a trim. The rules on nails are ridiculous. I asked for scissors to cut my nails but was told I couldn't have them as I might hurt myself. I then asked a nurse if she could but it was a no because I am diabetic. Fortunately dressing packs come with disposable scissors. With the right nurse they can be left behind on the bedside table. An hour later, nails trimmed the scissors were picked by the same secret agent. Was it a nurse or podiatrist who cut his toenail? My understanding is in hospital any diabetic should have their feet attended to by a qualified podiatrist.

I lost about 10 kg during the first first two weeks as a result of illness and poor quality food! Since then I have dropped around another 5kg. This has dropped me from slightly overweight to mid-range normal. They have now decided I should take Ensure that plays havoc with my BG which was already tricky to manage!

1 feel for your brother! When I was on hospital for "balancing" aged ~14 we were a whole mix from about 12 to nineties As I recovered I got the job of Tea Boy collecting the cups after mid-morning and mid-afternoon yes. I got the impression the older patients enjoyed talking to younger people. The nursing also had more empathy and patience toward the he patient. Some nurses are quite rough.

 

[silver minion]

Hi Mikey, glad to hear you are starting to feel a bit better. I hope the latest round of antibiotics plus the recent surgery can clear the latest infection.
Sorry to hear that the nurses and HCPs are not as helpful as they could be. Making sure someone in hospital feels clean and presentable as well as comfortable goes a long way in assisting their recovery.
I hadn't heard of the Ensure diet supplements before so I did a little searching. They don't sound very appealing and the side effects seem similar to metformin.
I hope that they sort out a rehab process for you soon. Sending you hugs xx