Having been on both sides of this (the one where you seemingly wait for years, and the one where something is done absolutely instantly) I have a whole new viewpoint on Public health system waiting lists, and get really annoyed at people who complain about how long they have to wait.
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Poem – What if?
What if you had such a hard decision to make you didn’t even know where to start, no one you knew had any idea how you felt… and you were told it might take you 12 months to decide?
Continue reading “Poem – What if?”Scan update: the magic of collaterals?
This whole vascular surgery journey has taught me a heck of a lot about the vascular system that I simply didn’t know before. Having all my previous surgical experience firmly planted in orthopaedics, this has been a roller coaster ride of learning and discovery.
It has now been 3 weeks since my last surgery, and time for a scan and an update on how the graft is doing.
Continue reading “Scan update: the magic of collaterals?”They can still hear you..
I know that I didn’t die – but I went to some pretty nasty and dark places during my stay in hospital. And one thing was confirmed for me… when all else seems to be lost… they can still hear you.
Continue reading “They can still hear you..”Week 1: post – save the leg
It’s been a week now since I was discharged from hospital following 4 emergency surgeries to save my left lower leg from amputation. And what a roller coaster it has been.
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