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Hello,Thank you for messages,the doctor has increased the dose of morphine and I think that now he knows that, he can manage his pain without panicking.It would be terrifying to think you could just run out of it.

That sounds incredibly immoveable of the surgery when he has had an operation! My daughter has to have morphine on a regular basis and the surgery would have arranged for the Dr to ring her if need be. I hope they are sympathetic when he gets there.

He has been incredibly brave.Fine the first night but suffered breakthrough pain,Wednesday and last night.Surgery says no repeat prescription can be prescibed by the GP because they have not had the written letter from the hospital.The receptionist said he would have to take Paracetamol.He is on just about the lowest dose of morphine and has taken a tablet in the night,Wed and Thurs.He is supposed to be getting his next prescription Tuesday and is obviously frightened of running out before then.I have to take him to surgery for 5,tonight,to get stitches out from drain,so have asked for quick appt with GP.

Good luck with the convalescence! Hope all continues to go well.

Well, that's better news that he has had his op; you have to shout for morphine these days as there is an effort not to use it because of its addictive properties. Unfortunately, that can leave you quite vulnerable. Still, alls well that ends well, at least he has the pain medication he needs.
You will no doubt be very busy looking after his needs so thank you for taking the time out to reply. I hope it is onwards and upwards hereon in. x

Thank you for remembering.It is very kind.I took him into hospital last Thursday.He had op, friday morning.Saturday morning they took out the drain and epidural and by mistake,stopped morphine,he just had co-codamol over w/e.I didn't know that but when I spoke to him on the phone, he said the pain was very bad and he had asked for exrta painkillers.I told him he must ask for more pain relief if he needs it.I visited on Saturday,he was obviously very tender but could walk to the toilet.The consultant put him back on morphie on Monday.He was quite positive about having had the op.I brought him home yesterday.

How are things Teddy111....hope your husband is feeling better xx

Teddy111, How is your husband? Has he had the op? x

Any chest pains are frightening as you get older but it must be doubly so when you need to be well enough to have an op. If you are worried about the gout medication with his heart meds the pharmacist should be able to reassure you. I am willing Friday to come quickly for you x

Yesterday,Sunday,gout was very painful.He said he was getting chest pain and had to take GTN spray twice.He said if it gets any worse,we'll have to ring 999,if I do,they won't operate on Friday. I kept talking about other things to distract him,I think he was nearly panicking.(So was I).
It passed off after while.He phoned surgery this morning and saw a nurse,the Dr prescribed Naprosyn for the gout,he had been told before that he couldn't have it with his heart meds. I do hope it helps.It is all so frightening.

I don't have any words of wisdom to offer, but just to say I am so sorry you are having such an awful time right now. I do hope your DH can be treated successfully. I can understand that his aggressive behaviour may have its roots in fear. Something has happened that he can't control, so maybe he is trying to wrest control over other areas of his life. This doesn't make it any easier for you, I know.

Dear Teddy III what a ghastly time you and your DH are having. I do hope the hospital gets their act together and that everything goes well from now on.

I doubt you have the strength to administer a much needed kick up the backside to the doctors and hospital administrators involved but they really need one!

Is there anyone at all, friend or relation who can help out at all? I hope there is.

Thank you for such quick response.It helps to stop you feeling isolated.

The worst thing about the NHS seems to be the admin but unfortunately, it impacts on the patients. Fingers crossed that they will get their act together, gather all the information and your DH has his treatment on Thursday. You remain in my thoughts

He has had a flare up of gout in one foot.He didn't mention it to doctors as he was frightened that it might stop the operation.Wednesday he rang the practice nurse,she got him to see locum,he prescribed 4 day course of Colchicine and took blood sample.Next morning,she phoned and said 'You probably have a blood clot,come to surgery for a letter and go to the hospital'.The dr examined him and said come back at 3.30pm for CT scan.CT clear.Thankfully.When we got home,yesterday,he received a letter from the hospital addressing him as Dr. I am sure that it has been sent by mistake.It describes his 4 comorbidities,1/?right lower lobe carcinoma of lung.?for right lower lobectomy.2/Ischaemic heart disease.Inferior ST elevation MI in April 2017 ,Angioplasty to right coronary artery. 3/ Hypertension. 4/Type 11 diabetes on Metformin. and it is from the consultant anaesthetist to the consultant thoracic surgeon.It is a long letter but it is requesting information about what was done in October and the anaesthetist does not have up to date information.It jerks you from one level of anxiety to the next. I hope they have it by next Thursday when he goes back in.They told him to stop his Clopidogrel today,which he has.They have just phoned and said stop your aspirin,as well.He has already taken it this morning.It is all so frightening.He is outide straightening the gate and chatting to the neighbour.I don'tknow how he is managing so well.

Thinking about you Teddy.

Good wishes to you both, Teddy ?

Thank you so much.All of you.It was so good to be able to tell someone. I try to keep positive,he has such faith in the doctors,I would never want to shake it.It has been hard for him today as his brothers and sisters have all phoned to see how he is and we have told them he hasn't had op.
One thing at a time.

Thinking of you both Teddy

Nothing I can say that will help but just wanted to send good wishes.

It sounds like a real shambles and I hope things get sorted soon. All this hurry up and wait must be extremely stressful and I wish there was something we could do to help x

What a rotten time you're having. I hope the next admission goes ahead and isn't such a shambles as this one.

Oh dear Teddy what a horrible situation for you both. I'm so sorry this is still ongoing and causing so much stress.

Went for another type of cardiac stress test,passed that,half an hour later pre-op assessment.So lucky they were both done on same day.Letter next day, said,stop Clopidogrel and come into hospital Monday 5th,for operation on the Tuesday 6th March. Phone call to say,ignore letter of appointment.Can you come to the ward for admission Sunday 4th and for op on Monday 5th.We waited for three hours,another man told his wife to go home as it was getting dark.30 miles home,so he said I should go.Next day he was seen by anaesthetist ,nil by mouth and was to be number 6 on the list.Bloods taken again.At 2.30pm seen by surgeon.More bloods done.He phoned at nearly 7.00 pm.He was being discharged.I said I really felt ill,we had thought he would be going to theatre,any minute, all day. They suggested that I pick him up this morning.I felt so terrible for him,a 69yo diabetic,starved all day,no heart meds given.Discharge letter says they had not got the necessary information about where the stents had been inserted from the hospital that had fitted them.They also said they were concerned about his bloods. He has to stop Clopidogrel ,this coming Friday 11th,go for admission on 15th and for op on 16th March.It seems so odd that the information abouts the stents was not noticed until the operation was imminent.So frightening.

Teddy111 Was he away a lot with his work and now stuck at home?
Has his behaviour always been like that but not so noticeable as he is away a lot?
Many newly retired men don't have a clue what to do with themselves .