latest news
Barrie
continues to be at home, it has been a month now
since he was discharged from St Thomas'
He finds progress
depressingly slow as there is still no fixed date for
the urological operation which would really set him
on the road to recovery.
On the NHS it might not happen till end of April or
May which is much too long to wait, therefor the
family are trying to get the insurance company to pay
for
private treatment which could happen in February
provided funds are forthcoming. A very frustrating
situation both for Barrie and his family as not much
progress can be made till the next procedure is
completed. Needless to say the insurance company are
dragging their heels !
Ends
in and out
Barrie was in a tizz last night having to go to A&E to get his catheter changed, the old one got blocked.
I arrived at St.Thomas's 17.15 then waited for a couple of hours then got transferred to Guys where after an other wait of an hour or so I
had the item changed buy an excellent Dr. Willbe, nearly an appropriate name ! Once again we see the pressure which the NHS is under and how they are understaffed.
One has to go to 1 hospital to get booked into another as Guy's has no A&E dept and St. Thomas's no urological dept. Although Barrie knew this he was unable to go directly to Guys as he needed a referral from St. Thomas's in order to be admitted. Ridiculous .
Back Home
Christmas and new year were spent with Family and friends in London and westgate. Unfortunately Barries taste for Champagne has as yet not returned !
He require a operation at the end of this month or the beginning of next at which point things should start to progress rapidly his support for his leg will be removed in the coming weeks and a more intense regime of physiotherapy will no doubt follow.
Chef
