Grandma
Totally Focused
First the good news.
The twins are out of their incubators and now in open topped cots! Martha weighs 4lbs and Jago 3lbs 15oz, although he looks the bigger. In the pictures, Martha is on the right.
Now the bad news.
You may have read that Himself was taken into hospital on Friday with a nasty foot ulcer. As a diabetic, he has trouble with circulation in his feet and legs anyway. He has been on aggressive antibiotics, to quote the doctor, that have made little impact, so he has to have an operation today at some time to drain the ulcer, clear out all the dead tissue and get rid of as much infection as possible. This will leave him with a large wound that, again as a diabetic, will take ages to heal, so he is looking at 6 - 8 weeks minimum in hospital. They are going to do an angiogram also to look at the blood flow to the leg and hope to improve it. Worst case scenario is that he may lose his big toe - or even his foot or lower leg if it doesn't heal.
You can imagine the mixed emotions I am going through with the good news, bad news scenario! In this case, CD is a godsend as I don't have to worry about food - just keep glugging the water and taking the shakes!!
x
The twins are out of their incubators and now in open topped cots! Martha weighs 4lbs and Jago 3lbs 15oz, although he looks the bigger. In the pictures, Martha is on the right.
Now the bad news.
You may have read that Himself was taken into hospital on Friday with a nasty foot ulcer. As a diabetic, he has trouble with circulation in his feet and legs anyway. He has been on aggressive antibiotics, to quote the doctor, that have made little impact, so he has to have an operation today at some time to drain the ulcer, clear out all the dead tissue and get rid of as much infection as possible. This will leave him with a large wound that, again as a diabetic, will take ages to heal, so he is looking at 6 - 8 weeks minimum in hospital. They are going to do an angiogram also to look at the blood flow to the leg and hope to improve it. Worst case scenario is that he may lose his big toe - or even his foot or lower leg if it doesn't heal.
You can imagine the mixed emotions I am going through with the good news, bad news scenario! In this case, CD is a godsend as I don't have to worry about food - just keep glugging the water and taking the shakes!!
x