Hi Julie, I've had similar things happen with my hubby.  Discharged and back in, just over 12 hours later.  It's a rollercoaster ride we are all on.  Neil has been in hospital since Thursday evening, initially vomitting, unable to keep any tablets or food down, pain, I called an ambulance when he said he didn't think he'd make it to the car.  Found out he has shingles as well as all his other complaints.  AF (which is heart beating too fast),  potassium and magnesium deficiencies, breathing issues.  They can go downhill really quickly, or Neil does anyway, but having said that they improve, not as quickly but they do improve.    Hopefully they will get his problems sorted out quickly and he will be back home again.  Take care and look after yourself too.  Sue

Hi Sue and Caz

He has improved greatly thanks, they gave him lots of fluids and unblocked the stent.  Just hope he has a good night and gets lots of sleep and can be discharged in a couple of days.  The A and E staff were brilliant but I thought the junior Dr who told me 'this could go one of two ways' at 4 am in the morning was out of order!

Hope your husband's shingles clear up quickly Sue.

x

Oh dear, sorry to vanish for so long.  I took myself to PCWorld and decided to buy new pc on my credit card as I had recently paid for a week's holiday in Somerset (for fishing - Paul coming too).  Sadly I belatedly discovered that I did not know my credit card pin - it is more than two years since I last used it.  I have various four number digits scribbled in my diary but of course you only get 3 tries beforer it closes down.    Am surprised PCWorld didn't call the police!  So I have asked the bank to send me a new pin then I can go back there again.  Have had a quick look at the posts I have missed - I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read your hubby's comments Carol!  Hope Neil is doing okay, Sue.  To compound the pc situation there have been phone problems too.  Paul and I have identical phones - we took them on the same contract.  He is usually quite good with his things but managed to break his at a noisy evening in the pub.  So we renewed them both and consequently I am having great difficulty working out how to do anything other than make a phone call so will have to go back to the shop and get a lesson in emails etc.  It's all a bit of a nightmare because the landline also went haywire - I think it might just be the handset.  When I was  a youngster  it was a great excitement when my parents got a landline phone - life was so much simpler then.  Will keep in touch (I hope) one way or another - the neighbour has done one of his fixes on my pc but they never last very long.  Much love.  Annie

Hi Julie,

Glad to hear he has improved. It's not nice to hear that sort of comment anytime but I don't think it should have been a junior Dr anyway. Neills spots/rash is spreading still.  From what I've read it can take 2-4 before it has gone.  So if I go by previous examples of illnesses with Neil I guess it will be about 5 weeks.  Take care.  Sue x

Hi Annieliz

Your post made me smile - I can relate to your dilemmas!  My hubby's been in hospital for 10 days or so (with one day at home) and I'm becoming very aware of all the little jobs he does around the house, eg winding the clock - it's stopped and I have no idea how to wind it up, putting the bins out - no problem with that but they are behind his car and I've never driven it.  That's not really an issue either but reversing it back up our narrow drive could be..... Small things but they all go to remind us how much we miss them!  

Julie

Hi Annie,  It was only last night I said to Carol I thought your pc must have given up.  Welcome back!  I can still remember when Mum and Dad got our first landline.  Such excitement, when it rang, which wasn't often.  Now we have landlines, mobiles, desktop pc's, laptop's, tablets and are totally lost when we don't have them for a day.  I have the same pin for my credit card and debit cards, I find that works well for me.  As you have read Neil is in hospital with shingles and other issues, so not doing great.  I asked him today how he was feeling, answered so sarcastically, "Marvellous."  I'm going tomorrow afternoon to see the Dr at the hospital for his scan results from today.  The nurse said it was good as far as the embolism goes.  They thought he had one, but doesn't.  But other aspects of the scan weren't good.  Dr does his rounds early and will tell Neil results, but he misses half of the conversation, so can never tell me accurately what was said.  So to take my mind of things I don't want to think about (and can't help thinking about), I'm going to make a pot of soup.  it might just come in handy for dinner tomorrow.  Love Sue xx

Well all my fellow carers what a time we are all having!  Isn't life fun with the black cloud hanging over us.  I now do everything and after Norman drove into our new garage door I don't stand behind his car anymore !  Get used to it girls, it doesn't get any easier but you get used to it!!  I've had a red admiral butterfly in the conservatory and what a job trying to  get it out, I think it's gone to sleep now from exhaustion.  Hubby went for fresh air, we're going out for tea, he doesn't want to meet these friends but refrained from telling them and I wouldn't,  so stale mate.  I'm a little fed up doing everything he wants but nothing I want.  My birthday week is filling up as I've just booked to see Dracula, Brahm Stoker at the theatre, very excited to see new production.  Zumba was rubbish as a new girl was being observed, if it had been the whole class I'd have walked, I'm getting very impatient with stuff I'm not interested in, it must be rubbing off from his lordship.  Soo off for this exciting tea now, ,,I'll let you know how it goes. Xx

Tea went really well and hubby admitted he was wrong, I'll say that again, he said he was wrong!!!  So today we've been to Lumley Castle to check out the disabled facilities , there aren't any,  so he won't be going with me again.  This party is a surprise 50th, well it's certainly going to be that because they denied all knowledge of it!  I had to get Lisa to send me a copy of the invite, all the relevant names on it, no it wasn't being held there.  Lisa is travelling from Surrey, her husband from Exeter as he's at a funeral on Friday,  they've booked a room, I'd enquired but at £189.00 for one night (but breakfast is included I'm told, I'd want gold plated eggs for that price )  but no party.  It's a bloody good job I don't back down easily .Someone said there was a wedding anniversary under Lonsdale, that's her married name it's on the invite I point out.  So it is there, my goodness they need re-training !  I finally managed to capture the butterfly and free it, it's met it's friends at the front of the house, the birds have gobbled four fat balls since Monday and it's 23 degrees.   If the wind wasn't so fierce I'd go and have coffee outdoors but I might blow away.  On a sad note AusSue's husband is not doing very well.   I'll keep you posted. 

The show, Summer Holiday,  was absolutely brilliant.   I was fifteen years old when this was on at the cinema and not greatly Iimpressed as I was A Rolling Stones type of rebel, much to my Father's horror..  However,  fifty five years later it made me smile and clap along merrily .  I've been to a Mc Millan coffee morning and I was picking Maggie up at Quick Fit she was due an MOT.   Her car not her, but having arrived first I parked up and waited, she drives in, parks next to me, doesn't wave or acknowledged my presence and goes to Reception.   She then comes out wanders to the entrance looking for me,  I honk my horn and wave.  I never saw you drive past me she says, well you wouldn't I tell her, I was already here!  She couldn't believe she'd missed me, me neither as I'm in a bright red Beetle!   Perhaps she needs to book in for an eye test!  I had an early message from AusSue's messaging this morning,  Neil is rapidly fading, he wants to come home, his last wish, she's a little worried as to how she will cope.   Her family and friends are rallying around but going back to a dark empty house on her own  last night was not very nice.   She's asked me to keep those we know up to date.  Lisa is home in the morning,  lots of little gifts for Harry,  I've just made a bunny rabbit shaped jelly and dropped jelly snakes into it, he'll love that and will think it's funny, hubby says I can't do anything wrong where Harry is concerned,  a little jealous maybe?!  He's looking better again and we're nearer the scan results as it's next Friday.   Not telling the girls if it's bad news.  Not yet, they have things of their own to cope with.   Good news will be yelled down the phone!  Take care,  Carol