Quite a lot has happened since the last post
on my blog, once again I have been somewhat neglectful on the update front!
In July I went into hospital to have a
mitrofanoff operation, and this is where the story gets a bit complicated…
Following the initial operation, I had a series of complications (as my body
apparently took the list of potential complications as some sort of challenge);
this ultimately led to sepsis, an emergency second operation, and a short stay
in intensive care of which I remember very little. Overall I was in hospital
for three weeks, with two of them spent unable to eat or drink and being fed
directly into a vein by my heart. Once I came home I was still very weak, and
in total spent around six weeks in bed.
Thankfully I am doing much better now, and
although I do need another (hopefully small) operation to repair the result of
one of the complications, I am glad I chose to have the mitrofanoff as it will
make my life a lot easier, especially with regards to travelling and being
independent.
However, the summer wasn’t all bad, thanks to
a grant from the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation I was able to purchase a new,
higher-spec monoski. (For those who know about this sort of thing, I upgraded
from a Tessier Tempo Uniski to a Tessier Scarver Uniski). Having to wait to be
able to use it was pretty torturous, and the first time I tried it was not very
successful, but I can now see the benefits it provides me with, and I have
great hopes for the future.
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