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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Thanks, will do.
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Thanks to @Layla and @CricketHip for your messages. Apologies for the delay in responding, but life has been busy. The good news is that I finally had my interview at the US Embassy in London, and my visa application was accepted. I received my passport complete with visa last week, and now...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    @BellaMac Thank you so much for your kind words. Apologies for the delay in replying but it's all go at the moment with preparations to move to the US in late October, as my US visa interview at the US embassy in London has been scheduled for early October. I had the medical for my visa last...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Thanks Layla. I am now sleeping through the night, and not even waking up to use the bathroom. I've also stopped needing naps, as of 2 days ago. So things are getting back to normal. :dancy:
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Thanks everyone for your kind messages.
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 26 Week 4 Wednesday 17th August 2022 10.47 am Everything's good at last I haven't posted for a couple of days because things are going really well; I've not had any overnight pain for 2 straight nights and I've been sleeping for at least 7 hours a night. I'm now down to one or two short...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 24 morning Week 4 Monday 15th August 2022 7.30 am I woke up at 7am, and realised that was the longest I had slept in weeks, albeit still not straight through, having woken up about 5 times. Only once was I in pain, and that was yesterday at 10.30pm when an ice pack had managed to tame my...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 24 early hours Week 4 Monday 15th August 2022 2.12 am I woke up disoriented about half an hour ago, not knowing on which end of the bed I was sleeping. This is no doubt because I switched during the day to the normal position of head at the top of the bed, just so I could watch TV, as we...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Questions I asked my surgeon on Friday 12th August (3 weeks post-op having suffered with a deep tissue infection for the last 2 weeks when he was on holiday) and his responses Was there anything to indicate the cause of the infection from the swab the nurse took when my dressing was removed...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 23 early hours Week 4 Sunday 14th August 2022 0.02 am I woke up about 20 minutes ago, after probably a couple of hour's sleep then took my tablets (Codeine, Paracetamol and Piriton) and realised when I was in the bathroom that my leg was on fire with the burning pain, which felt like an 8...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Yes, it certainly is, I find walks always much more enjoyable when there' s plenty to look at, especially if it's scenic and historic. However, unfortunately I think I will have to give it a miss in the morning, as my knee has been painful on and off from mid afternoon. I shall have to have a...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 23 Week 4 Saturday 13th August 2022 I had a good night's sleep thankfully, about 6h 32m according to my smartwatch, and I'm happy with that as it's way more than my recent average. I woke up rather early at 5.40am, went to the loo, and decided to stay up as I'd had enough of laying in bed...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 23 early hours Week 4 Saturday 13th August 2022 0.00 am I have had about 2 hours sleep so far, having woken up about half an hour ago. RLS has just returned, I have taken some Codeine and am using the TheraPulse to try and keep it at bay. I know I won't be able to sleep until the Codeine...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 22 afternoon Week 4 Friday 12th August 2022 1.23 pm Back at the hospital I have just had my appointment with my surgeon, and he's happy with how my wound is looking. The infection hasn't completely gone yet, but is on the way out. I'm now in one of the non-air conditioned parts of the...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 22 morning (1st day of week 4) Friday 12th August 2022 5.38 am I have been awake for about 30 minutes, with no pain and sprang out of bed without any hip pain or stiffness. :shocked: I've done my heatwave morning routine a little early today as it's already 18c and the temperature won't go...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 22 early hours Friday 12th August 2022 0.46 am I have about 20 minutes before my next dose of Paracetamol is due, so here I go again. I must have slept since going to bed at 10.30 pm, but it's all a blank at the moment. I ended up getting out of bed not that long ago, visited the bathroom...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Haha, I do exactly the same. I was obviously too tired to put that into words earlier.
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Day 21 evening Thursday 11th August 2022 10.27 pm In bed by 10pm, lying on an XL sheet ice pack. It's still 24c outside (dropping to 17c in the early hours) so we have the ceiling fan on, with personal fans on each side of the bed. I have not taken my Codeine yet, as I was planning on seeing...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Thanks I live in hope. I see where you're coming from, but that's not usually what happens, occasionally but not usually. Also I generally post overnight on my Android phone, which is never far away from me as I use it as a torch, for watching streaming TV, listening to Spotify, posting here...
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    THR Grasstuft's RTHR (22 July 2022) Recovery Journey in UK

    Not at all. I'm happy to provide a little light relief, even if unintended. :heehee: Exactly, she said she would have woken up anyway because it smelt so foul. I did kinda feel guilty for having to wake her but had no choice, as I don't normally do the cleaning up after our doggy even before I...
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