Entries by sam

Peppermint love

I mentioned to Timm that I had quite bad tummy aches and bloating and he said that Peppermint Tea was supposed to help. Then he said he’d mention it to my friend Sally who was visiting as she’d asked if there was anything I needed… I love that she took it to the extreme…. Peppermint […]

An update

I thought I’d do a quick update on yesterday’s debacle but before I do I just want to reiterate that apart from this problem with three staff members (one in particular) the other doctors, nurses and support staff at both Hallamshire and Northern General hospitals have been outstanding. They have shown warmth, caring and have […]

Poor nursing = Poor care

I’m sorry to have to blog such a negative piece today but I need to be talking about the negatives as well as the positives. As I have said many times so far, my care experience has been amazing. The nursing and care support have been just fantastic and I am a huge supporter of […]

Day 2 in the no colon house…

Brought to you by the letters T.I.M & M So Day 2 after surgery and Mrs C is well on the road to recovery. The surgery all went as planned and after a short stint in the HDU Sam was back on the ward. Today she’s in good spirits but is having a few bag […]

Day two after op

Helloooooo! Well today is two days post op – it’s been a tough couple of days and I’m struggling a little but thought Id attempt a post. Tuesday was op day, thanks to Mr C for updating the blog. I went down to theatre around 2pm and after getting my sexy surgical stockings on and […]

Post op

Too tired to blog but I’m back on the ward. Spent the night in HDU but all ok now. Very sleepy but pain under control with epidural. Will try to update soon Oh and dude… I have no belly button any more!!! Sam xxx

Op update… by Mr C

It’s 11pm and I’m just home after visiting Mrs C in the theatre recovery ward at the northern general. The op all went to plan and was successful and they had a good look whilst they were in there (The nurses words not mine) and everything looks good, no infection anywhere else. I can’t begin […]

Surgery day is upon me

After last nights epic transfer stress (told me to pack up at 6.45 and I finally got into bed at the other side at 1.30am!!) I’m finally in the Northern General. I had a terrible nights sleep, my fears and anxieties just got the better of me and I spent a fair chunk of the […]