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Sooo this last week hasn't been too good.
Started off with the internet router reaching the end of its life around Thursday or so so just fire off a phonecall to BT and order a new one. And we waited - and waited - and waited - and yesterday bought a new one from the shop because we are still waiting for the one from BT.
So got the net back at last
Worse news though is that my father was rushed into A&E on Friday evening following sharp back then severe stomach pains (the back pain stopped the stomach didn't). This followed a period in the morning where he was totally without balance (Labrynthitus according to the doctor who visited and gave some pills). High blood pressure and pain and a night in the hospital and the start of a very long week of test after test after test.
On the positive side he's in very good condition for a man of his age! Barring the stomach pains that is. He's been scanned everywhere; had cathetas (sp) in and out and in again; and is now on a drip as he's basically eaten very very little since Friday. Not had a stroke; no heart attack (though a slightly irregular heart beat, but he's had that for ages); no blood clot on the lung; not diabetic; and from what I gather most of his blood results show generally positive information.
So right now he's stuck in bed; weak and still not eating much (though he's steadily gotten a little better); he's picked up a chest infection (on anti-biotics) and whilst we could hope I doubt it was the root cause of the problem, but something that got in due to environment and because he's run his resistance right down.
They've advanced to a camera down the gut today so fingers crossed it tells us something.
And to end the week on a merry note we've lost our last cat. Not totally unexpected as she was very old for a cat and quite the bag-of-bones in shape; but still quite a marker as we've never been without a cat in the house before (and won't have for some years now till a certain cat-hating-husky passes on - at least unless a half wild cat walks in and decides the risk is worth the reward to stay).
So yeah a bad week!!
Started off with the internet router reaching the end of its life around Thursday or so so just fire off a phonecall to BT and order a new one. And we waited - and waited - and waited - and yesterday bought a new one from the shop because we are still waiting for the one from BT.
So got the net back at last
Worse news though is that my father was rushed into A&E on Friday evening following sharp back then severe stomach pains (the back pain stopped the stomach didn't). This followed a period in the morning where he was totally without balance (Labrynthitus according to the doctor who visited and gave some pills). High blood pressure and pain and a night in the hospital and the start of a very long week of test after test after test.
On the positive side he's in very good condition for a man of his age! Barring the stomach pains that is. He's been scanned everywhere; had cathetas (sp) in and out and in again; and is now on a drip as he's basically eaten very very little since Friday. Not had a stroke; no heart attack (though a slightly irregular heart beat, but he's had that for ages); no blood clot on the lung; not diabetic; and from what I gather most of his blood results show generally positive information.
So right now he's stuck in bed; weak and still not eating much (though he's steadily gotten a little better); he's picked up a chest infection (on anti-biotics) and whilst we could hope I doubt it was the root cause of the problem, but something that got in due to environment and because he's run his resistance right down.
They've advanced to a camera down the gut today so fingers crossed it tells us something.
And to end the week on a merry note we've lost our last cat. Not totally unexpected as she was very old for a cat and quite the bag-of-bones in shape; but still quite a marker as we've never been without a cat in the house before (and won't have for some years now till a certain cat-hating-husky passes on - at least unless a half wild cat walks in and decides the risk is worth the reward to stay).
So yeah a bad week!!