Back to hospital

Sadly a persistent high temperature landed me back at the hospital last night. After blood tests, etc. they decided to give me antibiotics and send us home. A huge relief not to be stuck there until after the bank holiday which is what would probably have happened.

We were home for 1:30am so very tired today. 

Recovery Week 6

We had the 6 week checkup at the hospital yesterday.  The registrar confirmed that everything was as they expected at this stage and that it was still relatively early in the recovery process, so the sore tongue and throat were normal and would slowly get better.  The support team want me to eat a few mouthfuls of something soft every day to get back into the habit of eating and to encourage my taste buds and saliva glands to recover.

So, yesterday I managed three spoons of Ready Brek (tastes like salted cardboard) and this morning I had three spoons of crushed melon (tastes like petrol).  Yum!

Recovery, 4 weeks done

4 weeks later and I can now talk again, sometimes drink water, which is generally getting better though I do have bad moments. One problem is a burn on my tongue that keeps catching on my teeth. I suspect this will be the biggest issue with eating. Speaking of which, I still can't which is very frustrating. I was hoping to be eating by now :(

Today I felt pretty much ok, not overly tired and very able to get a few bits and pieces done. Hopefully not just a one off, which I have had a few of.

So, still slow progress but at least it is progress.

Recovery week 3

Slow slow progress, but at last today I am able drink water with relative ease. I still don't have a huge amount of energy but am managing to start doing one or two things around the house now and then.

It is quite frustrating with such slow progress, but I am hoping I can still drink water tomorrow and if I can I will take it as an indication that things are really improving. Fingers crossed I might be able to start eating a little soon. My throat is very dry now, which is actually an incentive to drink.