Well, after a fairly good nights sleep, I was awake at 6:30am. After doing some exercises, I got up at 7 and zimmered to the bathroom. Still nice to not p**s in a bottle. I had a shave, (last one here), and then went to the chair. I caught them out today, as they brought breakfast at 7:40am, so I managed to have breakfast out of bed. After eating my toast and jam, I read some more of “Sigh for a Merlin”. Dad will like some of the chapter names. One of which is – “A Tomtit in the garden”.
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I did a few more trips to the chair for a read, and a bit of computer time. I zimmered about a bit as well, and on one of my zimms I spoke to the mother of the lad in the next bed. It turns out that she knows Renney! It is a small expat world out here. (That is for you Mum)
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Not a good sleep again. Hopefully, I will find a better position tonight.
Breakfast was at 7:30am this morning, and it caught me out! I was going to have breakfast in my chair, but I had not even started to get up. I had breakfast, and then zimmered to the loo. I then opened the curtains, put the fan on and sat in the chair for a while and read some more. After about 30 minutes, I got back into bed and read my emails. Jamo is back on form, as I had 7 funny emails from him.
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The insurance company’s agent, International SOS have just been on the phone with me. They have been told I shall be discharged on Wednesday after I have my stitches taken out!! I have discussed this at length with the ISOS person, and I have said that I would rather remain in hospital for 24 hours after the stitches have been removed, just in case of any issues.
The logistical problems I can see are:-
1) I have to go to the visa office in person to retreive my passport.
2) Virgin flights to the UK leave Shanghai at 9:20am, so I have to be at the airport at 6:20am
3) I have no clothes here at the hospital to wear to be discharged.
If I am discharged on Thursday, I will need to go to the Visa office the same day to collect my passport, and then go on to Diamond Court to pack my things. I will then stay one night at Diamond Court, and get taken to Pudong Airport for my flight.
I have just spoken to one of the GP’s here, and she says that she is quite happy to say about having 24 hours observation after the stitches are removed.
So being discharged on Thursday, means arriving in Warwick on Friday afternoon / evening.
Bob arrived at 10am for a visit. Whilst he was here, the surgeon assistant arrived to change my dressings. Bob and I chatted with him, and he said that I need to come back here 4 weeks after the surgery for an X-Ray. This is to see how the bone is healing.
I told him that I was going to be in England when then was, and he looked thoughtfully at me and said, “I think they can take X-Rays in England.” I was very relieved to hear that! He also confirmed about taking the stitches out on Wednesay.
Bob was saying that he was going to the Shangri La hotel for Sunday brunch this coming weekend, as it had been so good on a previous occasion. Prawns as big as your hand, was one of the comments he made.
I zimmered about after lunch, and sat in the chair reading “Sigh for a Merlin” by Alex Henshaw, about his role during the war of being a Spitfire test pilot. I have only just started it, but so far, so good.
I have skyped Hugh, Gina, Mum and Dad today, so everyone is fully up to date with all that is happening. Tonight, I shall just relax and read some more, and maybe watch some tv online.
Was woken early this morning by my leg being a bit sore. I cannot seem to find a position that is comfortable for the whole night.
Ma Yan left for work at 6:45, she has stayed here over the weekend. Making sure I do my exercises, and generally helping me out.
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The surgeon plus entourage breezed in at around 2pm, and changed my dressing. I might have been dozing when they came in as I was a bit startled!
It was a case of lie down, old dressings off, swab the stiches, new gauze on, tape up and gone. All in the space of 3 minutes. I did not get a chance to ask the surgeon about weight on my foot, or anything else for that matter.
I took the opportunity to zimmer to the bathroom though. I was in such shock about the recent visit that I just got straight back into bed. Next time, I will sit in the chair, hopefully, under less traumatic circumstances!
Just another quick 15 minutes in the chair as the nurses changed my bed. I am going to try to force myself into the chair at least once every 3 hours. Just to get my legs and arms used to shifting my weight around. I am trying not to put any weight on my right leg, but I keep finding myself putting it down. I am sure no weight is going on it, but I will have to be careful of that. I shall ask the surgeon when I can start applying weight to my leg when I see him next.
Up this morning again, and another zimmer trip to the toilet. Then back to my chair for breakfast. I was in the chair for 40 minutes this morning, and before I got into bed again, I did a few exercises on my leg.
Nothing fancy, just simulating lifting my leg to go up stairs. Hard work, but it seemed to work ok. While I was in the chair, my leg was hurting a bit on the outside, so I rubbed it a bit, and it seemed to ease a bit. It might have been that pain yesterday. I shall see later when I zimmer about again.
No GP visit so far today. The assistant surgeon changed my dressings yesterday, and said he would change them today.
Just before 12, I went zimmering to the toilet, and then came and sat in my chair for a while. I then had lunch in my chair! Firsts all round today.
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