Hello
Folks,
I
can’t believe that it is September
already and the kids are back to
school!! What with Allan’s surgery
and home recovery, I think I missed
most of it. Oh well, there is
always next year (lol).
Anyway
we saw his surgeon last week and the
news is good. The doctor is very
pleased with Allan’s recovery and
says the chest and lungs sound
really good. The incisions have
healed up very well, including the
leg one I have been managing. Two
of the three open areas have finally
closed and are managing without the
butterfly strips (yeah). The last
one will be a few more weeks yet
before we can kiss the strips good
bye, but it is looking better with
every passing day. The leg where
they took the vein still has some
issues with respect to swelling, but
the surgeon said this will take at
least a year to resolve and then
still may be an issue from time to
time after that. He advised me on
ways to monitor this to hopefully
keep it to a minimum.
Allan
is walking much better and is doing
2 or 3 one hour walks per day
(albeit with a wee bit of
encouragement from yours truly). He
will be going to physiotherapy on
Thursday for a bit of work on his
right ankle, but other than that
things are looking up. If he keeps
on the path he is on, the surgeon
will let him go back to work on
October 16th.
So, I
think this will probably be my last
email to you all, unless there are
any major changes.
As
always, many thanks for all your
support and if you are in the
neighbourhood be sure to drop in.
Take
care all.
