Category Archives: medical

It turns out Clara and I have more in common than just our chubby cheeks. I recently discovered, in my own red health record book, that I too had hearing issues as a baby, less than a year old. Back then there was no laptop to hook my brain up to, nor portable digital machines.ContinueContinue reading “My hearing test in 1992”

We’re now one week post operation and Clara is thriving. We had our first walk again outside of the hospital and we made the most of the opportunity to explore the back streets of the area. Something Clara has taught me is to slow down and enjoy the world around you. We’ve gone from exploringContinueContinue reading “Talk of moving on to the medical ward”

It’s a week tomorrow that Clara had her stoma reversal surgery. Just a week, and Clara is back to her usual self. Within three days post operation, we had removed her pain relief, her catheter, the canula in her wrist, and she was dressed in day clothes again. Her scar is healing beautifully, a longContinueContinue reading “Early days with a connected bowel”

What a difference a day can make. By the end of Day One we had swapped the morphine for an alternative as Clara is prone to jumping spasms on the morphine of she’s on it for too long. We also halved the amount constantly running in the background. By lunchtime of Day Two, we haveContinueContinue reading “Post op day 2: poos and pain relief”

Some of my first few ‘neighbours’ on the ward were in for bowel reconnection, or stoma reversal, surgery. In fact, so many people have been and gone who brought their child in for this. At the time it was interesting to hear their story, but it had never really clicked that one day this wouldContinueContinue reading “Recovering from stoma reversal surgery”