Under Pressure.....

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the birthday messages for myself and Jay,

The day before my birthday I ended up sitting in my shower chair for 12 hours and my body gave me a non-refundable gift - a Grade 4 pressure sore on the back of my leg. I have a 14cm gash that has to be dressed every day by either Jay or the nurses and I have to lie in a way that takes pressure off the area.

The really scary part is that I can't feel a thing, but there have been a few audible gasps from the nurses when they first saw the wound, which is never a good thing.

It is really disheartening as we had worked so hard to get rid of the wounds on my legs. However, I am completely bedridden and will be until these things start healing. So far it has been over 300 hours lying in bed on an air mattress that seems to be built for discomfort.

I can't believe my bad luck sometimes as things seemed to be looking up but then this happens. Once the flesh has softened they may use maggot dressing therapy to get rid of the dead flesh or a vacuum pump. Some childish part of me thinks maggot therapy sounds cool.....

So after all of our ordeals, being able to sit in  my wheelchair to get to Tim Chamber's wedding is the height of my aspirations at the moment.

Being stuck in bed is very frustrating and I stopped answering my phone most of the time as I have done nothing and been nowhere, so I have very little going on of any interest to talk about.

Maybe this will force me to update my Blog more often. Take care and hope you are all keeping well.