Steve - you will need the patience of a saint right now, but put yourself in her shoes, not pleasant.
In a week or two things will settle down so just keep that in mind 
That pill they gave her made her violently sick and she keeled over Joe - collapsed! - not really the desired effect mate!
Sheās got no physiotherapy booked at all either.
They want to see her 31st of July then in November but thatās it - got the letters today.
Patsy, Iām doing the best I can and I do know what sheās going through - itās wearing me out too! :roll: stevmk2
I know its not easy, but in a couple of weeks things will be better, hang onto that thought
Well the NHS paramedicās gone now but we had a bit of a panic today.
My wife suddenly development a large lump on her left hand, where the intravenous attachment was, up until yesterday before she came home.
We thought BLOOD CLOT and so she rang 999.
They went through a lot on the 'phone I didnāt catch at all but sent a Paramedic straight away - we did the right thing they said.
She lady they sent was very good and realised we were both a bit worried.
I donāt know the half of what she did but within 15 minutes she said not to worry because sheād eliminated all possibilities linked to the operation - it was a reaction to something in the wound where the intravenous attachment had been she said.
A pack of frozen peas applied brought the swelling down after about 20 minutes but itās a mystery as to why this happened.
My wife has been using antiseptic wipes and an alcohol hand rub to be really safe too.
All OK now so Iād better get on with dinner! stevmk2
Some swelling and bruising at an intravenous (IV) site is common stevmk2ā¦the fluid will disperse into the surrounding tissuesā¦if the site becomes hot, red and painful then that would need to be looked at.
Steve matey, what you say about appointments with physio-terrorists - thatās not good enough!!! - Your wife needs proper physio therapy NOW!!! - when I came home from the hospital the physio-terrorists came the next day and every day thereafter for about a week and stayed with me whilst I went throughn the exercises the hospital had given me and then had me out the door and walking up and down the street for a while too.
It really is bad that you are not given after op notes to inform you of what to expect later on. Instead we have to go through turmoil because something has happened that worries us - only to be told later, thatās perfectly normal !
Would be nice to have āknownā that !
Yes Patsy, the paramedic said exactly what Pats has said but she also said we did absolutely the right thing contacting 999 but the fact remains that we just were not aware that this kind of thing was common!
My wife was on the 999 call for about 10 minutes yesterday, going through everything - it was pretty good too but the person advising said not to worry as sheād already despatched a paramedic any way.
That helped both of us.
The paramedic arrived just before that call ended - seemless - and she was here for about 45 minutes.
She said from the outset she wonāt be going anywhere until sheās satisfied and she was in radio contact all the time too.
Canāt complain about that, in fact I was quite impressed!!
Joe, as far as the notes we have are concerned and the letters yesterday, this is precisely what we were told would be happening regarding physiotherapy.
They must know what they are doing.
My wife has a series of exercises she has to do and sheās going outside for a bit of fresh air and mild exercise walking with the crutches - getting quite good on them already too and sheās mastered the stairs. stevmk2
Pleased the paramedic did a good job for you - still stand by my post, you should have been made aware ā¦
Yes Steve matey, I had those exercises too, but the physio-terrorists were there checking that (a) I was doing the exercises fully and properly every day, and secondly were there pushing me to do a little further or a little faster each day too. Without the incentives of the physio-terrorists one tends to lapse into a set routione which, although comfortable, doesnāt improve the healing and strengthening of the muscles and tendons.
UJ.
With all due respect, every patient is different and every patient is not you!
I donāt think heāll ever get that message, Pats, but itās only because he cares 
Precisely Ania darlinā !!! - which is why Steveās OH should have Proper physio-therapy now.
UJ, it maybe that your physiotherapy was aided due to you having mobility problems and needed help with it.
As Pats has said, every patient is different. My daughterās FIL had a hip replacement last year, he was out of hospital after three days and was given a sheet of exercises to follow which he followed to the word and he was back on his feet again in weeks.
Iām no expert and Pats & Audrey obviously know more than I do, and Joe, I do appreciate your obvious concern but she did have a complete assessment, with physiotherapy as well as the purely medical side, and the recuperation regime was clearly explained, along with all the recommended exercises on a sheet for her to follow.
She had the āopā on Tuesday afternoon and came out 72 hours later - just like Mags has said - thatās normal these days as far as I can see, in Milton Keynes at least.
What they didnāt explain was what we experienced yesterday with a huge, purple swelling, 2" across at the site of the intravenous insert - as Patsy said.
If thatās a known problem nobody thought to advise us!
Sheās doing OK today, eating better but still very tired; 4 hours at a time and then she has to get some shut-eye.
The ibuprofen and paracetamol are upsetting her stomach a bit and so sheās gone for a lie down now.
Iām trying to get on with the garden!
The growth over the past weekās incredible and thereās so much out there to still do!
At least Iām up-to-date indoors, (no washing to do!), and todayās dinner is all set to go on @ about 15:30!!
Lovely day here too but itās such a pity she canāt sit out here.
I just remembered that weāve had a problem with the chair we organised because she canāt seem to get comfortable and next door have now lent us a chair that seems a bit better.
Iāll swear itās the crutches giving her a backache but she thinks itās the chairā¦
stevmk2
Steve - couldnāt she just take the paracetamol and see how that goes ā¦
Youāve been reading my mind! :shock:
I asked her to cut out the Ibuprofen, just to see if itās that thatās upsetting her stomach and try Paracetamol only, about an hour ago!
Painās quite bad today - and she feels cold she says.
Iāve checked and sheās not feverish or hot anywhere and thereās no swellings either.
This isnāt the doddle they implied it would be!
For someone with a good, medical knowledge, maybeā¦stevmk2
Ibuprofen is āknownā to upset the tummy, maybe not for āeveryoneā but a good few, so its worth just trying the paracetomol, maybe tomorrow will be a ālotā better x
I knew about Ibuprofen Patsy - itās notorious for it, but sheās got a bit worried about the Paracetamol - 500mg tabs sheās got - but sheās better now - just checked!
Still got the pain but I can tell sheās a bit better - she screws up her face a bit more when sheās really bad and then tells me āIām fine, donāt worry!ā :roll: :roll: stevmk2
UJ, it maybe that your physiotherapy was aided due to you having mobility problems and needed help with it.
As Pats has said, every patient is different. My daughterās FIL had a hip replacement last year, he was out of hospital after three days and was given a sheet of exercises to follow which he followed to the word and he was back on his feet again in weeks.
Iām getting very p*ssed off at people criticising me when I give advice to others on matters I have some knowledge and a great deal of experience on. So for future reference Iāll keep schtumm and let others suffer and sort out their own problems.