Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations

KajiKita

Huge sigh of relief here too ….

Hope he gets to come home soon. 

KK

trix-a-belle

Great news, I hope Mr SL got home today, a light clip round the ear for giving you such a scare though. Sounds like doggo has had a fab week of visitors and admirers, i'm glad you've had everyone there to help out

dawnybabes

Phew, what a relief.  I had my GB out few years ago after a few attacks.  Never looked back tbh.  

dawnybabes

I think @savingholmes had this last year too. 

themadvix

Both my sister and dad have had their GBs out. If it’s managing fat in the diet after that you’re worrying about SL, then see how it goes - I don’t think either of them have major issues or avoid too much now - perhaps too much cheese but otherwise they eat a normal (semi skimmed milk) diet. Imagine the cream in the porridge might have to go!

Suffolk_lass

Thank you so much to each of you for the best wishes. I can't tell you how much it means. I had a really desperate moment last Sunday, as they took him away with the blue light going, with the memories of my lovely Dad (cancer of the pancreas at the same age Mr Sl is now) - I felt so alone, but my neighbours, remote family, and those of you on here, I really mean it. It has kept me going. 

He is home. Discharged much earlier than the glacial melting speed of others, discharged around him. And he is asleep currently, catching a full night after the last two were interrupted by elderly men having really awful episodes in the beds around him. I took a tray of small jars of honey in for him to gift to the people who have cared for him. He took pleasure in thanking the cleaners, cleaning and caring about the ward spaces, the trolley girls who made sure his food was hot and low fat, the nurses, who monitored, administered, explained and reassured him, and the doctors who diagnosed, explained and managed him in changing and evolving ways. Ipswich hospital? just fabulous. I won't hear a word against them. No moans here. And we are so relieved to be home. The whole place was full of sick people!

themadvix

So glad he’s home and sleeping SL - and so lovely to hear a positive story about the NHS. I bet the staff truly appreciated being appreciated - especially the cleaner. Here’s to a smooth and restful recovery (for you both). 

Suffolk_lass

Just a bit of a further update. I acquired five large grow-bags for under £20 which will be enough for my greenhouse this year, with the one I have left from last year. My gardener (and friend) kindly moved them from my car to the greenhouse in readiness. At least eight tomatoes have germinated too, so far.

I received the call to collect Mr Sl just as we were getting to the interesting parts of gardening, having weeded the large, weed invaded asparagus bed and removed all the part eaten rotting apples that we leave on the russet tree for the blackbirds.  I did just manage to donate the autumn fruiting raspberry canes I removed (from that asparagus bed), to the community garden. I need a chat with Mr Sl about whether we write off the asparagus. It might get one more year to see how productive it is. Gardener lifted lots of strawberry runners we had rooted in a holding bed, and moved many to the sides of the beds in the fruit cage. I wanted to plant in there but it dropped off with the running around. It might be Monday before I have time now. In the meantime, the rest of the compost is spread, topped with the mix of topsoil and loam, and the onion sets are in (at last) and he planted out the perennials I have nurtured for two years into the front garden. 

In MSE I reported a monthly total of £1174.05 saved in February (on the save £12k in 2025 thread) - a mix of PB wins, sales of honey and that jewellery box and my regular Tilly tidies. I need some immediate savings pots to top up because it is home insurance month, and I have yet to order the scaffold board edging for the flower beds or the barn door fixings. They just dropped off the February list with the last week being so worrying.

Oh, and Mr Sl's occupational and state pensions arrived yesterday, because of how the dates fall with the weekend. Have a good weekend all. Mine needs to be full of studies and a revised shopping list and meal plan to reflect the change of diet to low fat and with weight-loss in mind (as I am too fat after winter, well always, actually, in my opinion, and) with DH facing gallbladder removal - follow up clinic in 4-6 weeks - it is going to be brutal

trix-a-belle

Oh I'm surprised he got brought this way rather than the other way, good to hear the service was acceptable (shame about the rest of the town )
Look after yourself after all the exposure to germs & rushing about this week

Suffolksue

De lurking to say I have had excellent treatment at Ipswich Hospitals ( orthopaedics) and so has my grandson Orthodontic)
it’s not my local hospital ( I’m in the west of the county ) but was referred there when my original shoulder surgery went rather wrong and I have nothing but praise for them .
Glad your DH is recovering