Operations

After a few episodes of, what I thought was a bit of bad indigestion, I got rushed into hospital in Devon ( visiting my in-laws) . Turns out this was because my gallbladder was badly inflamed and infected. So spent 18 days in hospital there being stabilised . I was very jaundice and so the plan was to treat with IV antibiotics so I was well enough to get back to Portsmouth where I live and have the gallbladder removed as soon as the infection and inflammation was reduced to avoid any complications. They didn’t  want to remove it at this time as they felt it was too dangerous whilst unstable. Eventually got back to Portsmouth at the start of June. Before the operation could be planned I was rushed back in hospital and had to have an emergency gallbladder operation. The day after the operation I had a second to remove a stray gallstone that had lodged itself in my bile duct!

Now whilst all this has been going on I was suffering with the two prolapsed discs I mentioned.

Eventually I got out of hospital after the operations and infection and settled.

Managed to start my recovery and even got a short break away in Madeira at the end of August.

Now unfortunately knowing, yet again, all my best charity bike rides for this year  we’re shattered long ago.

Middle of October I get a call saying I’m finally at the top of the list for my double discectomy on my back . Spoke to my long suffering wife,  I was making a pretty good but slow ( bike wise) recovery from the gallbladder surgery, so we thought let’s just get it all done and dusted. So on the 25th October back operation was done and I was mighty impressed with the back and the prospects after a few days finally it looked like I had a back that could work well again . 12 days later dressing was removed to discover wound was open and I had a nasty infection . The surgeon reviewed it and said I’d have to have another operation to clear out all the infection and stitch me back up . Antibiotics onboard and a week after the second operation wound was looking good and just a case of keep up the antibiotics and all should be well.

Two days later I’m back in Hospital with uncontrollable shakes hi temperature, I now have Sepsis!! So blood tests several different antibiotics and an MRI later results in the discovery I also have an abscess on my spine.. !!

I have also been “clever”enough to grow two separate bacteria! one in the abscess and one swimming around my blood stream.

having spent just over a week on IV antibiotics I switched to two different antibiotics and attack them both at the same time, dual therapy. Although my liver has taken a battering it’s likely to make a full recovery in time . I shall be on antibiotics for a total of three months ……

I promise I shall come back and sort these rides and reviews I’ve planned but have been unable to complete .

One thing I do know is that super comfortable infinity seat will be a godsend 🙏