Devondancer is out of ICU!!

devondancer · Post by **devondancer** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:04 pm

Lesley has at last escaped from the clutches of Intensive Care and has been moved to the High Dependency Unit!!!! She still has a single room, partly because she is a nurse, I think, and now she has a window too. For Lesley, who loves the outdoors passionately, this is a real pleasure.

She is very tired today, and I think the move and the change of staff has contributed to that. She is lying down again, but doing Sudoku puzzles, so is happy. She enjoys all puzzles and normally whizzes through The Times crossword, but the Sudoku is manageable in bed, with a pencil and clipboard. She still looks awful, as her freckles all stick out when she is white, (and thanks for the tip, Weekender - I probably should remove those comments before she reads them!) but she does look as though she intends to get better now.

Her pain levels reduced dramatically after sitting in the chair yesterday: she describes them as a sub-plot now, rather than the main plot! Translated, that means from barely tolerable (and not admitted to) to niggling discomfort. All that gives her heart more time to recover, so is more great news. The medics think that the movement increased how the shunt works, which is why she feels so much more comfortable. A good incentive to move more! She is still wearing the pink night shirts, Annie/Sarah - we are not taking any risks!

Altogether a good day for her. She has been writing more replies to you all, but is slow because her hands are still a little unpredictable. I shall catch up with her typing a bit later!

Thank you all so much for your continued care and concern. We appreciate it more than you can know.

Ro

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:13 pm

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:27 pm

Woo-hoo!!!

:-)

missy · Post by **missy** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:16 pm

thank goodness!!

And thank you for the "thank you" pm, but for goodness sake, don't worry about things like that - just get that girl well!!!!

devondancer · Post by **devondancer** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:42 pm

I am only the typist of those: Lesley has been writing them all herself. She wants to add her own personal thanks to mine, and is only sorry that she is unable to write more. I hope that before too long she will be able to type them herself too!
Ro

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:48 pm

Tell her that we want from her is for her to get better and be able to come back in here herself... (you'll have to register your own name then, so you can stay in the fray.

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BigDavy · Post by **BigDavy** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:00 pm

anniemcu wrote:Tell her that we want from her is for her to get better and be able to come back in here herself... (you'll have to register your own name then, so you can stay in the fray. )

He has
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/profile.php?m ... ile&u=9655

David

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:04 pm

missy wrote:thank goodness!!

And thank you for the "thank you" pm, but for goodness sake, don't worry about things like that - just get that girl well!!!!

Ditto...on both counts.

Warm healing thoughts to you both.

--James

devondancer · Post by **devondancer** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:08 pm

Thank you all.

Yes, I did register my "mr devondancer" name, but my hotmail account went down and I am using Lesley's internet access. The password went to the Hotmail account, of course, so I don't have it. Don't know how to fix it and it hasn't been a problem - yet!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:03 pm

You could just hijack your wife's name and make her get a new one. She probably changed her name once for you, she'll probably do it again. I always use my wife's maiden name to make reservations. Her maiden name is a very simple, gender neutral name and it's still a name that I would respond to.

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:04 pm

Enjoy the view of the outside world!
(and yes, my name is Tom; thanks for remembering)

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:37 pm

Great News.

I will down several jugs of Guinness in celebration.

Mukade

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:44 pm

That's excellent news! And here's another "Thanks!" for the "Thanks!" pm. Glad to see you're feeling well enough to write.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:22 pm

BigDavy wrote:
anniemcu wrote:Tell her that we want from her is for her to get better and be able to come back in here herself... (you'll have to register your own name then, so you can stay in the fray. )
He has
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/profile.php?m ... ile&u=9655

David

LOL! Well.. as usual... I'm observant... not.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:05 pm

That's splendid news!

Now be careful, and don't go and have a relapse, or you'll have to write all those 'thank you' messages all over again!