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update re AAAARRGGGHHH
So, turns out today was just the halo fitting part of the whole Neck Operations of DOOOM. The nurses explained that they didn't bring her in yesterday because there were no beds, but they have no idea why she didn't know ANYTHING about it. Tho I suspect it's because it went through the Other Hospital and they are useless at this sort of thing - this being the hospital that tried to call me in for the same operation TWICE...
ANYWAY. We were there for 8 as requested and spent pretty much all day in a cubicle in the fracture clinic (and ahh, what happy memories i have of that place!), while mountains of forms were filled in, bloods taken and the same questions asked at least 3 times by two different (very nice) nurses and a doctor. With lots of Waiting in between. We didn't even know for sure til about 12 that there would be a bed for her and that they'd definitely go ahead with it.
Finally they wheeled her off about 3ish and I have to ring back in about an hour or so now, at which point she should be fitted with one of these . Which... does not look like fun. Even less fun is the Big Op, probably in about 2 weeks to use metal rods to (and if you are squeamish, look away now!), fuse the top of her spine to the base of her skull and fix her head & neck upright in one position. I think the correct response to this is EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
So now. A cup of tea. Later, there will be MUCH CIDER.
ANYWAY. We were there for 8 as requested and spent pretty much all day in a cubicle in the fracture clinic (and ahh, what happy memories i have of that place!), while mountains of forms were filled in, bloods taken and the same questions asked at least 3 times by two different (very nice) nurses and a doctor. With lots of Waiting in between. We didn't even know for sure til about 12 that there would be a bed for her and that they'd definitely go ahead with it.
Finally they wheeled her off about 3ish and I have to ring back in about an hour or so now, at which point she should be fitted with one of these . Which... does not look like fun. Even less fun is the Big Op, probably in about 2 weeks to use metal rods to (and if you are squeamish, look away now!), fuse the top of her spine to the base of her skull and fix her head & neck upright in one position. I think the correct response to this is EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
So now. A cup of tea. Later, there will be MUCH CIDER.
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OMG THEY HAVE STOLEN OUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE!!