Its been a good and bad day in some respects.
Henners has had the tube draining his stomach removed and tomorrow he might be able to take sips of water. He feels much better in himself and I think is coping with the pain too. His bllod test reveals that he is progressing too which is a relief but it has been confirmed he has a further abcess deep in the abdomen. It is approx. 6cm x 5cm x 3cm in size and we are told that it is smaller than the last one. The Doctors are not happy to operate on this one and prefer to use antibiotics and today they changed them to work harder.
Henners has a CAT scan on Tuesday to determine if there is any other underlying cause for this.
We hope!!!
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When we moved here to France I started this Blog and it was my aim to report on all of the positives and negatives.
Really, I was thinking the negatives might be along the lines of the planning permission being refused or being stopped for a traffic violation.
The last thing on my mind would be something as traumatic as has happened to Henry. It has certainly strengthened the belief that life needs to be lived for today and although long term plans are essential tomorrow is as important.
We now know that the doctors removed an abcess the size of an orange from Henners hence the large scar. The apendix were also removed from the other side as a precaution too.
Henry is in good spirits now. Yesterday he was able to sit up and come out of the drug induced slumber although extremely sleepy. He has constant pain killer but hopefully this will begin to be reduced soon.
I even managed do get 4 hours work in yesterday morning before visiting. I have to carry on. A house to live in is all the more important now.
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Its been hard keeping the blogging fingers active this week. The weather has been very iffy and when the showers come down they really come down.
We've been driving hundreds of miles also looking for corner stones and lintels for our extension which are becoming increasingly scarce.
We have bought enough now at 55 euros per linear metre and we parted with a couple of grand in euros. They arrive Tuesday.
The stonework can start in earnest now but the delay has not helped progress.
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