Saturday 19 January …. Calling Southampton!
Jan 19th 2019PeterHospital Stay
Yes indeedy – I am currently an in-patient at Southampton General! For the curious among you, let me explain…
Yesterday I noticed a bit of swelling in my ankles (pitted oedema) so I gave the emergency number a Guys a ring. It turned out that I had had a follow up appointment there yesterday, but I hadn’t been told, so it was suggested that I might like to go up there. Which I duly did – this time with overnight bag ‘just in case’. (Or just in bag).
No great concern, but just as I got back home, I had ‘phone call suggesting I had some more tests at Southampton today, and possibly more fluids as both Creatinine and Calcium had crept up slightly.
Long story sort, I rang Southampton, they rang Guy’s and I turned up here this afternoon to get a blood test and then admitted overnight for fluids! Ho hum.
On the plus side, it is good that Southampton has a medical record of me from my previous admission 12 years ago (and some loosely related records concerning eye treatment) so I am not an unknown quantity. And I hope I’ll be out tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile… Onwards and Upwards! 🙂
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