Just Nicky

There’s no place like home May 27, 2005

Yes, I am home and doing pretty well.

Thank you to all of you for your good wishes and support and for not visiting. It was really nice to know that you were all thinking of me, but it was only in the last 2 or 3 days that I felt much like visits and I was glad not to see too many people for the rest of the time. I even managed to convince The Mavis not to visit!

As I’m sure Mark’s told you all, the operation was a success. The tumour is 100% gone and definitely benign (didn’t know there was any doubt until they said that on Wednesday - gotta love doctors and their lies of omission). The hearing nerve is intact but there was a problem with the blood vessels so it doesn’t work - I have no hearing in the left ear. I don’t know if this is a permanent situation, but I suspect it probably is. I’m getting more steady on my feet daily and am feeling much better just for being at home.

I thought of lots of stuff I wanted to blog while I was away - even made a few notes - but for now I’ll keep it short.

2 things I must say, though:
Nurses are fucking fantastic! If you know a nurse, give her a hug from me - unless she’s the woman who woke me at 2am and wanted to know how much water I’d drunk in the previous 24 hours. The others, though, were all great and managed to be caring and friendly without condescending or being otherwise annoying.
The other non-medical staff - orderlies, cleaner, food delivery type people, I’m not sure what their proper title is - were also marvellous. Quiet and unobtrusive when I needed them to be and friendly and chatty when I was up to it.

Woozy-headedness is winning now so I’ll blog more later.