Hubby’s Progress

Everywhere is looking so good with all the new fresh, green leaves growing on all the trees and plants. The garden is starting to look like a garden again and not a desert. We just need some rain now. Daily we have the winds and dust causing havoc with the sinus problems but no rain here yet.
The daily routine is some cleaning with a bit of office work and looking after Hubby. The major part being looking after Hubby and his sugar levels. I’m pleased to say that the small meals with a snack in between really does keep the sugar levels down as his levels are now a constant of around five.
The best news of all is how well his wound is healing. Hubby is still hooked up to the KCI and we are going to the wound specialist three times a week. The difference in the wound each time she changes the dressing and checks the wound is unbelievable. It is closing up so quickly and looking so good. When we think of what it looked like and the size of the wound when the second op was done we just can’t believe how small it now is. The hole is almost closed and is healing so cleanly with no jagged edges but as a smooth rounded area. Both Hubby and I are so happy and pleased with his progress and I’m really happy as Hubby is so determined to keep doing as instructed. He is resting his feet as much as possible with no walking at all and eating properly. The best of all is that he has still not smoked since before his first op. The area on the other foot where he had the ulcer is completely clear except for a spot of dry skin which I massage cream into to keep a callus from forming. Apparently if a callus forms an ulcer could develop again and we are both determined to keep that from happening. Lorraine, the wound specialist, has told us that once the three months are up the Dr will assess Hubby and maybe, just maybe, he will be able to do an op opening the veins in his legs. We are both hoping this will be possible as it would mean that Hubby’s feet would then be back to normal with no chance of ulcers developing again. He would then be back to walking as normal and not having to be off his feet as we originally thought. We were looking at motorised scooters but will hold off buying anything until we know what the Dr’s verdict will be. The good thing about this is how it has motivated Hubby into following Dr’s orders.
Well that is all for now as nothing exciting has been happening lately but this will change as Ali is coming to visit for a few days seeing that the next week is a school holiday. Best of all is the fact that it is the Annual Pride Parade next Saturday and Diane and I are going to get some pics of the colourful event. The vibe and colour is always great.
Have a Great Week.