"Stay in hospital after an accident"

After a fall in the garden an ambulance was called and was then taken to Wishaw general hospital where after having an xray on the knee, the duty doctor explained that where the fracture was I would need to be admitted into the hospital and at their morning meeting they would discus a way forward with an operation and I consented to this.  In the ward was confined to bed as no weight bearing on right leg.  At doctors round it was decided that it would be a below the knee surgeon that would be required to operate and they were trying to locate one.  After a week in bed was told that the knee would be operated on the next day.  Back in bed again for recovery, and a few days later was helped up to sit on a chair, then getting me to stand up to transfer onto a chair and to use the toilet and shower facilities

I found this a great challenge and a painful process too.  The nursing teams on ward 16 were exemplary , caring and diligent as well as very good company. The downside of my stay at Wishaw general hospital was the appalling food.

After 2 weeks I was then transferred to lady home hospital in Douglas.  Again to begin with I was confined to bed for 2/3 days as no weight bearing on right leg.  The care given in this hospital came across more , as a much smaller place where nothing was too much bother and the care was exemplary .  I was at times told that the next day I would be doing/ attempting some sort of movement and then nothing happened for a good few days and I found that disappointing.Nurses went out of their way to help or find out information.  But oh my goodness I don’t know who decided on the food and daily menus that was the worse part for me.  After every meal, that’s when I had one, I was ill and it lasted for days only to recur when having to eat again, whoever decided on the ready frozen meals needs to do a rethink as there was no nutrition , no thought nothing fresh , it was awful. Thank goodness every member of staff in that little hospital were professional and caring and having the patients best interests as  I know their encouragement helped me immensely .