Carer Update

[sally_maria]

Thanks to everyone for your kindness and concern after my last post. We visited my brother this afternoon and evening, and he seems much better - in fact he managed some soup and a bread roll for tea, which is a fairly good indication that the immediate problem has resolved itself.

He's still going to see the doctor tomorrow, and the ward sister was talking about getting the dietician to talk to him as well - he was already pretty skinny, and of course not eating for several days meant he lost even more.

Hopefully they should let him out after that though, as he shouldn't be in need of any more medical treatment for the moment.

Comments

[gayalondiel.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear he's doing better. It sounds like he might be seeing one of my people, our department is closely involved with the dietitians. They're good people.

Let me know if there's anything you need.
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[sally_maria]

Thank you very much. It was very encouraging to hear that he was finally able to eat properly.

I'll try and find out who he sees, but it's nice to hear they are a good bunch.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad to hear that.

[sally_maria]

Thank you.

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

This is good to know. I had no idea that your brother's condition existed, and am glad that he has got through this episode.

[sally_maria]

I've never heard of anyone else with the same problem, either. Fortunately it's not normally this bad, and hopefully they might find some way of actually treating it. *fingers crossed*

Thanks for the kind thoughts.

[elegaer.livejournal.com]

Ouchy ouch! I knew someone at uni who must have had something very similar. Glad he's feeling better though :)

[sally_maria]

Thank you. :-)

I thought it couldn't be a unique thing, but it's interesting to find that somebody else has come across it.

[elayna88.livejournal.com]

It's good to hear he's doing better!

[sally_maria]

Thank you. It's good to see him here, even if he has to go back to his home tomorrow.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I am very pleased to hear it.

[sally_maria]

Thanks. It is good to have him back, even if it wasn't a major problem, as these things go.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear he's doing better.

[sally_maria]

Thank you. :-)