Update on Dad

After Dad had a dance with the wheelie bin he went over on his left side, landing against his hip, elbow and head. He was fully conscious all through and called out for help. A nice man over the road scraped him off the tarmac and a chair was brought and he sat at the end of the drive until an ambulance came. He was unable to stand on the left leg but hopefully didn't compound any injury by getting moved.

Hospital told us last night that there is a very fine crack part way across the ball of the femur but the good news is that it is all still in place...not like the normal case scenario of a broken hip bone. This means that it will repair fairly quickly provided all goes well today.

If they were to leave it to repair by itself, it just wouldn't happen in Dad's case, being his age and all. He would risk losing some of the blood supply to the top of the bone which would cause further damage. The doctors therefore told us Dad would have to have a screw put into the bone to strengthen the weakness in order to help it heal. The doc reckoned on Dad being able to walk almost immediately afterwards but I guess we are looking at a couple of days at least, even with just bruises and no crack in the bone.

Obviously with his age and the need for another general anaesthetic there are risks involved. This is considered major surgery at 83 especially with his history of a stent in that leg. They were at pains to state this last night...risks of stroke, heart attack, etc. All jolly stuff but Dad was happy to be advised.

I've stayed with mum last night and understandably she is a bit shaky and worried this morning. I will take her home with me to Forty Green for the weekend after we have been over to see Dad this morning, assuming we can get a viewing. Thereafter we will have to play it by ear as we are all back to school on Monday.

Love to all....and if there are any cavalry out there, now is your Alamo moment.