Just had a few days in the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery UCLH London

The UCLH (University Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospital) is some place. I under went spinal surgery 17 months ago (see previous post)

My visit was to sort out dosage and ensure the catheter wasn’t leaking. The marvellous staff at the Molly Lane Fox unit were there to care for my every need and the food weren’t bad either.  My visit would’ve been sorted in clinic normally but then COVID-19 reared it’s ugly head and as with the whole world 🌍 things got sidelined. 

During 2020 I came to clinics to have my pump refilled and dose changes. Medtronic makers of the pump have made an amazing job. It’s done by placing a reader over the pump and then my nurse could read the amounts used etc and more importantly for me make any changes in dose. 

Back to the reason why I am posting and that is to give a big thumbs up 👍 to staff and nurses on the Molly Lane Fox unit who cared for me. The unit deal with all sorts of brain 🧠 surgery and I have met people who have undergone some marvellous marvels of modern surgical techniques. All cared for a in a ward with a history dating back into the mid 1800’s when a woman sought brain surgery for a family member. That woman was Molly Lane Fox. She was a one of the founders  of The UCLH (University Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospital) here endith tonight’s lesson on the history of brain 🧠 surgery it may not be the perfect historical reference you will ever read but ‘twas written with love ❤️ for the care I have received and the marvellous things that happened at the UCLH .

Sorry not been posting Multiple Sclerosis and life got in the way.

My last post was pre COVID-19 so it is ages ago but with all of the lockdowns and waves etc it seems an eternity since I last posted. Much has happened, I have finally got my Stoma done it’s a Colostomy and has transformed our lives. I’m no longer sitting on the commode for four or five hour’s everyday. Son in that respect life is better. Because of Heather changing the Stoma bags the bed needs to be moved which involves relocating the ceiling hoist and that’s due to happen next week 👍 . My other major news is that I now have an intrathecal baclofen pump. I had it inserted last February prior to the first lockdown . To find out about Baclofen Pump click here 

This pump is a brilliant piece of kit. Inserting medication direct into the spinal cord via a catheter from the pump inserted in the front of my stomach. 

 So lots going on but I haven’t wanted to share this with the 🌍. Now I have shared it so maybe more posts to come.