Foodies Corner - healthy eating

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Hi everyone,

I'm happy to say that having seen the excitement created by escoffier's blog on food, and with a bit of a push from you guys, we've created foodies corner so you can easily trade healthy living recipes.

So, go have a look around, add some of your favourite recipes, comment on other people's recipes, and rate them to find out which is the most popular recipe.

thanks

Thomas

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FEELING ISOLATED

Submitted by Maureen Jean on Thu, 28/08/2008 - 11:50.

Two weeks ago I had a bi-lateral mastectomy. Two days after the op the dr discharging me took out my drains and wanted to send me home. I asked who should take the dressing off. I had most of my lymph nodes removed on both sides, so the sellotape and dressing was considerable. He replied that I should remove it myself. You could see considerable dry blood and much bruising. The thought of having to remove it myself terrified me. Fortunately the Ward Sister found out and arranged for a District Nurse to come round the following day. It took her half an hour to remove it.

I also asked this dr what I should do if there was infection or the wounds had not healed properly. He did not appear to know and suggested I phone my GP.

This one visit from the District Nurse was the only visit I have had. There has not been a follow up phone call or anything! I went back to the Breast Clinic last week - two weeks after the op, to see the surgeon. She found that my brests had filled with seroma (330ml of it)and I am now having to go twice a week to have this drained. On Bank Holiday Monday evening I was concerned that the build-up of fluid was so intense it would burst through the stitches. We went to A & E. We were told we were very fortunate that there happened to be a Senior House Surgeon checking on breast care patients in the ward. He came down and drained me.

I have continually been told to phone the District Nurse if I am worried. After a serious operation, you do not have the emotional energy. It would have been so nice if someone had just popped in every other day for the first week to check on me. Even a phone call would have been helpful. I think of all the visits you get after having a baby, from the Maternity Nurse then the Health Visitor. I felt I had been left alone to handle it by myself. At no time had the emotional side of things been taken into consideration.