Thanks for the posts guy's, and the points, where relevant, I have taken on board.
Today has not been quite so bad as some of late. A little less in the way of nausea, which is always welcome, and only one incident involving sickness. This, I think, has been down to the strictly liquid diet, although I did add in a few sweeties to try to cheer myself up. They probably sent my blood sugar levels off the scale, but I don't care.
I also rearranged the plumbing of the catheter, somewhat belatedly, to facilitate having a decent bath, for which I feel a lot better. I also found a way of using the new short feed bags, not ideal, but I feel a lot cleaner for the effort. To boot, the new arrangement was hardly noticeable under my clothing, which is a bit of a bonus. It's probably all a little to late, as I hope to see the back of it on Tuesday, but in case this becomes an on-going situation, I am now prepared. Sores, under the original strapping had started to break out, which surprised me, after a relatively short time, so my leg is on the mend now.
Water retention is not normally a problem, but has been over the last couple of days, so I must again get my leg elevated tonight, to enable getting my shoes on tomorrow. I won't chance going to bed, but will elect to sleep in my arm chair, with my leg supported and higher than my body. There is always a way to do these things, and I suppose that not going to bed for over two weeks, has allowed the retention to form. It may also take a few days to clear.
Well, today (Monday) could be quite a big day, and I am hoping to find the reason for all this sickness etc. If not, I am going to be bitterly disappointed, but at least I should be able to make contact with Macmillans, and I am sure that they will give me some good guidance, perhaps not straight away, but in the future.
A new experience for this illness has reared up over the last few days, that of hiccups. They get quite bad at times, and I have no idea what has brought them on. As I have said previously, a new day brings a new problem, not that the condition is hazardous to health (I hope), but it is a very annoying addition.
I had a long and hearty phone call from my sister tonight, as she did not know of the latest developments, and she kindly suggested that maybe I should go and live with them. It's worth some thought, but I don't think it's do-able. The main reasons being that I don't get on with her husband, and the travelling from Crowborough East Sussex, where she lives, would be a nightmare, and even more expensive. Maybe one for the future, if things get worse.
Thanks all for your interest, and I hope to be able to offer up some good news for a change, sometime tonight. Have a good day.