Iced_diamond
10-03-15, 21:33
Hi all, I didn't know really where best to post this best, but anyways....this week so far has been pretty awful for me....my dad was suddenly admitted to Hospital over the week-end as he felt unwell. After tests at the Hospital it turned out he had a blood clot on his lung, which had gotten there from his leg initially. It sort of went unnoticed a) due to my dad not recognising the symptoms soon enough and b) his GP telling him his symptoms were down to a virus....in any event, it seemed like they luckily caught it and he was under high dependency at first. I was really worried, but a bit relieved to hear he was getting on well on the ward and everyone was very attentive. He got in touch with me this morning to say he had been moved in the middle of the night to a different ward with more patients and the staff were more rushed, but still nice. I was worried as he seemed to be a bit unhappy and being in hospital is a very new thing for my dad-he's not used to it. I'm feeling really worried for him though, as my dad is 80 and obviously not in the best of health. The problem is, i can't seem to get any answers off of anyone on how he is progressing-it's hard too as I am at work most of the time and also I am one of those people who really struggles going into Hospitals....it's just a fear of them and seeing sick people around-especially when one of them is your father! I feel guilty, as I haven't been in yet, but have been writing letters and messaging when possible. My mum goes in to see him, but never comes back with any information-she always says there's never anyone around to ask...I am really struggling at the moment, as an anxious person even in the best of situations, this is really taking its toll. I have told people at work so they understand and they have all been lovely, but I'm just terrified my dad won't come home again and I won't ever get any answers from anyone...I feel so useless and upset at the moment...I am not familiar with his condition at all and am worried that his age will make the recovery process even harder...has anyone else had any direct or indirect experience with this sort of thing or any coping advice about going into hospitals? Thank you for taking the time to read this.