I am sorry to report normal service will not be in operation today, and maybe rather longer.
It is 05.20, I am in Addenbrookes Hospital, awaiting a CT scan for an abdominal issue that in pain terms is at present at least equal to the pain of a large gall stare before its removal 12 years ago. I admit this is a morphine enabled post - having just had my second shot of the night. I will then be seeing surgeons.
Bizarrely, Thomas is also in this hospital this morning. He broke three metatarsals last week and is seeing a consultant who will if he needs an operation this morning.
There is a video out this morning in YouTube. I suspect I will be otherwise engaged for a while and so I will get around to posting it here when I can.
The rest of the week is up in the air. I will let you know more when I can.
An update: pretty impressively, all tests and scans done in 6 or so hours from arrival. But I am being admitted for two or three days for non-surgical treatment, which I am told is not fun, but should work.
Blog posts might happen as and when and videos might not for a few days, unless - if Thomas avoids surgery - we make clipped videos from earlier material. We will just have to do the best we can.
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Take care of yourself Richard and don’t rush back too soon.
best wishes
Get well soon Richard.
I loved the typo “gall stare”. I’d not come across that treatment regime before.
Beware of the less discussed delayed effects of opiates – a bit like the effect fiscal rules have on the economy.
If you had what I think you had, then that sounds painful. Best wishes to team Murphy including the overworked team medical officer.
Larry the Cat (STP) is still running things in Downing St., he was at his podium this morning giving a press conference.
🙂
Now that you mention him, Larry the Cat would make a g-r-r-reat PM.
I’ll get my coat…
Take care!
I’m late getting to read today’s posts.
I’m so sorry to read your news. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Take things quietly and easily.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Hi Richard,
Hang in there, mate – we all wish you a speedy recovery and return to rude health!
Best,
Lawrence
Thanks to you, and everyone else.
I wish you a full recovery to glowing health in short order, all issues sorted henceforth.
Best wishes to you and Thomas! Take the time you need to fully recover.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery
Hi Richard,
Ooh poor you. Best wishes to both of you for a rapid recovery.
Holding you and Thomas in the light.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Get well soon.
Neil.
Take it easy Richard. Don’t be in a rush to get back.
Sorry to hear that. Get well soon Richard
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Best wishes for a swift and full recovery
I hope you recover quickly and feel better soon.
Take care and allow yourself to take it easy when you are discharged.
Get well soon and I hope it’s something transient.
It is
I also wish you all the best and take it easy or at lest easier for a while when you return home.
Please accept my best wishes for an early recovery/release for both you and for Thomas.
You may perhaps consider taking your foot from the throttle, well, just for a while at least.
Sorry to hear of you discomfort, Richard. I hope you get better very soon. Take care of yourself.
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery – we need your continuing contribution, too.
Praying you both make full and speedy recoveries
Heavens, that sounds nasty.
Wishing you a very speedy, full recovery. And also to Thomas.
Thank God for our NHS.
From an NHS campaigner!
I wish you a speedy recovery to good health.
Glad the hospital have given you a diagnosis. Take it easy and best wishes for a good recovery,
Ian
Put your feet up and have a well earned rest, the whole Murphy clan deserves it.
Get well soon, Richard and Thomas.
Best wishes, Richard and Thomas.
Sorry to hear of your current dilemma Richard and of Thomas’s too.
Hopefully the tests and treatment you undergo are successful
Thinking of you both and wishing you well.
Thank you
Take care of yourself and wishing you a speedy recovery. Remember to put yourself first and don’t rush back.
Your country needs you at this time…
Get well.
So sorry to hear this Richard, hope you both get well soon!
Wishing you and Thomas swift and smooth recoveries.
Hope you’re okay Richard. Get well soon…
Get well soon Richard
Wishing you both a good recovery.
Take time to heal well post-treatment.
Along with the many who’ve already said it, get well soon, and take whatever you need (time/space/etc) to get better. I hope Thomas’s foot recovers fully too.
Thanks