腰の骨折
1月１６日に妻が骨盤にひびが入るようなケガをした。居間の床板に後ろ向きに尻もちをついて、右足が動く度に痛みを感じた。座る分には痛みもないが、痛くて歩くことも立つこともできない。妻は救急車を呼ぶことを嫌がっていたが、痛みがひどいので、救急車を呼んだ。白河の厚生病院に入院することが決まり、私は車で来てくれと言われて、その病院へ行った。レントゲン検査をすると、骨盤にひびが入っているので手術が必要と言われた。ここでは、手術できる医者がいなく、会津若松市の会津中央病院にはいるというので、そこへ転院した。
２月３日の前日に、医師からレントゲン写真などで説明を受け、手術の同意を求められた。手術の方が、自然に骨がくっつくより早く元に戻るだろうと思い、夫婦で同意した。翌日手術が行われ、１時頃手術室から戻ってきた。そのような経緯を担当の看護師から電話で聞いた。
どのような手術をしたのか、医師から聞かなかった。特別な接着剤を使い、そこが動かないように金属で一時的に固定しているのだろうか。しばらくしてその金属を除去するために手術が必要であろう。
最近会津地方はインフルエンザか何かの患者が多くあり、そのためこの病院も面会謝絶が続いている。私は妻の様子を見てみたいと思うが、会うことはできないと看護師から言われた。手紙のやり取りで情報交換をしている。
ここ矢祭町から病院がある会津若松へは車では３時間以上かかるであろうし、会津地方は積雪が多そうで、運転は困難と思われる。ＪＲを使えば当地の水郡線の東舘駅から郡山駅へ行き、そこから磐越西線で会津若松駅へ行くことができる。これだと乗り換え時間を含めて３時間少しで行くことができる。面会謝絶が解除されれば、ＪＲを使って見舞いに行こうと思っている。
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Ｍiscellaneous-notes
Broken Hip
On January 16th, my wife sustained an injury that cracked her pelvis. She fell backwards onto the living room floorboards and felt pain every time she moved her right leg. Sitting didn't hurt, but the pain was so severe that she couldn't walk or stand. My wife was reluctant to call an ambulance, but the pain was so severe that I did. It was decided that she would be admitted to the Shirakawa Kosei Hospital, and I was asked to drive there, so we went there. An X-ray revealed that she had a cracked pelvis and would require surgery. There were no doctors available to perform surgery here, so we were transferred to Aizu Central Hospital in Aizuwakamatsu City.
The day before February 3rd, the doctor explained the situation to us using X-rays and other images, and asked for my consent to surgery. We agreed, thinking that surgery would allow the bone to heal more quickly than if it were to heal naturally. The surgery was performed the next day, and she returned from the operating room around 1:00 p.m. I heard the details over the phone from the nurse in charge.
The doctor didn't tell me what kind of surgery was performed. I wonder if they used a special adhesive and temporarily fixed the area with metal to prevent it from moving. Surgery will likely be necessary to remove the metal at some point.
Recently, there have been many patients with influenza or something similar in the Aizu region, and as a result, this hospital has continued to prohibit visitors. I would like to check on my wife, but the nurses have told me that I cannot visit. We have been exchanging information through letters.
It would take more than three hours by car from here in Yamatsuri to Aizuwakamatsu, where the hospital is located, and the Aizu region is likely to experience heavy snowfall, making driving difficult. By train, I could travel from Higashidate Station on the local Suigun Line to Koriyama Station, and then take the Ban'etsu West Line to Aizuwakamatsu Station. This way, including transfer time, the journey takes just over three hours. Once the ban on visitors is lifted, I plan to travel by JR to visit my wife. ２０２６．２
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