Saturday

[ellen_datlow]

About to leave for a clinic in Whitechapel to have the dressings changed and the wound looked at. I DO think it's getting better--I won't go into gory detail) because the bandages were seeping blood last night (and not anything else)--which makes me think the blood blister broke...
Judith is taking me and will stay as long as she can and then John will pick me up.
The clinic opens at 9am and we're hoping there won't be a long wait.

And my signing/reading Poe event is at 2pm!! I will be there (barring problems with the leg).

Comments

[charlesatan.livejournal.com]

Hope the diagnosis is positive.

Good luck with the Poe signing/reading!

[rosefox]

Please keep taking care of yourself. Hooray for socialized medicine!

[upstart-crow.livejournal.com]

Eek! I hope it works out alright. That sounds like a nasty injury.

*sends hugs and tea*

[splinister.livejournal.com]

Hoping for good news for you at the clinic, and have fun at the Poe event!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Lotsa fingers crossed for you at the clinic. The signing'll be a breeze, so don't worry about it.

xox

[lagilman]

*sending good-healing vibes and fabulous signing vibes*

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

Good gracious! I am sending recovery-labeled thoughts your way. I hope it is getting better.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Sending you all the healthy vibes I can find lying around here!

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ellen, that sucks! I am sorry.

[catrambo.livejournal.com]

Add mine to the host of good vibes being beamed your way.

[lilifae.livejournal.com]

Dear Ellen - greatly missed at the Poe signing but it was lovely to meet the legendary Pat and Kim. Wishing you well!

Liz x

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Take care! Here's hoping you recover swiftly.

[lingster1.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear of your medical problem, Ellen. I hope the NHS treats you well and in a timely fashion. Sending good wishes your way.

[barb-krasnoff.livejournal.com]

Ouch! Best wishes, and I hope everything goes well.

[(Anonymous)]

Whitechapel...blood blisters...gory bandages...

Are you working on a Jack the Ripper anthology now?

-MarcL

[inf-matrix.livejournal.com]

I think Marc has a handle on this. A new anthology: "Bugs! Eros and Antibiotics." Or would that be a Dozois/Dann anthology?

Never mind. I'll start a story now. And I hope Marc Laidlaw will as well....

[inf-matrix.livejournal.com]

Also: "Hugs! Datlow and Antibiotics." Hope you're out of the hospital fast and recuperating comfortably.

Hugs, anyway....

Eileen

[(Anonymous)]

"The Suppurating Leg" sounds like a story by L.P. Hartley or John Metcalfe. And no, Met-calf is not intentional. Is it a Hartley story that ends up with a shoe upside down on the floor, and then they discover a foot inside it, with the ankle running down through the boards?

Anyway, now I'm getting nervous, because you're not responding in spite of all this goading. Hope you're doing better.

MarcL

[(Anonymous)]

I've tracked down the source of my confusion: Metcalfe's classic "The Smoking Leg." Why I confuse that with "The Travelling Grave" may have to do with the books resting next to each other on a shelf, or simply in a catalog, sometime in the past. Title-and-content osmosis occurred. Good thoughts for Ellen's leg continue in spite of my dismaying mental condition. - MarcL

[inf-matrix.livejournal.com]

Marc (and all) -- When Ellen went to the hospital on Saturday, the doctors decided to admit her to speed her recovery. Pat Cadigan reports that she is in good spirits and resting comfortably, but that she has no wireless access. (And how can she be comfortable with _that_?)

Eileen

your health

[mischa999.livejournal.com]

Hi Ellen:

I hope you're receiving the best of care for your ailment. Though it was disappointing for me personally not to meet you at your Poe event here in London, it's beyond argument that your health comes first every time. There will always be another event, and you will always be there to attend, if you do the right thing now. Godspeed.

Best regards,
Mischa.

[moonlitrose9.livejournal.com]

I'm truly sorry to hear about the latest turn of events with your leg. Sending you lots of healing thoughts. *hugs*

[mattkressel.livejournal.com]

I hope you are soon feeling better!

[inf-matrix.livejournal.com]

Thought I'd better repeat this message, as I buried it deep in comments:

When Ellen went to the hospital on Saturday, the doctors decided to admit her to speed her recovery. Pat Cadigan reports that she is in good spirits and resting comfortably, but that she has no wireless access. (And how can she be comfortable with _that_?)

So she missed her Poe event and is spending her vacation researching the advantages of socialized medicine. She'll catch up with good wishes left here when she gets home.

Eileen

The Official Diagnosis:

[fastfwd.livejournal.com]

Cellulitis.

According to the doctor, Ellen should be able to fly home on Wednesday as planned. However, it's likely that she will be in hospital until she goes home.

That is all, for now.

random person comments on state of health

[radiantfracture]

Read diagnosis over at fastfwd.

Get well. That's all.

{rf}

[lagringa.livejournal.com]

Sorry I didn't see this before now. I've been somewhat incapacitated myself.

I hope you're feeling better, hon. Sending warm thoughts!

[nisi-la.livejournal.com]

Ellen, by the time you read this you will be all better. That will be good. We will all be glad.

continued comfortable resting

[(Anonymous)]

Eileen let us know you that you were invited to experience the latest new wrinkle in overseas travel! I hope you that you do continue to rest comfortably, recover quickly and are allowed to return to direct electronic contact as soon as possible. Genuine wishes for a speedy recovery Ellen.

Regards,
Deborah Fisher

Feel Better

[nwmediaarts.livejournal.com]

Ellen, I'm so sorry you're going through this! I hope you feel much better and are able to get out of hospital and spend a little more time with friends before you leave for home. Take good care of yourself. Sending you healing vibes from Seattle, xxxooo Les

[czakbar.livejournal.com]

I just heard about this. Please take care of yourself and get well soon!

[moon-happy.livejournal.com]

Being ill overseas is simply awful, but maybe just slightly less so for writers and editors because there is almost always someone local to look in on them. ***waves to everyone across the pond*** I hope by the time you get to read this, Ellen, you're feeling fit.

[(Anonymous)]

I hope you get better soon, Ellen!

-Nancy

[(Anonymous)]

Here's hoping the snow delays serendipitously push your return flight back to a more convenient time. - MarcL

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Just to check in...I know your inbox is currently clogged, but I've done the "Marya Nox" changes, and they're ready to wend their way to you whenever suits you best. All my love, and get better soon.
--Gemma.

Ellen's Surgery Postponed To Thursday, 5 February

[fastfwd.livejournal.com]

Hi, guys--

Just FYI, for those who might not get over to my place: Ellen's surgery scheduled for today has been re-scheduled for tomorrow. She's fine--an emergency came in and all non-critical surgeries were postponed. She wanted me to make it clear that it wasn't because she was too ill.

The Empress is very keen to get better, get out, get home, and get back to normal.

:)

[glvalentine.livejournal.com]

Heard how things are progressing via Roz, and adding my voice to the throng; get well soon. =)