Key Upcoming
9 July 2026
Melanoma in situ excision
Day surgery at Northern Beaches Hospital. Plastic & reconstructive surgeon.
Stop rivaroxaban 3 days prior
3 August 2026
Heart Bug monitoring period ends
28-day 'Heart Bug' (phone app) monitoring started ~6 July for low heart rate concern. Docs to call if rate drops; discuss potential pacemaker at end of period.
28 days from discharge (6 July)
11 August 2026 • 1pm
Geriatric review
Follow-up with geriatrician. Cognition, mobility planning, and safety considerations.
Date TBA
MyAgedCare In-Home Assessment
In-home aged care assessment to determine eligibility and appropriate support services.
Ongoing
Post-discharge monitoring & titration
Recovery plan upon return home. Rivastigmine management, unsteadiness prevention, Mediterranean diet & exercise.
Current Status • 6 July 2026 (Last Updated: 6 July 2026)
Admitted to Northern Beaches Hospital 2 July 2026 (recurrent bilateral leg weakness, milder than June episode). Stayed 4 nights; discharged home 6 July 2026. Heart rate low again — fitted with 'Heart Bug' monitor (connected to phone app) for 28 days. Docs will call if rate drops; discuss potential pacemaker at end of monitoring. GP follow-up 3 July attended by Gus only (Bruce letter for POA assistance, parking permit provided, aged care directive to complete independently). Prior June admission details unchanged (no stroke, discharged 30 June on same meds).
Medications — as at 29 June 2026 (GP summary)
Source: GP printout 29 June 2026.
Medical Contacts
Dr Bruce Wakefield
General Practitioner, Balgowlah Village Medical Practice
Dr Margaret Beasley
Specialist (Neurology/Dementia), Geriatric Specialist Care, Manly
Kathryn Goozee
Clinical Trial Coordinator, Kara Minds
Dr Shane O'Neill
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Northern Beaches Hospital
Dr Andrew Sherrah
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Mater Hospital, North Sydney
Dr Simon Eggleton
Cardiologist (past throat surgeon), Northbridge
Dr Michele Macnamara
Gastroenterologist
My Aged Care
Aged Care Services
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