I completely forgot to finish yesterdays post!!!! I will continue...
When Caitlin's operation was complete, they bleep the parents with a pager that they give you. It must have an industrial vibrate setting as I almost needed a change of boxers when it went off. I ran up to paediatric recovery where she was resting & slept for a while afterwards. Not an anesthetic sleep though, she was absolutely knackered!
I had a lovely chat with the nurse who was looking after her, who had been through a similar experience with her own family, & after a while Caitlin came to. She was sore, hungry & just wanted to go home.
Back on the ward, Caitlin ordered her favourite Addenbrookes meal: sausages & beans. She didn't have hardly any at all, but was drinking plenty. After a bit more chemo, getting rid of the cannulas, & getting Caitlin dressed we were ready to go home. We were to take some more drugs home with us to help with Caitlin's sickness due to the Cytrabines & to update the doses on some of the others according to her height & weight.
Today I took Caitlin up to Ipswich hospital in the late afternoon for chemo & to also change the dressing on the Hickman line. As the last one caused the high temperatures, everyone is being cautious with this one, making sure it works & is extra clean. Now the Hickman is in, Caitlin can have chemo through it again rather than cannulas which does ease things again.
It's the Easter weekend & Caitlin has lots of eggs already, we also have to visit both hospitals in the coming week for different things. I'll update the blog again then.
XxX
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