I can't believe I am getting so much attention!
Still no beds, so just chilling out in the CICU until one comes available.
"Oh the embarrassment of it all...!!!" I can't believe I am getting so much attention! Still no beds, so just chilling out in the CICU until one comes available. I'm not on as many drugs now, so I am more aware of things and people around me. I didn't realise before, but Mum is starting to get really bored now and today... she tried to kick me out of my bed! Today was a good day! I'm feeling nice and full after eating solids again all day. And... I'm not so smelly today. Finally, I was allowed to have a much-needed sponge bath! There's not much else to report today. There are still no beds in "my" ward, so I will sleep in the Intensive Care Unit again. Epidural is out, oxygen prongs are out, green tube is out! I enjoyed some jelly and cuddle time. I am breathing well on my own. There is still no ward bed, so mum and dad get another good night's sleep! Being so little and being stuck in a hospital bed is scary for my grandparents. They have been coming to visit me. This is my Nanoo and Pokky. My Grandad was sick, so he was not allowed to come into the ward. Having my ECG done, for them to test my heart. No wonder I was cranky, this tube was in my chest! (Our Cheeky Little Man is quick to hold a grudge if we take him to hospital. Sometimes, he won't look at us for days afterwards!) So I'm still in the CICU, but only because there are no ward beds at the moment. I've been breathing with the help of very minimal oxygen and have even had milk. The chest tube has been taken out and the swelling is going down from the air leak. The canular has also been removed and they are using my central line. I'm still on some good drugs, but am happy to hold mum and dads hand today! (But... I'm still a little bit cranky!) Oxygen prongs! I still don't like them! (I'm so embarrassed by my dribble... but look at my gorgeous eye lashes!) When they took the ventilator out, I didn't like it and struggled to breathe. They talked about reventilation and CPAP. I hate CPAP. I am ok on the oxygen, but it means another night in the ICU for me! It turns out I like the Children's Intensive Care Unit nurses too much! I decided to stop breathing just before 7am and needed to be put on a ventilator. My doctors don't know why I needed to go on this and they don't know how long I will need to be on it for. I hope it is not too long! I hate being ventilated and am already trying to pull the tubes out! I went into surgery for my lung biopsy and to put my central line in. This is what they will use to give me my chemo treatments and to take my blood. They are going to take lots of my blood. They put an epidural in and I am still getting lots of painkillers. But, they cracked my rib, so I am going to be extra sore tomorrow. They found a few extra lumps in my lung, so whatever it is in there - it is spreading quickly. I spend a lot of time waiting.
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