Early this morning I was woken (from a facsimile of sleep) by the sound of Kay violently throwing up, the poor thing. I was pretty surprised by this because she'd been fast asleep all night, she's getting anti-nausea drugs and there didn't seem to be an obvious trigger. When the nurse arrived he mentioned that she had just been started on Ciclosporin, an anti-rejection drug, in preparation for the transplant. However he found Kay's reaction a little odd. After futher checks it seemed as though her symptoms were limited to vomiting.
The duty doctor was consulted and the message came back that it couldn't be an allergic reaction because this was the first time that she'd been given this drug. So the doctor concluded that it was "coincidence". Right, like I believe that. I mean, really?. So I just looked up Ciclosporin on the net and guess what? Vomiting is one of the many side effects of this drug. I really wonder about these doctors...
Kay is now sleeping. But it's getting time for her routine medication and, unfortunately, she threw up her NG tube, which will now have to be refitted (read: swallowed). That's going to please her no end.
The good news is that she has something to look forward to, today. Natasha is here for a couple of days so that she can be with Kay during the transplant. I wish Lauren could be here as well for that moment.
Natasha: A Ray of Sunshine
Boring photography comment:
ReplyDeleteNice diffuse natural light on this photo of Natasha and Kay, coming from upper left, with only the very minimum of shadow to give a sense of depth. This is a very good portrait lighting that you managed to find indoors in a hospital room, so you chose the right moment, from the right direction. Well done. And well done to the girls for posing at the right moment in the right direction.
Doing the same is difficult with artificial light or flash, unless you can find a way to bounce the flash light back over your head into the opposed corner.
Nice piece of kit that professional press photographers have is a radio trigger, that fits onto the camera flash socket with a slave that you can put under the flash gun and mount on a tripod: stick it in the corner of the room, near to ceiling height, pointing away from the subject and it bounces diffuse light into the room.
I might have to look at one of those for you for Christmas.
Beautiful nieces! I'm kissing my computer screen!!!! Glad you are together... I wish I could be there too.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to send you some DVD's ... have you ever seen 'Flipper'??? I need to keep your education on Australia up to date!!!
I can't see what I'm writing there's too much lip-stick on the computer screen now...
Big hug xxx
Mickey had not really got lost, he went on a little adventure. While you were out he thought he would go on a little ride in a pillow case to see where all the sheets went.He soon foun tat there were lots and lots of sheets and pillow cases all going on a long journey. After a while he got a bit bored as there was not much to see. Time to go home, but where was he? He found that he was in a large factory with lots of people all emptying bags and calling Mickey, Mickey where are you, Kay is missing you. Mickey was very happy when a kind lady found him sitting on a big bag of washing. Mickey was very glad that Mama had made the long ride to the factory to take him back to Kay. Mickey was pleased to have a good wash so that he looked very smart for his return to Kay. Lots of love Gran and Grandpa.
ReplyDeleteTypical Granny & Grandpa. Always with the Mickey Mouse view of things! :-)
ReplyDeleteWell, this is what you've all been preparing for. You've all been amazing so far. Hopefully not too many more hurdles to go.
ReplyDeleteStick to your gut instincts - they're usually right - you know Kay better than anyone.
I will be thinking of you all tomorrow.