Aine’s Autism and Epilepsy Blog

6th stemcell treatment 3rd August 09

August 11th, 2009

Ok everyone , on the count down!

After aines doctors visit from tony this morning  she got her las IV in which was difficult to find a vein as they had all been use up in her feet at this stage.  Aine was in bad form today and she was very upset and agressive and eventually fell asleep when it was time for stem cell treatment as the stem cell delivery was late arriving.  The nurse agreed to do aine last and it could be done in her room as she would get very upset if we woke  her up, so we did.  Everything started well and then i noticed that her ankle was starting to swell up so i asked the nurse to stop which she did, the iv had come our of her foot and the water that flushes through the iv first had inflamed her ankle but  i didnt panic as i knew this had happened another  patient and their was no harm done.  In fairness its hard to keep a child still with an iv in their foot so this can happen, the iv was then put in her hand and we had no problems and the last stem cell treatment went through with no further problems,  aine went back to sleep and all was well.  Her little ankle went down quickly and the nurse checked her  every couple of hours so all was well and no harm done.  The nurses were so good with the kids and they always made them feel comfortable around them and had fun with them so they are to be commended fot their attention .  Time now to pack for home and our last acupuncture is tomorrow morning and then its off to the mountains with michael the translator to see the sights.  This was a great day and then we went for a buffet in a hotel near by to round the day off.  Wednesday we didnt do much except say our good byes to al the lovely people that we had met on our travels and collected emails to keep in contact with all our new friends.  Well time for be now as an early start in the morning for the airport.  Sad to leave all behind but looking forward to seeing everyone again soon and having a reunion with all our new friends next year, who knows if all goes well we migh even go back to china again!

Bye for now and love to all in china and beike.

caroline , matt and our daughter Aine xxxx

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