Last lumbar puncture TGIF! (thank goodness it’s finished, lol!)
December 9th, 2008
Friday, December 5
Up early as usual and ready for Linda to show up with her electric wave machine….it’s like hooking up Frankinstein….she wires Kevin up and she’s bent over him with her little white labcoat and her mask, ” Can you take more, Kevin”…..yeah, Linda…..crank ‘er up to full voltage! Give ‘er everything she’s got!…..no, Tracy, I ask Kevin question…..oh….fine, then…..I’ll stay out of this and go handwash some things including his dishes. Man, if he thinks Linda’s shock is bad, wait ’til he gets home! He’s in for a bigger shock…no, dear, get my breakfast for a change! These nurses have spoiled him beyond belief…. I go to the supermarket and when I return back..”Tracy, Kevin is tired,……Tracy…..Kevin is hungry…..Tracy…Kevin is bored……I am weighing each of the single nurses….smallest one is getting packed…..:-)
They put in his IV at 10:00 and gave him his valium at 10:15….10:20, off to the stem cell transplantation room……stop! Blood pressure….green light, door opens…in he goes…..he’ll be baked and out in a half hour….. He scared me a little this time. Every other time, he was still talking to me as he slid into the room however this time, he was out of it. I kept shaking him and trying to get him to respond but nothing….The head nurse, Nancy, leaned over and shook him a little by the chin and he opened his mouth a bit…”he is good…no problem…no worry”……Ok, then….
When he came out, he was slurring his words big time…too funny…” did—n’t fe–el any—thing. “ Great…go to sleep….maybe I can get some blogging done….he did sleep for a couple of hours but I have to stay close as he can’t get up to the bathroom and with 1000 ml of saline going in…..it doesn’t take him long to want to go! He’s flat for 6 hours so meals are ordered with this in mind. We watched a movie or at least I did. Clarence, Louise and Leslie went out touring for the afternoon and brought us back hot chocolate from Starbucks!! He still wasn’t allowed up so they tried to make him feel better…
Kevin and Louise....I can't leave him along for a minute!
They were absolutely frozen so we turned up the heater and wrapped Leslie up and drank our yummy drinks…later, another movie and sleep.
Kevin and Leslie....cute, huh!
nice, Les
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Donelda | December 9th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I sit here with the morning coffee and chuckle at your humor Tracey, what on earth will I do once you return home? Speaking of I guess the count down is really on, we look forward to your return. All for now.
2. Emily | December 10th, 2008 at 12:29 am
I think you’ve got the right idea packin’ one of the nurses! If they like waiting on people hand and foot, perhaps you could pack one for me too?!
) haha
3. Margi & Bob | December 10th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Congratulations! The lumbar punctures are finally over and hopefully there won’t be too many actupunctures left either. I’m amazed at the stamina of you two. I’m not sure who has it harder. Kevin for having all the prodding and poking done or you, Tracy for worrying, sometimes unneedlessly. I remember when I was in hospital for 7 months, I truly believe it was harder on Bob. I knew what I was going through but sometimes he thought it was much worse than it actually was (or so I think now!).
Take care and get safely back to Canada…M
4. Louise Wells | December 10th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Ok I do not get in bed with just anyone.
It was a joy to be in China the same time as you guys.
You made our stay much more enjoyable.
Love and best wishes to you both
Louise ,Clarence and Leslie
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