it went well - carys gets a+ mummy gets c?

thank you for the emails and calls and texts....carys stayed up far past her bedtime, had 22 nodes attached to wire leads taped to her head, neck, face, chest and legs and was stellar.

her mother, ahem, only lost her temper twice in 16 hours which is impressive when you are your child's health advocate, i like to think.

carys did lose it a bit when they pushed the nasal canula and wires into her nose, poor kid, but she was so tired that she only cried a bit and asked when they would turn off the lights (it was past 10pm). one of the hold ups was that the tech's computer wasn't working. after my third time asking brightly and politely, "everything okay?" and seeing that the screen was staying fixed on windows 1988 (or whatever), the tech again politely assured me everything was. it was at this point where i suggested that everything wasn't and she admitted that she couldn't get hooked up to the program and instead of turning off the lights like carys wanted, could carys just watch tv? no, because the disney channel program was dubbed into mandarin. i made a few smart suggestions, but luckily we didn't have to look for the computer anywhere near there because it started to work eventually.

the lights went out, i told carys a little story and boom, she went to sleep.

i then went out for a walk to get some fresh milk, knowing i would be needing a cup of tea in the morning. there is always a park n shop/wellcome/7-11 around in hk, and i didn't have to wander long. i chatted on the phone with charles, and then found myself my dinner: grapes, pastrami sandwich and my lovely comfort food: gummie bears. oh yes, and milk.  i wandered the streets again.

back in the room, carys was slumbering, and i changed quickly into my jamas, and read my book using the television (muted) for light.i turned off the tv/light at around 11am

i drowsed all night long, any time a baby cried i jerked awake. numerous times i went to the monitor and watched the numbers, wondering what they meant.

it was odd being back in a hospital.  i thought of my friend denby who just a few short weeks ago had four weeks of hospital while her daughter had surgery. asking "how do you manage?" is a silly question, because everyone knows that you manage because you have to, and a little person is relying on you.

which would have been good advice for me the next morning. to be in a better mood because a little person was relying on me.

but i got the news that we were being charged for a urine analysis. excuse me? i had not requested it and there was no need for it. why? why? why? i might have gone a little postal and infact, if time has not clouded the incident completely, i believe i did get a little upset. not squinty eyed and gritted teeth, but i did kick up a fuss.

but you don't want to hear about me making comments about having to pay the 24 hour lab person's salary because the hospital has no other business, you want to hear about carys. she woke up at 7.30 and said she needed to wee. immediately i started removing the tape, and of course 10 seconds after i touched the tape, a nurse was there and said how can i help you and i said "my little girl needs to wee". and so she helped me but she was a bit rough and carys started crying so i said i would do it myself thank you. poor little carys. she was so brave. first thing i did was remove that nasal canula.

i ordered her breakfast (toast and orange juice) and got some hot water and made myself a cup of tea which was AMAZING. i put on a tinkerbell video for madam because 101 dalmations didn't work. she was pleased but didn't want me leaving the room, which meant i had to really debate if i wanted that second cup of tea (i did, but probably not as much as the hospital staff wanted me to have it).

dr lam came and talked with us and said she would have results in a few days. she has known the kids since day gimmel, and so she was interested in the pictures i had put around the bed to make carys feel less homesick. carys told her, "i was a bit uncomfy but then i just thought of my daddy."

how do i love her!!

finally we were in a taxi. wonderful.

i was reminded of 2003 when i was in the hospital for 12 days and how i felt when i was finally released. it was a heavenly feeling. so much was happenign around me, everything was interesting and wonderful.

so we got home, carys went to the beach after giving everyone a big cuddle and telling me she loved me.

i love her too.

Comments

[Mo]

Darling:

Dad and I have just checked in at Whistler and oh so quickly we have found an Internet cafe to see if there was an update on Carys and you. Thank you so much for updating with the speed of sound. You were such a brick - those type of situations are not easy, ugh. Carys was just wonderful, wasn't she? Can you give us a little insight as to why this was done? We are puzzled - is it her adnoids situation or something entirely different?

Anyway, soooo glad to hear that our wee miss is well and that you are too. Well done to you, honey.

Back to Gran's tomorrow for Sunday evening. It is GLORIOUS here and I an feel myself reviving with the sun and warmth.

Much love to all, M

[Auntie Pammie]

Glad to see that all went well, as Mom said, what is the reason for the testing? curiosity is killing me??
Please hug Carys and tell her that Auntie Pammie is very proud of her for being so brave!
Love to all of you
Pammie and Bebe

[Jill]

I'm not surprised Carys was such a trooper. She is a brave lass. I'm glad it went ... er, well? It sounded like it was well. No alarms, bells, blinking lights or do-overs....I hope the results reflect how good she was. Keep us posted. (I'm glad your tea was awesome...I love moments like that!)

[lyns]

Im so glad that Carys was so brave and handled it all so swimmingly!!! Im glad you are ok too!!! xo lyns

[GD*ad]

Thanks for the good news.Please give Carys a hug and a kiss from me. Love to all....Dad

[odila]

Darling Tess, I'm glad I got to know about it after the happy ending, but... when you have the time, please send me an mail explaining why Cary was indulged with a sleep over at the doctor's office, ok?
Love, Odila

[JoeInVegas]

Glad it went well. Hope the results are better.