The Big Day
We got up v early this morning so Jade could have some breakkie, she had to have finished it by 8, then she had a drink of water just before we set off to drop off Joe at my friends before we got to the hospital.
God the ward was like something off the Royal! Anyway, Jade was fairly cool about it all, they put some 'magic cream' on the backs of her hands to numb them for when they inserted the cannula. It was touch and go as to whether or not the op was going to take place as she had a bit of a cold but they said she would be fine as her temperature was ok. When it was her turn, John carried her into the anaesthetic room, and they distracted her with the heart monitor, making McDonalds signs by wiggling her finger. The turning point was when she looked at them inserting the cannula and she went ballistic. We had to hold her still while they tried the other hand. They still couldn't manage it so we had to hold her down while they gave her gas, trust me when I say it was the hardest thing we have had to do, she was just shouting 'Help me, I want to go home'. I was fighting back the tears. All of a sudden everything went quiet and she was sparko so we went outside and I burst into tears.
We were having our lunch in the parents room when we were called to meet her in the recovery room. As we were walking along the corridor, we could hear her screaming. They explained to us that this wasn't because of the pain, it was a combination of the anaesthetic and the fact that she was screaming when she went to sleep.
The registrar told us that the op went better than expected, I am just waiting till she looks a better in herself before I take a piccie of her.
We managed to calm her down when we got onto the ward and she slept for a good hour and a half before demolishing a plate of toast and 2 cups of blackcurrant before we were allowed home with a bag full of painkillers.
My mum dropped Joe off, apparently he had trashed her house (it is nice when I hear he does do it to other people's houses)! We got Jade off to sleep then mum went home.
Why is it that Jade has to go through so much pain to make herself more socially acceptable to her peers?
God the ward was like something off the Royal! Anyway, Jade was fairly cool about it all, they put some 'magic cream' on the backs of her hands to numb them for when they inserted the cannula. It was touch and go as to whether or not the op was going to take place as she had a bit of a cold but they said she would be fine as her temperature was ok. When it was her turn, John carried her into the anaesthetic room, and they distracted her with the heart monitor, making McDonalds signs by wiggling her finger. The turning point was when she looked at them inserting the cannula and she went ballistic. We had to hold her still while they tried the other hand. They still couldn't manage it so we had to hold her down while they gave her gas, trust me when I say it was the hardest thing we have had to do, she was just shouting 'Help me, I want to go home'. I was fighting back the tears. All of a sudden everything went quiet and she was sparko so we went outside and I burst into tears.
We were having our lunch in the parents room when we were called to meet her in the recovery room. As we were walking along the corridor, we could hear her screaming. They explained to us that this wasn't because of the pain, it was a combination of the anaesthetic and the fact that she was screaming when she went to sleep.
The registrar told us that the op went better than expected, I am just waiting till she looks a better in herself before I take a piccie of her.
We managed to calm her down when we got onto the ward and she slept for a good hour and a half before demolishing a plate of toast and 2 cups of blackcurrant before we were allowed home with a bag full of painkillers.
My mum dropped Joe off, apparently he had trashed her house (it is nice when I hear he does do it to other people's houses)! We got Jade off to sleep then mum went home.
Why is it that Jade has to go through so much pain to make herself more socially acceptable to her peers?
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