Drip Drip is that the the Kitchen Tap?

Sunday +24
No, it is the drip of information. It takes along time to find things out in hospital and you need to hear it at least from three different people to know it’s true. Interesting facts this week William will be going home in a week or two, this was quashed by a Doctor on Saturday who said it looks more like three weeks at the earliest as we are so far from GOSH. We got very excited about being allowed out on day 28 because all BMT children are allowed out then, false. It turns out that there are conditions which were not aired at first like that blood counts have to be a little higher than William's and that it’s a bad time of year because all the viruses and bugs are just waking up for the winter. So we will just bide our time and get there in the end.

Today’s magic numbers
WCC 0.68
Neutrophils 0.28
Lymphocytes 0.02

Not such great news with the blood counts today but they have given him a half dose of GCSF (as the last dose was stupendously effective) so that will give them a boost again. It is not unusual for the counts to rise and fall in this way and it might be that the community team monitor his blood counts and that we have GCSF locally when we are discharged. His body can make the cells when given a nudge in the right direction (the GCSF) so he will make them spontaneously in due course. His platelet levels are riding high at over 350.

The other Hickman line developed a hole this morning (I think it maybe mice) so the super nurse fixing team where called. I just got off the phone with Cath at 11.30pm and they have finally arrived and had a look at the line and will be back in the morning. Turns out the Super IV nurse team have just moved office and they don’t know were it is, so have no fixing materials or map. They return in the morning hopefully after locating their office and super glue. This means William has gone to bed with two large sets of plastic clamps on his line, comfort first!

William has drunk 150ml of Choc rice milk today but as soon as it’s in, it’s on it’s way out the nappies are no better (well maybe a bit!). His nappy failed at 2.30am this morning and in the half well maybe quarter light the fact that he had soiled over his line was missed. So this morning with autumn sunlight coming through the window along with the holes we discovered the dirt and samples have be sent for cultures.

We managed to watch three different DVDs other than Tractor Ted and had the radio on as well so hopefully Cath will fall asleep tonight without the theme tune bouncing around her head. Cath manage a trip to the shops to find out they don’t open til 12 in London on a Sunday so took back the jumper she brought yesterday and return with nothing, she is a rubbish shopper when it comes to things for herself.

Undercover exnurse Sue may of blown her cover last week by using blood pressure machine one handed, the nurses are still talking about it remember the red fox flies at midnight.

Well it’s bedtime and as I have a lovely day at work to look forward to in the morning I will sign off to sleep, so good night (morning) from the kitchen.