It has been a pretty rough day for Kal. The morning was spent sleeping as he was comfortable after the pain doctors decided to change some of his pain meds. He still has his regional (line in neck with local being fed) and changed his PCA (morphine button) to 4 hourly orals. This will therefore stay in his system longer but does take longer time to take affect than the morphine. Along with all this he has been vomiting since late last night.
This afternoon and evening has been spent trialling with an array of anti-nausea meds. The combinations he was having during chemo do not seem to be working for him at the moment. Much to the dismay of everyone...Kal more so than anyone.
He had his drain taken from his arm today which hurt quite a bit and following that he had a trip to x-ray to check on the surgeons handy work.
We are still rotating Kal and they were hoping to get him out of bed to start some physio on his legs, but with everything still hooked up that was not possible. Kal is now helping alot more with the position changing and is now nearly able to roll on his side alone.
After the last few days we have been looking forward to Kal showing a bit more personality to which he did today. After taking some oral meds he swallowed then asked "can you give me something to knock this down with". Obviously it tasted disgusting and he wanted to rid the taste! We also have a baby in the ward the has been screaming alot..Kallan asked us if we could "go and turn that baby off". If only.....
We are not too much in New Year frame of mind but wish all a Happy New Year and hope for a damn better 2009. Have a drink for us, a few if you don't mind!
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Hi Kallan
Its Aunty Ann wishing you a better new year than the last one we have just had. Hope you are feeling better and better as the days pass.
Lots of love from all of us - and lots of hugs too.
Aunty Ann and all the gang
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