Feels uncomfortably familiar
Same room, same nurses, same antiseptic smells and even the same episode of CSI playing on the tv and the same old feeling that some things never change. Shelbie's been premedicated and the first bottle of plasma is dripping through her veins.
IVIG that was planned for yesterday is actually happening today. Yesterday turned out to be an exercise in patience. With confusion from the hospital, doctor's office and the insurance company, people just couldn't get it together in the timely manner it has happened in the past. I guess it was for the best. I was able to dash into the city to get a couple gifts for Shelbie's birthday, start her cake, do the laundry, pay bills and all those tasks that were waiting for me to handle.
I really hope this is the answer to finally beating this stubborn virus. It's really weird that last week while she had the stomach flu, her eyes were totally back to normal. No inflammation at all but just a couple days after the flu, they started getting nasty again and this morning when she woke up, they were all glued shut and yucky with infection. Go figure. I guess time will tell.
The rest of the week is going to be hard. We are expecting the rotten side effects like she has experienced all the other times with IVIG but will be pleasantly surprised if by some chance she is spared the misery. It will be really hard to let the kids go on Saturday with their dad on vacation. I'm not sure what I will do with myself without them for more than a week. At some point during the next two days, I really want to be able to celebrate Shelbie's 19th birthday and hope she is feeling up to that. I can't believe she is 19 already!!
IVIG that was planned for yesterday is actually happening today. Yesterday turned out to be an exercise in patience. With confusion from the hospital, doctor's office and the insurance company, people just couldn't get it together in the timely manner it has happened in the past. I guess it was for the best. I was able to dash into the city to get a couple gifts for Shelbie's birthday, start her cake, do the laundry, pay bills and all those tasks that were waiting for me to handle.
I really hope this is the answer to finally beating this stubborn virus. It's really weird that last week while she had the stomach flu, her eyes were totally back to normal. No inflammation at all but just a couple days after the flu, they started getting nasty again and this morning when she woke up, they were all glued shut and yucky with infection. Go figure. I guess time will tell.
The rest of the week is going to be hard. We are expecting the rotten side effects like she has experienced all the other times with IVIG but will be pleasantly surprised if by some chance she is spared the misery. It will be really hard to let the kids go on Saturday with their dad on vacation. I'm not sure what I will do with myself without them for more than a week. At some point during the next two days, I really want to be able to celebrate Shelbie's 19th birthday and hope she is feeling up to that. I can't believe she is 19 already!!
We should hang out some time when your kids are gone. For real. You have an open invitation to come over here! I hope Shelbie can somehow bypass all those terrible side effects.
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