Saturday 25 October 2008

Heartcat 13th of October 2008




We started off early in the morning with x-ray of heart and lungs. Mummy and I went up to ward 67. Nurse Rebecca signed me in. Then it was time for bloodtests and to put in a preop needle. First some Emla (sedative cream) was put on my hands and feet. The nurse asked Mummy if they ususally put in the needle and she said "no usually Anastehic doctors since it is very tricky and the doctors usually complains as well :O)!. Well Rebecka wanted to try so Mummy said yes because I am a bigger boy now and it might be easier, and we dont want to bother the doctors if not necessary. I could would not feel much but I became very cross when they did not want give me my hand or foot back when I wanted it!!!To be held is still not my favourite :O)!!! It ended out with three attempts, no needle anywhere me very cross and three needles flying in the room. Who said Pippi Longstocking is strong, noone messes with me!! It is a miracle neither of us ended up with a thigh punctured by a needle. Sweet nurse gave up and said that they would give me sedatives and then go up to Anastethic nurse at the theater. Mummy took a picture of Rebecka and I.






I dont like when she is holding my hands in a steady grip, but she is sweet otherwise :O).New Emla was put on again and we had to wait 2 hours for it to work. They did not even let me play around with the cream!


Time for EKG and blodpressure measuring. NOT POPULAR!! Well the EKG is because of all the cords, like spagetthi, much appreciated I was allowed to play with them after. But then they wanted to take my bloodpressure. What can I say, I promise it must have been very high on me, and the others in the room and the rest of the ward. Angry as a bee and a totally BLUE arm whilst trying. It was painful :O(!!No result of the EKG came out, they gave up and Mummy and I could cuddle for a while. When we came out we saw the room just across, there was mamma Malin and her son Filip. Mummy and I have wanted to see them for a long time. Mummy waved and said (I was screaming my head off :O), "I will come around later!!.

Then it was time to see my doctor Peter Munkhammar. They weighed me (8.8kg) and mesured me (76cm). I was laying on my Mummy and I watched Teletubbies, wow it was funny!! Mummy and the doctor talked about books and Peter gave Mummy a book tip, books by Susan Howatch. Anyways the doctor was happy with my heart, most importantly :O). Then they closed Teletubbies!!!!! How rude! I was not happy about that, but Mummy said no :O(.

Then we had us a bite to eat (well I dont take many bites so I had my bottle :O). I had a little nap. We also went into Malin adn Filips room. Filip is two months older than me and he was connected up to a Berlinheart. Filip had a new heart but it was tired and did not work properly. So now he was waiting for another heart. But he was very happy anyways!! We had lots of fun looking at eachother, Filips mamma Malin blowed soapbubbles, lots of fun!! Then we watched a bit of Telletubbies. Wow Filip loved Tubbies as well. We said goodbyes and promised to pop by the day after.

They gave me sedatives but I was not very tired at all. Then they started to try and put needles everywhere. Poor me I could even feel my Mummy become stressed. The nurse stepped at side and the Anastethic doctor Lis tried instead with no success. She said turned to the anastethic nurse "next time he better have sedatives"the nurse said " this is with sedatives, too low dose then". Blimey I thought yeah dont mess with me, I dont want a needle! They decided that I could sleep with the mask then the doctor could put in a needle when I was a sleep tomorrow. Fine by Mummy and "FINE BY ME"!!

The Anatsethic doctor Olof came around to have the normal "preop" info.
Since we have done this many times before it took a minute.

It was nice to come home to Daddy and brothers again. I had lots of needle marks everywhere and Daddy felt sorry for me so I had lots of kisses. xxxxx

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