Tuesday 17 February 2009

Another trip to the hospital...


....this time, it was an emergency! Adam had not been well since Friday night, at first we thought it was due to a tummy bug, but as the weekend wore on, it became clear that Adam was indeed not well. I took constant blood sugar tests from him - and they were raging, which is bad enough, but on top of that he developed high traces of Ketones in his blood & wee!....very dangerous...like coma dangerous! Adam was kind of in & out of consciousness & when I got through to our paediatric diabetic team, they didn't hesitate in sending us to Addenbrookes, straight through A&E, bypassing all the other people waiting with injuries & ailments (must admit felt a bit guilty-but Adam was my priority). We were seen immediately & after a bunch of tests, Adam was wired up to a saline drip as he was very hydrated, and, being that he only has 1 kidney, we cannot allow that to go dry!! As the day passed, Adams' condition began to stabilize but, for obvious reasons, we had to stay in overnight. We have today, had a meeting with the dietitian who has spoken to us about Carbohydrate counting & the flexibility it will give Adam to eat pretty much anything he likes...with Easter looming, that has got to be a good thing...just another thing for Mummy-Bird to have to think & worry about...but I'd do whatever is necessary to let Adam live just like any other (hormonal!) 11 year old!!




I am shattered, cannot wait to step into my lovely shower & curl up in my cozy bed...it's been a mad few days xxx

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