Back in hospital

Okay, so this morning I finally decided enough was enough, after fighting constantly with E and still not successfully getting her to take in much liquid. We arrived back at CHEO late morning, and not long after that E was admitted. Since then she's had an IV to get her re-hydrated (she was dehydrated), pain meds, and the doctor has ordered some antibiotics. She still isn't doing great. Still fighting with me a lot when I try to get her to drink anything. But she is still on the IV, so it's less of an issue. Until tomorrow when they will probably discharge her again.

I'm late getting this post up because E's been watching videos on my laptop, and playing her first computer game. Clicking on a paintbrush and then "painting" a colouring page. She's not bad at it considering she's having to use her left hand... they put the IV in the right hand and she fought so much when they put it in her that they had to really strap her onto the board that comes with it. She doesn't have much movement in her right hand as a result. :-) DoT will probably be happy to read this. Both E and A still occasionally switch back and forth with which hand they use, but it seems they both consistently prefer their right hand. And DoT would love another lefty in the family. There's still hope for B, I guess.

B is doing fine. He's a bit difficult because the girls are wanting more attention from us than normal, and more than he'd like us to pay to them. I'm sure DoT will be happy to get both A and B to bed tonight. He's got his hands full, I'm sure.

A continues to be "well". You'd never know she had her tonsils out yesterday, except for a bit of a squeaky voice when she talks. And the fact that she is really milking this and getting basically as many Popsicles and as much ice cream as she likes. (B too, because really it's just easier to give in than to try to explain to a 2 year-old that his sister is having a Popsicle/ice cream and he can't have it.)

Finally (Cathy B - in response to your comment), I haven't gone to the docs to demand the "real drugs" for E, but the thought has crossed my mind more than once to just dip into A's bottle of the medicine and give it to E. If only I wasn't so rules-oriented, and could live with the thought of messing with a "randomized controlled double blinded study" and inadvertently having the study results skewed, possibly depriving millions of poor little children without tonsils of a truly miraculous drug. :-)

Anyhow, that's it for tonight. Here's hoping for a good night and a turning point in E's recovery.