Saturday 8 January 2011

Pea Update...

So, Christmas has come & gone.  As has the New Year.  For the first time, in 5 years, the Stamp Family woke in their own beds on Christmas morning.  We have started feeling our way around growing some family traditions...although Christmas did rather sneak up on us & pat us on the bottom!

We were all together and Pea had managed to lose the rather fetching pink hip spica...Praise God! 

So, we were discharged from hospital about 10 days before Christmas with this rather cumbersome cast.  Pea was happy.  We were all tense...the threat of going back into traction should the cast get soiled loomed over us.  Thing was, the cast was waist to toe, with a small hole for hygiene.  I became rather adept at trimming nappies, to fit the hole & catch the mess.  Alas, a dreaded teething nappy won...the Friday night after discharge we headed back into hospital after a major soiling incident.  Traction was mentioned.  Pea kept smiling.  The other 3 Stamp's were tense.  Long story short.  Cast cleaned, sent home late that night still slightly whiffy.  Mum = stressed.  Dear Hubby = supportive.  Bean = surprised to see Pea & I at home the following morning!

I asked for an early review & new cast to be fitted...just because I'm a nurse, I like to think ahead, be prepared, and I need to understand the treatment plan.  We saw a doctor who was not interested in my questions, or helping us understand the plan.  Thankfully, all he was interested in was the fact that Pea's latest x-ray showed she probably didn't need a cast any more.  The Tuesday before Christmas Pea's cast was removed.  The relief was felt throughout our family.  As I tucked Bean into bed that night, she said she was "so pleased that you & Pea are home now...", revealing that until the physical reminder was removed - she didn't quite believe that we were home.

Pea is not supposed to weight bear for another 2 weeks...but it's not stopping her from being on the move.  Trying to crawl.  Getting from A to B, through rolling, dragging or pushing. 

And The Stamp's are back together, getting on with life.  What did we learn... I'll let you in on it later...

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