8pm
At least we have the big room this time.
It’s got murals of a magic kingdom
so when Ivy cares enough to open her eyes, she will be in a land of fairies and wizards.
After a quick conversation with the paed it was decided that Ivy would need to come to the hospital,
through A&E.
There are no other options.
The only way to get on top of this nasty bug is IV antibiotics
and not the usual suspects.
The paed has pulled out the big guns.
Gentamycin
and one other that I can’t say but it starts with a C and the nurses tell me they have had to have it brought in especially for Ivy.
Apparently it will be here late tonight.
We spent the whole day in Emergency and Ivy was oblivious to all of it.
So now, we’re here
as most of you knew we would be.
At the moment, it looks like it’s going to be a five day stint with the possibility of going home on Monday afternoon.
I hope it’s Monday.
The preschool Christmas party is on that night and Ivy wanted to wear her new sparkly shoes.
If not,
we’ll have to dance in our hospital gowns.
biggest hugs and I pray for a speedy recovery and discharge Monday.
oh!
( wishing for sparkly shoes… )
Aww hun, sending you BOTH lots of strength. I am sure you feel there is none left. But hopefully you can feel all os us sending some to you and Ivy, and that helps a bit.
Take care of you too (((hugs)))
Oh Tiff… I’m so sorry. Sending love and hugs, and prayers that she gets better quickly. xoxoxoxo
Oh Tiff, I’m so sorry……I really hope it is Monday for you, so that Ivy can wear her sparkly shoes xoxo
Hugs and prayers for all of you. Praying that the combo of Gentamycin and the other will work wonderfully well with no side effects for Miss Ivy. Praying that you are discharged on monday and that we see pictures of your little beauty in her sparkly shoes monday night:-)
Hope she’s well enough for the party on monday. You’re BOTH so strong and brave sweety, don’t forget that ok? xxx
Damnit. I was hoping for something that I suppose was never going to happen. I’m foolishly optimistic like that. Fingers crossed for Monday.
Praying that she gets better quickly. Hang in there, mom.
I have everything crossed for getting out on Monday. So sorry you are back there again
((hugs))
Fingers crossed and sending you good vibes hoping Ivy gets to wear those sparkly shoes on Monday night after all. Thinking of you all.
Tiff,
I’ve been away from the bloggy world for a while, but you and your family remained in my prayers. I so hoped to come back to your story to miracle news of health and healing…
So, now I just hope and pray for release by Monday and sparkly shoes on dainty toes.
Sending you transatlantic kisses and well-wishes…
Love to this little girl!!
Love and hugs to you all.
I’m thinking of you both. hugs!
Get well lil girl. SO sorry you have to go through all this Tiff… xoxoxoxo
((((hugs))))
Hoping that this little princess gets to wear her sparkly shoes on Monday. And I hope the days go extra quickly and you’re out again soon. xx
hoping this new anti b works wonders for Ivy………….with no horrid side effects.
Hoping she gets to dance in her new shoes.
lots of hugs and love
Oh Tiff. Sending you my thoughts.
Oh…nonononono. I was positive that since ‘Hospital’ wasn’t listed in the title, that you’d be HOME. I’m sorry you are not.
5:45pm Friday; I hope that by now Ivy is awake and enjoying the fairies and wizards. I hope the new antibiotics are working speedily and Ivy is much more comfortable now. I hope the relief for you is just as intense. I do apologise for going off a bit yesterday. I’ll cross my fingers for Monday so Ivy can dance in her new sparkly shoes. Maybe the “BIG GUN” antibiotics will knock out this pesky ear bug permanently.
Gah.
Tiff, I am so so sorry… I keep praying that someone will discover a way off of this not-so-merry-go-round for Ivy. For you. For your whole family. I can just feel the fatigue and frustration and I so wish you had in its place the all brightness and vivacity you all so very much deserve.
And Ivy’s shoes… that just breaks my heart. We’ve spent so many holidays in hospitals and such and the tears over un-worn shiny Christmas shoes are some of the hardest to bear. Praying that her precious little toes will be dancing them about very soon.
Much Love,
~Michelle
Oh, yuck. Gentamycin is good stuff though! I’ve had MRSA three times (I’ve had all the tests, scans, echocardiograms, etc. and it’s not gone systemic, I just get it every bloody time I have an operation, despite scrubbing at home the night before and morning of with chlorhexidine gluconate and taking my vitamins and keeping Clorox wipes bedside at the hospital; I think I’m just cursed) and even been septic with it, so I know my antibiotics and am hoping this does the trick for poor little Ivy. Whatever you do though, do NOT let them use Zyvox on her (a.k.a. linezolid). Please, remember that name and insist on Vancomycin instead if it comes to it. I’ve had Zyvox before and talked to others who have (most notably Shan of http://www.charmingbitch.typepad.com) and the side effects are UNBEARABLE. Truly unless it’s somehow the only option do NOT let them give Ivy that awful drug!