Knee op

Well it's been a long time since I posted and a lot has happened.

I has a operation on my knee in February. It was called an MPFL reconstruction, it is done to stop my knee dislocating and it should stop all the pain I was in.

So in an MPFL reconstruction they take a ligament from my hamstring and it is drilled through my thigh bone and then it goes through my knee cap. This should, and has so far stopped my knee cap from dislocating.

I was ment to have the operation at my local hospital but the surgeon who normally does this operation had to go on long term sick leave. I had a phone call saying that I would have the operation at a private hospital. This hospital was one of the best I have been to. The new consultant was lovely and I was told that it would be day surgery instead of a couple of nights stay.

In February I went in to have my operation. All went according to plan, I went down at midday and was home by 10pm. I even walked out of the hospital which they were very surprised at.

Questions asked to children

WITHOUT any prompting, ask your child these questions & write down EXACTLY what they say. It's a great & funny way to find out exactly what they think.

Childs Name: P
Age: 5

1. What is something Mummy always says to you? - Clean your room

2. What makes Mummy happy? - Me and church

3. What makes Mummy sad? - mummy's knee

4. How does Mummy make you laugh? - tickles me

5. What was Mummy like as a child? - Don't know

6. How old is Mummy? - young

7. How tall is Mummy? - very tall

8. What is Mummy's favourite thing to do? - Watch TV

9. What does Mummy do when you're not here? - Clean up after me

10. If Mummy becomes famous what will it be for? - singing

11. What is Mummy really good at? - Loving me

12. What is Mummy not very good at? - don't know

13. What is Mummy's job? - look after me

14. What makes you proud of Mummy? -

15. What is Mummy's favourite food? - sweets

16. What do you & Mummy do together? - watch top gear

17. How are you & Mummy the same? - we faint

18. If your Mummy was a cartoon character who would she be? -

19. How are you & Mummy different? - mummy's has red hair today

20. How do you know Mummy loves you? - she gives me cuddles

21. What does Mummy like best about you ? - She's my mummy

22. Where is Mummy's favourite place to go? - Church

23. How old was Mummy when she had you? - 20

My son can hear!

So it is now a week since my son finally had his ENT operation, grommets and adenoids taken out.

We were up early as the admission time was 7.30am. We left my mums and just missed a bus, then next one was due 15 minutes later. But the time came and went, by the time the next bus came it we were pushing it for time. After a tube ride we got to Kings Cross and then it was a short walk to the hospital.

We were taken up to the ward and given bed 10 which made my son very happy for some reason. He got on his bed and was quite happy reading while the anethatist came to talk to me. He asked if I had the letter from the Brompton saying they were happy that he could have the operation. So he was signed off ready for the op, he had magic cream put on his hands, so he would not feel the cannula going in.

We went down to theater with him and it was decided that he would have the anaesthetic gas to put him to sleep before they put the cannula in. He fought the anaesthetic and the anethatist had to turn the gas up a couple of times before he went off.

Test

This is a test

Sleep deprived EEG

What is this I hear you ask.

Well what happens is for a 4 year old, my son is 4 and a half he will have you know, you have to keep them up to midnight and then they get to go to sleep for four hours. After this you have to wake them up and they need to stay awake until the appointment. Our appointment was for 9am, with the test lasting for two hours. The reason they want him sleep deprived is to have him sleep while they perform the test.

Keeping him up was ok until he did fall asleep for about a minute and I had to pick him up make him walk around and give him sweets. We also had his favourite programme on, Top Gear and he played Race The Stig when he got really tired. When we got to midnight he fell asleep so fast, myself on the other hand I finally fell asleep at 1am but it was not a peaceful sleep as my son snores! (an ENT issue which I will update you about at a later date)

The alarm soon came and it was a struggle to wake my son. In the end I picked him up and made him walk until he was fully awake. I offered breakfast but he didn't want any, but he did accept a milkshake. I then put more Top Gear on to try to keep awake.

Then at 6.30am it was time to wake up my daughter and get her ready for school. Now that she was up it was easier to keep my son awake. We dropped her off with our neighbour who was taking her to school. It was now us in the car on the way to the hospital. This was the longest journey ever trying to keep him awake, we had the windows open and he was playing Race The Stig.

Once we got to hospital we had a wait before going in for the test but my son found some very noisy toys to play with. It was then time to go in, this was the part he didn't like very much. Electrodes were placed on his head and he was placed on a bed. By this point he really didn't want to stay and tried to get up, but we got him to stay and the lights were turned off and the Dr left.

After about 10 mins my son tried to get back up again and the Dr came back in. We decided that my son would be better to go to sleep on my lap. So in the most uncomfortable chair I have ever been in he was placed on my lap and the lights were turned off again and I tried rocking him to sleep. This time it worked and an hour and a half later I had dead arms, I didn't realise that he twitched so much while he slept. The doctor came back in and asked me to wake my son up, it took a little while but we got there in the end.

After all the wires were taken off we were allowed to go home. I should have the results in seven to ten days.
He was given a certificate for his bravery which he insisted on taking to school to show his friends.

Hello Moriarty

So we have a new kitten!

He came to live with us on Saturday after my.daughters birthday party. She thinks he is her present, well his is sort of. She gets to play with him and learn to look after him but he is my husbands and my responsibility.

Our other two cats are scared of him, they have gone into hiding. But our oldest cat Sushi will stay in the same room with him for a while as long as he doesn't jump on her tail. Today after dropping my children off at school I came back and let Moriarty out of the bathroom and Sushi smelled him and walked away so we have some progress.

Baskerville on the other hand is so scared of him he is hiding in my room and only comes out for food, litter tray and company of myself at night on the bed. But at least we haven't had any fighting. I am just going to let them get on with it and not force contact between them.

So after only two days it is going well.

Back to school

So today was the first day back at school.

It was my son's first day in reception class. I was not sure how I am feeling about it with so many things to sort out. I had to remember PE kits, book bags and water bottles. Well I forgot the water bottles but I'll not forget tomorrow, it is a good thing my children now get free school meals, one thing I can thank the government for.

We got to school the children were so happy to see their friends. There were new children in my son's class, he was not to sure about them yet.
Then it was off into class, there was a little tear in my eye. I think I'm going to miss not having to pick up my son at lunch time.

But the time at home went so quickly then it was time to go pick them up.

I waited outside my son's classroom and kept an eye on my daughter's classroom to see who would come out first. My daughter won, so I went to her and she gave me her book bag which had her first lot of reading homework.

Then my son's class was let out. He gave me his book bag which came with his first library book, a book on trucks as he couldn't find one about cars yet. He also came out with a letter with a picture of the class and what they had done. I couldn't see my son in the picture as he was hiding.

Now I have two tired children who have to do it all over again tomorrow.