La cour des miracles

English Version 

Just as I was starting to settle in to the routine at home, tuesday night brought a lot of pain in the breast. An issue with the drain which made it impossible to sleep during the night. 

When the home care nurse visited me on Wednesday, she called my surgeon who asked me to come asap to the hospital to check. After a quick review, it was decided that I'd be re-admitted to hospital to have antibiotics delivered by an IV drip. 

So I got brought to a ward in a four beds room only separated by a curtain. Let's just say that the mix of people in this room was confronting to all my senses and going back to hospital that unexpectedly, really hit me hard.

On Thursday morning at 6:00 a.m. the surgeon came by and ask me to fast until they know which of these three potential scenarios I would have to follow:
Back to the operating theatre to clean the infection 
Stay in hospital for few more days to get more antibiotics via IV 
Return home quickly with the drains and continue the R&R 
By the early afternoon I still didn't have an answer and while I was extremely hungry I was also very anxious and emotional for the fact of not hearing anything. Having a dripping also made it extremely boring as I wasn't able to leave my bed. 

A few of hours later I was asked to stay another night however I was able to eat and continue the medications. I was also allowed to move around and took the opportunity to get outdoors for some fresh air and sunshine as the constant barrage of smells and noises and patients was becoming a bit too much. 

And so Friday morning turned into Friday afternoon and another request for a night in the hospital.

Saturday morning after a final blood test came back clear, I was finally given the news I was able to return home. That's not a quick process but I was home in the afternoon and able to enjoy the kids.

An absolute joy to finally be home with my mum, Steve and the kids filling my very empty bucket.just need to rest and heal now.

Thanks again for all the messages of support. 

Sandra




Version Française 

Alors que je commençais à m'habituer à la routine à la maison, mardi soir, j'ai ressenti une forte douleur au sein. Un problème avec le drain m'a empêché de dormir toute la nuit. 

Lorsque l'infirmière à domicile est venue me rendre visite mercredi, elle a appelé mon chirurgien qui m'a demandé de venir dès que possible à l'hôpital pour un contrôle. Après un examen rapide, il a été décidé que je devais être réadmise à l'hôpital pour recevoir les antibiotiques par perfusion intraveineuse. 

J'ai donc été amenée dans une chambre à quatre lits séparés seulement par un rideau. Disons simplement que le mélange de personnes dans cette pièce était dur pour tous mes sens et que retourner à l'hôpital, de manière inattendue, m'a vraiment heurté. 

Jeudi matin à 6h00, la chirurgienne est venue me voir et m'a demandé de jeûner jusqu'à ce qu'ils décident lequel de ces trois scénarios je devrais suivre :

Retour au bloc opératoire pour nettoyer l'infection 

Rester à l'hôpital quelques jours de plus pour recevoir plus d'antibiotiques par voie intraveineuse 

Retourner rapidement à la maison avec les drains et continuer le repos 

En début d'après-midi, je n'avais toujours pas de réponse et même si j'avais extrêmement faim, j'étais aussi très anxieuse et émotive du fait de n’avoir aucune nouvelle. Le fait d'avoir une perfusion rendait également la situation extrêmement ennuyeuse, car je ne pouvais pas quitter mon lit. 

Quelques heures plus tard, on m'a demandé de rester une nuit de plus, et j'ai enfin pu manger. J'ai également été autorisée à me déplacer et j'en ai profité pour sortir prendre l'air et profiter du soleil, car les odeurs et les bruits constants des autres patients devenaient intense pour moi. 

Et c'est ainsi que le vendredi matin s'est transformé en vendredi après-midi et qu'à nouveau on me demandait de rester une autre nuit à l'hôpital.

Samedi matin, après une dernière analyse sanguine qui s'est révélée positive, j'ai finalement appris que je pouvais rentrer chez moi. Ce n'est pas un processus rapide, mais j'étais à la maison dans l'après-midi et j'ai pu profiter des enfants.

C'est une joie absolue d'être enfin à la maison avec ma mère, Steve et les enfants pour remplir mon seau émotionnel très vide. 
Maintenant il n'y a plus qu'à me reposer et cicatriser. 

Merci encore pour tous vos messages de soutien. 

Sandra

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