BEING HOSPITALISED FOR A WEEK-MAJOR INFECTION

 Hey again,

It's been a super duper long time since I last wrote. I was in the hospital. I got a bad case of side effects from chemotherapy. The side effects are:

Vomiting

Loose stool

Feeling sick

Dizziness

Headaches

Sleeping- like a whole lot. 

Blindness

Feeling cold all the time. 

So, on Thursday night I started reacting badly to the chemo. I had to go immediately to the hospital. I was so out of it. I had to be on IV Paracetamol and Morphine/Oramorph. I had a super high temp. It was 38. something. Then I had to cool myself down with water. After that, I had my jab. It was in the stomach this time. It wasn't too painful as I thought it would hurt badly. I had to be on so much new meds to get back to my normal self. 

Also, I had to be seen by an eye doc. I had blurred vision. It was like having a Matt Murdock moment when he got hit by a car, and was blind for the first time. I was shouting I can't see. It was the most horrible experience ever. I also had bad heartburn due to the jabs. My entire chest went tight. I couldn't breathe properly. It was quite a negative experience as I almost lost my positivity. I remember taking deep breaths and it got trapped in my chest, I started praying immediately. I was fine until night time that's when all the pain came back. 

Then the next day I had a bubbble bath. It was the best experience ever! I got my line wet a few times. It was a really fun/relaxing experience. I got to wash myself and be all independent. I went in the chilling room, and did loads of arts and crafts stuff. It was really exciting. I felt like it took my mind off things a little bit. Also, I wasn't eating or drinking the first few days of my hospitalisation, because I was too dehydrated. 

I have to have 2 different eye drops in my eyes, mouthwashes, and a spray mouthwash. It's really cool. I drank Green Tea for the first time there. It was really nice and cool in my mouth. I had sores in them, so I put this thing on called Ghee. It worked. I gargled with salt and my mouth was a-OK. I also put toothpaste on my tongue to get the pain to go do 1. 

I had this protein thing called a Skandy Shake. It was Strawberry flavoured. I loved it. I couldn't eat properly for a few days since my mouth burned everytime I tried to put food in it, so my stomach was upset most of the time. After that I tried Ginger Ale and it was nasty. I drank Soda Water, and that made me burp like nobody's business. 

Every day I had a bubble bath. I applied face masks/put a bandana on my head/got a free haircut. It looks amazing BTW. I put Coconut Oil in my hair and it's gone thicker now. Not that it's gonna stay on my head any time soon as it started falling out when I tried practising plaiting in my hair. Such an upsetting experience, as I love my hair. I looked at different hairstyles of Disney characters and chose the style of the wigs I want' to put on my head. I even got vids of it. 

I also got some cool socks that are super fluffy and nice to wear. I had super bad cramps so I wore them. I had back/rib pain. I had stiff muscles etc. 

My female parental was looking after me, but she was relieved from her duties as she needed a break. Hospital was too stressful. Too much info dumping at once. I think that some of the docs/nurses are jokes. After a week I was feeling much better. I got discharged and went home. The weekend was amazing. I just relaxed and blasted my playlists on YouTube Music. I didn't speak to anyone after I got home as I was too ill to talk. I've been having dizziness and headaches due to side effects of my meds. 

Today I went back to the Daycare unit of the hospital. They cleaned my line and did blood tests. Tomorrow it's Chemo day. I might watch something in the chilling room if I'm allowed. 

That's all I'm saying for now.

Sit back and relax in your recliners, and read on. 

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