So bambi gave us a scare. After telling the whole world on how fuss free she is and so much more easier to handle than mowgli and she has no problems eating or sleeping(which btw are still a fight with mowgli) the girl decided that it was time to spice things up!
Took her for a routine vaccination. The doctor listened to her heartbeat and then looked at me 'does she have a heart murmur?' My heart literally stopped when I heard those words. The doctor kept on examining her, looked over all her records and prescribed a set of tests to check whether she was anaemic, an echo to understand whether the hole was serious etc. Little did we know that the tests would bring our life to a standstill! It was a Friday and I frantically called my dad, the BH. The heroine was running about as usual not understanding a thing. The blood test was horrible, she did not entertain the idea of being poked again after two vaccinations. The nurse was inexperienced. I was trying to hold her tight and in between mowgli kept running between us to get a better view. What with snapping at him, the nurse and bambi in no particular order all three of us were pretty frazzled at the end of it. Went to naturals, had ice-cream, calmed down a little and then went about our daily routine as if nothing had happened.
To cut a long story short, her counts improved then decreased dramtically. Finally she had to be put on some emergency medication after three days. That was when she started complaining about her hand paining because of all the IVs. poor thing. till then she was happy, playing with the nurses, and was the darling of the floor.
Finally got discharged after four days! They've ruled out all the scary diseases.Bambi is completely fine now , her counts are normal. She has a check-up in two weeks to see whether the counts remain stable or not. If they do, then this will be treated as a one-time occurrence and nothing to worry about.
Nothing to worry about the hole in the heart as of now. It might close on its own in a couple of years. They will do a repeat echo every year to check on it. They’ve said that she can do all kinds of physical activities and this will not restrain her in any way, though she will not be able to join the military because of this condition!!!! ( yes, that is the least of my worries right now.. that she might want to join the army)
Anyway, was a scary experience and we are all completely exhausted mentally and physically (and financially!!!). She on the other hand enjoyed all the attention and has come home utterly butterly totally spoilt!
Took her for a routine vaccination. The doctor listened to her heartbeat and then looked at me 'does she have a heart murmur?' My heart literally stopped when I heard those words. The doctor kept on examining her, looked over all her records and prescribed a set of tests to check whether she was anaemic, an echo to understand whether the hole was serious etc. Little did we know that the tests would bring our life to a standstill! It was a Friday and I frantically called my dad, the BH. The heroine was running about as usual not understanding a thing. The blood test was horrible, she did not entertain the idea of being poked again after two vaccinations. The nurse was inexperienced. I was trying to hold her tight and in between mowgli kept running between us to get a better view. What with snapping at him, the nurse and bambi in no particular order all three of us were pretty frazzled at the end of it. Went to naturals, had ice-cream, calmed down a little and then went about our daily routine as if nothing had happened.
By sunday we got the results. Her platelet count was very low and then everybody scared us. High risk of internal bleeding. Platelet transfusion. Bone marrow transplant. Blood cancer. It was a cacophony of words.. doctors.. running around.. IV's. A haze.
and in the midst of all this, a beautiful two year old playing with her pooh-be and pushykat no clue what is happening around her, but cooperating with everything without any fuss. The BH and I talked to the entire family.. reassured them... re-reassured them.. tried reassuring ourselves also. my dad would call up every hour with a fresh set of instructions. mowgli was at his bua's place. cocoa all alone at our home. me at the hospital. the BH shuttling between all three.
Finally got discharged after four days! They've ruled out all the scary diseases.Bambi is completely fine now , her counts are normal. She has a check-up in two weeks to see whether the counts remain stable or not. If they do, then this will be treated as a one-time occurrence and nothing to worry about.
Nothing to worry about the hole in the heart as of now. It might close on its own in a couple of years. They will do a repeat echo every year to check on it. They’ve said that she can do all kinds of physical activities and this will not restrain her in any way, though she will not be able to join the military because of this condition!!!! ( yes, that is the least of my worries right now.. that she might want to join the army)
Anyway, was a scary experience and we are all completely exhausted mentally and physically (and financially!!!). She on the other hand enjoyed all the attention and has come home utterly butterly totally spoilt!
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