Our first few days

Wednesday started with a blood test, once the results came in we saw the doctor.
She checked Caitlin over, we discussed the treatment then went on our way.
Thursday we had to be back at the hospital at 7.30 am to prepare for surgery,
originally she was on the afternoon list but that was changed to first on the list
for the morning. At 8.45 Caitlin was put to sleep then at 10.15 I went with the
nurse to recovery to pick her up and take her to the ward where we had to
wait another 2 hours before we could go back to Ronald McDonald House.
The surgery went really well, she woke up really quickly. The recovery nurse
said she crawled to the top of the bed and it was lucky she was there or Caitlin
would have fallen out. The bed had sides but no headboard. Being in hospital
will be interesting as Caitlin is a sleep walker, we may have to chain her to
her bed. Friday we had to go back to the hospital to have her dressing changed,
I had to sign consents etc. So now we have the weekend off. Monday we
check into the hospital at 2pm to start chemo.

This is the Hickman Line, it went in through the jugular vein and ends up at the top of the heart.
Her medication will be given through this, also blood can be taken out of it.
Caitlins blood type is O-, her donor is A+. Caitlins blood type will change to her donors
blood type.