27th Aug - 19 Sep 2008                         Return to index / email me

Emily's poorly leg.

30th:  After 3 nights' disturbed sleep with leg pain, a cautious trip to the doctor ended up with admission to the Children's hospital
followed by a CT scan and bone biopsy to confirm (eventually) osteomyelitis (bone infection) in Emily's tibia.

At least there was Playhouse Disney to make up for the discomfort!

 

Emily-Rose was in the ward down the corridor.

Unfortunately the treatment required a 3 week stay in hospital for IV antibiotics every 6 hours.  We were allowed out between doses though, so we had several trips to Weston Park and the museum.

7th:  Hooked up to the drip.

13th:  On the mend, getting some exercise at the park.

   

19th:  After 3 weeks, the antibiotics hadn't had the expected results, so they switched to another one.  The good news was that this one was once-daily dosing, so Emily could finally go home to sleep in her own bed.

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