That's me, being wheeled to the Operating Theatre to have my chemoport put in. Dr Goon makes an incision in my chest, and another one in my neck. It is done under a general anaesthetic so I won't feel a thing. The port sits just under my collarbone on the right side of my chest. The op takes about an hour and a bit. I was really hungry because I couldn't eat anything after 3am. I was a bit nervous but mum and dad were with me.You can read a bit more on chemoports or portacaths here:
http://www.sir.net.au/portacath_pi.html
Mum and dad had to wait in the waiting room while I had my op. Dad had breakfast while mum worked on her computer. The Internet was a bit slow though. Mum said she was also a little stressed because another family who were waiting there had a dad whose lungs had collapsed and he had to be put on a ventilator and the family were crying and praying. She was relieved when I came out of the OT.
I was alright and it didn't really hurt but I cried a lot because I wanted to go home straight away. But Dr Goon said to lie down until 3pm. The nurse gave me a cup of Ribena to sip but I was really thirsty so I gulped it all down. Then I asked for some chocolate. Mum gave me another new Polly Pocket toy to play with while she went and bought some chocolate. It was the first time I had asked for chocolate since I became ill. I ate it all up.
After we left, I felt fine but I was still hungry. I wanted to eat Japanese so dad took me to a Japanese restaurant for a late lunch. I had tempura and rice.
When we got home, I didn't feel like sleeping, so I played with my Wii.
Later on, aunty Sharon and aunty Eileen (mum's friends) came by to visit, but I was already asleep. Aunt Sharon brought me lots of new cookbooks for me to try out. Aunt Eileen helped mum to buy me a new Coddlelife glass milk bottle and some Earth Mama Angel Baby SLS-free shampoo. She also bought a new activity book+CD for me, and some new DVDs -- Ponyo, Mulan, Enchanted and The Wizards of Waverley Place.
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