29th August

 August 29th 2023


Port day!

Zack was booked in to have his port inserted at about 11 o'clock in the morning. He couldn't eat and drink before then and he gets really hangry as we know from my last blog post. He was horrid! My sister came with me to this appointment as he had to go under a general anaesthetic. I had explained to my the other children he was having a little operation, they asked me if I was coming home as last time I didn't for ages. This comment made me so sad. I reassured them I would be home that evening. 
They checked Zack over and said he was fit for surgery, even with a cough and a cold. We had sung him so many songs, dances around the room trying to pass time and stop him thinking about food. They gave him some sugary water and did all his pre op assessments. I went with him done to the surgery room - it was actually next door to the room he had had his surgery in 3 months prior. This brought back so many emotions, I held back the tears, gave Zack a kiss and left him. 
So many emotions, and too many tears later we got a call to say he was done and back in his room. He was screaming!! I could hear him down the corridor. Once he had his milk he calmed down. They explained to me what I had to do to keep his operation area clean and how to change his dressing. Apart from that he was good to go. 
This day was tough - it was the start of the chemotherapy stage, but what made it tougher was as Zack came out of surgery we had a call to say my grandma had passed away. The nurses were just amazing and were so understanding. 
I was home by the evening just as I had promised the kids. 

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