Saturday, April 4, 2009

no more central line, yay!


Yesterday turned out to be a really good day. It started with me hounding the neurosurgeon about the appointment they were supposed to be getting me to get Dalton's central line out. They had been working on this for 10 days now and I was wondering if they were truly working on getting that scheduled. I finally tracked down the nurse who said the surgery center didn't want to remove the line because it could be taken out in the doctor's office. However, the doctor's office didn't seem real comfortable with removing the line and needed a note from Dr. Salazar (the doctor that put in the central line and a friend of ours) saying it was ok. The nurse stated that they don't typically remove the lines in the office because most people they see in their office require a surgeon to remove them. The neuro office stated they couldn't remove it in the office though until they received a letter from Dr. Salazar and they were having a difficult time getting that letter.

Luckily, Dr. Salazar and his wife are such sweet friends, I called him up. He was more than willing to have us come down and get it removed that same day. So, I rushed Dalton and Channing down to the hospital and waited til Dr. Salazar could get to us.

Dalton has this uncanny way of making people happy. When we got there, the staff seemed puzzled to see us there (looks like it's usually patients from the hospital that go there and not people just walking up), plus they weren't super friendly or jolly. After Dalton got done with them, they were completely different people. Everyone was laughing and smiling and giving him hugs. It was a complete transformation! Dalton is now completely done with the IV antibiotics and central line. I pray it stays that way too.

Later yesterday evening I was able to meet up with some friends from church and go to the Spring Market. We enjoyed walking around and trying to get ideas for our next sewing projects! Lots of super cute stuff! Afterwards, a couple of us went to eat dinner and chit-chat for a little bit. It was nice to sit and visit with friends.

This morning Sullivan had another track meet. Today was much nicer than last week. Even with Sunscreen, us fair skinned Petersons got a little red. It was a lovely day. Sullivan got to run in the 100m and 200m dash as well as the long jump and the 400m relay. His team looked really good in the relay!

As a reward for Sullivan trying really hard, Craig took him to Bellevue's Passion Play. Sullivan always enjoys going to this and it usually sparks some pretty good conversation. Now, Channing, Dalton and I need to find something fun to do.

Channing and Me cheering Sullivan on.....

1 comment:

  1. That is awesome news about the central line. It looks like we are not the only ones that get a different story from every doctor and nurse we talk to, good to know. We pray for your family daily and I'm so happy to see Dalton taking everything in stride. He truly is a blessing.

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