D96: SMILING THROUGH ICU

I haven’t got a chance to upload these photos when I was in Peter Mac.Thanks to my sister in law Diana who took these photos to show my family overseas. If only she had taken photos when tears streaming down my face as I shivered from chills and sick from vomitting, you probably can’t tell how horrible I felt.

Looking back, I’m pretty crazy to still laugh with my awesome doctor Courtney (she’s rocking it in her hoodie! Thank you for coming in to watch me over) and funny nurse Sarah + my loyal sick bag that follows me everywhere haha.

I was under piles of blanket because I got chills and shiverred. My blood pressure dropped to 75. I want to thank med team at P. Mac. I can’t remember everyone’s name but nurse Meiling and Dr. Wanda greets me with a smile as I arrived. Also, ICU Dr. Victor.

I got admitted to AAA (Acute Assessment Area) then wheeled to ICU temporarily (PM ICU was full, they had to call in an extra ICU nurse to look after me until I got transferred to St. V. Thank you Alannah?). You know you are in trouble when they have to wheel you in your bed.

My AAA nurse Meiling banned me to walk around because my blood pressure is low. I didn’t realise it made me at risk with falling. So, she made me pee in a chair pan aka commode – one step closer to bed pan. She laughed when she came back and found me walking to the sink to wash my hand. She said I had to share this story. Sometimes, chemo brain doesn’t make you think straight!

I’m glad my ICU days are over. Infection is horrible. For my cancer friends, if you have fever of 38 or more , act early and go to emergency. I’m lucky I bounced back pretty quick or I could be in a lot of trouble.

20.09.15