Day +46 and Day +47

Check out my trip to Holland

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Well where do I start.. since I last wrote I can't believe I have been to Holland and back! I didn't feel too well yesterday and was really tired so I didn't update my blog. I didn't sleep at all last night, was up all the time and the nurses had to give me most of my meds during the night that were due today cos of my travels. The day started off at 6.30 this morning, I had shredded wheat for breakie and got dressed. First I tried on my skinny pink jeans which I couldn't get on and then my skinny blue jeans which I couldn't get on either! I'm swollen at the moment because there is lots of fluid in my body which isn't coming out. I tried on two pairs of shoes which wouldn't go one me either!! In the end I managed to get my black jeans on and my crocs. The ambulance came and off we went with the sirens on it was very exciting. The ambulance took us right onto the tarmac and onto the plane we got. The plane was tiny. It just about fitted me, mummy, daddy, Leanne and Jane the Paramedic. Jane has to sit on the case that was carrying my meds. It was a really smooth flight, just 1 hour and a half. We got to Leyden and the ambulance was waiting for us on the tarmac and took us straight to the hospital. The ambulance was really small, too small for mummy and daddy to fit in so they went in a medi taxi, they got there before me! The hospital is so huge and amazing. All the nurses wear white and wear masks which was a bit scary! My room was really sunny and bright. I had some really nice soup for lunch while I was waiting on my stem cells to come. Mummy had to sign a consent form in Dutch, she said it was double Dutch :-). Anyway after about an hour the stem cells came, in a little bag, they are clear white, just like water and took fifteen minutes to transfuse. The Doc said that he hadn't seen any side effects from the actual cells but from the chemicals they use to defrost the cells as they are frozen. After I had my transfusion everyone was staring at me waiting for something to happen, I got a bit nervous and thought I couldn't breathe..!! But I was grand it was only cos everyone was staring at me!! We left the hospital within about 2 hours, it was so quick. We were back in the ambulance and on the plane in no time. The landing back in Newcastle was a bit bumpy, Mummy was sweating.. she took all her rescue drops on the way over and had none left!! We saw Hilary Clinton and The Prime Minister of Afghanistan at the airport! I started to feel really sick on the way home and couldn't wait to land. My tummy was really sore and was so glad to get back to my room. Dad carried all the bags, it was like we were going away for weeks! The doc came in to see me and said that I did really well and we would wait and see if the cells start to grow and fix my gut. He also said that if I was still swollen tomorrow he would give me some medicine. Also the big news is he said that they are reducing my steroids tomorrow! So we are progressing with things. After I got back to my room I started to feel better. I had rice for my tea and I feel so much better and comfy. When I got back to my room Jackie had cleaned and made it lovely, she also made my bed with a lovely pink duvet and pillow. Thanks Jackie!!! Jane hope you managed to get on my blog and thanks so much for today! Leanne, we might be doing it again :-) Thanks lots too. Am tired now gonna sleep, hopefully for the night!! Love Naoise xxx