Quick Update

Fintan has had a spot of bother with his Hickman line once again.

Last week, we got the feeling something was not quite right as Fintan's temperature was all up and down for a few days, also the area where his line comes out of his chest just didn't seem right. On Sunday morning, he developed a fever and so we took him into Wycombe hospital. Unfortunately he had to stay there until this evening when he and Fiona were allowed to come home.

The good news is that after a couple of days of umm-ing and arrr-ing, the doctors decided that it was best to take the line out now to stop the constant reoccurrence of infections in the line. So tomorrow morning he will be going back into Wycombe hospital in order for them to carry out the short operation to remove it.

Although he will require a cannula in his wrist for a few days to administer IV antibiotics, it will be a real relief to have it taken out. He will at long last be able to enjoy a long play in the bath, and of course the risk of infection will be vastly reduced. But most importantly, we will be able to give him a nice cuddle without pressing against his tubes and bits.

I'm sorry for the brief update, but it's been a tiring few days. I shall write another entry over the next few days to let you know how he gets on tomorrow.