Yuck - viruses!

Well, we've just returned home after an unexpected hospital stay. Ella got some pretty full on diarrhoea on Wednesday afternoon, and when it was happening every half hour to hour, and was drinking very little I decided to bite the bullet and ring the hospital at 9:30pm. The registrar decided she would like to see us so told us to pack our bags and make our way in. After some tests, it turned out Ella has contracted Adenovirus - a common, highly contagious, virus found in children that can cause a range of symptoms, but in Ella it was the severe diarrhoea and then later Thursday night came the vomiting. We were put in isolation in the hospital and anyone who entered the room had to put on gowns, gloves and masks. Infection Control Unit at the hospital often popped their heads in to ensure everyone was partaking in the precautions posted on our door! This was a little frightening for miss Ella - she woke from her nap to a nurse standing over her all gowned up and consequencely freaked out. Can you blame her?

Anyway, after a 2 night stay, her body is starting to recooperate and our Paed was happy enough for Ella to come home. As for Chemo on Monday, we are unsure at this stage whether it will proceed. This will all depend on how things go over the weekend.

In the meantime, the house has been thoroughly sprayed with Glen 20 (Mmm it does smell pretty now!) and we are much more compliant with hand hygiene. Dont want to pass this nasty bug on to anyone else!