Pamidronate infusions and 3 broken things

We're back from the boys Pamindronate Infusions.  We got there about 10:00 and were downstairs waiting for the van by 2:25--not too bad--and home by 3:00.

We had a good IV nurse who got a vein first try for each boy.  Whew!   Tylenol given via g-tube, labs drawn, 1 hour of saline via IV, 2 hours of Pamindronate via IV, short flush and done!

Casey was the needier one, as usual.  He wanted a movie.  He wanted a different movie.  He wanted music.  He wanted a different artist.  He wanted TV.  He wanted football on the ipad.  He wanted a different football game.  So on and so forth.

Colin was pretty happy with Nick on TV and then Honey, I Blew Up the Kids.  He was kind of vocal saying "ow, ow, ow" about his IV and "out, out, out" wanting to go home, but he only high heartrated once when he was getting his arm assessed.

I almost cried when a little boy, maybe 3, came in and got so upset about having to have his infusion.  Must have been a maintenance drug for some type of cancer.  He was screaming "I don't WANT to do this!  I don't LIKE this!  PLEASE don't make me do this!"  Totally hurt my heart.

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Broken thing #1  Colin's new chair has squeeze handles to change the tilt and recline.  Well, Colin will tilt no more, until we get that fixed.  Apparently when Casey was loaded into the van today he crushed Colin's handle with his chair and when we got up to the infusion bay we noticed that it was broken off.  BIG bad, bummer.

Broken thing #2  Colin's newish Nasal Aire's (his bipap nasal prongs) cracked.  It happens quite often, which sucks because we can only get so many in a period of time.  We buy them out of pocket as we need them.

Broken thing #3  The van is making awful noises.  The guys at the valet parking at the hospital said it sounds like a CV joint.  Well, I said that to Gene when we got home and he laughed and said we don't have CV joints because it's rear wheel drive and has axles.  But something is obviously wrong!   Our inspection ran out the end of June...I hope Gene brings it to some reputable place and gets it checked out and inspected. 

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So, right now both boys are hanging in the living room waiting for Julie to play a little wii.  They look pale, but they are both full of piss and vinegar, so, hopefully, we won't get any of the flu-like side effects that we had last time.