This morning, I asked very nicely if Evelyn and I could come home early today. After all, she’s eating just about as well on the ward as she would at home, and aside from documenting everything that passes her lips, we weren’t doing anything different there.
Except she was screaming every time we went back into the room. And being generally pissed off about being stuck in the city.
But, all went well and after a big blood draw and a nap, Evelyn was set free at 2pm.
I am so exhausted, but so grateful to be home right now, instead of clock watching on the ward, waiting for dinner and then freedom.
Tomorrow morning she has a barium swallow done, and I’m not entirely sure how they’re planning on getting enough barium into her, but eh, I’m sure they have a plan. Maybe. After that, we should be looking at discharge, with a follow up as an outpatient next week.
Evelyn is so glad to be home, clapping gleefully when we walked in the door. She’s running around right now, climbing things and causing chaos.
I’m about to have my first decent unrushed cup of tea in days. And a chocolate biscuit.
Bring on the weekend.
This is yesterday’s hospital dinner. Pureed everything, including meat, which had the consistency of pate, but weirder. She didn’t eat any. I didn’t blame her. Today we took in all our own food, just to make it easier. And less gross.
I’m pretty sure I’ve puked that plate of food before.
Quite sure, in fact.
When I was in hospital last time by accident someone marked my special menu as being pureed, this was on a Friday when food services go off for the weekend. All my meals from Friday night to Monday lunch were pureed. It was the most disgusting thing I have seen. And that’s saying a lot considering how across the board revolting hospital food is.
I do not blame her one bit for not eating it.
Hoping that you can get some answers real soon.
I’d not touch that plate of food either!!
What the omg is that dimpled stuff??
The green is peas, and the orange was probably carrots. But maybe pumpkin. Pressed into a mould and turned out again.
Today we didn’t even attempt the hospital food (except the fruit/custard/supplement fruit puree) and went straight for food I took in. Not that she ate any more of it, but *I* felt bette.
That plate looks horrible, I’m not surprised she didn’t want any of it!!
You’re nearly through the week hon – not long to go now! *hugs*
Ughh. Like pressing it into a mould makes it any more appetising! No wonder she didn’t want to eat it. At least at the RCH they just gave us little tubs of pureed food for B and it didn’t look anywhere near as disgusting as Evelyn’s dinner (no idea why they gave it to us though as he was only 3 months at the time!). Good luck with the barium tomorrow.
I should point out that the rest of the food she was given was relatively okay. The custards/yogurt/fruit combos are tasty, and the nurses are giving her good sandwiches.
Pressing the food into moulds makes for easy portion control, one per person. Did you know the mashed potatoes are served with an ice cream scoop? I used to work in a hospital kitchen back in 1972, back then the pureed pumpkin was also served with ice cream scoops. Carrots came in sticks. I remember joking with the women in the wards when I delivered the meals trolley, today we have two different ice cream flavours: mashed potato, pumpkin and a side of peas. Then I’d say I had no idea what that slab of brown was supposed to be. It was some sort of meat. At least sausages were recognisable. But gravy was always pale brown and horrible.
They don’t seem to know that, real, fresh organic food produce , and healthy smoothies look great, taste great and brightens the spirit.
I guess it is a matter of economics – but it beats me, that they don’t know that real food is cheaper in the long run.
This has been an age old fight between natural, organic and appetizing food and economic hospital budgets.
No point in butting head against brick wall.
I’m really pleased for you that everything is moving forward. Answers are trickling in.
Lights on. A program is afoot. Take care.
Keep up your spirits and take care
NASTY. They could have done cherry cobbler or something yummy to see her actually EAT. Wasn’t that the point?
I hope it all ends up to have been worth it! And yes that food does not look particularly appetising 🙁
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